I agree with all who expect a return call, text or smoke signal. Unfortunately that just isn't how things are these days. It's all kinds of trades, as stated earlier. At this point I consider myself lucky if people show -up- even if they're already working on a job for me. I've seen it recently, with my painter and carpenter. Hint of rain, no show. Close to w-end, no show. Or show up when they want with no notice, especially if they're looking for a check. They just randomly show up expecting me to write them a check, am, pm, Saturday morning. They think nothing of it, and expect it. I find it amazing, really. None wear watches, and never seem to know what time it is. But when it comes to billing me its full hours/# of men. They leave early for lunch and early at end of day. etc. And most are tattooed to the nines, smoke cigarettes, and spit on the ground as if my place is theirs. A whole bunch have been to drug rehab a number of times, have crashed their 'cars' a bunch of times, etc.
There's a shortage of good reliable workers in most every place I've lived or have friends living in. It's just the way things are, and it's not going to get better soon.
