I know its not professional but........

[Gnome]

You need to let off steam now and again and if this helps stress levels then that's fine with me.

 

Hate working for people who keep me waiting.

 

He's done you a favour by showing his hand now. It would probably only get worse. If you are worried about him bad mouthing you to friends then again he has done you another favour as they could be of the same mould.

 

You obviously have more patience than me and that has to be commended I'm sure there are alot of us who might have told him where to go alot sooner.

 

Just think of it like you nearly stood in a puddle wearing your favourite socks!! Grasshopper!

 

 

[likeitorlumpit]

I feel your pain mate

Never had to wait that long but if he's not showing you respect now- imagine how this relationship is going to develop when he owes you money.

[Ian Leach]

Give a wide berth or add a tw@t tax on the job . Simples

 

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[skyhuck]

I'm surprised you waited that long

 

Exactly

 

At the reply to the text, I would have politely told him I had to go

[dibnah1]

If he pesists then insist on at least 50% of the money up front. Soon sorts out the men from the boys, tw*ts like that ain't worth working for.

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

how long's he going to take to pay?!

[the hedge man]

guy claims he's late up on a sunday? surely a sign of a lazy man, and he's probably going to winge all the job through and try to hanker you down on price in the process.

 

he's calling you cos he's probably p'd off other guys in the trade that choose to no longer work for him!! best off without him i say.

[jaime bray]

It could be that he has considerably poor people skills and in his nervousness feels that so as to not get ripped off he has to be bolshy. Maybe his wife has him wrapped around her little finger and he feels the need to try and be similiar with other people.

 

He may be a well educated man and sees such a craftman like industry as poultry. If once he had met you and realised that hey this chap (DN22) is a specialist in his field I should not have been so rude.

 

He could turn out, once put in his place, to be a very good client. I have had both sides of the coin with silly people who will always know best, and then people who once put in there place and I baffle them with scientific reasons why they should not do this or that to their trees, realise and give you the credit deserved.

 

I know some consultants who are introduced on site in strategic meetings as 'the tree man' not the Arboriculturist.

 

I personally would have had to play him at his own game and turned the screw on him a little, give him a run for his money, and operate in a defensive manner in the sense of financial security to cover your backside. But curiosity did kill the cat, but I just cant resist these people, love the challenge of such customers.

 

Do the sales pitch, go on heavy on price with as someone called it a type of tax, and he may recommend you to everyone at the rotary club.haha

 

But to be fair, i dont do landscaping so it may be a different ball game with tiime consumption for quoting etc.

 

Good luck any road.

[D A Tree Surgeons]

You dont need people like that in your life

the nice thing about being self employed is that you can choose who you work for

[jaime bray]

If he kept ringing me id probably end up saying that due to the fact that although he doesnt value my time I cetainly do, and that any future quote will require a fee to be paid upfront regardless of whether the quote is accepted or not.