Am I missing an opportunity to become a log Baron

[oldwoodcutter]

You can't believe the brass neck some 'customers' have. Cheeky git.

[Gray git]

Never had that 'yet' but had some ask for a discount for letting me take the timber away as I'm loading the forwarder at the end of the day of taking down the tree, just unloaded it back onto the drive and said fine keep it. Amazing how quickly it's a ow OK you can have it.

Hope that made sense as a few medicinal beers in tonight.

 

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[oldwoodcutter]

I got court out once like that , I had priced to take all arising away on a 3 day job. During the second day the customer says his neighbour will be coming round to pick up some of thinner lengths of cord we had on the deck. I thought well that's less for us to cart away.

But when the time came to settle up my customer said the deal was for you to take it all away and you didn't did you, my neighbour took some.

And that blinkin skinflint would not give me the full amount no matter how long I stood on his doorstep and argued the toss.

Another lesson learned .

[felixthelogchopper]

I got court out once like that , I had priced to take all arising away on a 3 day job. During the second day the customer says his neighbour will be coming round to pick up some of thinner lengths of cord we had on the deck. I thought well that's less for us to cart away.

But when the time came to settle up my customer said the deal was for you to take it all away and you didn't did you, my neighbour took some.

And that blinkin skinflint would not give me the full amount no matter how long I stood on his doorstep and argued the toss.

Another lesson learned .

 

I would have argued that the job was the job and removal of all arisings from the site which was done. It's up to you how you remove them and what he did was a unilateral variation of terms ie a breach of contract. I hate people like that with a passion.

[Mick Dempsey]

I would have argued that the job was the job and removal of all arisings from the site which was done. It's up to you how you remove them and what he did was a unilateral variation of terms ie a breach of contract. I hate people like that with a passion.

 

From the way the story was told there was no winning the argument.

We work in an industry where a handshake is usually enough, which is great but once in a blue moon it'll catch you out.

[Stubby]

I got court out once like that , I had priced to take all arising away on a 3 day job. During the second day the customer says his neighbour will be coming round to pick up some of thinner lengths of cord we had on the deck. I thought well that's less for us to cart away.

But when the time came to settle up my customer said the deal was for you to take it all away and you didn't did you, my neighbour took some.

And that blinkin skinflint would not give me the full amount no matter how long I stood on his doorstep and argued the toss.

Another lesson learned .

 

I would have taken what he offered and then return some of the brash and snot to the equivalent of what was owed .

[felixthelogchopper]

From the way the story was told there was no winning the argument.

We work in an industry where a handshake is usually enough, which is great but once in a blue moon it'll catch you out.

 

True, but I'm never one to let a stroke puller go easily. I would also have told him that the arisings formed part of the value of the payment so he owed more for the job, not less.

[mistajay]

I got court out once like that , I had priced to take all arising away on a 3 day job. During the second day the customer says his neighbour will be coming round to pick up some of thinner lengths of cord we had on the deck. I thought well that's less for us to cart away.

But when the time came to settle up my customer said the deal was for you to take it all away and you didn't did you, my neighbour took some.

And that blinkin skinflint would not give me the full amount no matter how long I stood on his doorstep and argued the toss.

Another lesson learned .

 

 

After he paid me I would have brought the wood back to him and give him a check for the amount I would charge to take the wood away, saying the agreement was to take all the wood away and as that was not met I have just charged for taking down and not the clearance and tell him his neighbour might want the rest too

 

 

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[voj maintenance]

Funnily enough I did a job a few weeks ago. Taking down a pine, a conifer and some hawthorn, nothing very big, around 15 ft I'd say. taking away the waste, then putting up feather edge fencing. A but of an awkward job and I had to go back and say I'd measured up wrong and there would some extra to pay. The customer's mother in law piped up and said I shouldn't be charging extra as I have kept the logs from the trees and will probably sell them. It turned out she wanted them. What a f*cking liberty. People never cease to amaze me!

 

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[aspenarb]

Funnily enough I did a job a few weeks ago. Taking down a pine, a conifer and some hawthorn, nothing very big, around 15 ft I'd say. taking away the waste, then putting up feather edge fencing. A but of an awkward job and I had to go back and say I'd measured up wrong and there would some extra to pay. The customer's mother in law piped up and said I shouldn't be charging extra as I have kept the logs from the trees and will probably sell them. It turned out she wanted them. What a f*cking liberty. People never cease to amaze me!

 

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Next time you buzz down some conifer you know where to take it

 

Bob