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This freind of mine asked me if I would be interested in installing a french door for an elderly neighbor. I’ve done work on his referrals before, but it had been a while since I’d been around this buudy of mine who is a prankster from hell. I went to meet my freind at his house and he told me all about the potential client. Said he was a really kind soul, paid his bills, and generally a good fellow. The only thing I had to worry about was that he had a severe hearing problem and that he got angry when people din’t speak up. He all but told me to scream at him while conducting the inspection of his job, and “make sure you get right up on him so he can read your lips”, he say’s. Not wanting to get off on the wrong foot, I met the gentleman an comminced to hollerin’. I mean I blasted out every word at the top of my lungs! After staying in his face for about fifteen minutes I got a verbal proceed with a proposal. I went back to my freinds house and he asked how it went. I told him the fellow seemed real nice but he looked kind of nervous. About that time his phone rang. I heard him telling some one, “yeah he’s vey good, and you won’t be sorry”, and then “I’ll tell him”. My freind told me that was the older gentleman, and he thought I was a real nice fellow but,,,, I sure did talk loud, and could probably use a hearing test. A slight grin appeared on my freinds face, and then he bolted. Had to laugh at myself after catching my breath from the wraslin’ match that ensued after catchin’ my buddy! Could’nt imagine my embarrassment when I seen the old man again to do the install. The old fellow told me that if I had been smaller he wouldn’t have been so nervous, but since I was so big, (to him), he considered gettin’ his pistol! glad he did’nt! Yall take care!
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This freind of mine asked me if I would be interested in installing a french door for an elderly neighbor. I've done work on his referrals before, but it had been a while since I'd been around this buudy of mine who is a prankster from hell. I went to meet my freind at his house and he told me all about the potential client. Said he was a really kind soul, paid his bills, and generally a good fellow. The only thing I had to worry about was that he had a severe hearing problem and that he got angry when people din't speak up. He all but told me to scream at him while conducting the inspection of his job, and "make sure you get right up on him so he can read your lips", he say's. Not wanting to get off on the wrong foot, I met the gentleman an comminced to hollerin'. I mean I blasted out every word at the top of my lungs! After staying in his face for about fifteen minutes I got a verbal proceed with a proposal. I went back to my freinds house and he asked how it went. I told him the fellow seemed real nice but he looked kind of nervous. About that time his phone rang. I heard him telling some one, "yeah he's vey good, and you won't be sorry", and then "I'll tell him". My freind told me that was the older gentleman, and he thought I was a real nice fellow but,,,, I sure did talk loud, and could probably use a hearing test. A slight grin appeared on my freinds face, and then he bolted. Had to laugh at myself after catching my breath from the wraslin' match that ensued after catchin' my buddy! Could'nt imagine my embarrassment when I seen the old man again to do the install. The old fellow told me that if I had been smaller he wouldn't have been so nervous, but since I was so big, (to him), he considered gettin' his pistol! glad he did'nt! Yall take care!