I wonder how much it would cost to replace a 350' run of curbing/sewer/drainage etc. today?
!5 years ago the contractor wanted $12K.?ÿ I got him down to his cost of the mud and $3K for a day with a ground lumper, front-loader and haul truck.
The architect and I split the cost...
One thing I attempt to do with clients is find some way that they will remember me in a positive way, usually not directly tied to the project itself.?ÿ For example, yesterday my client was a college professor who mainly teaches chemistry classes.?ÿ Shortly before we loaded up to leave I told him a little story from five or six years back when I had a brilliant young fellow working with me.?ÿ It was the end of the day and we, plus my wife, were sitting in lawn chairs on the breezeway.?ÿ Somehow the conversation came to the chemistry class he was taking.?ÿ I told him that despite being required to complete so many hours of it, I had no real need for all of that specific knowledge today.?ÿ I added that I couldn't even remember Avogadro's number except that it was huge and was some number times ten to the 23rd power.?ÿ He immediately reeled off the correct number.?ÿ Sometime later my wife was chatting with someone and complained how she couldn't understand half of what my helper and I talked about when it was technical in nature.?ÿ She added that one day we had been talking about Avocado's number, whatever that is.
I can picture the professor using that term in class just to see if any of his students are actually listening to his presentation.
@paden-cash ten years ago my E&O paid about $35k. ?ÿI asked around, it cost about $7k. ?ÿRight in line with my fee which I offered to eat. ?ÿThis contractor (his email signature line told what a good particular religious fella he was) had a reputation for making his profits on jobs from E&O claims.
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Pretty good. Maybe nominate this for post of the month/or 6 mos? Or the like?
I would suggest that we have a top post of the year, and that we make a collection of the "post of the year", and that the post of the year gets .... Hmm what?
What should the winner get??ÿ
Nate
What should the winner get?
The most ??likes.?
Thanks for sharing this. For posts like this is the reason why I joined the forums.
Thanks for sharing this. For posts like this is the reason why I joined the forums.
Times like these we should all click the link in my signature line below and put a few extra dollars in the tip jar of gratitude to Wendell & Angel for hosting this site.
