Guttering Guy

( Part 700 in an ongoing series on Tradesmen )

So, about a week or so ago I got some guttering quotes.

Bloke 1 came out, assessed the work, discussed the work, quoted me 2 ways, as requested ( we want it all replaced at once, despite the fact the guttering on the extension is 'ok' 'at the moment' ).
Basically, we don't want to remember when we had 'bitsa' piecework done.
One date, all together, no problems.

Plus, it worked out more expensive per hour to do the lesser job, so it made fiscal sense, in the long run. Nice bloke.

Bloke 2 came out and was nice enough also. He didn't really listen to me though, so didn't provide the 2 quotes, so effectively we're missing out on the quote we want most.

He's peeved as he didn't measure the extention, and is also peeved
'the other bloke' didn't tell us it didn't need to be done.
"He did", I said, "but I told him my husband was not interested in getting on the roof and sanding and repainting and fixing the 'ok' guttering, which is still 20yrs old".
I omit telling him I *tried* to tell him the same thing.

So since then he's called me every day at 8.00am ( isn't that a bit early to be calling a private residence ? ). He calls to see if I got the quote, if I got his previous phonecall, if I faxed the dimensions ( he wants ME to 'run a measuring tape around the outside of the extension. )

Um.
No.
He calls, and calls, and calls ( but he doesn't want to annoy me, oh no )

So I don't want his revised quote now.
AB is home today, and as we were having a lie-in with the papers, my phone could be heard ringing insistently. It was 8am. "It will be guttering guy, ignore it, I say. Told you he calls me every day !"

But of course then, my son ran in with the now non-ringing phone and insisted we both get up and do stuff etc, etc.
Guttering Guy ruined our lie-in.

I guess he thinks the squeaky wheel gets the oil.

Maybe in the olden days buddy .. but I live in a throwaway society.
I'm gitting me a brand new wheel.
One that doesn't squeak.
Or annoy me.