Jun 12
Today I got eaten alive both physically (by the sun), and mentally (by Mirko, aka Jerko). This day had all the potential to be over quickly and painlessly, but it didn't end like that. Instead I spent most, if not all, of my work day at Fanfol Lot 2 - Jerko's spec house. The guy's a complete tool. I could fill a book (I hate that saying) with all the things that are wrong with him but for the time being I'm not going to. I will say that he complains WAY too much about how much the interest on his loan on the house is costing him and complains even more about it taking forever --> typical home-owner / American person: wants instant gratification. He doesn't understand that there is a process you have to follow to getting a house, or anything else for that matter. Whats more, he prolongs the process by going and hiring his own sub-contractors to do work for him so he can save a penny or two. THEN he bitches at us about HIS subs taking too long... How are we supposed to fix that?? More, WHY would we even WANT to fix that for him after how much of an ass the guy is???
Today Jerko told everyone around him COUNTLESS times, like he does every time we see him, how disappointed he was that the job wasn't going to finish by Friday. And if it doesn't finish by Friday, he has to pay more on his loan... Oh noes (again, somehow it is OUR fault and we're supposed to care). He made the mistake of telling this to my dad one too many times over the phone and my dad let him have it. Jerko then added to that fire by saying that he has done EVERYTHING on his project and that my dad has done nothing... Pretty much digging his own grave at this point because my dad quickly shut him down with something along the lines of, 'Well it's kinda hard for me to finish your house when you're going out and hiring your own subs...' This shouting match made my day, it REALLY did. I reminded me about one of the main reasons I always wanted to do this job --> getting to verbally abuse people for being dumb-asses. I remember my dad doing this often when I would ride around with him back in the day, and I loved it. Still do.
Anyway, there's your standard post including the events of my day, a fun (and true) story, and a somewhat emotional ringer. Grats to me on journal'er of the year...
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Today Jerko told everyone around him COUNTLESS times, like he does every time we see him, how disappointed he was that the job wasn't going to finish by Friday. And if it doesn't finish by Friday, he has to pay more on his loan... Oh noes (again, somehow it is OUR fault and we're supposed to care). He made the mistake of telling this to my dad one too many times over the phone and my dad let him have it. Jerko then added to that fire by saying that he has done EVERYTHING on his project and that my dad has done nothing... Pretty much digging his own grave at this point because my dad quickly shut him down with something along the lines of, 'Well it's kinda hard for me to finish your house when you're going out and hiring your own subs...' This shouting match made my day, it REALLY did. I reminded me about one of the main reasons I always wanted to do this job --> getting to verbally abuse people for being dumb-asses. I remember my dad doing this often when I would ride around with him back in the day, and I loved it. Still do.
Anyway, there's your standard post including the events of my day, a fun (and true) story, and a somewhat emotional ringer. Grats to me on journal'er of the year...
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