One of the Logger/GC's here recently crawled out from under his stump pile to GC a home.

Understand, there is NO criterior here for the term, a wide chasm exists bettween 'General Contractor' & 'General Crackpot' , most of the public being quite unaware with no 3rd party viewing the carnage.

So the dude calls me to rough it out, tries to lay it out, has no clue, i have to argue the simplest things,like countertop spacing, basic lighting, dedicated loads, so on & so forth....so we get by that....

Then he imposes a deadline, this is after i start the job mind you, ( Xmas of course), to which i stated i could not meet.

time goes by....

he then calls and claims that HE and his 3-toed sloth of a helper had trimmed out, but cannot figure the 3-ways and GFI's ( line/loads).... [Linked Image]

mind you, he did not ask referals ](i keep the #'s of a few good J-men who moonlight) , or make any attempt to use a phone, nor did he ask my help in this matter in any fashion.

they hacked it so badly i'd be backtracking for more time than it would have taken to trim it in the first place.....

i told him i did not wish involvement and/or liability in his, or his helpers work.
so he explodes into a potty-mouthed rant including elevating me to the exalted position of {expletive deletive} Prima Donna

That's how i got my merit badge.
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I hope i'm in good company here...

Steve ~ aka~ P.D. Sparky