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Sleazy contractor update: He e-mailed me today with an invoice attached for the amount I specified and the following text in the e-mail.

Posted by Subversive Oct 17 '08, 17:40

As received: "final bill for the job I bid on deb hansen ok,ed the work which is your agent so I lose again thank I hope you sleep well"

No, I'm not kidding.

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Perhaps he should teach English. -- nm - Reagen Oct 17, 18:40
I can see it frm the contractor's side, he bid on a job, opens it up and finds extensive hidden damage, goes ahead and takes care of it because lets.. - zeitgeist Oct 17, 18:28 3
- There are always grey areas, but I'm being more than fair. They didn't even complete everything in the original quote. - Subversive Oct 17, 18:43 2
  - Always get everything in writing before so you can fight them after. -- nm - the liiojlu with a j Oct 17, 18:56
  - k -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 17, 18:48
"I hope you sleep well" almost, in a strange way, sounds like a threat. - CrankYanker Oct 17, 17:51 4
- Deb Hansen is the realtor who recommended him and who was the primary point of contact for him. As far as the 'threat', - Subversive Oct 17, 18:45 1
  - I can see how it could be interpreted as a threat, but I agree with sub's interpretation. -- nm - Mop Oct 17, 19:21
- Yeah, it's a passive-aggressive threat, like 'bag the cat litter or bag the cat' ... -- nm - Beryllium Oct 17, 18:16
- Rick's sister? -- nm - J Oct 17, 17:54
Hehe. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Oct 17, 17:45
Also: word. -- nm - Subversive Oct 17, 17:44

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