Today was a hectic day. We had an appointment to get the water extraction machinery taken away, Stanley Steamer scheduled to shampoo our carpets, and a lunch date with friends.
Lunch was amazing. We ate at a Chinese buffet. I had octopus =D. It was pretty good, but every time I ate one I had to take in a mouthful of rice because that texture freaked me out. Lol.
Stanley Steamer came right on schedule, and were even cheaper than what they quoted me. And our carpets look and smell AMAZING. =D.
The other guy, however, BLECH. He dropped off some fans to dry out our carpet (washing machine overflowed), and a dehumidifier on Tuesday. Told me he'd only charge me a flat rate of $100. Amazing. Another guy quoted $600. So, he came, and I asked who to make the check out to. He kinda hum-hawed and asked if I could pay cash. Uhm, no. So he asked if I could make the check out to his 'employee' that was with him. Mkay, whatever, you already delivered the equipment. Asked for a receipt, said he didn't have the book with him, and he'd give it to me when he picked up the equipment. Made sure he wrote that I had the stuff until Friday, and that he's charging me just the initial price on his business card. Felt kinda bad since he did give me such a low price that I gave him and the other person $20 to get lunch on me. THEN, today, he comes, 6 hours late, and only after I called to explain to him I wasn't paying another day because he didn't show up. He said he'd be there in an hour...2 hours later, he shows up. Tries telling Will his bank said that the funds weren't going to be available to him for 15 days. He then went on to demand cash. But I called bullshit. The check cleared yesterday. Will comes in to inquire about it, and thankfully I had noticed this morning the check was cashed. Told the guy this. He implied I was lying. I get my laptop, pull up my online banking, show him the check #, and where it was cashed. He backtracked saying it was a miscommunication. Suuure it was. Guy tried guilt-tripping us, saying a dehumidifier to rent per day was $200, and we had it for 3 days. Boohoo. YOU set the price. =/. So I again inquired about my receipt, he then made an excuse about not having it, and thankfully Will's like, so then you won't have a problem signing the check stating we're paid in full. Guy got an attention, but you don't mess with my hubs when he's pissed, and you sure as hell don't accuse me of lying, lol.
But tonight was better. Will grilled some ribs, and I made mac & cheese and baked beans. We relaxed with a beer(well, mine was a Mike's Limeade), and watched some T.V. We get like 10 channels with an antennae. Old school and ghetto? Maybe. Cheap and resourceful? Heck yes. I even saw re-runs of 'The Hills,' anddd 'Friends.' I'm so EXCITED. $10! We're prob gonna get one for our bedroom soon, since it works so well. And we hung out with our neighbors =). The guy told me if I ever experience troubles like that to let him know, and he told Will he'd look in after me, as long as Will returned the favor with his girl. So that's pretty awesome.
Tomorrow we have a birthday party, and Idk what else we have planned.
But I'm about to go watch 'Madea's Big Happy Family.'
Good-night everyone.
Kisses,
Liz
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