Stuart Ablett
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Stu, I thought that only happened to me. Wonder what they would think of a bill for the time you have invested researching the best options for their project. A lawyer charges by the hour even if they only spend 10 minutes on your case at a time. Hope they didn't pick your brain for free and hire someone else. On another note, bet your folks are enjoying the heck out of those girls!
No they did not hire someone else, they needed the locking door on a back office area because of a consulting job they had, part of the requirement for the job was that they have a locked door area in the office. From the get go I thought it was ridiculous, the office is NOT a large space to start with, the front room is maybe 12' x 12' and the back area is about 12' x 8', and there are only three people in the office, the back area is mainly used for storage. I really did not think that they needed a locked door secure area in such a small office, if they wanted to make sure documents were secure, then buy a small safe or something, silly to me, but that is what their client wanted, so they got the quote from me. I guess my client's client balked at the cost, and decided that they actually did not need a secure area in such a small office
My client now wants a fairly large set of storage units, like a bookcase with doors on it, three units and he wants them very well made as they will have to carry a lot of weight. I told him at first to go to IKEA and see what he could buy to work. He got back to me and said that they had nothing that would work, junk and overpriced, I said OK, I'll put a quote together for you. He knows that he needs well built shelves, he knows they are not going to be cheap, in price or in build quality. Let's see how this goes
In the mean time I have to build another crane for the Play Ground of Hope guys, and I have another Aparto Renovation that will happen at the end of March, not looking over my shoulder at all.
About the girls, yeah, I think things are OK, my eldest Erika just negotiated the purchase of her first car, I think she got a fair deal on a very nice ride.