Dude, It's Their Job!

Why do I feel bad about hiring someone to do a tough job when I am paying them? I had 3 guys over on Thursday to remove and install our new carpet on the pool deck. I KNOW it was an absolutely horrible job. I know this because I did the first half by myself (well with some help from Matt). The carpet is nearly impossible to remove due to the awful glue that was used during the original installation. Regardless, they are getting paid to do the job. I shouldn't feel guilty. Dude, it's their job!

I battled with Home Depot about the installation cost of this job. I was originally quoted one amount but was then told an amount $150 more than the original by the installation company. I marched in to Home Depot, baby in arms, and spoke with the manager (dumba**) and the expeditor (began as an a**hole, but ended up being my buddy!). 1 hour later, I got the $150 knocked off and was a happy camper. They initially weren't quite aware of whom they were dealing with :). They tried to pull a fast one on me, but I caught em!

Here is a picture of the guys during the removal. They spent about 10 minutes cussing out the job in Spanish. I don't technically speak spanish, however, I do know by the tone of their voices that they weren't commenting on how beautiful my backyard was. (I took the picture from the window because I didn't want them to tell me the job sucked and they quit!)

TA DAH! All done! They did it! It looks SO much better! Who wants to go swimming?