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Worst Client Jude Alexander 01-09-2008
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Posted by Jude Alexander on January 9, 2008, 5:40 pm
Anybody interested in briefly describing the worst client they ever had? lol
(this would be a hard one for me) :)



Posted by ++ on January 9, 2008, 10:30 pm


Jude Alexander wrote:

>Anybody interested in briefly describing the worst client they ever had? lol
>(this would be a hard one for me) :)
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A couple with a ready for the register Egyptian revival house that was
irritated that it wasn't Greek revival and so methodically went about
tearing out all the Egyptian elements and replacing them with what THEY
thought was period detail. Oh, and they had a stone mason in their
pocket and tons of cash. The lovely little early 19th c. ice house?
Well, you don't want to know what happened to it.....

How to get out of dealing with such people? Bite the bullet, make the
job design only and send a low bill. Smile when they describe how they
realized their dream with the help of someone else at the next auction
where they are paying three time too much for a....

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Posted by Jude Alexander on January 10, 2008, 4:26 pm
To Everybody:

Those were interesting problems basically describing the height of ignorance
in some people. Thanks for sharing those stories. Now, I feel like some of
my experiences aren't so far off others.



Posted by Michael Bulatovich on January 10, 2008, 5:25 pm

> To Everybody:
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> Those were interesting problems basically describing the height of
> ignorance in some people. Thanks for sharing those stories. Now, I feel
> like some of my experiences aren't so far off others.

You're wrapping the thread? What about the guy who wanted *every room* in
his house to face the ravine at the back of the lot, but wanted his house to
be traditional?



Posted by ++ on January 10, 2008, 5:47 pm


Michael Bulatovich wrote:

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>>To Everybody:
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>>Those were interesting problems basically describing the height of
>>ignorance in some people. Thanks for sharing those stories. Now, I feel
>>like some of my experiences aren't so far off others.
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>You're wrapping the thread? What about the guy who wanted *every room* in
>his house to face the ravine at the back of the lot, but wanted his house to
>be traditional?
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Aha, not a worst client, a design challenge...

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