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Posted by Edward Hennessey on May 16, 2008, 8:37 pm
K:
>>>>As others have said, your umbrage for a fine job and the customary
>>>>practice
>>>>of posting an advertising sign seem a little misplaced. Nonetheless,
>>>>your
>>>>concern
>>>>.is appreciated. I'd treat the contractor like you would care to be
>>>>treated
>>>>in his place.
>>>>He wants his advertising and has money invested in making the sign. You
>>>>want it
>>>>off your property as the job is done. My guess is that your
>>>>municipality,
>>>>like many,
>>>>has ordinances restricting commercial signage in residential areas.
>>>>Don't destroy his sign. Simply call him and note that the job has been
>>>>concluded
>>>>to your satisfaction and you'd kindly like the sign removed so you
>>>>don't
>>>>run afoul of
>>>>community standards, which may cost him confiscation of his sign and
>>>>someone--you
>>>>or him--a citation and/or fine. Ask him to come and remove it as
>>>>promptly
>>>>as possible
>>>>or be responsible for dealing with those contingencies which include
>>>>possible attention
>>>>from the business-licensing arm of your community. If he temporizes,
>>>>take
>>>>the
>>>>sign down and hold it for him for what you think is a reasonable
>>>>period,
>>>>telling
>>>>him you will dispose of it for him by a given date if he doesn't
>>>>reclaim it.
>>>>If he isn't interested in incurring the cost of a new sign for future
>>>>use, he will be responsive and there will be no hard feelings which
>>>>might
>>>>pass by word of mouth to other contractors you might wish to employ
>>>>later.
>>>>Regards,
>>>>Edward Hennessey
S. Barker wrote:
> Why sugar coat it and lie? I'd (probably not) call the guy, and
> tell him if he wants the sign, it's in the ditch in front of where he
> left it and will be in the dumpster tomorrow.
> s
SB:
The word "lie" wasn't used in what I said nor was it to be correctly
inferred. If any of the above reasons weren't truthfully available to the
OP,
he could have easily handled the matter another way without having to
reasonably anticipate malicious consequences or unkind references passed
from his contractor to others.
There are a lot of hot-tempered people around who are just looking for
any real or imagined something to spur their instinct for revenge. If
someone
of that kind were involved here and the OP wrecked their sign without--as
you wouldn't--calling him, that wouldn't seem to optimize his best chance
of
putting the matter safely to an easy rest. But that's my opinion.
You're quite welcome to yours.
Regards,
Edward Hennessey
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> sign down and hold it for him for what you think is a reasonable period,
> telling
> him you will dispose of it for him by a given date if he doesn't reclaim
> it.
> If he isn't interested in incurring the cost of a new sign for future
> use, he will be responsive and there will be no hard feelings which might
> pass by word of mouth to other contractors you might wish to employ later.
> Regards,
> Edward Hennessey
>