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Posted by Glenn on October 11, 2006, 6:05 pm
news:WIcXg.10168> why do you care as long as the job is right ?
> If I'm working for someone that's hard to get along with
> or if they bug my workers none of them "speak" English
> either
> kickstart
One . They were not legal and they were taking jobs from my own
country men who could have used the job. Here I want to see every
employer sent to jail who hires illegal's and I (unknowing) did
the same If they are going to work in my country, learn the
language, And before you give me a cute answer, yes it is
English.
Second. The SOB's screwed up a few things that I had to have the
roofing owner out to re-do. The company knew my background as a
long time contractor before they started and if they would screw
up my job what would they do to a little old widow?
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Posted by RicodJour on October 11, 2006, 8:42 pm
why do you care as long as the job is right ?
>
> > If I'm working for someone that's hard to get along with
> > or if they bug my workers none of them "speak" English
> > either
> > kickstart
>
> One . They were not legal and they were taking jobs from my own
> country men who could have used the job. Here I want to see every
> employer sent to jail who hires illegal's and I (unknowing) did
> the same If they are going to work in my country, learn the
> language, And before you give me a cute answer, yes it is
> English.
Since the immigrant issue is a sore point with you I'm a little
surprised that you didn't ask the contractor who exactly comprised his
crew before you hired him. Of course he could have lied to you... The
other issue is how do you know they were illegal? You're making
assumptions, maybe correct, maybe not.
The main issue I have with the keep-em-out-at-all-costs crowd, same as
the outsourcing-is-killing-our-businesses camp, is that we're not in a
race to the bottom. No one that I know of, born in this country,
has/had ambitions of being a laborer. It seems to me that all too many
people born and bred American feel that they're entitled to a cushy
accounting job or maybe one as a stockbroker.
"The society which scorns excellence in plumbing because plumbing is a
humble activity, and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because
philosophy is an exalted activity, will have neither good plumbing nor
good philosophy. Neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water."
--John W. Gardner
> Second. The SOB's screwed up a few things that I had to have the
> roofing owner out to re-do. The company knew my background as a
> long time contractor before they started and if they would screw
> up my job what would they do to a little old widow?
As another long time contractor I've gotten over the expectation of
perfect work from others on my house - particularly as a contractor
that "knows" what things should cost. It's tough being cheap and a
perfectionist. ;)
R
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Posted by mrsgator88 on October 11, 2006, 6:04 pm
>
>
> . You might
>> approach the foreman and ask him to have his crew do an
>> extra-thorough job of cleaning up your property when he
>> is done. He will probably oblige.
>
> If he speaks English. I had my house re-roofed last fall. Had 8 workers,
> have to give them credit, they worked but not a damn one of them spoke
> English. I didn't like it but there wasn't much I could do that late in
> the game.
My "Anglo" contractor has been nothing but trouble. My grandparents didn't
speak English when they came here. Times have changed and we all just
better get used to it or move to Canada.
This summer I drove from Niagara Falls through Canada to Michigan. Along
the way we stopped at a Wendy's for a bite. Still fairly close to Everyone
behind the counter, from the manager to the guy cleaning the toilets was an
Anglo. I was shocked, I have seen a fast food place staffed this way in a
very, very long time.
S
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Posted by richard on October 11, 2006, 6:22 pm
>
> I awoke this morning to find my neighbor had begun re-roofing, my
> driveway covered with debris, and my car blocked in. No warning or
> discussion about this. Based on some prior problems, had actually
> specifically told the neighbor to stay off my property.
>
> Roughly speaking, what are the legal ramifications? Must I give them
> "reasonable" access, or can I say no more? I've had it.
Call the cops and have them make sure the guys make your driveway useable.
They need your permission for that. Then if you need to call the cops again,
they'll be cited.
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Posted by PPS on October 13, 2006, 6:52 pm
You have every right to demand that he not make a mess on your property. Go
over and inform him that his trash is all over your driveway and "ask" him
to remove it. If he is a good neighbor he will stop his work and immediately
clean up your property (as any good neighbor would.) If he refuses, you now
have reason to call the police. Tell the cop that you attempted to discuss
this with him and what he said. Next have the cop threaten arrest and see if
that gets his attemtion (it should.)
If he was a good neighbor to begin with, he would have taken measures to
make certain that he did not throw his trash on your property, even if that
meant it was more trouble. As the old saying goes, "if you were really
sorry, you wouldn't have done it in the first place".
>
> I awoke this morning to find my neighbor had begun re-roofing, my
> driveway covered with debris, and my car blocked in. No warning or
> discussion about this. Based on some prior problems, had actually
> specifically told the neighbor to stay off my property.
>
> Roughly speaking, what are the legal ramifications? Must I give them
> "reasonable" access, or can I say no more? I've had it.
>
>
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