One of Those Days
The good: Well, I have a new desktop computer. It's a little louder than I'd like (considering I made the last one to be quiet), but it seems to handle everything fine and fast. Most file transfer from old drives is done, though I really need to sort through that crap and delete the large number of duplicate files/folders I probably have.
The bad: Contractor's asking for more money to continue work now, when we on the HOA board had the understanding (and had sort of agreed to ourselves at least) that the rest would be paid on completion. I don't know how these things normally work, but I don't think it's unreasonable to reserve what amounts to now less than ten percent of the project price until it's done.
This puts me back to considering the possibility he's deliberately screwing us. I just found out this afternoon, and I'm left rather stressed about it because there is no good option here. If we scrape up the money to pay him (which won't be immediate), we're shouldering even more risk ourselves. If we drop him, we're left with an unfinished major project that'll almost have to cost more to have someone else do. It seems like the only way to come out ahead in this would be to 1) sue him for all the money we've paid, win, and actually get it and 2) hire someone else who actually does a decent, timely job for as much or less. ... Not holding my breath here.
The ugly: I'm also mired in training at work this week, which is draining, leaving me in a poor mental state to handle much else.
The bad: Contractor's asking for more money to continue work now, when we on the HOA board had the understanding (and had sort of agreed to ourselves at least) that the rest would be paid on completion. I don't know how these things normally work, but I don't think it's unreasonable to reserve what amounts to now less than ten percent of the project price until it's done.
This puts me back to considering the possibility he's deliberately screwing us. I just found out this afternoon, and I'm left rather stressed about it because there is no good option here. If we scrape up the money to pay him (which won't be immediate), we're shouldering even more risk ourselves. If we drop him, we're left with an unfinished major project that'll almost have to cost more to have someone else do. It seems like the only way to come out ahead in this would be to 1) sue him for all the money we've paid, win, and actually get it and 2) hire someone else who actually does a decent, timely job for as much or less. ... Not holding my breath here.
The ugly: I'm also mired in training at work this week, which is draining, leaving me in a poor mental state to handle much else.
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