I knew this would be trouble!!!

[judy]

When I was over at Jessie's on Thanksgiving, Steve and I were discussing his doing my floor. He told me it would cost me $1200, after I reminded him that he owed me $200. He thought it was less. I wanted to give him $1000, but $1200 was okay.

I called him today because I am going to pick out thew floor tomorrow. All of a sudden, it is $1350. He originally wanted $1500, including installing the dishwasher. I had that done by someone else, so he deducted $150. I called him on it, reminding him that he had said $1200. He had forgotten, and started bringing up that I had someone else dp the dishwasher, which was insulting to him, and how much work it is, and that he isn't doing the fan in the kitchen (I want a ceiling fan) for that. It will be extra, and how he's not working for nothing anymore, blah, blah, blah.

Well...I said at one point, after he carried on how little he charges, "Do you want to hgo tit for tat?" He said he did, but I, thank goodness, told him no, I didn't want to. He got another ccall, and then called me back.

He wasn't doing the work, he and Jessie feeluncomfortable now. He and I get along and he doesn't want anything to get in the way, what did I mean about tit for tat. Did I mean watching the kids? I claimed that he caught me off guard, and that I didn't mean anything by it. It was just a comeback (It wasn't).
I had to tell him this 3 times, apologize, tell him how much I love him, that his work is impeccable (it is), and that if I was going to give money to somebody, I wanted to give it to him. I did realize when I got off the phone the first time that to argue over $150 is ridiculous. He is not the type to argue with. He takes everything way too far.

I guess I appeased him, because he started talking about how many square feet I need, and what to look for, etc.

All I can say is "yuck!" What an a**hole,! He can open his mouth and argue with me over money, and how he's not working for nothing anymore (I have nothing to do with that. I paid him last time). He also threw up how he spent an hour taking apart my dishwasher to see if it could be fixed and that he didn't get paid for that. WHAT??? That's when I said the thing about tit for tat!

I am family, and expect to have my SIL check my dishwasher for free, to give me a break on prices, and to basically, get over himself.

What an attitude! What an a**hole! I don't like that Jessie got upset either!
This is why we didn't talk for 3 years. They become irrational together. Is she crazy? We have been discussing how she is trying to get him to get rid of the big dogs for days now, and all of a sudden, he can do no wrong? He took my dishwasher apart and it took him an hour! OMG! I guess I should expect a bill in the mail. Well, those bits of money that I have enjoyed giving them every so often, they just blew!

Yuck!!! Ahhhhhh! (me screaming from anger).

Okay, I have finished ranting. Now I will go clean up his dog's poop! How much should that be worth?

Yuck, yuck, yuck!