Welcome my fellow Yelp readers. Congratulations to me, this is my first Yelp review (as if that really matters!). Anyhow...on with it.
I live with my very special girlfriend, and neither of us really have any grasp on being a responsible homeowner (as per evidence of my own home debacle that ended in some sort of foreclosed disaster). Well, to make this long story short...we had a ton of plumbing issues centering around our clogged kitchen sink (to go along with roofing and electrical issues...but...let that be my second and third review). I was feeling like a seasick sailor listening to Lulu nag for the eighteenth straight week...so, I did what any clueless and hapless (desperate fits too) boyfriend would do...I pulled up Yelp and scanned reviews for plumbers. Only one really jumped out to me. So, I did what all desperate, hapless and clueless boyfriends do...I started negotiating (she would say begging) over the idea of calling up the plumber that I found. Her countered argument centered around competitive cost. Sure, she brings a valid component to this equation...but I wanted top end results...sooner, rather than later. Earlier in the day, she feebly attempted to initiate a cheap and convenient solution...to our problem (yes, her problems are my problems).
Any one way tickets to Siberia here? Please?
So, in her glorious brilliance, she went to Home Depot. Yup, that's her solution...a corporation!
Where did that get her (us)? It got us a slew of harassing phone calls from some corporate office in Colorado in regards to a complete bathroom renovation.
Have I mentioned how it's just a clogged kitchen sink that spawned this entire expedition? With a couple of minor peripheral issues.
No, no and no thank you Home Depot.
So, she gives into my suggestion...and we call JCA.
Justin answers. He's straight forward and no nonsense with his responses on the phone. Lulu has plenty of things to ask/say as she usually does.
"Well, I don't know...I want more time with more people to interview" (interrogate is more like it).
One thing leads to another, and she sets up an appointment with Justin...which turns out into two appointments for Justin. The second appointment being Lulu's sister.
I am at work on Saturday, so I am a bit out of the loop during all this...I come to find out that Justin arrives promptly (as he predicted) and is ushered off to the sister's home. He does his thing there...and by the end...the sister absolutely loves having Justin there for her plumbing issues. He fixes exactly what she wants.
A bit of background info:
This family complains and second guesses everything that involves money. As they should since it's theirs. They are experts at finding faults and arguing/haggling costs.
Now, I get off of work and wrap up my Saturday chores. I call...and hear that everything is copacetic at the sister's and Justin is over doing his thing at our home. Great. I pick up some pizza and head home.
I get home to find a frantic Lulu. Why you ask? She's panicking over the cost. Neither of us have too much money at our disposal (and unfortunately she likes to blame me for that). I assure her that the job is getting done by a competent individual with the wherewithal to finish the entire job with the utmost care and respect.
What happened next?
Exactly that. Justin has done great, and I am happy that we found him. Now, what I need to do I find a little positivity and luck...because Lulu is obnoxiously angry at me inspite of getting the job done with Justin.
But, hey...it all works fine.
Now, I need to win the lotto just to get a smile and some kind words from Lulu.
Wish me luck. read more