I’m an 8 on the Enneagram and it tends to be much better for everyone who has to be around me for me to live in my Heart point of 2. I don’t think that I’ll live there today though because the Contractors want to pay the Caretaker less money. She didn’t ask for her things to be ruined. It’s very annoying.
Similarly, when our plumbing line broke away from the city pipe and flooded our basement, the company hadn’t accounted for the sand–I live on a floodplain–and asked me for more money than the contract that I’d signed. No, I think that you’ll be fine with your 17K. People want their profits to be large when they’re doing stuff in your house. They killed a linden tree with a backhoe.
I’m able to supervise them cleaning her furniture today. The Project Manager will be there too. She doesn’t feel safe without support. My real estate agent would be there too, but I told her that I will keep her apprised of the entire situation and really need her support at the final walkthrough when the work resumes and is actually done. They can’t restart work until they’ve replaced and made good with the Caretaker.
Should you just expect that people have to ruin or destroy things in your house or on your property when they’re doing work?
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No, but my husband is very handy which is a good thing. We just had a new living room floor put in because of a burst pipe in the laundry room. My husband had to get up on the roof and do some things and then redo half the floor himself. Whew. I really felt for him but I am glad he is here!!I help when I can but I would be useless at monitoring the workmen.
That is good that he’s handy. My son and I have just rehung our linen closet door and fixed the hinge.
They’re giving her a tiny amount of money. I am going to take her shopping for new sheets, a comforter and a shirt on Wednesday. I found a sofa sleeper on Craigslist and am going to see if my friends can drive well out of town, pick it up and move it into her apartment.