Re: Is My Upholsterer Covering Up the Truth?
Thanks guys. This case is a little different I think. I dropped it off first of February with the understanding that it would be ready by spring. If he has it done in two or even three weeks he will have honored that commitment. That's a deadline in my mind, so if we go past three weeks a conversation will be had. It's been sitting uncovered on his lot all winter, but that's because the cover was ripped by a heavy snow before I took it in (he's fixing the cover too), so it wouldn't have fared any better at my house. All the upholstery was already shot except for the sunpad, and it's covered by the bimini, which is tucked away in its boot. So, as far as I'm concerned it's just been one less thing in the way. Our last encounter went like this.
Me: "My sunpad blew off and I need a new one. I'm not in a huge hurry".
Buddy: "Okay, we'll get you fixed up."
Four weeks later on the day I'm supposed to take the barge down to Texas for a weekend with my brother's family;
Me: "How we lookin, Buddy?"
Buddy: "Should have you done in a day or two."
I fussed at him and he got it done pronto and did a great job. When I went to pick it up I apologized because it was just as much my fault as his since I said "no hurry." I made the mistake of assuming we shared the same definition of "no hurry". Clearly we didn't. Lesson learned.
