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<p align="justify">In all fairness, you probably did get screwed.  Yes, there are some bad apples out there, but do not despair.  As a General Contractor’s Wife (it's no better on this end - check out today's 1am blog), however,let me offer a bit of perspective.

<p align="justify">A.	You would have had a better chance of getting a contractor to come out if your house needed to be totally gutted and rebuilt.  Contracting is a tough, dog-eat-dog business and well, ultimately, people need to make a living.  Not many can do that tending to a few odds and ends here and there.

<p align="justify">B.	Never go with the cheapest contractor or the guy who promises the world.  No doubt about it, he’s out to stick it to you.

<p align="justify">C.	Always ask for a breakdown of the costs involved in a project. If the contractor’s not raping you he’ll be happy to lay it all out in black and white.

<p align="justify">D.	For what it’s worth, you were probably best off going with the guy who wanted to be paid for the estimate.   Good chances are he was a competent businessman who was just sick and tired of hauling ass all over the Greater Boston Area chasing clients who didn’t show for estimate appointments, spending hours engaged in estimates and consultations, putting together proposals, and sacrificing time that could have been spent on his life or his family (yeah, I’m ranting here…), only to be screwed over by clients who had unrealistic cost and project scheduling expectations to begin with.

<p align="justify">There, there, now. We all know that no good woman should have to live with “Zombie Purple” and such. So good luck next time.
