tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720229159132630924.post1412812588451778504..comments2024-01-31T13:27:32.548-08:00Comments on Swing Set: Happy New Year 2014Swing Sethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18154555877968708725noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720229159132630924.post-84200906913950994572014-01-11T02:05:31.049-08:002014-01-11T02:05:31.049-08:00Happy New year Mike and Rosie. Hope its as much fu...Happy New year Mike and Rosie. Hope its as much fun for you as last year.<br />John SchmiemeierAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720229159132630924.post-79817769314729713472014-01-09T17:36:42.415-08:002014-01-09T17:36:42.415-08:00Great aerial picture! What kind of drone was used...Great aerial picture! What kind of drone was used?Volboaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18184997344850759292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720229159132630924.post-10178979770946194622014-01-04T06:19:26.163-08:002014-01-04T06:19:26.163-08:00What was that T.V. show years ago when a character...What was that T.V. show years ago when a character on the show was asked a question, and the answer always began, "I'm glad you asked that question, because..."<br />Short version: The installation went well.<br />Long version: Mark da Jong employs a colorful character by the name of Bubba. Bubba, by his own admission, "doesn't know anything". He is a welder that has lost his shop and Mark employs him to do "grunt work". The downside for the customer is that they are charged $125 per hour for this grunt work. When one is sitting and watching this work, it's hard to be patient when $60 is spent searching for a screw dropped into the bilge. Not only that, but I was able to avoid numerous visits back to the shop for tools that Bubba did not bring with him by having a good supply of my own.<br />I was lucky that I was able to run some control wires and install the remote control panel myself, or the final bill could have easily been a thousand dollars more. The thing is, I like Bubba. He's seems to be a good guy and I'm glad he has found employment. If the labor on the install was a couple of hours more than it should have been, I can live with that.<br />One thing, when Mark called and began to recite the items listed on the bill, he mentioned the removal of the old generator and I balked. I knew we had already paid for that work back in October, so he had us talk to his office assistant and an adjustment was made. What if we didn't catch that?<br />All in all, I'll have Mark's Diesel of the Keys do additional work for us when we need it. He showed up when he said he would, and he came by regularly to check on Bubba's work, and then performed the final check out and start up. He was happy with my ideas and complimented me on the work I did myself, so I know I have someone who will respect my abilities when it comes to future projects.<br />I was going to include this info in my original post, but it just slipped my mind. Thanks for the reminder.Swing Sethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18154555877968708725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720229159132630924.post-75621093731650781002014-01-04T05:35:20.016-08:002014-01-04T05:35:20.016-08:00Mike, how did the install of the generator go.Mike, how did the install of the generator go.Tom Katarashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08238769933270656623noreply@blogger.com