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called a plumber today to try and get work done, he hung up on me

"Hey, morning, trying to get a quote for xyz" &qu...
Passionate Flickering Native
  04/23/24
In my area, blue-collar bros like this have so much work the...
Arousing dragon plaza
  04/23/24
...
Passionate Flickering Native
  04/23/24
yeah. i had a $50k job for a guy. we had a few calls then he...
Floppy bronze field mental disorder
  04/23/24
LJLLLL This is my exact experience What the fuck is going o...
Passionate Flickering Native
  04/23/24
you must go through the established contractors that have li...
Provocative carnelian idiot azn
  04/23/24
This happens even with the established guys Its like dating...
Passionate Flickering Native
  04/23/24
I had no issues getting a small "Land Services" ou...
Provocative carnelian idiot azn
  04/23/24
...
Violent dopamine library
  04/23/24
"Hi Rodney! This is walt from East Bumblefuck; my real...
Arousing dragon plaza
  04/23/24
...
Provocative carnelian idiot azn
  04/23/24
LMAO
Passionate Flickering Native
  04/23/24
Everyone used to always poast about how much better / more l...
Arousing dragon plaza
  04/23/24
They have a lot of overhead and most don’t make all th...
Provocative carnelian idiot azn
  04/23/24
It isn't as easy as you think. There's a lot of risk, hard l...
hairless forum crotch
  04/23/24
cr
vigorous sickened ratface
  04/29/24
"business acumen it takes to be a low-six-figure lawyer...
electric misunderstood giraffe
  04/29/24
...
Exciting Lemon Stain
  04/29/24
Once a biz has a fleet of at least 10 vans and a sterling lo...
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  09/29/25
south park's panderverse episode is about this
Lake fragrant marketing idea
  04/23/24
They all have way more work than they have time or guys to d...
Cracking institution mother
  04/23/24
180. he could sense you were a bitch boi even just over the...
smoky place of business black woman
  04/23/24
I sued a plumber once personally. Got my money back from th...
boyish flushed piazza
  04/23/24
get AI to fix your toilet
razzmatazz flirting regret telephone
  04/23/24
Not flame I did this yesterday One seat hinge came loose, t...
Passionate Flickering Native
  07/22/26
Unless you're replumbing your entire house just go on YT for...
adventurous emerald lodge tank
  04/23/24
The job is probably too small
Passionate Flickering Native
  04/23/24
Naturally epah puts 'man' in quotes, ur sick
Passionate Flickering Native
  04/23/24
...
Vibrant death wish knife
  04/29/24
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Mind-boggling Drab Hell Jew
  04/29/24
...
territorial blue weed whacker mexican
  04/29/24
I had to do something like this and every number I called wa...
Milky magical ceo parlour
  04/23/24
wtf
Passionate Flickering Native
  04/23/24
...
Passionate Flickering Native
  04/28/24
hes coming tomorrow
Passionate Flickering Native
  04/28/24
He won’t show hth
Provocative carnelian idiot azn
  04/28/24
wonder if he'll bother showing
Passionate Flickering Native
  04/29/24
You sound like an asshole
Saffron striped hyena
  04/29/24
noooo op is just making a simple man's observation about mod...
electric misunderstood giraffe
  04/29/24
thats insane
Passionate Flickering Native
  04/29/24
update: paid for survey/visit which included quote, they cam...
Passionate Flickering Native
  04/29/24
proles can smell "bitchasss wagecuck" from a mile ...
electric misunderstood giraffe
  04/29/24
This is just a very freezing cold take on this Theres more ...
Passionate Flickering Native
  04/29/24
True it's biden's fault you're projecting "salaryman wa...
electric misunderstood giraffe
  04/29/24
not really
Passionate Flickering Native
  04/29/24
Kind of is.
Brilliant church building chad
  04/29/24
...
mischievous theater
  04/29/24
You sound like a horrible customer.
territorial blue weed whacker mexican
  04/29/24
How
Passionate Flickering Native
  04/29/24
You are bitching about his quote because it doesn't have eno...
territorial blue weed whacker mexican
  04/29/24
I didnt complain to them about it being barebones, Its just ...
Passionate Flickering Native
  04/30/24
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Passionate Flickering Native
  06/20/24
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Passionate Flickering Native
  09/29/25
The more I think about op the funnier it is A group of ti...
Exciting Lemon Stain
  04/29/24
Needless to say op I am sorry for your predicament and plz d...
Exciting Lemon Stain
  04/29/24
I have moved to 100% mexican illegal labor. You can get your...
mischievous theater
  04/29/24
...
Passionate Flickering Native
  04/29/24
How do you identify a good one is the problem
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  09/29/25
In my city there’s a couple of companies that advertis...
appetizing university
  04/29/24
...
Passionate Flickering Native
  09/29/25
BIGPLUMB firms aren't going to bother with your SHITPLUMB is...
Stimulating Base Becky
  09/29/25
if you sound Indian or Jewish, they know you will be cheap a...
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Date: April 23rd, 2024 12:12 PM
Author: Passionate Flickering Native

"Hey, morning, trying to get a quote for xyz"

"No prob, where are you based"

(Dial tone)

Just straight up cut the call on me

These guys just dont care anymore

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47604210)



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Date: April 23rd, 2024 12:17 PM
Author: Arousing dragon plaza

In my area, blue-collar bros like this have so much work they just arbitrarily reject large swaths of potential customers.

They should probably just jack up their prices until demand levels out, but the services they offer are so necessary and demand likely so inflexible that they'd have to gouge the shit out you before it made a dent in demand, and then every customer would (rightly) be a whiny little bitch who's a pain in the ass to deal with.

I've been trying to get a water softener replaced, a tankles water heater installed, and some drywall repaired, and dudes are just clearly blowing me off. I had to fucking beg to get some dudes to take my $27K for a new HVAC system last year.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47604226)



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Date: April 23rd, 2024 12:23 PM
Author: Passionate Flickering Native



(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47604257)



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Date: April 23rd, 2024 12:17 PM
Author: Floppy bronze field mental disorder

yeah. i had a $50k job for a guy. we had a few calls then he just ghosted. sent his nephew out on a day he was supposed to come take measurements. The nephew feebly splayed his tape measure around for a while then ghosted too. i don't quite get it. don't they want money?

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47604227)



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Date: April 23rd, 2024 12:18 PM
Author: Passionate Flickering Native

LJLLLL This is my exact experience

What the fuck is going on lol, this is fucking insane



(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47604238)



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Date: April 23rd, 2024 12:20 PM
Author: Provocative carnelian idiot azn

you must go through the established contractors that have like a real office and own 10 white vans with professional branding and everything. otherwise you are just dealing with some random Scumbag and anything can happen.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47604246)



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Date: April 23rd, 2024 12:21 PM
Author: Passionate Flickering Native

This happens even with the established guys

Its like dating at this point to get blue collar guys to respond to you

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47604250)



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Date: April 23rd, 2024 12:24 PM
Author: Provocative carnelian idiot azn

I had no issues getting a small "Land Services" outfit to do a ~15K+ excavation job last year. They are always busy and hopping around for jobs though. Maybe it depends on region but out here the tradesmen are generally dependable and paying their taxes.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47604261)



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Date: April 23rd, 2024 12:24 PM
Author: Violent dopamine library



(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47604262)



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Date: April 23rd, 2024 12:32 PM
Author: Arousing dragon plaza

"Hi Rodney! This is walt from East Bumblefuck; my realtor Sharon referred me to you, and you came by my place a couple weeks back to look over my plumbing system to see about installing the softener and whole-house filter.

Anyway, I was wondering if you'd made any progress on getting me that estimate? We're ready to go whenever you are; just let me know what to put on the check! I left you a voicemail last week but I couldn't tell for sure it was your box haha"

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47604278)



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Date: April 23rd, 2024 12:33 PM
Author: Provocative carnelian idiot azn



(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47604286)



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Date: April 23rd, 2024 12:33 PM
Author: Passionate Flickering Native

LMAO

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47604287)



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Date: April 23rd, 2024 12:43 PM
Author: Arousing dragon plaza

Everyone used to always poast about how much better / more lucrative it would be to be a blue-collar dude than a lawyer, but I feel like a lot of smug heebs and white-collar-brainwashed yuck-yucking cattle-brained goyim on xo (myself included) can't come to grips with that being the real story and so silently internally reject it as forcememe flame.

But it's really clear to me that if you took the intellect and business acumen it takes to be a low-six-figure lawyer and applied it to a trade, you could make way more money. As a business proposition, some of this shit like "well and septic services" is more akin to being a public-defender contractor than being some extensively-networked and -marketed cslg-type.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47604322)



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Date: April 23rd, 2024 4:38 PM
Author: Provocative carnelian idiot azn

They have a lot of overhead and most don’t make all that much ime.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47604905)



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Date: April 23rd, 2024 5:54 PM
Author: hairless forum crotch

It isn't as easy as you think. There's a lot of risk, hard labor, and not much margin because so many people are cheap/poor as fuck

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47605090)



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Date: April 29th, 2024 8:56 AM
Author: vigorous sickened ratface

cr

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47617423)



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Date: April 29th, 2024 8:58 AM
Author: electric misunderstood giraffe

"business acumen it takes to be a low-six-figure lawyer"

let me stop you right there hoss

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47617430)



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Date: April 29th, 2024 9:59 AM
Author: Exciting Lemon Stain



(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47617678)



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Date: September 29th, 2025 1:48 PM
Author: Hyperventilating dysfunction casino

Once a biz has a fleet of at least 10 vans and a sterling local reputation, goons from a “Private Equity Firm” come force the owner to sell to them, at gunpoint if necessary.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#49311692)



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Date: April 23rd, 2024 12:52 PM
Author: Lake fragrant marketing idea

south park's panderverse episode is about this

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47604334)



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Date: April 23rd, 2024 1:18 PM
Author: Cracking institution mother

They all have way more work than they have time or guys to do it. Similar in lots of industries besides trades.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47604362)



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Date: April 23rd, 2024 1:19 PM
Author: smoky place of business black woman

180. he could sense you were a bitch boi even just over the phone and didn't want to waste his time with you.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47604364)



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Date: April 23rd, 2024 1:23 PM
Author: boyish flushed piazza

I sued a plumber once personally. Got my money back from that fucker.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47604371)



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Date: April 23rd, 2024 5:55 PM
Author: razzmatazz flirting regret telephone

get AI to fix your toilet

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47605094)



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Date: July 22nd, 2026 6:42 PM
Author: Passionate Flickering Native

Not flame I did this yesterday

One seat hinge came loose, took pics and asked claude if I could epoxy it or if I needed a whole new seat

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#50017689)



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Date: April 23rd, 2024 5:57 PM
Author: adventurous emerald lodge tank

Unless you're replumbing your entire house just go on YT for tutorials and do it yourself.

(this post assumes you're a "man")

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47605105)



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Date: April 23rd, 2024 5:58 PM
Author: Passionate Flickering Native

The job is probably too small

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47605106)



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Date: April 23rd, 2024 6:00 PM
Author: Passionate Flickering Native

Naturally epah puts 'man' in quotes, ur sick

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47605115)



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Date: April 29th, 2024 4:27 PM
Author: Vibrant death wish knife



(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47619094)



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Date: April 29th, 2024 4:28 PM
Author: Mind-boggling Drab Hell Jew



(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47619100)



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Date: April 29th, 2024 4:24 PM
Author: territorial blue weed whacker mexican



(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47619076)



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Date: April 23rd, 2024 6:02 PM
Author: Milky magical ceo parlour

I had to do something like this and every number I called was some nig or pajeet bitch on the dole trying to “sell leads”

We just need to start butchering people

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47605122)



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Date: April 23rd, 2024 6:02 PM
Author: Passionate Flickering Native

wtf

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47605123)



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Date: April 28th, 2024 8:06 PM
Author: Passionate Flickering Native



(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47616435)



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Date: April 28th, 2024 8:06 PM
Author: Passionate Flickering Native

hes coming tomorrow

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47616437)



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Date: April 28th, 2024 10:47 PM
Author: Provocative carnelian idiot azn

He won’t show hth

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47616821)



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Date: April 29th, 2024 8:46 AM
Author: Passionate Flickering Native

wonder if he'll bother showing

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47617400)



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Date: April 29th, 2024 8:56 AM
Author: Saffron striped hyena

You sound like an asshole

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47617426)



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Date: April 29th, 2024 8:59 AM
Author: electric misunderstood giraffe

noooo op is just making a simple man's observation about modern america for the 9000th day in a row

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47617435)



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Date: April 29th, 2024 9:19 AM
Author: Passionate Flickering Native

thats insane

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47617502)



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Date: April 29th, 2024 9:56 AM
Author: Passionate Flickering Native

update: paid for survey/visit which included quote, they came took a look around and said Id get a quote back soon (didnt get one) (ghosted)

had to practically beg for the quote I already paid for

called them like once every 2 days (eventually found out I would never have heard back) got a quote after calling them over and over, like 2 days after the call later in my email, massively markedup , literally just a blank "invoice" w the most barebones text next to it in a column

no idea how they arrived at any numbers, its so high theyre hoping i stfu or just pay up? this is after taking all the initative and forcing them to deal with me

supposed to get started today

2 hours past time

no show

no call

Im an 'asshole' btw for expecting a morsel of energy from these people btw, this is bonkers lol

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47617661)



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Date: April 29th, 2024 10:26 AM
Author: electric misunderstood giraffe

proles can smell "bitchasss wagecuck" from a mile away and will use & abuse you accordingly. you voted for this.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47617835)



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Date: April 29th, 2024 10:52 AM
Author: Passionate Flickering Native

This is just a very freezing cold take on this

Theres more going on here, $ is practically worthless under Biden

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47617912)



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Date: April 29th, 2024 11:13 AM
Author: electric misunderstood giraffe

True it's biden's fault you're projecting "salaryman walkovermefaggot" and this will totally change after november.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47617987)



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Date: April 29th, 2024 11:15 AM
Author: Passionate Flickering Native

not really

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47617988)



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Date: April 29th, 2024 3:27 PM
Author: Brilliant church building chad

Kind of is.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47618896)



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Date: April 29th, 2024 2:06 PM
Author: mischievous theater



(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47618608)



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Date: April 29th, 2024 7:42 PM
Author: territorial blue weed whacker mexican

You sound like a horrible customer.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47619753)



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Date: April 29th, 2024 7:47 PM
Author: Passionate Flickering Native

How

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47619776)



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Date: April 29th, 2024 8:36 PM
Author: territorial blue weed whacker mexican

You are bitching about his quote because it doesn't have enough detail lol.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47619922)



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Date: April 30th, 2024 7:56 AM
Author: Passionate Flickering Native

I didnt complain to them about it being barebones, Its just color for the bort, You seem really pedantic and uncharitable

Imagine you receive an invoice and its

WORK: $1,000,000, 000

Would you not have any qs?

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47620712)



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Date: June 20th, 2024 8:07 AM
Author: Passionate Flickering Native



(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47762604)



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Date: September 29th, 2025 1:41 PM
Author: Passionate Flickering Native



(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#49311665)



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Date: April 29th, 2024 2:10 PM
Author: Exciting Lemon Stain

The more I think about op the funnier it is

A group of timorous gossipy lawyers absolutely flabbergasted that someone would turn down an opportunity to do more work. It's as unexpected as if he sprouted wings and flew away. Meanwhile, the average xoer would be sending three groveling "thank for your business" texts and staying until 11:00 pm to clean out this dude's toilet blockage

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47618615)



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Date: April 29th, 2024 2:10 PM
Author: Exciting Lemon Stain

Needless to say op I am sorry for your predicament and plz do not consider this as a personal affront

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47618616)



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Date: April 29th, 2024 2:11 PM
Author: mischievous theater

I have moved to 100% mexican illegal labor. You can get your pick of skilled guys from the HD parking lot for any manual job. And if you know one latino handyman he can hook you up with more skilled guys like gas, electric, plumbing easily. They are all busy but have the “money is money” work ethic and will come. None are licensed or bonded of course so you need to pick and choose the work they do and decide on your risk tolerance. I wouldnt have them do a huge project but like fixing a small pipe issue or whatever is fine. Most of them do a lot of work for licensed white GCs so they know and do work to code. Have them explain what code is for whatever job and how they meet it, and then go look it up yourself to see if they were right. They always have been in my experience. If it’s work you doubt or need a permit for you can usually pull the permit yourself as the homeowner and then tell the guy you did it DIY and just watch as he inspects it and what to look for and he will sign off.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47618619)



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Date: April 29th, 2024 7:32 PM
Author: Passionate Flickering Native



(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47619722)



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Date: September 29th, 2025 1:50 PM
Author: Hyperventilating dysfunction casino

How do you identify a good one is the problem

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#49311699)



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Date: April 29th, 2024 8:40 PM
Author: appetizing university

In my city there’s a couple of companies that advertise on TV. They have trucks and an army of foreigners they’ll send out same day. Then they bid the job for 3x-5x what it should cost. They get hired all the time despite the premium.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#47619931)



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Date: September 29th, 2025 1:38 PM
Author: Passionate Flickering Native



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Date: September 29th, 2025 1:50 PM
Author: Stimulating Base Becky

BIGPLUMB firms aren't going to bother with your SHITPLUMB issues

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#49311700)



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Date: July 22nd, 2026 7:02 PM
Author: swashbuckling magenta coffee pot

if you sound Indian or Jewish, they know you will be cheap and a pain in the ass.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520713&forum_id=2#50017721)