http://michaelandjudystouffer.com/judy/blog/2007/07/23/pay-now-or-pay-later/ Observations from the wrong side of the toast Sat, 31 Dec 2011 23:44:42 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://michaelandjudystouffer.com/judy/blog/2007/07/23/pay-now-or-pay-later/comment-page-1/#comment-1599 JAS Wed, 25 Jul 2007 04:13:45 +0000 http://michaelandjudystouffer.com/judy/blog/2007/07/23/pay-now-or-pay-later/#comment-1599 <i>Yes, we are indeed insane... Unfortunately, we have some special constraints when working on our house (remember that Monster Within?). We have yet to find a contractor who will actually follow the contractual agreed-upon constraints we specify with building materials. When we say, "you may use product X and no substitutions allowed," we mean it. In our current culture of "everything is substantially equivalent" that makes us pariahs. So... contractors substitute, and we end up with Michael having to rip out everything and do it over anyways, so I can breathe again!</i> Yes, we are indeed insane… Unfortunately, we have some special constraints when working on our house (remember that Monster Within?). We have yet to find a contractor who will actually follow the contractual agreed-upon constraints we specify with building materials. When we say, “you may use product X and no substitutions allowed,” we mean it. In our current culture of “everything is substantially equivalent” that makes us pariahs. So… contractors substitute, and we end up with Michael having to rip out everything and do it over anyways, so I can breathe again!

]]> http://michaelandjudystouffer.com/judy/blog/2007/07/23/pay-now-or-pay-later/comment-page-1/#comment-1596 Kris, in New England Tue, 24 Jul 2007 18:24:44 +0000 http://michaelandjudystouffer.com/judy/blog/2007/07/23/pay-now-or-pay-later/#comment-1596 Um, are you INSANE?! Doing this yourselves?! I can't imagine taking this on, on our own. Brave is right! Um, are you INSANE?! Doing this yourselves?! I can’t imagine taking this on, on our own. Brave is right!

]]> http://michaelandjudystouffer.com/judy/blog/2007/07/23/pay-now-or-pay-later/comment-page-1/#comment-1582 Balancing Act Tue, 24 Jul 2007 11:35:03 +0000 http://michaelandjudystouffer.com/judy/blog/2007/07/23/pay-now-or-pay-later/#comment-1582 Ohhh - what a job to undertake. I wish you guys all the luck with your roof project. You are braver than I. Ohhh – what a job to undertake. I wish you guys all the luck with your roof project. You are braver than I.

]]> http://michaelandjudystouffer.com/judy/blog/2007/07/23/pay-now-or-pay-later/comment-page-1/#comment-1579 Dave Skiles Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:38:02 +0000 http://michaelandjudystouffer.com/judy/blog/2007/07/23/pay-now-or-pay-later/#comment-1579 In God we truss In God we truss

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