This afternoon I had a signed contract in one hand and a cash deposit in the other. It wasn't a big contract only a days work, but it was a very satisfying one. You see, it was a repair job on a street that I have done several nice jobs on. I had prepared a plan and proposal for this fellow to do his front landscaping about 3 years ago. He shopped it and had my $11,ooo plan done for $9,ooo. I got the call to come and repair the mess that resulted this week. Needless to say that put a big smile on my face. The repair bill would nearly exceed the savings he enjoyed by going with the other contractor. I felt 10 feet tall.
Anywho....... We got to talking and the contract was torn up. I kept the deposit. It is going to be applied to the design fee for the project we will be undertaking. The complete renovation of his front landscaping with a budget 10 times that of the torn up contract.
No real point to this... Just tooting my own horn. Now I feel 11 feet tall.
