Men

I am leaving a lot out here to save you pain. But trust me this was a doozy of a fella.

I have never been big on male-bashing until I worked with all men here in the construction field. 

I worked with mostly all men on an east coast team when in the travel software industry and I can seriously say I can only think of 3 jerks.  One that I am calling a jerk is just because he was a serious ass kisser. Everyone would tell you he was a jerk. The other two just had egos far bigger than their brains.

Now all I deal with all day every day are male jerks.

This man called me and told me his tub had lead paint on it so it needed to be encapsulated so he was told refinishing would do that. He also went on to tell me the porcelain is peeling. I said it sounds like what you really have here is a cast iron tub which is great for you and that it has been refinished before and it is now peeling.  There is no lead in refinishing coatings since the 1960s. I went on but won't bore you with it all.  He insists I know nothing about this field. I tell him to send a photo and the boss will review it and get back to him. (wouldn't it be damn fun to say, the boss has a penis so I am certain you will understand him and believe him.....oh my last day!!!)

Oh, and by the way, he called me three times. I think he thought someone else would answer and I gave him all the scenarios and suggestions all 3 times. I really felt this warranted an in-home estimate since the man was obviously not understanding what he had or what he needed. Which is fine, who else would, but then he says that an in-home estimate was not convenient for  him. He tells me he works from home but he's important.

Yep, said just like that. Who the hell says this shit to people?

(I believe I should be given an award for not laughing at that comment.)
No reason why he is important but he wanted me to know he was. Oy Vay!

It's something that I have found to be endemic to the DC region.

So the ass man sends a photo of a bathtub that is so obviously refinished by a DIY guy and they even refinished the overflow plate. It looked horrendous and God love the person who paid for this because I would never have paid for that sloppy work.  It was not lead paint, it was exactly what I told him. Rick had come into the office now and heard most of this conversation. I told him Rick would call him when he got to the office and viewed the photo. 

Rick asked what that was about and I told him. He viewed the pictures.

Rick called him and said he viewed the photos and gave him his findings. 

Rick told him the exact same thing. 

Know what he said when Rick said the exact words and used the exact example? 
Oh, that makes sense! 

What the hell is with these guys?