If his lips are moving

So once again yesterday I left work early because Rhinoshield was supposed to show up to paint the deck.  I have had a very frustrating experience with the company this time around.  I am dealing with someone else this time and he seems unable to to do what he says he is going to do which is something that I find very annoying.

It all started with the original appointment to give me an estimate when he didn’t show up (or call to tell me) because he had a “scheduling error”.  Once the work was scheduled it has been one miscommunication after another.  The latest was yesterday.  When I talked to the job lead on Friday, which was originally supposed to be THE day the work was supposed to be completed, I was told that Monday they would dedicate the whole day to working on my deck although they wouldn’t be there until noon so temps could be a little warmer.  Ok, fine.

So once again I left work early yesterday.  I didn’t get home until about 1:15, figuring I would be driving up to a crew of guys getting busy on the deck.  Instead I pulled into an empty driveway.  Grrrrr.  I texted Giovanni with a simple message ” I am here, you are not”   He responded that he was about 15 minutes away, yet another late arrival.

I was thinking how it was going to be tough for them to get it all done before dark.  Although I want the work completed, more importantly I want the work done well, which requires time.  Giovanni’s constant tardiness was creating road blocks to both of these things happening.

So as I was unloading the dishwasher I see his truck is in the driveway.  He walks around the side of the house with a phone to his ear.  I went around and saw he was by himself, wtf??  When he got off the phone I said “you are by yourself???”  He tells me that today he was just going to be repairing the cracks and sealing the deck.  He said it had to dry before they put on the two coats of paint.

I had a hard time disguising my aggravation.  I reminded him that on Friday he told me that they were going to dedicate all day Monday to working on the deck.  He said he had to wait till it got warmer and that he didn’t want to “rush it”.  He said they would be coming back Tuesday to do the actual painting.  This was the forth or fifth time during this process where what I was told by this guy was not the reality.  The time frame has been consistently sliding backwards.

So after delivering a healthy dose of stinkeye, I walked inside so Giovanni could get to work, by himself.  It took him maybe two and a half hours to do the work.  When he was done he again assured me they would be back tomorrow to do the actual painting.  I wish I could feel assured it will actually happen.  I HATE when people over promise and under deliver.

The only good thing was it seemed like the cracks were repaired well based on eyeballing out the window.  I certainly hope the final outcome is good to help wash away some of the bad taste in my mouth from the poor communication and execution of stated intentions up until this point.

I watched a LOT of TV yesterday, taking in a two hour Biggest Loser, a two hour Celebrity Apprentice AND this weeks Walking Dead.  Watching that much tube did a fine job of making me feel like a lazy piece of shit, despite running 13.1 miles the day before.  Damn, Walking Dead was awesome though.

I have not been feeling very upbeat recently.  Most of my time walking around the house has been pretty somber.  I feel myself getting mired in feelings of loneliness and melancholy much more.  Perhaps that is a sign that I am not doing a good enough job of keeping busy or doing things that are fun, something I really concentrated on early.

There have been so many twists and turns in my road the past year or so.  I’d really like to find a nice straight path of highway and just accelerate…