Good, bad and the Ugliness

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There are both good and evil forces that walk amongst us and we must decipher which ones are to be dealt with and others we must tolerate. It saddens me to say this but yes there are these forces and many of them do not have our best intentions in mind. Recognizing a good deal from a shady deal can bring some challenges especially when it comes time to get some work done at your home.

For instance, there are things that break down in a home that need to be repaired and to fix them, sometimes we are at the disposal of the technician or business that comes around to offer a solution.

Fortunately, some can recognize a good deal from a shady one and through experience some of these lessons are learned and thus dealt with in the matter that best fits the occasion. The main point I am trying to expand upon is how people can take advantage of the elderly and what they are exposed to due to whatever device that they are left to manage their lives with.

It comes with great sadness that even those highly educated get to the point where they deliberately overcharge, take advantage, and get away with gouging the prices they inflict upon the elderly of our communities.

My words for today, "Watch out for good deals, they may not be what they seem." What we do must be held to the highest possible standards that we can. If not, it becomes something vile and ugly, ugly enough to turn anyone from favor. I hope that no one has gone through this and will not experience what has just transpired before me.

Please take careful steps when repairing your homes, there are shady people out there and it isn't a good feeling to be abused nor taken advantage of due to your age.

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Don’t get me started!!

Wayne

Good post with a very valid point, thanks for sharing Xavier

I got ripped off twice by painters. One pressure washed my house and never came back. The other painted the house, but didn't finish the porch and deck. GRR! So I finished it myself.

It seems like crooks like that are everywhere, but it is especially difficult to find reliable help where I live. People will tell you they'll do it "directly", which to me means right away, but to them it means whenever I decide to do it!

So sorry to hear you went thru same event. Sometimes we just have to take a step back and really give it some thought. All we can do is remain diligent or as much as we can. Thanks for sharing.

You're right, Xavier. We are so fortunate to have found WA! At least we know there are honest people here in our community who care about our success and are happy to help us when we need it. Carol

Unfortunately there are a great deal of those people out there. They should be held accountable when the overcharge the elderly who live on a fixed income.
Jerry

Jerry you are so right about that. I imagine if i had taken some extra time and gone over the contractual agreement this would not have happened. Budget versus good deal often come hand in hand. Thanks Jerry.

There's a lot of fake out there, hanks for your wise words Xavier!

Your welcome Sir.

Some wise and true words.

There are people out there who will take advantage.I have experienced over and over again workmen who will not give you a price and will say just give me something expecting you to give more than the lob is worth.I have learnt my lessson so I will give a low figure forcing them to name the a price. Best practice -agree to a cost before work commences.

That is a great idea, had not thought of that , but will try it out , hopefully not too soon. Thanks for the advice. Looks like I will be on the look out going forward.

That’s very sad and a reminder of the environment we live in. But my belief is that anyone who goes around treating people badly, the same will be done to them. You get what you give even though you might get away with it once or twice.
Lilian

Very true. I also believe in karma and what goes around comes around philosophy. Thanks Lilian.

I agree, we need to be wise.- shirley

Very true. And it IS sad. People should look after each other, not take advantage of each other.
Grant

Thanks yes sad but true. Some day things will come around full circle.

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