One of the pitfalls of being on your own, is having no-one to help maintain the house. I don`t know about anyone else, but I`m scared to trust strangers doing jobs in my home, unless they`ve been recommended by someone I know. And that`s even if you can get someone to come out anyway. The times I`ve waited patiently for some workman or other to turn up, only for them to disappear into some Handyman Bermuda Triangle So gradually, the house has started to look a bit run down what with general lack of TLC.
So when my mum asked the guy whose been doing some very nice work on a few of the houses in our street, I jumped in and asked him to paint my house too. Then, he said he did other jobs, anything other than gas and electric really, so he agreed to fit some new double glazed windows in the twins room. I was over the moon.
I trusted him implicitly as he said he was a friend of J`s over the road and he was also doing jobs for other neighbour we are friendly with. He told us that so many people had asked him to do work in our road that it would take about 3 months, but he was really glad of the work.. The next day he turned up with another guy to measure the window, which he said he would do this week when he had finished painting our neighbours house. Then - now this is were it gets a bit worrying - then, he asked could he have a £100 deposit to order the glass. I didn`t hesitate really, well he was a friend of J`s - and I happened to have a hundred in cash, which I gave him, making a little deposit slip which I got him to sign. He also wrote his mobile number on the piece of paper, in case I needed to get hold of him.
Well, I know it`s only Wednesday, but he still hasn`t rung me. I`m thinking he wouldn`t just turn up with the window as he wouldn`t know whether I was home or not, so am wondering if he plans to come Friday. Anyway, I rooted in the drawer and fished his mobile number out and gave him a ring. Well guess what? It went to answer phone.
I tried again. Same. Getting a bit worried now. I texted him. Yep, once again, no reply.
Now I really am worried. I walked round to the house where he`s been working and there`s no sign of him yet the house is not fully painted.
I`m really puzzled and a little sick with myself for being too trusting yet again. I felt it was too soon to go over to J`s and start asking questions in case it`s all an innocent mistake and the week isn`t even over yet. But is he really a friend of J`s? I don`t even know that for sure. And why isn`t he at the other house finishing off. If it is all kosher why hasn`t he answered his mobile or at least sent me a text.
Stupid stupid stupid me for putting myself in this position again. Will I never learn?
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