Looking back I guess I overreacted, but you can never be too careful these days
Did you ever meet someone that you just didn’t feel right about? You know, you got an uneasy feeling when they walked into the room like you needed to keep your guard up. That is the way I felt when the guy arrived at my house to do some repairs last week. He had come highly recommended by a friend of mine and I instantly wondered why. The guy was there to do some repair work on ductwork in the attic. There had been some boxes of books that fell on the lines and part of them had been damaged. I wanted it repaired before I needed to turn on the heat in a few weeks. My friend told me that this guy would do the work for half the price of the HVAC dealership so I took him at his word. Little did I know that this creepy guy would show up. I felt like I had let a serial killer into my home. I even called a neighbor over to have coffee with me while the guy was there just in case. Anyway, he was up in the attic for about two hours and when he was done he asked me to go up with him to make sure the job was done to my satisfaction. I hesitantly went and everything seemed great. He billed me far less than the dealership would have and I gladly paid him. I just wanted him out of my house. Looking back I guess I overreacted, but you can never be too careful these days. Recommendations are great but you should always take into consideration how the person will react to a face to face with the person you are referring to them.
