For about 10 years, I was a flooring installer. I was installing carpet at a home being built by a big builder. I typically cut the big roll of carpet on the driveway, and haul in the individual rooms. I typically always leave the door closed, but not latched so that I can simply push the door open with the roll of carpet.
Now this home didn’t have stairs leading up to the front door yet, so it had a long plank from the front sidewalk, to the door that was about 3 feet off the ground. This makes it a pain, but it’s a pretty common thing on new construction homes.
As I was approaching the plank near the front door, the electrician came out, shutting the door behind him. I asked him to open the door for me so that I didn’t have to set the Heavy roll of carpet down to open the door. He replied with a lecture saying “sorry, I don’t do work for free, no one in the trades should, charge for everything you can”. He then walked back out to his trailer. This made it a little more difficult to get the carpet in the house, but I managed just fine.
When I was walking out of the house to get my next piece of carpet, he was walking up the front walk to the door while carrying 6 or 7 light fixtures. I made sure to latch the door in my way out.
Of course, with his hands full, he asked me to get the door for him, and I replied “that’ll be 15 dollars, I don’t do work for free. No one in the trades should”. He mumbled, and grumbled, so I just kept walking. He tried opening the door with his elbow and ended up falling off of the plank, and dripping and breaking 4 lights.
I had to go hide in my van because I was laughing so hard.
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