Why does nobody talk about the attic crawl from last Tuesday?

Had a job in a 1920s house with blown-in insulation over the old knob and tube. Spent three hours belly-crawling, came out looking like a ghost, and the homeowner just said 'you missed a spot' on the baseboard. Anyone else get those days where the job itself is fine but the people make you want to scream?

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charlie_ellis28d ago

My buddy had a client who watched him replace their whole sewer line from the kitchen window. When he finished, covered in mud, she tapped on the glass and held up a note that said 'the grass is torn up.' He just got in his truck and left for the day. Some folks have zero clue what the work actually takes.

the_tara27d ago

Read a story just like that on a trade forum last month. Some guy had to rewire an entire attic full of that old brown insulation that sticks to everything. The homeowner met him at the bottom of the ladder and complained about dust on the hall floor. It reminds me of what charlie_ellis said about the sewer line note, that same lack of respect. People see the end result but have no idea about the awful conditions you work through to get there. Makes you wonder if they think the work just magically gets done.

adam_adams27d ago

Honestly that "you missed a spot" line would have broken me. Tbh @charlie_ellis's story about the sewer line note is the same energy. I once came out of a crawlspace and the guy just pointed at my knee print on his driveway. Like sorry my leg exists after being in your dirt for four hours.