swingchickie | May. 13th, 2009

i haven't heard from my landscaper in weeks, and have no idea when he's coming out to do the work he promised. this is the guy that i chose because he was the most professional and on-the-ball... obviously he was available enough to come out within a day to get the business, but now that he has my signed contract he's nowhere to be found. the work was supposed to be completed a month ago, but things kept getting in the way, which i'd hear about from his assistant only if i called and left a message -- first it was still too cold (ok), then the plants in the nursery weren't quite ready (ok), then it was rainy (ok)... but we've had a beautiful sunny week this week, and i haven't heard a word, despite an e-mail i sent him last week asking for an update. i think i'm going to have to get bitchy with him and threaten to hire someone else... for gods sake, all i want is a freaking phone call telling me when he's coming out here.

then there's my neighbor... who i think may be getting ready to sell her house. (if anyone wants to live directly behind me, let me know. heh.) in the last 4-5 weeks, the only time she's been home is on saturdays, when a slew of people descend upon the house and there's a flurry of activity. this neighbor cuts my lawn every year, and i had to finally hire a service last week because she hadn't cut it and it was getting crazy (while hers was perfectly trimmed)... it just would have been nice to get a note saying "hey, won't be able to help you this summer". so i wrote her a note and left it in her door, asking her to call me... and nothing.

do i demand too much of people? sigh.