Two Hammers

The other night, late, a customer called in a panic.  Immediately thoughts race to what was done wrong with the new light fixtures which would have caused the house to burn down.  “Help, the toilet is overflowing!” says the panic stricken homeowner.  Thinking quickly; “Lady, we changed the light fixtures in the bathroom, not the toilet”.  “Yes, but you were the last ones to do work in my house”.

Where does it end?  If you do any work in someone’s house, are you liable for everything?  This is a far too common of an occurrence.

The only protection is – If it is not in your contract, do not touch it.

This was then followed up by another customer with a burned out light bulb, then still another with a tripped GFCI.  What a week!