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		ryandrake 12 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: My washing machine refreshed my thinking on softwa... Plus, contractors don't want to do your small, easily-DIY-able job. They want to do big, profitable projects. The contractors around where I live won't even get out of bed for less than $1,000. And, as others have mentioned, there's no craftsmanship anymore. They show up, do everything exactly to code as fast as they can, and leave. You're the one who has to live with the quality of work.

floren 12 months ago [–]

> They show up,

if you're lucky

> do everything exactly to code

if you're lucky

> as fast as they can

if you're lucky

any1 12 months ago | [–]

Haha, yeah, you have to hound them on the phone to get them to show up and even then they're not going to show up on time or even at all.

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