Comments on: Sometimes it's just better to pay someone

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:04:14 +0000

A great post! I like your site a lot. The best personal finance advice always seems to be consistent with a set of larger values, which is one reason I keep coming back here.

I can relate to the way some home repairs seems to ramify into 15 new items on a to-do list. Yep, some stuff is best left to professionals.

One minor quibble: bees are not wasps, and wasps are not bees. I grew up around honeybees and enjoyed the fruits of their labors (and my Dad’s). I’m not sure I’ve ever enjoyed anything that wasps and hornets and such have done, other than perhaps their predations on other insects.

I suppose it doesn’t matter much *what* stings you, on some level, but it’s a non-trivial distinction in other ways.

Thanks for your hard work on this blog!

Cheers,
Jason

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By: Funny about Money

Funny about Money — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:14:16 +0000

That was very…ahem…manly to take on those F-16-sized wasps up there in the stratosphere. And now that’s proven and no longer has to be demonstrated, maybe it would be best to get a bee expert and a roofer to take on future exploits along those lines?

Our tile guy–the Tile Dude from Heaven–climbed up on the roof of one of his rental properties to perform what he thought would be a minor fix on the air conditioning. Slipped, fell off. Miraculously, he landed on his feet–shattering a foot and ankle–and not on his head. He’s ambulatory now, though the docs say he will probably never walk normally again. Meanwhile, one of the tradesmen he works with told him about a guy who fell four feet (count ‘em, four) onto his head and died from the resulting injuries. The home is the main venue for accidents, and climbing on ladders is the main way people get hurt.

There are some things that are always worth hiring a craftsman to perform: anything having to do with electricity and anything on the roof! Better poorer than deader.

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By: SingleGuyMoney

SingleGuyMoney — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 13:34:09 +0000

Now that I am done laughing, I can make a comment. I only laugh because I can totally relate. I hate wasps, heights and snakes! I have to hand it to you for trying because I would have just hired someone from the beginning.

By: MITBeta @ Don't Feed The Alligators

MITBeta @ Don't Feed The Alligators — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:32:17 +0000

I’m not afraid of heights, I’m afraid of falling.

Anyway, I hope you also have long term disability insurance. A guy at my wife’s former job fell off his roof doing this kind of job and broke his back. He is now paralyzed, but at least can still do his previous job. The company really stepped up and helped out, but it was the long term disability that saved his life.

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By: Make Friends, Earn Money

Make Friends, Earn Money — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:19:56 +0000

I’m not a fan of ladders, the thought of climbing a ladder to sort out a bee problem fills me with dread. I think I would have opted for paying someone to do it, but hey you don’t know unless you try!