Delivered the Corvette to guy today, he long ago gave up on caring on quality, and became only fixated on costs. But, I still gave him top-notch quality even though he scathed me in numerous emails as he scoffed at paying me, and I said I'll execute a Mechanics Lein...he then attempted to besmirch me from what he found online...haha, funny! If anyone cares, I, yours truly is known as the 9-11 NCO. I was an Intel Analyst and wrote a response in an email that 9-11 was an Inside Job, and we've been had, etc. This email and subsequent situation ruffled LOTS of feathers all the way up to the Pentagon and White House. The entire US Army was after me, and I have been trained in the very art they were unleashing on me, albeit I was two steps ahead of them! I went to the Media, gave them the story, my story, and the correct and accurate story backed up with paperwork, this gave me Cover in the onslaught. Bottom Line, I was excused from any wrong doing related to 9-11, they got me on 'Reply All' in my e-mail, which resulted in a slap on my wrist. So, this customer of mine tried to go after me on my Army service telling me "the Judge will LOVE to hear how you were kicked out of the Army for your 9-11 stuff, oh yes, I know all about you"! This, my friends just pissed me off to no end, mainly because he's too dense to read, and even ask! I never was kicked out, I retired with honors as an E7 after 21 yrs in. I posted online that if you have an issue with me, let it be on my ******* WORK, not my prices, or my Army career -- even when you have your facts all wrong! He later admitted he was wrong and apologized. I said I accept it, but, I want your car gone, so, all the 'verbal' do this and that you gave me are DONE, not going to be honored, only what's written down! So, his car is a roller, and he's going to put a good 50-200 hrs in it just figuring out how the Emergency Brake system is installed in the Corvette. There's a LOT of things this Mechanical Engineer modified to his car that I had to go through and sort out, but, I put it all back together the way he had it, and I have pics to prove it too! Too often when people see dollars and costs, the project really has stopped. Next time I see this in a customer, I'll conclude what I'm doing and tell them to come get their car. When they see dollars, they don't see the work, or the quality and efforts. My Dodge Ram diesel guy was the same way, I hope my 57 Corvette guy that comes in this week is NOT this way!!!!
