SO my Neighbor got Screwed

I was speaking to one of my neighbors this afternoon, and casually asked when they would be moving back into their home. They had to replace everything from floor to ceiling, and quite a bit on the second floor also.
I am in no huge hurry to listen to their dog bark at my dogs, but hey, they are our neighbors.
He told me his contractor had screwed him, he had not paid his workers, and had left town with the work unfinished, and the money in his pocket. So now he has an entire house of half finished work, and has to find someone to finish the job.

I have heard of this happening, but never knew anyone first hand who it had happened to. These are well educated people, and I cannot fathom how this occurred. Did they not check the BBB? Um....no they did not, they hired a friend of a friend of a friend....and got screwed. Just goes to show, friends may not always have good friends.

I will just be glad when everything is back to normal, for us that will be 4-6 months with good weather. The builders have to finish the form, and pour the concrete...then dh and I will score it for the Staining.....yippeee. I am so looking forward to that, not really but I have to pretend. We are DIY'ers, but GEEZ, this concrete slab is HUGE, and is costing me a fortune, not a small one either.

I am hoping this adventure does not end in : A) Divorce, B)me strangling someone C) taking longer than 6 months, in which case I WILL strangle someone.


I will close with that, since my 11yo is putting on her makeup before bed, and I have to make her wash it off so she does not get acne, and since she is not allowed to wear it to school......come back fo more tomorrow....