:Tantrum: :Tantrum: :Tantrum: (In black, ok J & A?)

.About 10 minutes later I get a call (as always, the phone rang when I was in the little girls room) I ran to the phone but instead of -Jr. was -Sr. He said that -Jr. was out of town but that I sounded so upset and stressed and sounded as though I needed help right away. I could have kissed him over the phone. I can imagine how it came over the phone when I called, and if it wasn't so sad. it is really very funny. Well, we spoke a long time. I told him about the $57,000 and he said it shouldn't be more than $25,000. Of course we hadn't spoken about the permits and all, but even so, that is a large difference, and then he gave me an important piece of advice. I had told him that I finally had gotten a call from another contractor who I had called me. It was from a name I had gotten from a woman who is building a similar house and I had written to her and asked her who was doing the work. Well, -Sr. said, Run as fast as you can from Mr. So-in-so. If things don't work out with the other man, call me and I will find someone for you. He gave me his cell phone number and said to be sure to call - either -Jr. or him. It was like a breath of fresh air. Mr. So-in- so did call and had left a short curt message to contact him. It became clear what the man was trying to do. Although he had no experience with modular homes, he was probably at my expense "buy" a home from the co, ( which -Sr. said they wouldn't do) and give me a price of less than the _jr.& Sr. He wanted the fingures and all before he would give any to me. I was advised to tell him if he called that my sister and I want to sit back and take a rest for a while. I can't believe that he was going to stick a knife in the back of the very people who could have done so much for him. Greed doesn't pay. He also didn't realize that to me loyalty

is more important than money. You may say that is dumb, but that is me. :Tantrum: :Tantrum: :Tantrum:

Strange things happen: A few weeks ago I had visited the property when I was in the area, I noticed that a new home which had what looked like the stem wall was for a modular was being built, but no one was around. I found the owners address (out of town) and wrote and asked her if she would tell me the name of the builder and does her just do complete jobs or would he just do a foundation. Because of vacations etc. by the time I heard from her with the information and wrote to that man and he passed it down a few times, I already had Mr. So - in - so. I took his number down just in case and put it carefully away- but couldn't remember where. Yesterday, I again was in the area and it was early and I had the feeling that even though it was a Friday, maybe workmen would still be around. Well, there were cars and a pick-up and the house was already set on the foundation. To make a long story short, the woman I had written to and her husband were there as well as the builder. I stopped to ask about the house etc. and she invited me in to show me her place, introduced me to the builder and after staying about an hour talking, he gave me his email address which I sent to my builder and I'm again "in business". As I said- I do believe in fate.