Tree trimmer won’t finish job

A South Florida man hired a company to trim his trees He paid them but they didn t finish the job and disappeared Trying to get the job done he called Help Me Howard with Patrick Fraser Jimmy doesn t get around as well as he used to But in his day he didn t horse around Jimmy Cangemie I was a professional jockey yes It was exciting it was fascinating Racing horses for years winning hundreds of times with the pictures to prove it Jimmy Cangemie I won seven in a row on him The victories the injuries and so a multitude of stories to tell Jimmy Cangemie Where I rode a mile and a sixteenth like this Patrick Fraser No stirrup Patrick Fraser You were sitting on your leg Jimmy Cangemie And I finished second But now Jimmy demanded to tell us about a challenge he had been saddled with Jimmy Cangemie Next thing I know the big guy comes up to the fence shakes the fence Jimmy Cangemie I m a tree guy Your trees are really in bad shape ' Jimmy has about a dozen tall trees he planted years ago with branches reaching the ground Jimmy Cangemie Just like we all go to the barber shop Jimmy Cangemie They needed to be trimmed And so he paid the fellow named Joshua up front to do the job Jimmy Cangemie I noted You re the tree clinician I don t have to tell you You see what requirements to be done and you do it ' Jimmy is a man of his word and he trusted the tree fellow to do the work Jimmy Cangemie Not looking to see what s going on and how far could I see Bad judgment After they left he checked the work Jimmy Cangemie I don t want to say it on television but I was burnt Three trees were trimmed seven were not Jimmy called the owner of the company Jimmy Cangemie And he revealed I ve had complaints about Joshua I m gonna call you the following day On the morrow never came Jimmy reported if he was younger in horse racing shape he would have tracked them down But those days are gone Jimmy Cangemie Take advantage of an old man and a cripple Leaving him with a simple request Jimmy Cangemie I wanna see my trees done That s what I paid for Whether it s a general contractor a roofer or a tree company how do you get them to finish a job you paid them to do Howard Howard Finkelstein Good honest people who think other people are honest get taken by people who don t mind walking away without finishing a job Legally after it happens your only recourse is to sue but that costs time and money The best thing to do before it happens Pay in installments as the job is completed and if they walk away you have money in your pocket to finish the job I contacted the owner of the tree-trimming business He stated me he would get Joshua to come back and finish the job He notified me that week after week Ultimately he got tired of me and noted he would head out to Jimmy s to do the work He kept his word trimming all the trees and even cutting up one that had fallen down Jimmy Cangemie I think he did very good Exceptional And I reported to him Now you can get Patrick off your back Oh yes ' Jimmy s tree trimming project has crossed the finish line And now he s happy to join the crowd of people who call Help Me Howard Jimmy Cangemie And you really really get the job done Every time I see something on television I say Patrick did it again and made somebody else happy Yeah Talk about characters Jimmy is a rare one How do you avoid a headache like Jimmy had Go online and check reviews Also if they tell you they need the money up front to buy supplies be careful And you can unfailingly tell em take a hike Saddled with a dilemma Tired of horsing around with it Take a furlough from it and let us race in to rein them in With this Help Me Howard I m Patrick Fraser News CONTACT HELP ME HOWARD Email helpmehoward wsvn comReporter Patrick Fraser at pfraser wsvn comMiami-Dade - -WSVNBroward - -WSVN