Con Men

Not the right title, but I did not want to say BS Artists in the title.
It has taken me many years to realize that the ‘mouth’ is not what gets the job done. I think my daddy described it as “some folks talk a good game.”

(I know nothing about this book, I just picked it because of the title)

In every profession there is the quiet person, who never rings their own bell, or toots their own horn, they just DO THE JOB. Then there is the guy/gal who will tell you in a minute they are the best for the task. I have found out that there is a good possibility that the person who talks a good game cannot always play well.
In the building industry I saw both sorts. I had a Heating A/C man for awhile who was good at installation. He was good and if all was well when he hit the switch, I could count on the system running without a hitch for a long time.

Once one of his units gave out, (just out of warranty). I called him to come look at it, I knew I would pay for the call. He came and after a couple hours he announced I needed a new unit, cost about $2,000.  I told him I would think about it and paid for his time. 

This amount of money, called for a second opinion by someone I could trust, so I called an old friend whom I no longer used (mutual agreement), he came over and after about ten minutes, he said. I can fix it for $70, as good as new.  He told me all it needed was a good cleaning, he showed the core fins that do the cooling and they were stopped up with cat hair.

He said I haven’t looked inside the house, but I bet if you look, you will find you do not have a filter, or the one you have is caved in allowing unfiltered air to pass.  He was right, the one inside was caked with cat hair also and had caved in. I bought a case of filters and informed the renter she needed to change the filter monthly, as stated in her rental agreement.

Why this story? Every profession is the same, just because the person is educated or trained in a field does not mean they are good at it.  That also includes the trades: auto mech, plumbers, electricians, dry cleaners, doctors, tree surgeons, nurses, teachers, jockeys, handy men, builders, ditch diggers  and professors.
We neophytes need some way to check the ability and history of the folks we pay our hard earned money to.  I do not always check.  My A/C man was good at installation and He was not a crook, he was just terrible at trouble shooting. There is a big difference.
Some people are confident they can do the job, and can’t.
Some people are confident they can do the job and CAN!
Nite Shipslog
PS:
A great personality sure helps in bedside manner, but it does not get the job done. Conversely,  some folks can back up their words with action.
Then there are the few who are out and out crooks.
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I love this car. I have it listed as a ‘31 Boat tail (?)