frankn88
New Member
Here's the story.
Called a mechanic a month ago to come replace bellows and bearing on my boat, at my home. He showed up on a Friday, worked for 2 hours (basically removed the drive and 2 out of 3 old bellows), said he needed a part (I had already bought all the parts, and I'm pretty sure they were all there), he had it at his shop, and he'd be back Monday morning. Monday lunchtime, no mechanic, so I called. He answered and said he'd cut his hand on a hose clamp (why was he working on someone else's boat when he was supposed to be at my place?) and was at the emergency clinic getting stitches. Said he'd be over that afternoon or tomorrow morning. Tuesday lunchtime, no mechanic. I call, he answers (or calls back, I forget) and says his hand is wrapped like a club, he'll send someone else to fix it. I say, that's OK, we can wait a couple days till you're better and you can come out. I had no idea how big or small his shop was, kind of thought I was doing him a favor plus wanted the same guy who started the job to finish it.
By Thursday, no mechanic, so I think I sent him a text message saying, "hope you're doing better, let me know when you can come finish." No reply. Friday, no mechanic, no message, called and left message, "Hope you're not in intensive care, give me a call please so we can figure out when you're coming back." No reply. Saturday, no mechanic, no message. You get the idea, I start calling about 2-3 times a day and leaving texts and messages, no reply. Finally Sunday afternoon around 1:30pm he answers and says, "I'm at church, can't talk, I'll call you later." Sunday goes by, no phone call. I daily leave more messages, I think Monday sometime he finally calls back and says he'll be there tomorrow. Tuesday it rains, he calls says, "if it quits raining, I'll be there, otherwise tomorrow morning." No mechanic Tuesday or Wednesday. Thursday I call, leave a message, he calls back, "I'll be there Saturday". "Really?" I say, "cause I've heard this before." Saturday comes and go, Sunday comes and go, Monday comes and go, more messages, more empty promises. Tuesday I leave a message, "I'm really pissed now, this is ridiculous..." He calls back, I read him the riot act and he says he'll be there "in a couple of days". I say, "That'd be great if I believed you, but I know we'll be having the same conversation on Thursday again." "No", he says, "we will NOT be having this conversation again." Thursday comes and go, no mechanic. Friday comes and go, Saturday (today) comes and go. So tonight I send him a text, "You're fired.", and in about 10 SECONDS he texts back, "That's fine, I'll send you a bill for my work so far." I write back, "Don't bother." He calls, I ignore it. He texts, "I'm putting a mechanic's lien on your boat Monday morning." REALLY????!!!
So, what's my case here? Any help. By the way, there is NO contract, NO paperwork, and I have not received ANY bill.
Called a mechanic a month ago to come replace bellows and bearing on my boat, at my home. He showed up on a Friday, worked for 2 hours (basically removed the drive and 2 out of 3 old bellows), said he needed a part (I had already bought all the parts, and I'm pretty sure they were all there), he had it at his shop, and he'd be back Monday morning. Monday lunchtime, no mechanic, so I called. He answered and said he'd cut his hand on a hose clamp (why was he working on someone else's boat when he was supposed to be at my place?) and was at the emergency clinic getting stitches. Said he'd be over that afternoon or tomorrow morning. Tuesday lunchtime, no mechanic. I call, he answers (or calls back, I forget) and says his hand is wrapped like a club, he'll send someone else to fix it. I say, that's OK, we can wait a couple days till you're better and you can come out. I had no idea how big or small his shop was, kind of thought I was doing him a favor plus wanted the same guy who started the job to finish it.
By Thursday, no mechanic, so I think I sent him a text message saying, "hope you're doing better, let me know when you can come finish." No reply. Friday, no mechanic, no message, called and left message, "Hope you're not in intensive care, give me a call please so we can figure out when you're coming back." No reply. Saturday, no mechanic, no message. You get the idea, I start calling about 2-3 times a day and leaving texts and messages, no reply. Finally Sunday afternoon around 1:30pm he answers and says, "I'm at church, can't talk, I'll call you later." Sunday goes by, no phone call. I daily leave more messages, I think Monday sometime he finally calls back and says he'll be there tomorrow. Tuesday it rains, he calls says, "if it quits raining, I'll be there, otherwise tomorrow morning." No mechanic Tuesday or Wednesday. Thursday I call, leave a message, he calls back, "I'll be there Saturday". "Really?" I say, "cause I've heard this before." Saturday comes and go, Sunday comes and go, Monday comes and go, more messages, more empty promises. Tuesday I leave a message, "I'm really pissed now, this is ridiculous..." He calls back, I read him the riot act and he says he'll be there "in a couple of days". I say, "That'd be great if I believed you, but I know we'll be having the same conversation on Thursday again." "No", he says, "we will NOT be having this conversation again." Thursday comes and go, no mechanic. Friday comes and go, Saturday (today) comes and go. So tonight I send him a text, "You're fired.", and in about 10 SECONDS he texts back, "That's fine, I'll send you a bill for my work so far." I write back, "Don't bother." He calls, I ignore it. He texts, "I'm putting a mechanic's lien on your boat Monday morning." REALLY????!!!
So, what's my case here? Any help. By the way, there is NO contract, NO paperwork, and I have not received ANY bill.