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1. Don't think you won't need to survey the site
2. Don't Improperly engineer the sign based on your lack of a site survey.
3. Don't assume the ground won't have boulders the size of VW Beetles buried 6 inches under the soil.
4. Don't assume your post hole diggers are adequate tools
5. Don't forget you loaned your cordless drill, and your cordless driver to a friend
6. Don't assume you will be done in 1 hour and everything will go as planned
7. Don't assume you won't need your work gloves because, this is going to be easy
8. Don't price the sign before you do the site survey (see #1 again)
9. Don't ever promise a client their rush is no problem
10. Don't price the sign where you can't afford to rent an auger, backhoe and other necessary tools for the site. (See #1 again)
11. Don't forget the explosives
12. Never ever do any of the Above while attempting to install a sign on a Sunday in the Heart of the Southern Baptist Bible belt and not think you won't get a sermon for all the cursing you are doing cause you violated Rule #1.
Lesson Learned - Always, Always, charge for and insist on a Site survey before quoting or planning a job.
Back to beating my head against that wall for this cock up.
Luckily I was fortunate enough to have the clients brother (very nice guy) willing to let me borrow the necessary tools without telling his Sister what a cock up this was. Thank Goodness for the Good Ole Boy network. Saved my hide from a very embarrassing situation. The sign finally went up without a hitch 5 hours after I should have been done.
2. Don't Improperly engineer the sign based on your lack of a site survey.
3. Don't assume the ground won't have boulders the size of VW Beetles buried 6 inches under the soil.
4. Don't assume your post hole diggers are adequate tools
5. Don't forget you loaned your cordless drill, and your cordless driver to a friend
6. Don't assume you will be done in 1 hour and everything will go as planned
7. Don't assume you won't need your work gloves because, this is going to be easy
8. Don't price the sign before you do the site survey (see #1 again)
9. Don't ever promise a client their rush is no problem
10. Don't price the sign where you can't afford to rent an auger, backhoe and other necessary tools for the site. (See #1 again)
11. Don't forget the explosives
12. Never ever do any of the Above while attempting to install a sign on a Sunday in the Heart of the Southern Baptist Bible belt and not think you won't get a sermon for all the cursing you are doing cause you violated Rule #1.
Lesson Learned - Always, Always, charge for and insist on a Site survey before quoting or planning a job.
Back to beating my head against that wall for this cock up.
Luckily I was fortunate enough to have the clients brother (very nice guy) willing to let me borrow the necessary tools without telling his Sister what a cock up this was. Thank Goodness for the Good Ole Boy network. Saved my hide from a very embarrassing situation. The sign finally went up without a hitch 5 hours after I should have been done.
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