Mike writes:
>>I think the ones who scare me the most are those who can come up with a
recalled quote from Old House Journal to indicate their knowledge of what
they
have hired you to do but of course have never seen the particular thing or
process. Makes me cringe. The client who calls in March to request that we
begin a design so that the work can be done for the May Card Party is
particularly disheartening. Schedule driven projects strike fear into my
heart, <<

The quote was probably from one of my OHJ articles. Sorry. Of course, as a
tradesperson I, too, cringe when the schedule is paramount. This is why I
wrote the article for OHJ on maintenance programming and how to look further
forward that householders usually do. (Controlling Old-House Maintenance,
july 1993) The reader response to this article was amazing. Usually I'll get
2 or 3 calls in the first month after an article is printed. On this article
I got 37 calls. Scheduling strikes fear in the hearts of householders too.
Since that article came out 30 of those 37 callers have hired me to help
them with maintenance programming. Fear: one of the greatest motivators and
marketing tools of all time.

Mike: I'm thinking you are in England. Is OHJ extensively read there? Also,
thanks for the pantile info.

John Leeke, Preservation Consultant

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