Readers Respond: When I See [Fill in the Blank] on the Job Site

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WFB asked followers on Facebook and Instagram to fill in the blank for Tom the cat. Here’s what they said:

Patrick J. Russell

Guy pressure-washing when I’m sanding knowing that he’s blasting the floors in the room I just sanded.

Joe Dawson

Clay mud.

Ron Teljeur

Home improvement show camera crews.

Michael Gwin

Particleboard.

Bob Alberding

Any other trade worker already there when I pull up.

Julian Corbett

An extension lead running from the neighbor’s house.

Michael Gwin

Painters.

Shane Scheimann

Electricians.

Bill Lichtenegger

Murphy's Oil Soap.

Thomas Lane

Blue tape all over the floor I just coated yesterday.

Scott Eubanks

An interior designer picking a color.

Crystal Morgan

That the painters just sprayed the base and shoe molding but didn’t tape off the floor and there’s paint all over the floor I’m sanding.

Daniel Springer

"Do you do discounts for cash?"

June Annas

Sheetrockers.

Michael R Leonzal

The owner’s wife pulls up in a Mercedes and has the lowest-priced 2k in her trunk.

Jason Duron

No toilet.

Jared Robinson

Footprints on the other side of my "stay off floors!" sign.

Wenthur Flooring LLC

A designer.

Town & Country Wood Floors

Owners unleashed the pet just before the first coat of stain.

Cody Clough

The day I started, but there were no electrical outlets installed.

Awesome Floor Restoration

A piano.

Stephen Philbrook

The carpet and furniture the homeowner said they were going to remove themselves.

All Floor One

A plumber.

Zach

Drywallers.

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