[Cobalt]

I get heavily involved with every project i have done or do it myself and have a hard time dealing with 90% of the "professionals' out there. It is sad when I know more about others line of work than they do. Years ago i used to say the difference between your average pro and an amature is the pro takes money. Today it seems even worse.

I have a few friends who are passionate about their work and take extreme pride in it. But unlike the world I grew up in the all mighty $$ and cutting corners has become today's norm. It is amazing how bad it is becoming and with the attitude of today's youth which has little care or interest in anything but their smartphone I have no doubt things will just get worse as time goes on.

BTW Contractors are bad but pool guys are the worst. if I wasn't on top of my pool guy every step of the way who knows what would have happened. I had to intervene and correct a dozen potentially huge mistakes and even then Some things weren't done properly. I had to push hard to get a simple pool finished in 3 months. I know others who contracted the same pool guy and have been waiting over 3 years to see it completed. Ironically they considered him for one of these reality Pool TV shows but figured out he was a hack like the rest.

I feel for you. It is frustrating to spend your hard earned money on someone who doesn't care enough to do the job properly or overpay to have it done correctly.