Readers: Send In Your Field Service Horror Stories!!

Yesterday, while researching how to not do electrical work wrong, I stumbled across a wonderful showcase of code violations and assorted horror stories. I can't remember the link, but here's a similar one: http://www.qualhome.com/HorrorStories. Here is another: http://www.house-whisperer.com/Nightmares.

I'd like to host YOUR horror stories about field service. Some of you may have had a bad experience with the phone installer, cable guy, or plumber. Of course, field service is not limited to home services. If you have a problem with the delivery guy, or your gardener, let's hear about it. Since this blog focuses on how NOT to do things wrong, your worst examples could be our best story, and become a featured article!

How to get featured :

• Send your story to:
• Keep descriptions as brief as possible, but include the relevant details. If that means an 800-word diatribe, so be it. Don't forget to include the company name, and any contact information you may have for them.
• Include pictures of the problem; PNG or JPEG format, no larger than 1 MB filesize each. We will resize them to 1024x768 resolution if they come in larger.
• Include names of the people you've already contacted.
• Let us know what resolution you're hoping for. If we can find contacts at the organization, we'll do our best to pass your story along.

If your story is posted here and you get satisfaction, let us know! We'll post a follow-up showing the improvement.