That customer who watched every move I made on a job in Phoenix

I had this one job last summer at a house in Phoenix, woman in her 70s named Linda. She pulled up a lawn chair and sat right next to my ladder while I was running coax from the pole to the side of her house. She kept saying "you missed a clip" or "that bend looks too sharp" every few minutes. I tried to explain that a slight bend is fine for signal strength but she wasn't having it. After about 45 minutes of this I finally asked if she wanted to just hand me the tools and do it herself. She laughed and backed off a bit but still watched me through the kitchen window the whole time. Has anyone else dealt with a homeowner who won't let you work without commentary?

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mileslane17h ago

Honestly just sounds like a bored old lady making conversation, not worth getting worked up over.

bailey.jennifer16h ago

Yeah @mileslane, just nod and smile, then get back to work.

fionafoster13h ago

Smiling through a 3 minute story worked better for me than arguing.

troychen13h ago

Man, some people just can't help themselves. My buddy Dave had this lady in Scottsdale who followed him around with a clipboard. She wrote down every single thing he did. Like he was putting a screw in and she noted the exact torque or something. He said it was the longest 4 hours of his life. She even took photos of his work for "reference." He finished the job and swore he'd never go back. Bored rich people with too much time on their hands man.