My best friend was building a house.
He was always asking questions about the ‘type of HVAC system he should use.
He was trying to get everyone’s opinion instead of doing research. After listening to him brag about his house, but acting stupid about HVAC systems, I tossed my brother’s business card at him. I told him if he wants to know anything about HVAC, he should talk to my brother. I discussed my giving his card to my friend before I did it, because I knew Jack could be a pain in the butt. I understood what he was saying, but he would have an HVAC contractor helping him make the decisions. My brother told me that if the general contractor hadn’t yet appointed an HVAC contractor for Jack, he would do the job. He would expect to get paid for the project, but he would spearhead the HVAC project. He knew the contractor, and was willing to approach him and talk to him. When I told Jack about my brother and handed him the card, I knew I had done the right thing. There was no way he was going to get his house finished in time at the rate his contractor was going. Of course, if Jack was slowing the project down as much as he said he was, it wasn’t the contractor’s fault. I wondered if it would be okay to go to the house, and see what all was really going on. When I got there, the house was nearly finished on the outside, and they were working on the inside. My brother was in the house measuring up for the HVAC system, and I finally saw Jack smiling over the progress.