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    I am still waiting on my developer to finish up on the Classifieds Control Panel so I can use it to encourage members into becoming paying members. Google Adsense has become a real burden on the viewing of this site, but honestly it is the ONLY source of income now that keeps it afloat. I tried offering disabling the ads being viewed by paying members, but apparently that is not enough incentive. Quite frankly, Google Adsense has dropped down to where it barely brings in enough daily to match even a single paid member per day. But it still gets the bills paid. But at what cost?

    So even without the classifieds control panel being complete, I believe I am going to have to disable those Google ads completely and likely disable some options here that have been free since going to the new platform. Like classified ad bumping, member name changes, and anything else I can use to encourage this site to be supported by the members instead of the Google Adsense ads.

    But there is risk involved. I will not pay out of pocket for very long during this last ditch experimental effort. If I find that the membership does not want to support this site with memberships, then I cannot support your being able to post your classified ads here for free. No, I am not intending to start charging for your posting ads here. I will just shut the site down and that will be it. I will be done with FaunaClassifieds. I certainly don't need this, and can live the rest of my life just fine without it. If I see that no one else really wants it to survive neither, then so be it. It goes away and you all can just go elsewhere to advertise your animals and merchandise.

    Not sure when this will take place, and I don't intend to give any further warning concerning the disabling of the Google Adsense. Just as there probably won't be any warning if I decide to close down this site. You will just come here and there will be some sort of message that the site is gone, and you have a nice day.

    I have been trying to make a go of this site for a very long time. And quite frankly, I am just tired of trying. I had hoped that enough people would be willing to help me help you all have a free outlet to offer your stuff for sale. But every year I see less and less people coming to this site, much less supporting it financially. That is fine. I tried. I retired the SerpenCo business about 14 years ago, so retiring out of this business completely is not that big if a step for me, nor will it be especially painful to do. When I was in Thailand, I did not check in here for three weeks. I didn't miss it even a little bit. So if you all want it to remain, it will be in your hands. I really don't care either way.

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    Some people have indicated that finding the method to contribute is rather difficult. And I have to admit, that it is not all that obvious. So to help, here is a thread to help as a quide. How to become a contributing member of FaunaClassifieds.

    And for the record, I will be shutting down the Google Adsense ads on January 1, 2025.
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    In short, DON'T! Email notices are to ONLY alert you of a reply to your private message or your ad on this site. Replying to the email just wastes your time as it goes NOWHERE, and probably pisses off the person you thought you replied to when they think you just ignored them. So instead of complaining to me about your messages not being replied to from this site via email, please READ that email notice that plainly states what you need to do in order to reply to who you are trying to converse with.

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I am so tired of trying to get things done around the house and being a single female, is bad enough. I recently bought a pellet stove and have to have the pipes reduced and an air intake placed in, i took time off of work after i made an appointment for someone to meet me at my house to install it. Superbowl sunday they came by to look at the job, said they could fit me in Tue, no call, no nothing, i made different calls and on thurs night he finally called to say it was going to be 10am then 1pm and still nothing over an hour later, this is very upsetting, they work as they want, some ppl are pests on when something is to be done, and taking time off work would be worth it, but here it is half the day over and no call. Will sit around here waiting and then the time will come where i call in someone else and hope i don't get the same result, i can't trust anyone anymore and it pisses me off. I say it's because im a single female, but their reputation is going to be smeared as i work at a large company and told all my coworkers the deal and wait until i tell them this business is the *(&*(^%&. Ok im calm now, thnks for the listen. Oh yeah im in calif and its below 0 at nights now, pretty sad with little heaters trying to do the job raising my electric bill as well.
 
Tanya,
I wouldn't give him another chance. I would look in the yellow pages, find some of the largest businesses of that type in the area and call several for quotes, each time telling your story and mentioning this guy by name. It will get back to him.
After you are fixed up via another company, call him and ask for his biz address and tell him that the BBB requires that on their complaint forms....

Hope it warms up for you soon.
 
thnks he claimed he was in an area where his cell didn't get service, must of been in a house with no phone. My father used him too and same result, only i didn't know that, he called after i said unless you call to say you can work on it tonight, then im done. He called and said he will be here after he loads up his truck 1/2 hr, it's been passed that,here we go again. it's cold to argue and have it done sun, and here he is now....details later.
 
I have had this problem trying to get the building I work in painted. I called 5 painters, out of the 5 that where scheduled to come and give me an estimate that Thursday only one showed up. I hired them and they began work the following Monday. About 2pm (on Monday) one of the other companies showed up to give me an estimate. The same people who said they would be out 4 days before. When they saw the other company painting the place they actually were mad that I hadn't called them and let them know that they weren't needed!
Honestly I was tickled that the guy was pissed, I told him "you snooze you lose", and went on about my day. Hopefully he learned a lesson but probably not. Bottom line is I got the work done and I also got to see the lazy liar get pissed because of his own mistake.
Call a few companies and make them compete for your business.
 
Tanya

Lucille hit the nail on the head call someone else and ask for references. Most reputable companies will be happy to give them to you.What kind of company did you call a general contractor or someone that installs solid fuel appliances strictly?
 
Where did you get the name of the person to begin with?

I would suggest calling the place where you purchased the pellet stove, and ask them who they would recommend. If they were the ones who gave you his name....I'd tell them the issues you've had with him, and stress that he's NOT a good choice for their recommendation, it can reflect poorly back on them.

Good luck. :)
 
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