You: "Mr. Customer, I have completed the installation of your phone system, as we discussed/contracted. The system works properly when the phones are plugged directly into the control box."

Him: "But the phones don't work when I plug them into the jacks."

You: "I can either explain why, show you why, or show your IT guys why. Right after you pay me for what I've done so far."


Arthur P. Bloom
"30 years of faithful service...15 years on hold"