How can we trust anyone anymore?

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/43020325#43020325

Oh wow... do these people seriously see us as idiots? I sometimes wonder if people who make a living from fixing other people's houses (not that all of them are like this) think we don't know nothing and just try to rob us of our money.

I'm honestly not surprised that this happens. Repairman constantly rack up the price for a simple job. My dad has hired people to do plumbing jobs that he didn't know how to do but ended up firing them because they requested unreasonable rates. He just ended up learning it himself. These things are actually fairly easy if you take the time to learn them.

Yeah Culd, my family started doing that too. And besides, there is Google.

Can't we put these guys in jail or something? They're just going to scam more people.

Oh jeeze, you guys have never seen Rogue Traders It's a great show that tricks people like this by intentionally creating an easily fixed problem and install cameras all around the house. Then they hire scammers (because that's what they're doing) and show them as they charge ridiculous ammounts for uneeded work.

Then they follow them up and shame them, showing their faces so they can potentially not get any work again

this is why it's always good to know people personally =D
well.. most of the times.