Why is it that my clients always assume that I have all the material needed to build their entire set sitting around in stock?... They all know I have a small place... They all know material is expensive to just keep sitting around... So why do I get these long pauses on the other end of the phone when I tell them that I can't make their ideal deadline because I have to wait for their material to be delivered?... Sure, we keep material in stock... a half dozen sheets of plywood... a healthy stack of luan... a dozen sticks of 1x... but come on... I ordered for the show that we are delivering next week... It needs around 40 sheets of plywood... My rack for that size ply doesn't even hold that much material, so we'll be walking over the stack that will sit on the floor... Now of course, I'm the bad guy to the client... I don't have much sympathy today... They have had my quote since last Wednesday... I could be virtually done building everything by now if they had decided to spend the money back then... Now we'll be working through the weekend, and it sounds like I'll be short one partner... (his wife has apparently made plans already, and the odds of that changeing are pretty damn slim) Fortunatly, the show isn't too big... It's just a little tedious...
Posted by Backstage at March 16, 2004 04:40 PM | TrackBack