OMG. Guy painting our house is listing to religious radio.

[Hamlette]

I'm pissed. You can hear it all the way through the house, not just where he's working.

What should I say to him?

[Retired AF Dem]

1. Ask him to turn it down

[Kikosexy2]

2. Flash..

some genitalia at him and get him aroused.

[2Design]

3. ask him to bring something with earphones and to shut it off for now n/t

[Maiden England]

4. tell him you are working from home and its disturbing you.

Or that you are non-christian and its offending you.


or drown them out with air america or some really foul and hard rock station

:evilgrin:

[noamnety]

5. Don't offend him

He's in a position to screw up your house.

I think "I have a migraine, would it be okay to turn that down" is good, or blame it on the neighbors - you don't want them calling to complain about the noise again.

[seabeyond]

24. 5 months painting trim at our house

storm windows off and all, mess in yard yada yada yada...........and the dudes still have a good month to go (at their pace). hoping tis done by end of feb.

hey if the work is getting done and he is feeling the inspiration, praise the lord

[earth mom]

6. Tell him it's giving you a headache, and you need peace and quiet today

and tomorrow and as long as he's at your home. Good Luck! :)

[Bluebear]

7. "I need the fur of a raccoon, a robe, a red candle & a garlic clove.....

for a little ceremony I'm doing. Be a lamb, do you have any of those?"

[OneBlueSky]

27. "I have de broom . . . I have de ladder . . . I have de bucket" . . .

Latka Gravas . . .

[CottonBear]

8. Is he doing a good job?

Painting is something that has got to be done right. I'd just ask him to turn it down a bit, you know because of the neighbors.

[MadHound]

9. Well, I would say nothing except to please turn it down

If you can hear it outside the room, it is too loud.

Other than that, why bother the guy. He could be a very nice person, a devout, true Christian, not a RW fundie. Or he could be like me, somebody who is listening to this stuff simply in order to find out what the other side thinking. Who knows why, but I would recommend that other than the volume, to live and let live. Otherwise you could come out with a very shitty paint job, on top of a bruising, emotional confrontation.

[jimquilty]

10. ask him

if he will do all the work for free if you accept Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and savior

[brainshrub]

11. Is he doing a good job?

If he is, I'd just ignore it.

[yinkaafrica]

12. I work the night shift. Be quiet.

[NYC]

13. Say nothing.

If you want your house well painted, don't antagonize the painter. You wear earplugs if you can't stand it. Just get a good paint job.

[sandnsea]

14. Turn it off or get out

I didn't hire you to evangelize me. And if you fuck up the job, I'm not paying you.

There are other painters in your town, right?

[donheld]

20. Exactly right. Tell him to turn it off

If he does something in the way of vandalism in retaliation have him arrested. You can hire and fire him at your will.

[Hamlette]

21. I'm with you sandnsea

and I don't get all of this "he'll mess up the job". Not only would I refuse to pay him if he messed up the job, I'd make sure the general contractor never hired him again. (I have a decorator and a general contractor who are godless commie pinkos like me. They'll know if its a good job or not.)

This is not like plumbing or electricity where I might not know who's fault it was or if it was f*cked up. This is paint. I actually can figure out pretty easily if it is a good job or not.

It's my home. I AM working from here today and my son is home from work ill. The door to the upstairs has to be open for ventilation.

I'm just pissed that people think they can impose their religious crap on others and want to make him more sensitive.

He and I talked (earlier) about him doing the upstairs when he's done. I think I'll say, when he's done with the basement, that I'm going to find someone else to do the rest of the house as I'm not Christian and was offended by the tone and volume of his radio. Maybe next time he'll think twice about imposing his beliefs on others.

[sandnsea]

28. I don't take it from my family

Why in the world would I take it from a stranger. :shrug:

Actually, I would probably just say that when I hear these radio and televangelists, all I hear is money changers and wolves in sheeps clothing and they offend MY sense of Christianity and values.

Which is partly true. Mostly I just don't understand what kind of faith needs pumping up 24 hours a day. If heaven is all preaching and hymns, I don't want to go there!

[rooboy]

15. Get a video camera ready and wait...

between the paint fumes and the religious music, he'll probably have a few wacky "conversations" with his paint brush that you can enter in America's Funniest Home Video.

[Book Lover]

16. Ask him to turn it down, please

The man's working, let him listen to what he wants to hear. Just don't let him make you hear it. Good luck!

[Ezlivin]

17. Praise the Lord! That paint job looks heavenly!

I'm going into my prayer closet to pray for our troops and President Bush.

Could you please turn down the radio just a bit while I pray?

When he leaves, fire up a joint and listen to some Black Sabbath to clear the air.

[Toucano]

23. HIGH LARRY US! n/t

[immoderate]

18. Convert and learn to love it!

Just kidding!

--IMM

[w4rma]

19. Is it right-wing or left-wing religious radio? (nt)

[Hamlette]

22. left wing religious radio?

isn't that a contradition in terms? I respect religious people who follow the teachings of Christ but what in the world do they need a radio station for?

I'm against religious evangelizing on either side, right or left.

[w4rma]

29. A number of churches broadcast their Sunday services over the radio. (nt)

[screembloodymurder]

25. Tell him to turn it off or leave.

He's in your house.

[Blue_In_AK]

26. Our painter this summer was listening to Rush

We just tuned him out.

[DoYouEverWonder]

30. You could

just give him this little card.




It's a real ice breaker


If the guy is a Bushbot fundie, then I would find another painter. I don't do business with people who are Bushbots if I can avoid it.