Half-assed contractor

I needed a decent contracter to do some drywall and texture repair to a ceiling in my house. So I found this guy in East Dallas named Paul Brown. He agreed to repair for a fair price, did good work and was quick about it.

He seemed nice enough too, if a little on the chatty side. He also said something that is sort of relevant now, I guess. He said: "My pastor told me to always do a job like you're working for God." Right then I was a little weirded out --- strangers who bring up religion in casual conversation always make me feel that way. I'm OK with whatever beliefs a person has, but I'm a true "deeds not words" believer --- don't tell me about your Christianity, show me.

After he finished, I made a deal with him to repair and paint all of the cracks in the walls in my house. Paul Brown wants $550 --- $275 up front and $275 upon completion. Paul Brown does about four or five hours worth of work and never comes back. I call him repeatedly and he doesn't respond. He leaves all of his stuff in my house too. So I've got a house full of unfinished plaster repair --- there are four rooms where he's left work half finished --- and all of his materials, should I choose to use them.

So I've spend the last two weekends finishing what Paul Brown of A&B Services or Paul's Painting Concepts --- depending on what business card he's using this week --- should have finished.

Paul Brown may have got a better contracting job offer that week or he may have had some sort of tragedy happen in his life. But dude, be a man and call your customer and tell him you can't finish the job.

Now I'm wondering what God would think about Paul Brown's half-assed effort.