Repairs! Keep A List!

As I mentioned before the TV in the livingroom wasn't working.  I thought it would be a good idea to call the guy who did some electrical work on the house before.  Unfortunately it was a while ago since I last used him and when I finally found his card (Thank goodness I saved it but it took me a while to find the card!) his contact numbers were no longer good.  I couldn't find him in the phone book but I did find him after doing a little Internet investigating.  I'm going to call him tomorrow to see if he still does electrical work.

Although it might seem like something that's obvious you really should keep a current list of the work that's been done on your house because you never know when you may need more and/or similar work done.  I know its a hassle and its just one more thing to do but in the long run it will save you some hassle.  It's also a good idea to know whether or not they are still in business so that in the event that they are not you can start to look around (or better yet ask friends and family) for another repair related repairman.

We used to have a man that did all the repairs - just a general handyman - but he died and as often happens you don't think about having another repairman until an emergency comes up.  So its better to be prepared BEFORE something goes wrong!  Believe me its a lesson that I have learned!