Waiting for Ferguson 2

The agreement was that the Fuso Szulc would be ready today.
An agreement between Kearny Mesa Mitsubishi Truck Centre and Eric Ferguson, the sub frame builder.

Ron Lucero, the manager at Kearny Mesa Mitsubishi Truck Centre, called in the early afternoon.
“Have you been in touch with Eric?”, he asked.
Why that question?
Eric doesn’t want a photographer around so he stays away.
Reason for Ron’s question was that all his efforts to try to get in touch with Eric Ferguson by phone had failed.
A secretary had promised him that he would be called back within half an hour.
And that never happened.

At about 4.00 PM Ron was met at Kearny Mesa Mitsubishi Truck Centre.
The situation was discussed when the phone rang.
Eric Ferguson on the line.
Explaining there was a problem.
That very morning he had collapsed in his workshop.
Had lost his consciousness.
Had been going to the hospital where he had spent the morning.
But now he was back.
Working.
“I don’t know if I believe this story”, Ron said.
After some more talking it was decided that Eric Ferguson will come with the Fuso Szulc to Kearny Mesa Mitsubishi Truck Centre on Monday morning 8.00 AM.

This means that the pioneering photographer is locked up in a hotel for another three nights.
Feeling like the tennis ball at the current French Open at Roland Garros in Paris, France.
Bounced every way without any saying about it.

Meanwhile the price that has been agreed with Kearny Mesa Mitsubishi Truck Centre for the construction of the sub frame has entered the conversation.
It is quite some money.
$ 13.834.60
For this amount the following work will be done:
1. Remove camper from chassis, disconnect all wiring, cables and hoses
2. Measure, repair and square chassis
3. Cut off pivot mount plate and prep chassis for sand blasting
4. Sand blast chassis, prep camper , prime chassis, and spray tar guard epoxy under coating.
5. Fabricate and install new style sub frame and body mounts , reinforce mounting areas, to allow suspension to work and not use frame as a torsion spring, while also allowing the camper to have reasonable movement.
6. tar guard epoxy under coating
7. fabricate and install new torsion free mounting.
8. reinstall camper and reconnect cable wiring, and hoses.

Today Ron Lucero was asked to show the estimate of Eric Ferguson on which this $ 13.834,60 was based.
He had it in his hands.
But wouldn’t give a copy.
Without permission of the general manager of Kearny Mesa Mitsubishi Truck Centre.

The question now is whether Eric Ferguson, the sub contractor of Kearny Mesa Mitsubishi Truck Centre building the sub frame, is entitled to receive the full price of his estimate when he lacks so seriously to deliver in time?
And consequently, whether Kearny Mesa Mitsubishi Truck Centre can ask the customer to pay the agreed price.

Meanwhile the California weather is miserable and the view of the new hotel room also.



Being a tennis ball, how to spend the next two days?





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