Hi everyone... Based on some references I collected on this list serve I passed along the name Garry Linzey (sp?) to a friend who needed help with a small interior/exterior paint project. Garry showed up at my friend's house in response to her call and provided a rough estimate on the back of his business card that seemed reasonable. After conversing for a while, my friend hired him with the stipulation that he come back to finalize details of the project with a fully detailed, written estimate. Within a few days of their initial meeting, he came back to her house unannounced, while she was at work, spoke to her brother and told him that he needed money up front for supplies to get the job started. My friend's brother did not know the details of his sister's agreement, but in an attempt to help the project along, obliged Mr Linzey by giving him the $150 he asked for to get things started. My friend was supposed to be providing the paint and all of the other prep supplies, so there really was no need for any money up front. In any case, after getting the $150 cash, Garry never showed up again. It's been a few weeks now and no sign of Garry. He has not returned phone calls and has not shown any signs that he is planning on returning to her home to start the project. At this point, she has moved on and only asked me to send out this message so that other people will heed this warning and not hire Garry Linzey. Garry... If you happen to see this message, I'm sure you know which customer I am referring to and I would hope that you would please return her money immediately. Thank you, Lydia