This week on Flipping Out, Rachel SUCKS. So much. And I hate her. I hate her because she has no sense of humor and no sense of how to play Jeff's games. It's so easy, no? All week Bravo has been teasing me with clips of someone quitting and I pray to all reality television gods that it's Rachel.
Jeff must be stoned. He asked Rachel to purchase a new wine glass to match his existing wine glasses and lines them up insisting that the new, Rachel-purchased glass is completely different than Jeff's already-owned wine glasses. Rachel insists they're the same and Zoila rushes to her defense saying she doesn't see a difference.
Rachel chalks up any discrepancy to a design disparity but the differences among the glasses are glaring. How is he supposed to serve wine in these glasses? What would happen if someone noticed that the glasses are all different sizes? Can you even begin to imagine the embarrassment? Jeff isn't stupid. Don't think he doesn't know that the glasses are completely different.
Rachel chimes in that as much as she would like to say that purchasing different sized glasses was deliberate, it really wasn't. Now why would you love to say that? Because you hate the fact that you have a job and you earn a regular paycheck? Wise up, lady. Jeff promises not to fire her but is noting this event in her file.
Jeff and Jenni are at Buena Park checking up on Vlandrew. Even though the framing isn't finished and Jeff has paid them more than the cost of the work that was actually completed, Vlandrew asks for an additional $5,000. Mathematics ensues and Jeff accuses them of using money from this project to pay bills from prior projects.
Jeff pulls his old "I'd respect you more if you just told me the truth" and asks them to come clean and just tell him that they used the money to pay their rent. Right. Because if they told him that, he wouldn't fire them on the spot.
Does Andrew look like a hobbit or is it just me? Jeff asks one of the subcontractors if he's been paid and surprise! He hasn't been paid in two weeks and is owed about $8,000. He also needs $2,000 for additional materials. When Jeff asks Vlad to clarify, Vlad says that's why he's asking for more money. Except that they're asking for $5K but clearly need at least $10K.
Jeff says that Vlandrew probably paid themselves first and didn't have any left to pay the subs. Jeff can't trust Vlandrew to pay everyone so Jeff is going to pay everyone directly. And now it's fun time! They're going to make a list of what they need and everyone is going to go to the hardware store for a shopping trip. Yay.
Back in the car Jenni points out that Vlandrew, no matter what Jeff tried, was never going to tell him they used his money to pay rent. Jeff thinks he's some sort of Columbo and says that eventually they would have cracked under pressure because he's such a good interrogator. Jenni sounds like she's almost flirting (ew) and says they're lucky he doesn't have any torture tools. Jeff hints that he might and if she ever lies to him she'll find out.
Jeff is at a new remodel project called Cole. Chaz (because how he could he be named anything else) is a celebrity hairstylist and he's remodeling three bungalows for some sort of hair salon colony. Two of the bungalows are going to be the salon and the third is going to be his retail store.
By the way, can we agree that the real estate market sucks and that Jeff had to refocus his energies on the design business and that he hates working for clients and that he can't wait to flip houses once again? Ok, good. I'm never going to mention it again. Even though Jeff will. At least twice every episode.
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Comments (3)
Tiny Elvis, glad to know you had a Grandma Flo and not an Aunt Flo! LMAO!
1 of 3 | Posted by slutty_whore | Posted on September 2, 2009 5:35 PM
Does Rachel look a little bit like Ricki Lake? In that picture where she's wearing the motorcycle jacket. (Sorry, Ricki.)
One day, mark my words, someone is going to snap and murder Jeff. Maybe Andrew. He looks unstable to me.
2 of 3 | Posted by pixielated | Posted on September 2, 2009 7:08 PM
You know what -- having dealt twith contractors a bit in my life, I actually am starting to understand Jeff's position. You really do have to treat them like their 5 sometimes. Occasionally, they don't know right from wrong, or do what they're supposed to. Of course Jeff keeps that theme going into his own office and personal life, which makes no sense. When you drive people away, then sit around complaining that no one stays around long, you know.. 1+1=2. But when it comes to crappy contractors, I'm with ya, Cupcake.
Great recap!
3 of 3 | Posted by Memememe | Posted on September 5, 2009 4:49 PM