Phil L wrote:
wrote:
Here`s what you get for trying to help a beginner.
Who was asking how to join 3/4" copper to 22mm fittings.
I used to think people were a bit unfair on him.Well,I`m one of these
people now.
He won`t know what a real merchant is as he won`t go into them to be
embarrassed when the counter guy asks what he wants as he obviously
hasn`t a clue.

http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk....84bcd7f?hl=en#

Don't wish to upset any applecarts or anything, but I've been in the
building game in one form or another for 25 years and I've never
heard of a 'real merchants' neither.

And neither has yell.com, or google for that matter

Phil L,

Then you have not lived Phil :-)

Within a 12 mile radius of where I reside, there are around 5 independant
plumbers merchants (not including the Plumb Center or PTS) who literally
will sell anything (in the plumbing range) from an olive to a complete
central heating system (either in bulk or small quantities), and their staff
are extremely knowledgable and helpful along with good, competative pricing
policy - and they each seem to have specialties in different fields.

Unbeliever