In message , Big Les Wade
writes
Toom Tabard posted
On 3 Apr, 19:55, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote:
Got a call from an old lady today, wanted a new sink plug & chain fitted.
Picked one up in B&Q & popped in on my way home, pliers at the ready.

Her son opened the door! *Gormless looking lump in mid 40's. *(He was
visiting, didn't live there).

How useless are you if you cant fit a sink plug by the age of 40? *He
clearly couldn't by the conversation we had.

Didn't you explain to her that government ministers are testing a new
scheme which will allow the replacement of such plugs at taxpayers
expense. Details are available from the Home Secretary, Jacqui - I
hope she won't mind the first name familiarity: I don't know her but
I'm a taxpayer, so she'll have met some of my money.

I'm afraid you've got it the wrong way round. What the government *are*
doing is enacting the new Part S regulations, making it illegal for
anyone but a qualified member of the approved trade association,
PLUGSAFE, to fit or remove a sink plug.

Are you referring to parts H to O ?

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geoff

geoff wrote:
In message , Big Les Wade
writes
Toom Tabard posted
On 3 Apr, 19:55, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote:
Got a call from an old lady today, wanted a new sink plug & chain
fitted. Picked one up in B&Q & popped in on my way home, pliers at
the ready. Her son opened the door! Gormless looking lump in mid 40's.
(He was
visiting, didn't live there).

How useless are you if you cant fit a sink plug by the age of 40?
He clearly couldn't by the conversation we had.

Didn't you explain to her that government ministers are testing a
new scheme which will allow the replacement of such plugs at
taxpayers expense. Details are available from the Home Secretary,
Jacqui - I hope she won't mind the first name familiarity: I don't
know her but I'm a taxpayer, so she'll have met some of my money.

I'm afraid you've got it the wrong way round. What the government
*are* doing is enacting the new Part S regulations, making it
illegal for anyone but a qualified member of the approved trade
association, PLUGSAFE, to fit or remove a sink plug.

Are you referring to parts H to O ?

Oh very good!


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Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

On Sat, 4 Apr 2009 17:37:32 +0100, geoff wrote:


I'm afraid you've got it the wrong way round. What the government *are*
doing is enacting the new Part S regulations, making it illegal for
anyone but a qualified member of the approved trade association,
PLUGSAFE, to fit or remove a sink plug.

Are you referring to parts H to O ?

groan ;-)

T i m

Big Les Wade wrote:

I'm afraid you've got it the wrong way round. What the government
*are* doing is enacting the new Part S regulations, making it illegal
for anyone but a qualified member of the approved trade association,
PLUGSAFE, to fit or remove a sink plug.

The government's action has been widely praised as part of the drive
to cut unnecessary bureaucracy. From now on, any sink that does not
carry an "Approved & Tested by PLUGSAFE" label is illegal to use.
Members of PLUGSAFE are authorised to force entry to premises where
dangerous sink plugs are being used, and to seize the plugs and
disconnect the sink from the mains drainage without notice.

It was responding to calls from PLUGSAFE for urgent action. The
association had noted that thousands of people were dying every day
because unregulated cowboy plug-fitters were leaving sinks in a
lethally dangerous condition. PLUGSAFE chairman Alf Spanner said,
"Householders can now sleep sounder in their beds knowing that the
scourge of faulty plugs is being remedied. My members will do their
utmost to ensure the safety of every sink, at no more than a modest
cost."
The old lady's son obviously knew all this. I am disappointed that
members of this group did not.

Bugger. I'm going to have to break in tonight and remove it, my PLUGSAFE
membership expired last week.


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Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk