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in 1008097 20101213 010051 "ARWadsworth" wrote:
Anyone with a brian cell ... You got that bit right! ;-) |
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On Dec 13, 12:24*am, "The Medway Handyman" davidno-spam-
wrote: Owain wrote: On Dec 12, 7:12 pm, jgharston *wrote: I let an elderly neighbour benefit from my outside light to see to get to her electric scooter. She kept insisting on paying for the electricity. I told her it was probably something like a pound - so she dug one out and wouldn't let me leave without it "Och, son, we'll gae halves. There's ten boab" I did have a 76 year old lady trying to beat me down on a quote yesterday :-) -- Dave - The Medway Handymanwww.medwayhandyman.co.uk If you don't try, you don't get. We don't have a bargaining philosophy in this country, but if we did no doubt the starting price would be at least twice as high and there would be people getting ripped off. |
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On Mon, 13 Dec 2010 00:53:14 -0000, ARWadsworth wrote:
So, what was the actual fault ? The customers are on a pre payment gas meter and they were out of gas/credit. Total ******s IMHO They hadn't had a snowman stolen last week, had they? -- Peter. The gods will stay away whilst religions hold sway |
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On 13/12/10 00:55, Jim Newman wrote:
On 13/12/2010 00:22, The Medway Handyman wrote: Jim Newman wrote: On 12/12/2010 19:12, jgharston wrote: The Medway Handyman wrote: I have an old lady customer who gives me a cheque for the bill, then press's a 1 coin into my hand saying "get yourself a pint on the way home" :-) I let an elderly neighbour benefit from my outside light to see to get to her electric scooter. She kept insisting on paying for the electricity. I told her it was probably something like a pound - so she dug one out and wouldn't let me leave without it Of course a true professional like TMH would have looked online for the most expensive rate, then discounted it by 10% and thought he was doing his customers a favour! Another ****** who has never been self employed. Does being self employed justify overcharging your customers? So you think Tesco should sell you beans at cost? Parts and labour - both are valid methods: 1) Markup parts and charge less labour 2) Parts at discount (trade cost) and higher levels of labour + admin overhead plus time (at labour rates) to obtain part. 1) is in my view simpler for the customer to cope with rather than a pointless excercise in summarising every internal cost. -- Tim Watts |
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On 13/12/10 01:13, Jim Newman wrote:
On 13/12/2010 01:00, ARWadsworth wrote: Jim wrote: On 13/12/2010 00:22, The Medway Handyman wrote: Jim Newman wrote: On 12/12/2010 19:12, jgharston wrote: The Medway Handyman wrote: I have an old lady customer who gives me a cheque for the bill, then press's a 1 coin into my hand saying "get yourself a pint on the way home" :-) I let an elderly neighbour benefit from my outside light to see to get to her electric scooter. She kept insisting on paying for the electricity. I told her it was probably something like a pound - so she dug one out and wouldn't let me leave without it Of course a true professional like TMH would have looked online for the most expensive rate, then discounted it by 10% and thought he was doing his customers a favour! Another ****** who has never been self employed. Does being self employed justify overcharging your customers? When I charge expenses to my customer, I charge the actual amount, not some made up figure. I charge a separate amount for my expertise and skills. The customer knows what are the costs of 'me', and can also check on the specific expenses for the job. You may choose to do it differently, but it cannot be denied that you're overcharging the extra costs onto your customers. Anyone with a brian cell charges a markup on parts. Really? I charge for my skills and my time; I don't charge an extra 140% on parts. But hey, maybe you do. I just wonder why you are so defensive about it. So how do you charge the time taken to obtain parts, the time spent on admin for that supplier account and so on? Do you just mark up your labour to cover these hidden costs? No such an obvious argument is it? -- Tim Watts |
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On Mon, 13 Dec 2010 00:55:35 +0000, Jim Newman wrote:
When I charge expenses to my customer, I charge the actual amount, not some made up figure. But do you find the cheapest hotel to stay in for an area or just take the offered by the nearest Hilton? Do you charge your mileage at fuel only? If you don't find the cheapest deal(s) for *all* your expenses you are just being a hypocrite. -- Cheers Dave. |
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Andy Dingley wrote:
On Dec 12, 7:09 pm, "ARWadsworth" wrote: 3. Was I offered a brew? No How much does that put on your bills? 8-) Loads:-) Round here I even offer coffee if you're just working outside the house, let alone doing something for me. That coffee has brought me a couple of downed trees and several lengths of cable. You would be surprised how many empty houses I have worked in where a neighbour makes a brew for the lads. -- Adam |
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writes Owain wrote: On Dec 12, 7:12 pm, jgharston wrote: I let an elderly neighbour benefit from my outside light to see to get to her electric scooter. She kept insisting on paying for the electricity. I told her it was probably something like a pound - so she dug one out and wouldn't let me leave without it "Och, son, we'll gae halves. There's ten boab" I did have a 76 year old lady trying to beat me down on a quote yesterday :-) Feel free to re-use: "I give my best price first time every time, there really isn't any room for negotiation. I feel that's the fairest way for everybody." Actually a variation of how I used to ask for quotes for suppliers in industry, "best price, first time, every time". It was surprising how many could not understand the concept. Btw Adam, LOL, empty pre-payment meter, HA! -- fred FIVE TV's superbright logo - not the DOG's, it's ******** |
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Owain wrote:
On Dec 13, 12:53 am, "ARWadsworth" wrote: 4. Why the hell should I have to apologise for turning up on a Sunday morning to fix an easy fault (a fault caused by the customer)? So, what was the actual fault ? The customers are on a pre payment gas meter and they were out of gas/credit. Hahahahahahaha. So how were you expected to 'fix' that fault? Lend them a tenner, or some 'imaginative' pipework? Owain They had put some credit on but the boiler had gone into lockout. They were obviously too lazy to go and press the reset button. -- Adam |
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We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember Jim Newman saying something like: Of course a true professional like TMH would have looked online for the most expensive rate, then discounted it by 10% and thought he was doing his customers a favour! Trolling arsehole and you're not even any good at it. |
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We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember "ARWadsworth" saying something like: The exact phrasing of the question is important I expect the people asked got the impression your wife was looking to share a taxi with them not offering a lift. Just asking the other peoples destination without saying why I can easyly see how this misunderstanding came about. Yep, and they were all scared to offer to share "their" taxi. Yes, because mad axe wielding psycho maniacs are so common in Tesco these days. What the **** is it with people in towns these days? In rural areas, you'd have a flurry of hands wanting the lift. |
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On Dec 13, 2:28*pm, fred wrote:
In article , The Medway Handyman writesOwain wrote: On Dec 12, 7:12 pm, jgharston *wrote: I let an elderly neighbour benefit from my outside light to see to get to her electric scooter. She kept insisting on paying for the electricity. I told her it was probably something like a pound - so she dug one out and wouldn't let me leave without it "Och, son, we'll gae halves. There's ten boab" I did have a 76 year old lady trying to beat me down on a quote yesterday :-) Feel free to re-use: "I give my best price first time every time, there really isn't any room for negotiation. I feel that's the fairest way for everybody." Actually a variation of how I used to ask for quotes for suppliers in industry, "best price, first time, every time". It was surprising how many could not understand the concept. Do you? How on earth do you know you are getting the best price, first time, unless you test it? MBQ |
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On 13/12/2010 15:33, ARWadsworth wrote:
wrote: On Dec 13, 12:53 am, "ARWadsworth" wrote: 4. Why the hell should I have to apologise for turning up on a Sunday morning to fix an easy fault (a fault caused by the customer)? So, what was the actual fault ? The customers are on a pre payment gas meter and they were out of gas/credit. Hahahahahahaha. So how were you expected to 'fix' that fault? Lend them a tenner, or some 'imaginative' pipework? Owain They had put some credit on but the boiler had gone into lockout. They were obviously too lazy to go and press the reset button. Maybe that should have been sussed during the initial phone call? |
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Jim Newman wrote:
On 12/12/2010 22:34, ARWadsworth wrote: Jim wrote: On 12/12/2010 19:12, jgharston wrote: The Medway Handyman wrote: I have an old lady customer who gives me a cheque for the bill, then press's a 1 coin into my hand saying "get yourself a pint on the way home" :-) I let an elderly neighbour benefit from my outside light to see to get to her electric scooter. She kept insisting on paying for the electricity. I told her it was probably something like a pound - so she dug one out and wouldn't let me leave without it Of course a true professional like TMH would have looked online for the most expensive rate, then discounted it by 10% and thought he was doing his customers a favour! Well it is always nice to have a total **** like yourself vent your opinion. Now do **** off you steaming great ****. Clearly you have no objection to little old ladies being overcharged by handymen for parts. I don't 'overcharge' idiot. They could of course get the parts from Homebase & pay even more. -- Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk |
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On 13/12/2010 15:33, ARWadsworth wrote: wrote: On Dec 13, 12:53 am, "ARWadsworth" wrote: 4. Why the hell should I have to apologise for turning up on a Sunday morning to fix an easy fault (a fault caused by the customer)? So, what was the actual fault ? The customers are on a pre payment gas meter and they were out of gas/credit. Hahahahahahaha. So how were you expected to 'fix' that fault? Lend them a tenner, or some 'imaginative' pipework? Owain They had put some credit on but the boiler had gone into lockout. They were obviously too lazy to go and press the reset button. Maybe that should have been sussed during the initial phone call? Easier said than done when the customer has no intentions of doing anything for themselves. Whilst messing about they had also lost the RF signal between the programmer and the receiver. -- Adam |
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Jim Newman wrote:
On 13/12/2010 00:22, The Medway Handyman wrote: Jim Newman wrote: On 12/12/2010 19:12, jgharston wrote: The Medway Handyman wrote: I have an old lady customer who gives me a cheque for the bill, then press's a 1 coin into my hand saying "get yourself a pint on the way home" :-) I let an elderly neighbour benefit from my outside light to see to get to her electric scooter. She kept insisting on paying for the electricity. I told her it was probably something like a pound - so she dug one out and wouldn't let me leave without it Of course a true professional like TMH would have looked online for the most expensive rate, then discounted it by 10% and thought he was doing his customers a favour! Another ****** who has never been self employed. Does being self employed justify overcharging your customers? No one is overcharging anyone. When I charge expenses to my customer, I charge the actual amount, not some made up figure. Presumably by expenses you mean travel, accomodation etc? I charge a separate amount for my expertise and skills. At what hourly rate? The customer knows what are the costs of 'me', and can also check on the specific expenses for the job. You may choose to do it differently, but it cannot be denied that you're overcharging the extra costs onto your customers. Of course it can be denied. Do garages supply parts & consumables at their cost prices? Do appliance repair guys supply parts at cost price? Its not 'overcharging' its sensible & acceptable business practice. -- Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk |
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On Sun, 12 Dec 2010 22:07:59 +0000, Dave
wrote: When I asked what he wanted for the job, he just said give me £20-00. I'm going to give him £25-00 and tell him to buy himself a drink. I have an old lady customer who gives me a cheque for the bill, then press's a £1 coin into my hand saying "get yourself a pint on the way home" :-) She must be very old, bless her. It's the thought that counts. Dave She may be a member of the Temperance movement and expects him to get a Pint of Milk. G.Harman |
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ARWadsworth wrote:
Whilst messing about they had also lost the RF signal between the programmer and the receiver. I've got this problem with a customer, or maybe it's the thermostat. The remote Thermostat is calling for heat, but the receiver at the boiler is not receiving the signal, so doesnt start up. When the reset button is pressed on the remote thermostat, all is well again. I've left it unplugged now, but it will have to be sorted sometime - any clues on what to do? The Thermostat is a Salus RT500, new a few weeks ago. It doesnt have a good reputation if googled, so maybe it is just a crap thermostat. Not really my problem, as I wired it up for a plumber, but it will need to be fixed if possible, as it is a rented house. Aaln. -- To reply by e-mail, change the ' + ' to 'plus'. |
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Owain wrote:
something like a pound - so she dug one out and wouldn't let me leave without it "Och, son, we'll gae halves. There's ten boab" Or was this before you moved? Was down in Sheffield last week after striving through sleet, snow and glom of nit to collect my car. JGH |
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Owain wrote:
The customers are on a pre payment gas meter and they were out of gas/credit. Hahahahahahaha. So how were you expected to 'fix' that fault? Lend them a tenner, or some 'imaginative' pipework? In this country we have what we call "MONNEEE". You go to what we call a "POOST OFFICCCE" or a "NEWWWSS AGENTS" and give the gentleman some MONNNEEE... JGH |
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A.Lee wrote:
ARWadsworth wrote: Whilst messing about they had also lost the RF signal between the programmer and the receiver. I've got this problem with a customer, or maybe it's the thermostat. The remote Thermostat is calling for heat, but the receiver at the boiler is not receiving the signal, so doesnt start up. When the reset button is pressed on the remote thermostat, all is well again. I've left it unplugged now, but it will have to be sorted sometime - any clues on what to do? The Thermostat is a Salus RT500, new a few weeks ago. It doesnt have a good reputation if googled, so maybe it is just a crap thermostat. Not really my problem, as I wired it up for a plumber, but it will need to be fixed if possible, as it is a rented house. Start off with moving the programmer to check the signal is not blocked, then try re-pairing them up again. Other than that, swap it. -- Adam |
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On Dec 13, 7:30*pm, wrote:
She may be a member of the Temperance movement and expects him to get a Pint of Milk. Chavenbrau is cheaper than milk |
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Donnie wrote: Anthony R. Gold wrote: On Sun, 12 Dec 2010 16:54:04 -0000, "ARWadsworth" wrote: I got a call this morning from a building firm I work with about a customer with no HW or CH. As it was Sunday morning and I live local to the job (everyone else is at least 20 miles away) the owner of the firm called me and asked if I would nip round for a quick look. I went round and fixed the fixed the problem. However I was looking after my girlfriend's 5 year old lad at the time so I took him with me. Did you spend the 30 seconds it would take to explain that to the customer? Of course taking kids out on jobs is unprofessional, so you need to explain that you are only offering to do that as a favour to them. I guess you are a brilliant plumber who could benefit from a brief course in bedside manner. Tony I guess you're a ****ing ****. And who the **** are you to voice an opinion? Hi Im Donnie. Pleased to meet you. Now, you were agreeing with Tony? -- Donnie - "**** the world, it's time to fight back" Honda CB500R "Look out, Donnie's about!" Lambretta Series 2 186cc "The ****ter" Lambretta LD 175cc "The Chopper" |
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Tim Streater wrote:
In article , "tim...." wrote: I don't drink the stuff so there is none in the house (though I do have a kettle) Neither tea nor coffee you mean? Don't you have hot drinks at your place? Not at home no. Most unhealthy. Nothing to stop you keeping some in for the purpose - and for visitors in general. I tried that It goes stale (and you still need the milk!) So add the milk then. No way. Stale tea is horrible. I keep a kettle, two unbreakable cups, tea, coffee, sugar and coffee mate in the van. The coffee mate is for emergencies (ie no shops nearby for fresh whole fat milk). -- Adam |
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On 14/12/2010 17:06, ARWadsworth wrote:
Tim wrote: In , wrote: I don't drink the stuff so there is none in the house (though I do have a kettle) Neither tea nor coffee you mean? Don't you have hot drinks at your place? Not at home no. Most unhealthy. Nothing to stop you keeping some in for the purpose - and for visitors in general. I tried that It goes stale (and you still need the milk!) So add the milk then. No way. Stale tea is horrible. I keep a kettle, two unbreakable cups, tea, coffee, sugar and coffee mate in the van. The coffee mate is for emergencies (ie no shops nearby for fresh whole fat milk). When I was working in the aerospace industry, I had a coffee maker in the bottom drawer of my desk in front of the aircraft. I used to use long life cream, but never coffee mate. It was disgusting. I miss the coffee now. Dave |
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On 14/12/2010 21:33, Dave wrote:
On 14/12/2010 17:06, ARWadsworth wrote: Tim wrote: In , wrote: I don't drink the stuff so there is none in the house (though I do have a kettle) Neither tea nor coffee you mean? Don't you have hot drinks at your place? Not at home no. Most unhealthy. Nothing to stop you keeping some in for the purpose - and for visitors in general. I tried that It goes stale (and you still need the milk!) So add the milk then. No way. Stale tea is horrible. I keep a kettle, two unbreakable cups, tea, coffee, sugar and coffee mate in the van. The coffee mate is for emergencies (ie no shops nearby for fresh whole fat milk). When I was working in the aerospace industry, I had a coffee maker in the bottom drawer of my desk in front of the aircraft. I used to use long life cream, but never coffee mate. It was disgusting. I miss the coffee now. Dave Apparently the Brits working on German building sites in the 80s used to have a large bucket on the go with about 50 tea bags floating around in it, much to the amusement of the locals |
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Jim Newman wrote: Really? I charge for my skills and my time; I don't charge an extra 140% on parts. But hey, maybe you do. I just wonder why you are so defensive about it. A decent repair person will keep at least some of the commonly needed bits in stock. If they are then 'sold' to the customer at 'cost', how do you recover the investment of actually bothering to stock these parts? But perhaps you thing it ok to charge directly for the time and expenses of a visit to B&Q or whatever for one thingie. -- *I pretend to work. - they pretend to pay me. Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article , Jim Newman wrote: Really? I charge for my skills and my time; I don't charge an extra 140% on parts. But hey, maybe you do. I just wonder why you are so defensive about it. A decent repair person will keep at least some of the commonly needed bits in stock. If they are then 'sold' to the customer at 'cost', how do you recover the investment of actually bothering to stock these parts? Buy at trade prices, charge retail. It worked for me when I was in charge of pricing stuff at the garage I worked at. In fact, I often charged (Checkable) retail less a percentage to show a discount, and the client was even happier. -- Tciao for Now! John. |
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John Williamson wrote: Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , Jim Newman wrote: Really? I charge for my skills and my time; I don't charge an extra 140% on parts. But hey, maybe you do. I just wonder why you are so defensive about it. A decent repair person will keep at least some of the commonly needed bits in stock. If they are then 'sold' to the customer at 'cost', how do you recover the investment of actually bothering to stock these parts? Buy at trade prices, charge retail. Indeed. It worked for me when I was in charge of pricing stuff at the garage I worked at. In fact, I often charged (Checkable) retail less a percentage to show a discount, and the client was even happier. I do wonder about some dealer's mark up, though. I recently bought an inlet manifold gasket for my old Rover from a Land Rover main dealer - didn't want to wait for the post. Cost 28 quid. 3 times the price of one mail order. And probably from the same maker. -- *Don't byte off more than you can view * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
I do wonder about some dealer's mark up, though. I recently bought an inlet manifold gasket for my old Rover from a Land Rover main dealer - didn't want to wait for the post. Cost 28 quid. 3 times the price of one mail order. And probably from the same maker. Quite possibly, for a part like that. The main dealer mark up *is* often quite generous. What I found, though, was that if I bought a pallet load of, say, filters, direct from the makers, the price was very low per unit, but I had to find room to store them for anything up to a year, which cost a fair bit. That's what pushes dealer costs up, well, that and the logo on the high street door. Their discount on small orders isn't that good, either, from what I remember. The postal supplier has a warehouse on a trading estate, so his rent's lower, and he doesn't have to impress the people walking past, so his shop's cheaper to set up. He also turns his stock over more quickly, and often carries a smaller range, so he's not subsidising the slower selling items with the faster turnover stuff. The extreme with some postal suppliers is where they have zero stock, and wait for enough orders to come in so they can buy a batch. -- Tciao for Now! John. |
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On 2010-12-15 14:16:38 +0000, John Williamson said:
Dave Plowman (News) wrote: I do wonder about some dealer's mark up, though. I recently bought an inlet manifold gasket for my old Rover from a Land Rover main dealer - didn't want to wait for the post. Cost 28 quid. 3 times the price of one mail order. And probably from the same maker. Quite possibly, for a part like that. The main dealer mark up *is* often quite generous. What I found, though, was that if I bought a pallet load of, say, filters, direct from the makers, the price was very low per unit, but I had to find room to store them for anything up to a year, which cost a fair bit. That's what pushes dealer costs up, well, that and the logo on the high street door. Their discount on small orders isn't that good, either, from what I remember. The postal supplier has a warehouse on a trading estate, so his rent's lower, and he doesn't have to impress the people walking past, so his shop's cheaper to set up. He also turns his stock over more quickly, and often carries a smaller range, so he's not subsidising the slower selling items with the faster turnover stuff. The extreme with some postal suppliers is where they have zero stock, and wait for enough orders to come in so they can buy a batch. Or they simply contract the manufacturer to drop ship to the customer. Seems pretty common for larger items. |
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John Williamson wrote: Dave Plowman (News) wrote: I do wonder about some dealer's mark up, though. I recently bought an inlet manifold gasket for my old Rover from a Land Rover main dealer - didn't want to wait for the post. Cost 28 quid. 3 times the price of one mail order. And probably from the same maker. Quite possibly, for a part like that. The main dealer mark up *is* often quite generous. What I found, though, was that if I bought a pallet load of, say, filters, direct from the makers, the price was very low per unit, but I had to find room to store them for anything up to a year, which cost a fair bit. That's what pushes dealer costs up, well, that and the logo on the high street door. Their discount on small orders isn't that good, either, from what I remember. In this case I'd guess the costs were pushed up by me being served - at a desk in the showroom - by a chap in a suit. No stores counter. Not surprising, I suppose, given how Land Rover have pushed up market. Even my local BMW dealer has a stores counter with a storeman in protective clothing. -- *When did my wild oats turn to prunes and all bran? Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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writes Owain wrote: On Dec 12, 7:12 pm, jgharston wrote: I let an elderly neighbour benefit from my outside light to see to get to her electric scooter. She kept insisting on paying for the electricity. I told her it was probably something like a pound - so she dug one out and wouldn't let me leave without it "Och, son, we'll gae halves. There's ten boab" I did have a 76 year old lady trying to beat me down on a quote yesterday :-) Hope you didn't forget the safety word -- geoff |
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writes In message , The Medway Handyman writes Owain wrote: On Dec 12, 7:12 pm, jgharston wrote: I let an elderly neighbour benefit from my outside light to see to get to her electric scooter. She kept insisting on paying for the electricity. I told her it was probably something like a pound - so she dug one out and wouldn't let me leave without it "Och, son, we'll gae halves. There's ten boab" I did have a 76 year old lady trying to beat me down on a quote yesterday :-) Hope you didn't forget the safety word Has the NG died? Just checking -- geoff |
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"The Medway Handyman" wrote in message ... Dave wrote: On 12/12/2010 16:54, ARWadsworth wrote: I got a call this morning from a building firm I work with about a customer with no HW or CH. As it was Sunday morning and I live local to the job (everyone else is at least 20 miles away) the owner of the firm called me and asked if I would nip round for a quick look. I went round and fixed the fixed the problem. However I was looking after my girlfriend's 5 year old lad at the time so I took him with me. The ungrateful *******s later phoned the company back to tell them I was unprofessional by taking a child to work with me. That phone call moved them from a "free courtesy call out" to a "billed call out" as they could have fixed the problem themselves. With a bit of luck they will get the bill on Tuesday morning:-) Wife phoned our tame local plumber yesterday and he phoned back last night to find out about the problem we had. (Leaking feed pipe to toilet cistern.) To cut the story short, he cut the copper pipe before the bends and fitted a flexible one and fitted a replacement ball valve assembly, that I supplied. When I asked what he wanted for the job, he just said give me £20-00. I'm going to give him £25-00 and tell him to buy himself a drink. I have an old lady customer who gives me a cheque for the bill, then press's a £1 coin into my hand saying "get yourself a pint on the way home" :-) Point me in the direction of where your drinking .. a quid for a pint!! the holy grail!! |
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On 20/12/10 23:17, Matthew.Ridges wrote:
Point me in the direction of where your drinking .. a quid for a pint!! the holy grail!! 1985 is that way ---- -- Tim Watts |
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On Mon, 20 Dec 2010 23:17:38 -0000, "Matthew.Ridges"
wrote: "The Medway Handyman" wrote in message ... Dave wrote: On 12/12/2010 16:54, ARWadsworth wrote: I got a call this morning from a building firm I work with about a customer with no HW or CH. As it was Sunday morning and I live local to the job (everyone else is at least 20 miles away) the owner of the firm called me and asked if I would nip round for a quick look. I went round and fixed the fixed the problem. However I was looking after my girlfriend's 5 year old lad at the time so I took him with me. The ungrateful *******s later phoned the company back to tell them I was unprofessional by taking a child to work with me. That phone call moved them from a "free courtesy call out" to a "billed call out" as they could have fixed the problem themselves. With a bit of luck they will get the bill on Tuesday morning:-) Wife phoned our tame local plumber yesterday and he phoned back last night to find out about the problem we had. (Leaking feed pipe to toilet cistern.) To cut the story short, he cut the copper pipe before the bends and fitted a flexible one and fitted a replacement ball valve assembly, that I supplied. When I asked what he wanted for the job, he just said give me £20-00. I'm going to give him £25-00 and tell him to buy himself a drink. I have an old lady customer who gives me a cheque for the bill, then press's a £1 coin into my hand saying "get yourself a pint on the way home" :-) Point me in the direction of where your drinking .. a quid for a pint!! the holy grail!! In the spirit (!) of d-i-y it's probably possible to brew yourself a pint of something for a quid. Actually a pint of milk still costs well under a quid... -- Frank Erskine |
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"Matthew.Ridges" wrote in message ... Point me in the direction of where your drinking .. a quid for a pint!! the holy grail!! I know a place where it was 85p until it went to 99p a few weeks ago. I would never go in the place, the police and ambulances are there frequently. I think they are profiteering now though as the xmas prices are £1.39 last time I looked. |
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On Tue, 21 Dec 2010 15:16:32 -0000, "dennis@home"
wrote: I know a place where it was 85p until it went to 99p a few weeks ago. I would never go in the place, the police and ambulances are there frequently. I didn't think their drivers would be drinking on duty... -- Geo |
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