Had some unexpected Polish sub-contractors at my place the other day.
Useless set of ******s, just out to make a quick buck clearly.
Why anybody would want to employ Poles baffles me.

Get a cheap job but when they've f***d off back to Poland where are you?
Especially on electricial or plumbing work.
Why would anyone think they know anything about standards/regulations in the
UK?

"harryagain" wrote in message ...

Had some unexpected Polish sub-contractors at my place the other day.
Useless set of ******s, just out to make a quick buck clearly.
Why anybody would want to employ Poles baffles me.

Get a cheap job but when they've f***d off back to Poland where are you?
Especially on electricial or plumbing work.
Why would anyone think they know anything about standards/regulations in
the UK?

It's a while back now, but when I had some Polish workers doing some ground
works for me they were extremely hard working and polite as well as not
charging an arm and a leg.

On 07/12/14 09:10, Andrew Mawson wrote:
"harryagain" wrote in message ...

Had some unexpected Polish sub-contractors at my place the other day.
Useless set of ******s, just out to make a quick buck clearly.
Why anybody would want to employ Poles baffles me.

Get a cheap job but when they've f***d off back to Poland where are you?
Especially on electricial or plumbing work.
Why would anyone think they know anything about standards/regulations
in the UK?

It's a while back now, but when I had some Polish workers doing some
ground works for me they were extremely hard working and polite as well
as not charging an arm and a leg.



It's possible the good workers have made their pot and buggered off home
when the recession came and/or Poland's local prospects improved.

Like the way all the good people leave a sinking company - because they can.

My personal experience of polish builders has been the same - quiet and
diligent.

Tim Watts wrote:

My personal experience of polish builders has been the same - quiet and
diligent.

I wonder if Harry just p'd them off (probably insisted that Poland is an
island in the middle of the Atlantic.) Dealt with a couple of Polish
people breaking cars for parts and they've been great. Try to get
anything out of the natives? Waste of time.

--
Scott

Where are we going and why am I in this handbasket?

"harryagain" wrote in message
...
Had some unexpected Polish sub-contractors at my place the other day.
Useless set of ******s, just out to make a quick buck clearly.

So did they do a **** job? What exactly did they do?

Why anybody would want to employ Poles baffles me.

TBH the ones I have worked with have been superb hard working lads who did a
god job.



--
Adam

On 07/12/2014 07:00, harryagain wrote:
Had some unexpected Polish sub-contractors at my place the other day.
Useless set of ******s, just out to make a quick buck clearly.
Why anybody would want to employ Poles baffles me...

Because most people find them diligent, hard working and polite.


--
Colin Bignell

/So did they do a **** job? What exactly did they do? /q

Indeed.

New inverter? More roof leaks on the solar downlink? Cleaning white encrusted panels?

So much for self sufficiency....:-)

Jim K

"Tim Watts" wrote in message
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On 07/12/14 09:10, Andrew Mawson wrote:
"harryagain" wrote in message ...

Had some unexpected Polish sub-contractors at my place the other day.
Useless set of ******s, just out to make a quick buck clearly.
Why anybody would want to employ Poles baffles me.

Get a cheap job but when they've f***d off back to Poland where are you?
Especially on electricial or plumbing work.
Why would anyone think they know anything about standards/regulations
in the UK?

It's a while back now, but when I had some Polish workers doing some
ground works for me they were extremely hard working and polite as well
as not charging an arm and a leg.

It's possible the good workers have made their pot and buggered off home
when the recession came and/or Poland's local prospects improved.

Its also possible that harry is just another mindless bigot.

Like the way all the good people leave a sinking company - because they
can.

Poland isnt doing as well as Britain, stupid.

My personal experience of polish builders has been the same - quiet and
diligent.

Its hardly surprising that those with enough initiative
to leave the place they realise isnt doing as well do a
very decent job in the place they choose to move to.

"ARW" wrote in message
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"harryagain" wrote in message
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Had some unexpected Polish sub-contractors at my place the other day.
Useless set of ******s, just out to make a quick buck clearly.

So did they do a **** job? What exactly did they do?

Why anybody would want to employ Poles baffles me.

TBH the ones I have worked with have been superb hard working lads who did
a god job.

Did they return someone from the dead ?

On 07/12/2014 10:45, "Nightjar \"cpb\""@ insert my surname here wrote:
On 07/12/2014 07:00, harryagain wrote:
Had some unexpected Polish sub-contractors at my place the other day.
Useless set of ******s, just out to make a quick buck clearly.
Why anybody would want to employ Poles baffles me...

Because most people find them diligent, hard working and polite.


+1
Not so sure about the Lithuanians though.

Well, I'd not expect them too, but one hopes their bosses do and make them
do it correctly.
Most Poles are hard workers, but as has been noted, often they are not told
how to do things or make it up as they go along.
Brian

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"harryagain" wrote in message
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Had some unexpected Polish sub-contractors at my place the other day.
Useless set of ******s, just out to make a quick buck clearly.
Why anybody would want to employ Poles baffles me.

Get a cheap job but when they've f***d off back to Poland where are you?
Especially on electricial or plumbing work.
Why would anyone think they know anything about standards/regulations in
the UK?

I don't think you can generalise on such things, there are variations in all
races. I had an otherwise good crowd decorating the outside of my house a
few years back, except one who was shown exactly how to do it and they all
went to prep the next job. He painted the wall while it was raining and it
all fell off about 3 months later like dandruff.
Brian

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"Dennis@home" wrote in message
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On 07/12/2014 10:45, "Nightjar \"cpb\""@ insert my surname here wrote:
On 07/12/2014 07:00, harryagain wrote:
Had some unexpected Polish sub-contractors at my place the other day.
Useless set of ******s, just out to make a quick buck clearly.
Why anybody would want to employ Poles baffles me...

Because most people find them diligent, hard working and polite.


+1
Not so sure about the Lithuanians though.

"Rod Speed" wrote in message
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"ARW" wrote in message
...
"harryagain" wrote in message
...
Had some unexpected Polish sub-contractors at my place the other day.
Useless set of ******s, just out to make a quick buck clearly.

So did they do a **** job? What exactly did they do?

Why anybody would want to employ Poles baffles me.

TBH the ones I have worked with have been superb hard working lads who
did a god job.

Did they return someone from the dead ?

:-)




--
Adam

"Dennis@home" wrote in message
web.com...
On 07/12/2014 10:45, "Nightjar \"cpb\""@ insert my surname here wrote:
On 07/12/2014 07:00, harryagain wrote:
Had some unexpected Polish sub-contractors at my place the other day.
Useless set of ******s, just out to make a quick buck clearly.
Why anybody would want to employ Poles baffles me...

Because most people find them diligent, hard working and polite.


+1
Not so sure about the Lithuanians though.

My local bakery ships them in (along with the Latvians) as they are prepared
to work hard.

--
Adam

On Sun, 7 Dec 2014 07:00:46 -0000, harryagain wrote:

Had some unexpected Polish sub-contractors at my place the other day.

So complain to the contractor, refuse to pay until the works are
completed to specification, regulations, etc etc.

Get a cheap job but when they've f***d off back to Poland where are you?

Still in dispute with the contractor.

And of course "cheap - quick - quality". Choose any two.

--
Cheers
Dave.

On 07/12/2014 09:10, Andrew Mawson wrote:
"harryagain" wrote in message ...

Had some unexpected Polish sub-contractors at my place the other day.
Useless set of ******s, just out to make a quick buck clearly.
Why anybody would want to employ Poles baffles me.

Get a cheap job but when they've f***d off back to Poland where are you?
Especially on electricial or plumbing work.
Why would anyone think they know anything about standards/regulations
in the UK?

It's a while back now, but when I had some Polish workers doing some
ground works for me they were extremely hard working and polite as well
as not charging an arm and a leg.


I went to a Polish restaurant the other night. Food was terrible, but
the plastering was superb.

Ill get me coat...

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

"Brian Gaff" wrote in message
...
Well, I'd not expect them too, but one hopes their bosses do and make them
do it correctly.

Most Poles are hard workers, but as has been noted, often they are not
told how to do things


or make it up as they go along.

There is a name for that. It's called initiative - it's a skill that so many
people have lost in this country.

--
Adam

"The Medway Handyman" wrote in message
...
On 07/12/2014 09:10, Andrew Mawson wrote:
"harryagain" wrote in message ...

Had some unexpected Polish sub-contractors at my place the other day.
Useless set of ******s, just out to make a quick buck clearly.
Why anybody would want to employ Poles baffles me.

Get a cheap job but when they've f***d off back to Poland where are you?
Especially on electricial or plumbing work.
Why would anyone think they know anything about standards/regulations
in the UK?

It's a while back now, but when I had some Polish workers doing some
ground works for me they were extremely hard working and polite as well
as not charging an arm and a leg.


I went to a Polish restaurant the other night. Food was terrible, but the
plastering was superb.

Ill get me coat...


The plastering would have been done by the Bulgarians

--
Adam

On Sun, 7 Dec 2014 22:19:05 +1100, Rod Speed wrote:

"ARW" wrote in message
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"harryagain" wrote in message
...
Had some unexpected Polish sub-contractors at my place the other day.
Useless set of ******s, just out to make a quick buck clearly.

So did they do a **** job? What exactly did they do?

Why anybody would want to employ Poles baffles me.

TBH the ones I have worked with have been superb hard working lads who did
a god job.

Did they return someone from the dead ?

They wanted a raise.
--
Peter.
The gods will stay away
whilst religions hold sway

"Dave Liquorice" wrote in message
ll.co.uk...
On Sun, 7 Dec 2014 07:00:46 -0000, harryagain wrote:

Had some unexpected Polish sub-contractors at my place the other day.

So complain to the contractor, refuse to pay until the works are
completed to specification, regulations, etc etc.

Get a cheap job but when they've f***d off back to Poland where are you?

Still in dispute with the contractor.

And of course "cheap - quick - quality". Choose any two.

Exactly what I did.
They had to come back & do the work all over again.

But if you had say Polish electricians, how would the average person know
whether the job was good or bad?
When the house burnt down?

"ARW" wrote in message
...
"harryagain" wrote in message
...
Had some unexpected Polish sub-contractors at my place the other day.
Useless set of ******s, just out to make a quick buck clearly.

So did they do a **** job? What exactly did they do?

Why anybody would want to employ Poles baffles me.

TBH the ones I have worked with have been superb hard working lads who did
a god job.


Well you're the sort of person whose job is at risk.
Unless you're prepared to end up working for nothing and eating grass.

On 07/12/2014 15:17, harryagain wrote:
"Dave Liquorice" wrote in message
ll.co.uk...
On Sun, 7 Dec 2014 07:00:46 -0000, harryagain wrote:

Had some unexpected Polish sub-contractors at my place the other day.

So complain to the contractor, refuse to pay until the works are
completed to specification, regulations, etc etc.

Get a cheap job but when they've f***d off back to Poland where are you?

Still in dispute with the contractor.

And of course "cheap - quick - quality". Choose any two.

Exactly what I did.
They had to come back & do the work all over again.

But if you had say Polish electricians, how would the average person know
whether the job was good or bad?
When the house burnt down?

I had an English electrician do my house when I moved in last century. I
am still finding bodges he thought were hidden forever.

--
Colin Bignell

"harryagain" wrote in message
...

"ARW" wrote in message
...
"harryagain" wrote in message
...
Had some unexpected Polish sub-contractors at my place the other day.
Useless set of ******s, just out to make a quick buck clearly.

So did they do a **** job? What exactly did they do?

Why anybody would want to employ Poles baffles me.

TBH the ones I have worked with have been superb hard working lads who
did a god job.


Well you're the sort of person whose job is at risk.
Unless you're prepared to end up working for nothing and eating grass.

Thanks for the insight on why I should be worried.

--
Adam

On 07/12/2014 15:17, harryagain wrote:
"Dave Liquorice" wrote in message
ll.co.uk...
On Sun, 7 Dec 2014 07:00:46 -0000, harryagain wrote:

Had some unexpected Polish sub-contractors at my place the other day.

So complain to the contractor, refuse to pay until the works are
completed to specification, regulations, etc etc.

Get a cheap job but when they've f***d off back to Poland where are you?

Still in dispute with the contractor.

And of course "cheap - quick - quality". Choose any two.

Exactly what I did.
They had to come back & do the work all over again.

But if you had say Polish electricians, how would the average person know
whether the job was good or bad?
When the house burnt down?



The same way as they would if it were an English electrician or a Scott.
You either know enough to be able to tell or you rely on the certificate
they give you.

On 07/12/2014 11:53, Dennis@home wrote:
On 07/12/2014 10:45, "Nightjar \"cpb\""@ insert my surname here wrote:
On 07/12/2014 07:00, harryagain wrote:
Had some unexpected Polish sub-contractors at my place the other day.
Useless set of ******s, just out to make a quick buck clearly.
Why anybody would want to employ Poles baffles me...

Because most people find them diligent, hard working and polite.


+1
Not so sure about the Lithuanians though.


One of my work colleagues is Lithuanian. Hard working, bright, honest.
Let us be clear that you simply cannot assess the entirety of
Lithuanians in the UK as if they are all one and the same.

--
Rod

"harryagain" wrote in message
...
Had some unexpected Polish sub-contractors at my place the other day.
Useless set of ******s, just out to make a quick buck clearly.
Why anybody would want to employ Poles baffles me.

Get a cheap job ..........

And you've just answered your own question.

Perhaps if you'd paid a bit more for the work, you'd have got an expensive
set of English ******s to make a different ******** of the job

On 07/12/2014 17:04, polygonum wrote:
On 07/12/2014 11:53, Dennis@home wrote:
On 07/12/2014 10:45, "Nightjar \"cpb\""@ insert my surname here wrote:
On 07/12/2014 07:00, harryagain wrote:
Had some unexpected Polish sub-contractors at my place the other day.
Useless set of ******s, just out to make a quick buck clearly.
Why anybody would want to employ Poles baffles me...

Because most people find them diligent, hard working and polite.


+1
Not so sure about the Lithuanians though.


One of my work colleagues is Lithuanian. Hard working, bright, honest.
Let us be clear that you simply cannot assess the entirety of
Lithuanians in the UK as if they are all one and the same.


There is a cafe/bar near where I work and there is frequently a fight
outside involving Lithuanians so it influences what I think.
I used to think they were poles but a Polish friend assures me they are
Lithuanian.

On 07/12/2014 17:12, Phil L wrote:
"harryagain" wrote in message
...
Had some unexpected Polish sub-contractors at my place the other day.
Useless set of ******s, just out to make a quick buck clearly.
Why anybody would want to employ Poles baffles me.

Get a cheap job ..........

And you've just answered your own question.

Perhaps if you'd paid a bit more for the work, you'd have got an expensive
set of English ******s to make a different ******** of the job



Judging by the architecture in Warsaw, there must have been the odd
skilled tradesman about.

"Dennis@home" wrote in message
web.com...
On 07/12/2014 10:45, "Nightjar \"cpb\""@ insert my surname here wrote:
On 07/12/2014 07:00, harryagain wrote:
Had some unexpected Polish sub-contractors at my place the other day.
Useless set of ******s, just out to make a quick buck clearly.
Why anybody would want to employ Poles baffles me...

Because most people find them diligent, hard working and polite.


+1
Not so sure about the Lithuanians though.

Its silly to claim that any particular ethnic group is homogenously
anything.

"harryagain" wrote in message
...

"ARW" wrote in message
...
"harryagain" wrote in message
...
Had some unexpected Polish sub-contractors at my place the other day.
Useless set of ******s, just out to make a quick buck clearly.

So did they do a **** job? What exactly did they do?

Why anybody would want to employ Poles baffles me.

TBH the ones I have worked with have been superb hard working lads who
did a god job.


Well you're the sort of person whose job is at risk.

Bull****.

Unless you're prepared to end up working for nothing and eating grass.

Bull****.

On 07/12/2014 07:00, harryagain wrote:
Had some unexpected Polish sub-contractors at my place the other day.
Useless set of ******s, just out to make a quick buck clearly.
Why anybody would want to employ Poles baffles me.

Get a cheap job but when they've f***d off back to Poland where are you?
Especially on electricial or plumbing work.
Why would anyone think they know anything about standards/regulations in the
UK?


Well, I got a guy to fit a woodburner for us. He's known locally - his
business was partly built up from his fathers chimney sweep company.

And he's F***ed of abroad leaving it unsafe to use because he didn't
follow the regs.

And HETAS don't want to know.

Andy