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As this is the private gas safe forum, i'm gonna vent my anger......I'm gonna blow, i tell ya!


Its spreading like wild fire, every man and his dog are doing gas work! the ole, i'll fit it and get somebody to sign it off. Why do i bother.........

The money i spend on being legal

Liability insurance
just became oftec ( had to increase liability) and this stupid workmanship policy
just renewed my acs for the 5th time
unvented training
renewable training ( joke)
boiler training to keep up to speed.
other training courses.
Run/ maintain a van
Work my arse for long hours, bending over backwards to provide excellent service
bad bad, with endless chiropractic bills
bad hips
solder burns
flux in cuts
cold tea ( to busy to drink it)
Being meticulous
Just been stung £350 for a kitchen ceiling repaint.......ooops, didn't nip bath tap con properly!!!
receding hairline
losing charm with the ladies
getting intolerant of customers
Getting invoices out
chasing money
doing paperwork
putting money in bank
doing books
paying HMRC.......B*stards!!
Registering boilers n stuff with gas safe and it costs money
Jumping thru hoops when long term customers click their fingers

and best till last


F*cking Builders.......


Rant over!

Arghhhh, i feel better.
 
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Doesn't help up here when half of newcastle city council and north tyneside councils gas lads are moonlighting
 
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Doesn't help up here when half of newcastle city council and north tyneside councils gas lads are moonlighting


Same around here so many illegals its utterly ridiculous best of it is when i spoke to my local inspector few months back he didn't believe me lol
 
To pay for all the things you listed in post 1. Swings and round abouts.

Yeah I suppose, but they make you have it. I've been there done that, 2 x boiler upgrades a week, charging £3500 a pop and then there's the little jobs to do on the way home.
 
Do you work hard?

I work my **** off in all honesty. But I always have worked in the same way and always loved price work. This week I've had a combi swap Monday (very easy), standard boiler and cylinder swap yesterday (home for 3.20) , standard boiler and cylinder today with vertical flue (home for 4), tomorrow and Friday I've got a 2 day standard to combi with rad valves.
But I love it mate, always have.
 

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