Crazy Days.

[SimonG]

Finished Thursday night, Christmas do Friday and been finishing bits and pieces around the house (all those jobs been putting off through the year been too busy).

Friday - message left about fitting wood burning stove (gotta phone back)
Saturday - leak, told them I'm not working, gave me a load of crap over the phone so I went and knocked on there door to explain. Very colourful.
Saturday - oil boiler needs servicing before christmas, why the hurry, it's not working. Tough.
Sunday - message, nothing urgent just give me a call in the new year re a bathroom.
Sunday - message, the boiler I'm supposed to be swapping in February is playing up, no hot water. They e-mailed a photo of the front of the boiler so I could tell what three port it is, bloody acl. Going to them tomorrow dinner, can get the wifes perfume at the same time though.
Sunday - phone call, I need a plumber, I normally use somebody else but he's not answering the phone. I explained he's obviously smarter than me, keep trying.
Sunday - text message, no heating upstairs, only downstairs. Text back you'll have to wait till new year. Heat rises and sleep in a hat and socks.

Yes I know it's a good business oportunity to get a sniff at somebody elses work, but find it never happens that way.

Oh and my phone has now gone from silent mode to off.

Merry Christmas

 

[Barry98]

And a partridge in a pear tree

 

[Leo21]

Great isn't it, we seem to be the only trade not allowed time off.

 

[Phil]

I was awoke from my stupor at 9:15am this morning by the phone ringing off the hook, I couldn't hit the call end button quick enough but it rang and rang so I had to answer even though I couldn't string a sentance together. Water leaking into the flat below.......

Got myself together and headed out only to be called when I was in the van that she's suddenly remembered she's got British gas cover and could I be 'cancelled'. 🙁

Bathroom quote yesterday and once booked for Christmas Eve.

 

[Millsy 82]

Ive been on call all weekend and not been out I was expecting the phone to ring constantly and I was worried I wouldnt have chance to get the last few presents I needed to get for my son.

I had 1 call friday night from a council tenant who had just had an install by our company 3 of the rads not working told them to shut off the working rads to force through still no luck. The idiots obviously hadnt tested the system so I said Im not coming out to that I will let the boss get the installer back out. Text my boss when they were at the christmas party saying get the installer back out he hasnt done his job properley.

3 Calls on saturday 1st in sunderland 2nd in bradford 3rd in north yorkshire all for a large council contractor the people couldnt understand why I refused to do them until I described that it would take 3 hrs to get to bradford and probably 5 for sunderland.

1 Call today at 8.45 Air heat source I told the bloke no point me coming out to look at that all I can say is yep its not working and walk away phones back at 6 and says where are you I just started laughing.

 

[Hybrid]

I was finished for xmas on friday.
Had a call from a mate at 6 tonight, a friend of his can't fire the boiler up on a house he rents out. After cursing myself all the way there I I turn up and it's just a snapped spade connector on the ignition lead. Swapped out in 2 mins, overcome with xmas spirit so only charged £60. Back there in the new year to service the boiler, fire, range cooker and lgsc and same again in a second house. Merry Christmas.