Custards- I ask you!!!

[rocketmanbkk]

Friends

Just had a call from a custard, toilet won't fill, can I go to look.

Yep- £30 call out or I'll price to fix there and then.

How much to fix?

Don't know, maybe £40/£50

That's too much.

Ok, my toilet works, no problems.

So will you come to look.

Yep, £30 call out.

I can't pay its too much,

Ok, no problems.

Will you fix it.

Yep but I need to look and ....

She wanted me to fix the flush issue for a tenner!!!!!!

Good one, I'm quiet but even I'm not that desperate!!!!

Happy Sunday all.

Rct

 

[LPC]

I never answer my phone on a Sunday, always let it go to answerphone. Then if it's something good I can ring them back, if it's an idiot like this I can ring them back tomorrow and say I was out all day and left my phone at home.

 

[jtsplumbing]

Me to, answer phone on / mobile on silent.

 

[buckley plumb]

get them a lot leave phone off at wk ends now just turn it on now and again to check

 

[kay-jay]

had a call earlier.....

my tap is broken and the kitchen is flooding.

ok but theres a 50 quid call out on sundays.

ok, can you come tomorrow......

 

[Kyle87]

had a call earlier.....

my tap is broken and the kitchen is flooding.

ok but theres a 50 quid call out on sundays.

ok, can you come tomorrow......

Can I ask how you do your call out fee. I don't know why but I confuse myself with call out fees.

So £50 call out fee.
Does that cover an hours labour.

Or is it £50 quid to turn up. Then you say it will be £40 quid to fix your whatever

So total bill for an hours work = £90

 

[lame plumber]

sunday first hour £150, simple rate, second hour £55 ect

 

[kay-jay]

Can I ask how you do your call out fee. I don't know why but I confuse myself with call out fees.

So £50 call out fee.
Does that cover an hours labour.

Or is it £50 quid to turn up. Then you say it will be £40 quid to fix your whatever

So total bill for an hours work = £90

call out fee is just to turn up. work is then charged extra

 

[Ermintrude]

call out fee is just to turn up. work is then charged extra

Call fee is just to take the call. Engineer dispatch allocation charge - me to call one of chumps, engineer unsocial working time adjustment - for being expected to go to a job at 17.01 on a week day!

 

[fogarty]

Where I work now weekends are just another day of the week. They are paid at single time. Times are changing. Employers have the power. If you don't like it ,tough. Trouble is these people have to pay for plumbers to fix their problems and it's not easy. I earn less now than I did 10 years ago.

 

[Leo21]

I don't do call outs as a rule, but got a call yesterday. Aparantly the heating system I fitted six months ago was leaking by the boiler and pouring through the ceiling.
So I drive the ten mile or so with my Mrs words ringing in my ears, don't be long we're going out.
i get there and it's a damp patch! And to add insult to injury it was a leaking fecking waste pipe!

 

[Rickster123]

Where I work now weekends are just another day of the week. They are paid at single time. Times are changing. Employers have the power. If you don't like it ,tough. Trouble is these people have to pay for plumbers to fix their problems and it's not easy. I earn less now than I did 10 years ago.

Standard rate on Sundays? I think they're mugging you off foggy mate.

 

[Ray Stafford]

Gave up working / opening weekends back in 2000. As the aussies would say "good call".

 

[Leo21]

Gave up working / opening weekends back in 2000. As the aussies would say "good call".

Yes but they also think fosters is good!

 

[Toxic Ted]

Gave up working / opening weekends back in 2000. As the aussies would say "good call".

But that means i have to shop at Grahams or screwshed on a sat morning..........just no commitment these days....tut tut

 

[Ray Stafford]

But that means i have to shop at Grahams or screwshed on a sat morning..........just no commitment these days....tut tut

Yeah yeah. Whatever. It makes you appreciate us more Monday to Friday. 🙂

 

[Toxic Ted]

I have to say Mr Stafford, its a bloody good job i don't have an input into your appraisal.............you would sack yourself!

 

[Ray Stafford]

I have to say Mr Stafford, its a bloody good job i don't have an input into your appraisal.............you would sack yourself!

Meh! Seriously, we weighed up the extra money to be made by working Saturdays for the benefit if the likes if you, against the quality of life benefits to us of lying in bed of a weekend.

You lost. 🙂

 

[Leo21]

My thoughts exactly.

 

[lame plumber]

Meh! Seriously, we weighed up the extra money to be made by working Saturdays for the benefit if the likes if you, against the quality of life benefits to us of lying in bed of a weekend.

You lost. 🙂

pointless merchants being open on sat for me as I hate working we ends 🙂