I do everything....

[secret squirrel]

I was working for a friend yesterday, (no good deed goes unpunished) anyway, whilst I was working she also had a 'handy man, property maintenance expert in' Unfortunately, he saw her bill, not that I was embarrassed but I don't think its good form for other trades to know what I/we charge.

He looked over her shoulder when she was writing the cheque and said 'I'd have done it cheaper than that' I personally have an attitude with the 'I can do it all but I've got no qualifications brigade', I've got a pair of grips so I'm a plumber and an electrical screwdriver so I am a sparks.

I asked him whether, he had liability insurance, whether he was water regs qualified, whether he'd worked on my friends unvented hot water supply and understood it and taken the time to do the course, whether he was part p qualified whether he paid membership costs to Ciphe, whether he knew what Ciphe was. At this he looked quite embarrassed he laughed so I continued 'or maybe the only cards you carry is your nectar points card and tesco club card'

Luckily my friend has known me for years and knows my character very well, she gave me my cheque and asked me whether I'd go back next week to paint the skirting boards!

My answer 'I've got a paint brush at home so I must be a painter and decorator'

 

[Barry98]

good on ya fella , they wind me up summat cronic especially when they have the cheek to ask for your help when you doing your own thing

 

[quality]

Ya did ya self proud mate

 

[mountainman]

Nice one.

 

[WaterTight]

Sounds like the kind of thing I'd say in my head while driving away. At the time I'd have said something like, 'there is always someone who will do it cheaper' which doesn't really mean or explain anything. Kudos, young squirrel.

 

[dave1]

Good reply. Stood your ground well.

 

[grahamgas]

Probably a fireman!!

 

[Phil]

I could do with this guys number, my van needs washing.

 

[JCplumb]

Nip over the pennines to ***bria, there's a handy man there who could wash your van 😉 Might take him longer than someone who is a qualified van-washer though... Oh and then he might go on the UK Van-washers forum and tell them they must be using B+Q Vanwashing kits to do it faster than him...
:rant:

 

[dontknowitall]

"I'd have done it cheaper."

"Yeah, probably. But I don't have spurs and a cowboy hat."

 

[tamz]

"I'd have done it cheaper."

Out of common courtesy to the woman of the house here i'll not hair pull you up and down the road but i just might next time i see you :wink:

 

[Dotty]

Hair pull????

Skirt wearing Jessie!

 

[mountainman]

Probably a fireman!!

Your probably dead right there.

 

[SimonG]

"I'd have done it cheaper."

Out of common courtesy to the woman of the house here i'll not hair pull you up and down the road but i just might next time i see you :wink:

"I'd have done it cheaper."

Then I would have come back in, and done it right, at your expense.

 

[tamz]

Hair pull????

Skirt wearing Jessie!

Just makes it so much easier to knock the teeth out his head :smile:

 

[Dotty]

Just makes it so much easier to knock the teeth out his head :smile:

Ah that was ok. I'm still gonna hide under the stairs for a wee while till you see the funny side...........

 

[Barry98]

Don't worry croppie I'll hold ya hand