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installing a boiler in a garage, old flue was in wrong position, so had to use an ext and elbow to meet regs. Starting drilling core and the clutch starts slipping. so took an age, thinking of a new ddm3, until I dropped the new flue, buggered elbow doh, another is in the van. Got over myself, popped it all together to check fit. Looked outside, pulled flue out a tadge and bang, the opaque double glazing became see through Doh, elbow dropped off.............. Feeling sad, rang glazing firm for quick replacement of glazing unit..... £117 quoted... had a sad cup of coffee. Ho hum got going fitted it all together and fired it all up, started commissioning checks but thought lunchtime, bugger left it on the kitchen table at home.............. really sad now. ring ring some aussie wanting a job, cut him off, ring ring he's back, not for long :0 ring ring wtf Aussie again so I reminded him why we chose Astralia to deprot them too and would bugger off back there, I am not recruiting. ring ring wtfff, why dont you, oh high dear, yes it is my lunch, oh ok I wont curse at you down the phone in future, note to self.. flowers on way home. then rang the owner with the good news about the boiler and bad about the window, not phased at all, post the invoice when its all done she goes, life improving again, I hate days like this. Another pain was 5 calls all wanting their boiler repaired today!!!!!! so off they all went looking elsewhere, dont they realise folk who arent busy, normally arent busy for a reason!!!!!!!!!
 
Sometimes we just have to suck it up, down a couple of beers and look forward to the joys of tomorrow my friend 🙂 I pray it's a fruitful one and a little less stress-filled 🙂

Regards the additional work, get yourself someone like me who can't be RS'd with installations and lives to be available for in day repairs 🙂
 
Every days a school day eh Lame I read somewhere Todays are Tomorrows just waiting to happen hope in your case its not always true ....regards Turnpin:lol:
 
my installations are only to replace totally ffecked boilers 🙂

Mine too and only if it's ground floor 🙂 haven't got a ladder rack and don't want one! Still worth knowing someone who can keep your custards happy if you're tied up, I think we all need that now and again yeh?
 
**** happens and sometimes you have to chill. Went to pick up my 4 grant westfield panels this morning. They sent the wrong ones.
 
good thing is, I how have someone to go to for some replacement doors I need in the Spring for one of my flats 🙂
 
Mine too and only if it's ground floor 🙂 haven't got a ladder rack and don't want one! Still worth knowing someone who can keep your custards happy if you're tied up, I think we all need that now and again yeh?

yep, did that 2 years back when I was laid up in hospital and the barsteward nicked all the custards I asked him to look after, plus 5 boilers I had been keeping going all got replaced by him, so not so keen on having someone to help nowadays!!!!!!!!!!
 
yep, did that 2 years back when I was laid up in hospital and the barsteward nicked all the custards I asked him to look after, plus 5 boilers I had been keeping going all got replaced by him, so not so keen on having someone to help nowadays!!!!!!!!!!

Think i might have paid him a visit with a free lesson in loyalty.
 
couldnt do a lot when I came out of hospital, memory mellows over time, but when he walks in the merchants I tend to leave, as the owner has asked me not to kick off 🙂
 
yep, did that 2 years back when I was laid up in hospital and the barsteward nicked all the custards I asked him to look after, plus 5 boilers I had been keeping going all got replaced by him, so not so keen on having someone to help nowadays!!!!!!!!!!

Think i might have paid him a visit with a free lesson in loyalty.

me too,the axe would be out

What none of you have considered is that the guy might be likeable and just won the custards over with the sheer force of his personality.

Whereas Lame with his grumpy misdemeanor......
 
What none of you have considered is that the guy might be likeable and just won the custards over with the sheer force of his personality.

Whereas Lame with his grumpy misdemeanor......

Yes and he might also be a two faced, backstabbing little git with a liking for taking advantage of somebody in a hole.

Talking of grumpy old gits, aren't you due for your turn on the callout menstrual cycle John?
 
toxic gets my vote on this one. Anyhow, todays adventure involved a 12 yr old halstead eden, on lpg with the cyls next to windows and on top over a large open drain, so 2 ARs to start with on a cp12. got to the tightness test andc just watched my electonic manometer stroll down to 5 mb!!, thought it had broken so out with the big water tube and it did the same, mmmmmmmmmm ID time. Informed the lady of her problem, her comment its been passed by at least 3 other techies over the years.

So got to look at why the boiler was leaking, Cu tube on the condensate drain 🙂 full of holes, at which point my nice demeanor meant that said lady admitted her installer was her handyman.............
So out with the pad and warning signs, booked a date for repairs and upgrade of cyl position. At this point the lady of the manor went and swapped out of her camouflage painting kit into her denim mini skirt and crop top and heels, and I had apoplexy and a choking fit, being she was in her late 60s roaring into her 70s, and my calm demeanor dissolved into the giggles for 10 mins, so had to rush to the van to dry my sore eyes and gather myself for the invoice and booking a return date.

My return visit will involve a long straight face and no I wont be going down that particular route that some of you advise/dream of, despite her car plate being J 5EXY, which she really isnt 🙂 and I will attempt a couple of pics to keep Croppies perverted mind happy next week 🙂
 
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