Neighbours take the p!ss

[SimonG]

another plumber sidled up to me today and commented that he understood I told his customer to go forth an procreate on the phone after they asked for a written quote to fit a cooker hose, he said I wouldnt have much work if I carried on like that. From memory it was a telephone call at 9:30 on a saturday evening and they wanted the job done on the tuesday after they had seen a written quote, seems they caught me at a bad moment 🙂

I'd be giving him the same advice 🙂

 

[SimonG]

You have no idea how loudly I laughed when I read that! 🙂

Written by a man who has plenty of experience dealing with customers 🙂 Trouble is that your customers should (tongue in cheek) know what they are on about.

 

[Destroyer2813]

Written by a man who has plenty of experience dealing with customers 🙂 Trouble is that your customers should (tongue in cheek) know what they are on about.

Emphasis on the should but how many times do you go in with a blank mind saying I need a thingy to vet from this to that

 

[SimonG]

My mind goes blank whenever I go anywhere. I've started to write everything down now, what a difference.

 

[Destroyer2813]

Plus I had 1 on the phone the other day asking if I could do a llsc on a property she don't even own yet :banghead:

 

[tamz]

Never but lots of times go in the merchants and think wtf am i in here for? I'll start with a coffee while i try to remember :lol:

 

[tamz]

My mind goes blank whenever I go anywhere. I've started to write everything down now, what a difference.

That old works until you forget where you put the pen or throw the *** packet out the van window :smile:

 

[SimonG]

Plus I had 1 on the phone the other day asking if I could do a llsc on a property she don't even own yet :banghead:

Went to look at a job last Wednesday in a pub. Gents and ladies toilets refurb and new bathroom in flat upstairs. Young lad there who let me in. Didn't know what they wanted. So I just measured up and left. Still don't know what they want. They were chasing me yesterday for the price. They've had one estimate of 10k, I said I could beat it, just. Gents has 4 urinals, basin and two traps, ladies has basin and two traps.

 

[rocketmanbkk]

Nostrum,

I'm fecked of for you.

Puss takers, I've taken a couple of puss taking knocks but am tougher now.

Forget her or if she wants someone else doing, charge her right. You don't owe her anything.

Feckers.

 

[Ermintrude]

How many times have u finished a system and then it's been trouble free for over a year..... Get a call loosing pressure or rads don't work. DIY or cowboy been in and fitted new kitchen or bathroom and some rads......... The system has a 10year warranty ?? Yeh only if we work on it!!

 

[Toxic Ted]

Nostrum,

I'm fecked of for you.

Puss takers, I've taken a couple of puss taking knocks but am tougher now.

Forget her or if she wants someone else doing, charge her right. You don't owe her anything.

Feckers.

Oooooooohhh..........hark at you..... getting tuff lol

 

[Leo21]

I had a guy on, bought a flat and wanted a cp12. Anyway it's brand new, so I told him he's exempt for twelve months. So he says what of I give you £25 to check it over. Laugh! Nearly bought a round.

 

[Ray Stafford]

Written by a man who has plenty of experience dealing with customers 🙂 Trouble is that your customers should (tongue in cheek) know what they are on about.

Yeah. Right. Know what they are on about? Sure they do. 🙂

 

[rocketmanbkk]

I am Toxic!! A lot of wasters and people wanting things for free. Not a problem if your my wife or mother but if I've never spoke/seen you before then feck off !!!

 

[SimonG]

Not a neighbour but bathroom I started today. Bath out, nice shower going in, multi panels, tiling, new wc, new basin all supplied by customer. Stripped everything out, floor up and sort out routes for new pipework. Getting near to going home so I decided to check all the bits. First thing was the shower pump, opens box and it's a single impellor, wc's next and it's fully shrouded, shame that the soil pipes internal and in the corner of the room, despite me putting the pan into position the half wit couldn't understand the problem. Then to top it off the basin waste was unslotted, yet the basin has an overflow. I love my job.

The bathroom gets better, they've had to return the shower as it was made up of two showers and I drag the three multi panels upstairs to find that there's no corner trim. Corner trims coming Thursday, my last day, gonna be a long one 🙂