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When ask by the customer if i would like tea or coffee i always reply "it depends on the biscuits" 9/10 i get " would you like something to eat" no wonder i am getting over weight.😀
 
lol i can never be that cheeky 🙄 but i always go coffee, altho i do prefere tea., its just that none of my customers seem to be able to make tea like i can.

golden rule before turning of the water, .. "is ya kettle full mrs smith, im about to turn the water off"

pretty much gets you a drink every time
 
i love tea but they never seem to stir it properly, give it a stir for about 5 secs...it's fine. but most people just give it a quick...flick almost...then it tastes like dredge.
 
Did a job for an old dear last month and she kept me supplied with lots of tea and even cooked a proper lunch with pudding and all!
 
cant beat the bacon or sausage sandwiches

They make my day and its usually the OAPs

'Are you hungry dear'

'well iv been too busy to have chance to grab anything today'

works a charm, now pass the ketchup
 
Last time I was offered a cup of tea was in 1987,march 8th 4.30 pm

The customer had had her family round, the hour before and the daughter had left 3/4 of a cup ,the customer was just about to pour it down the sink,when she looked up and saw me out side in the pouring rain and sleet fixing her dish washer waste and took pity on me and passed it through the cat flap, our eyes met for an instant and a tear formed in the side of my eye, such kindness has stayed with me for years
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we recently worked in a house and the customer teased us all day by making herself tea all day and didn't even offer us any ????

Either would of been nice 😀
 
If offered tea or coffe I usually reply with a black coffe with arfur sugar and tomatoe suace on me bacon sandwich please, usually works too
 
Over here in Northern Ireland not only do you get a cuppa but you often get a couple of slices of buttered wheaten bread and cheese.

"No, Honestly Pet, I'm not hungry, just the tea'll be fine!"

"Och, sit you down. I've made it now!"
 
been to a few of them myself no no no!!! some you have to wipe your feet on the way out😱🙂regards turnpin
 
Whenever the plumber or boiler service engineer comes here there is always a brew or two and a box of biscuits. It's only civilised.
 
Over here in Northern Ireland not only do you get a cuppa but you often get a couple of slices of buttered wheaten bread and cheese.

"No, Honestly Pet, I'm not hungry, just the tea'll be fine!"

"Och, sit you down. I've made it now!"

very much like Wales then,cracking hospitality
 
very much like Wales then,cracking hospitality

Ah the Welsh.

Many many years ago when I were still moist behind the ears I asked the landlord of the hostelry we were in what time last orders were.

"Depends, what time are you leaving?"

"I think I love you!"
 
I am a tea 2 sugars ..My metor used to use the ' we are switching your water off now , so if you want to fill your kettle ' hint . It usually works x
 
Home now, I've a better thought fora drop of water...... Straight into this glass of single malt I'm holding!
 
well when i call at a custos address first thing i say is is your kettle broke they say no then i say well why isnt it on then then ask them have the biscuit fairies been
 
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If i need a drink i normally just help myself then when no water comes out the tap I shout "is the water off?!" to myself. I then reply "yeah!" the customer looks slighty bemused, i then open the fridge and help myself to the ham and as i try and fit 5 slices at a time in my gob i mutter "I'm charging extra for this..." Then I ask the customer if it would be possible to fill the kettle up from the toilet as this is the only place water is available.
 
when we were working on the council refurbs years ago, (when they did them right and did all the work when the house was empty between tenants), we used to go next door and say "i'm the plumber working in the empty house next door, i need you to check your water and electricity is still on" when they came back and said they were, we used to say "great, stick the kettle on there are 4 of us in there and we are gasping" worked every single time, with the punter commenting on how cheeky we were for asking, now the guys would get a disciplinary for being so rude
 
Been banned from drinking redbull by my boss, and cant drink milk, so double black coffee with 3 sugars it is. Sure redbull must healthier
 
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