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Weird Call Out

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My experiences with encounters with the opposite sex. when I was a apprentice I was working at a collage I walk in to a room and there was this lady being painted with no clothes on at that time in my life I did not no this kind of thing went on I stood there in shock then turned rounded and walked out red faced.
My next one was a lady Aboat the same age as me and she just sat there with her dressing gown open winking.i just ignored her and carried on working.
Then there where two of us on this one very attractive lady walking from her bed room to bathroom several times doors open all the time and talking to us at first did not no where to look but then I thought if she is happy talking to us with no clothes on fine so we where talking to her.she then managed to get dressed in to a bikini to do some sun bathing out side ( no sun and not good weather) but stayed in this little bikini the rest of the day.
The most recent one was a little strange I had just turned up and was working in the airing cupboard one of those doors half and half the top half was open. the next thing I see is a naked girl Aboat 18 walk past with just a short t shirt on at this point I think she does not no I am hear so I shout down to her dad I will be down in a minute to turn it off no reply from the dad but the girl heard me with out a doubt.the next thing this girl is in front of me in the bathroom stroking her pet cat concerned that the cat may hurt its self on my tools.i reassured her that her cat should be ok and she just carried on talking to me for a while (I was a bit worried if her parents came up but how do you tell someone to leave a room in there own house).she eventually went in to her bed room but left her door open bang opposite where I was working tried not to pay much attention got the job finished.the strangest thing was when I went to the Kitchin to give the owners the invoice the girl was sitting opposite her mum still with just a short t shirt on.i just assume the family was in to some kind of naturism.but does give us some interesting story's .on all occasions I have told the wife as you never no.
 
next thing this girl is in front of me in the bathroom stroking her pet cat concerned that the cat may hurt its self on my tool.i reassured her that her cat should be ok and she just carried on talking to me for a while

Is this a euphemism? :rolleyes2:
 
We could do with this and the other similar thread being merged into a single 'Strange Encounters of The Plumbing Kind' or something.
 
And Vaillant's are usually 'Valiant's'.
That really bugs me! I phone Vaillants technical once and the guy answered "Vay-Lee-Unt Technical, Bob speaking, how can I help?" I felt like replying "Well you can start by pronouncing you're employers name correctly for one!"

I often repair Worcestershire Bosch boilers aswell!
 
Once got called out to an elderly gent who had installed an outside tap to help him wash his car. Apparently it didn't work very well and the boiler was constantly tripping out. He was pleasantly surprised that sometime the water was warm.
Answers on a post card ( oh yes, pressure was always dropping on his system as well. )
 
I tell you what I'm not enjoying at the moment, call outs from my neighbours.

I know that sounds miserable, but I like to know when I'm home that I can choose whether to pick up the phone.

I moved from a totally remote property with no neighbours at all, to a house in a little close. Everyone is really friendly and maybe I'm just being a git. But I keep getting asked to do work by neighbours, and I'm really not up for it at all.

I got nabbed this very morning on the way out to my van. What can you say! "sorry mate, get another plumber" makes me look like a right ****!

I did actually turn down a bathroom, as I felt ok saying I was too busy for that, but when someone wants their immersion heater changed, it’s quite tricky to say no!
 
I tell you what I'm not enjoying at the moment, call outs from my neighbours.

I know that sounds miserable, but I like to know when I'm home that I can choose whether to pick up the phone.

I moved from a totally remote property with no neighbours at all, to a house in a little close. Everyone is really friendly and maybe I'm just being a git. But I keep getting asked to do work by neighbours, and I'm really not up for it at all.

I won't work for anybody in at least a ten door radius. You end up getting the muppet three doors away knocking on your door at half eight at night because the taps dripping.

I got nabbed this very morning on the way out to my van. What can you say! "sorry mate, get another plumber" makes me look like a right ****!

I did actually turn down a bathroom, as I felt ok saying I was too busy for that, but when someone wants their immersion heater changed, it’s quite tricky to say no!

Just tell them you have a policy of not working for neighbours, as your home is a no work area.
 
Been there danny. I've done work for neighbours before. One of them thinks they don't have to pay me because i'm their 'friend', another one pays me with a few pots of ice cream that she gets from her work, and another one likes to knock on my door on sunday mornings for some diy advice.
 
It's annoying isn't it. At least when the phone rings you can just not pick up. I'm not about to start creeping around beneath the windows so I can't get spotted. Maybe I should just purchase an electric fence/guard dog! LOL. God I sound like a miserable ol miser. I'm not honest!
 
It's annoying isn't it. At least when the phone rings you can just not pick up. I'm not about to start creeping around beneath the windows so I can't get spotted. Maybe I should just purchase an electric fence/guard dog! LOL. God I sound like a miserable ol miser. I'm not honest!

You don't sound miserable Danny, it's just annoying. I was out at work until half seven tonight, if somebody had collared me as I come out the van I would have bitten their heads off. I've had words with a couple of the neighbours when they've asked me something as I was coming out the van. Grrrrrrrrr, I get annoyed just thinking about it.
 
yeah we got a guard dog. A 6 month old golden retriever. turns out our neighbor terrified of dogs and whenever the dog spots her it gets all frisky with her lol. She never seems to walk down our garden now for some reason
 
is it a " can you pop round to have a quick look at it now , it ll only take you 5 muinutes" kind of job?? i hate it when people tell me that " it ll only take you a few minuets" drives me insane! or the " this is how we use to do it back in the day"
 

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