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Dannypipe

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Had an interesting day.

First off, two blokes that work for me are off. Colin and Ben. Over the weekend, Ben slept with Colin's girlfriend, while Colin was away. Luckilly Colin is off as he's on a car rally, but he knows what's happened and isn't amused. Ben has evaporated, but I'm sure will surface.

Added to that, I've had hassles from a customer. I have hired a cherry picker to do his work. Booked in weeks ago but the last bloke who hired the cherry picker broke it...and everytime I call the hire company to ask when I'll get the machine, they tell me tomorrow. This has been going on two weeks. Makes me look like a numpty, but don't want to hire from someone else as more expensive, and it will take a couple of days. My machine might be here tommorow!!

Then today, I froze a system to cut in two radiators. Did the link and defrosted it, only to hear the sound we all dread. There was an open end, as someone hadn't sweated in the link further down the line and my fault for not checking it. (The room was full of junk, and I just assumed it had been done). Luckilly no harm done, but it did flood out into the basement we're converting. Luckilly still a building site, but bit of a clean up job.

Then as leaving work. Customer called, no hot water. A two and a half round trip for me, and it was just a high limit trip on the immersion stat. I changed the stat, as I don't want it to trip again.

I'm allready on my second glass of vino, and eyeing the cupboard where the whisky lives!!

If you managed to read through my rant, well done, have a beer on me!!
 
Lol sounds like an episode from a soap lmao
O well put them both in basement and let the water cool them off after a good milling lol
 
On the plus side, I'll be quite interested to see what Colin is going to do!! LOL

I wouldn't want to be the one who had slept with his girlfriend lets put it that way. But doesn't exactly help me run my business smoothly.
 
On the plus side, I'll be quite interested to see what Colin is going to do!! LOL

I wouldn't want to be the one who had slept with his girlfriend lets put it that way. But doesn't exactly help me run my business smoothly.

Is she that rough or is he just a nutter? Gonna make an interesting few days - keep us posted!

Oh! And I'll have a beer with you!
 
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Enjoying a nice Tiger beer. Going down rather nicely after the mare of a day I've had. Nothing in comparison to yours though Danny so I won't bore you with it!

Get the 3 of them together & film the consequences! One way or another it might be of some light entertainment to someone :biggrinjester:
 
He's not a nutter, infact a lovely bloke. It's just he's ridiculously strong. I mean, I've been in the construction game since I was a lad, and I've met some strong blokes. But Colin is just mental. He's not massive. Example. In the summer, I had the lads shifting these great big RSJ's. It took three of them to carry them and they were still swearing.

Colin carried them on his own on his shoulder, even tipping it back to get it up the ladder. I had a bricky subbing for me at the time. Real old school bloke, who said, anyone who carries that much weight on his own is thick, but strong!!

So that's been my nickname for him, but not to his face. Good old 'Thick N Strong'
 
I will keep you posted, my guess is that Ben & Col will kiss and make up. They've both worked for me for a couple of years at least, and are good mates...and work really well together. Booze makes people do silly things. The girl in question is no great stunner, but from what I hear, was laying it on a plate, and for a single bloke (with a few beers on board) that's a very hard thing to refuse. I wouldn't know, it's been that long since I've been single, or anyone other than the wife has offered it on a plate!! 🙂
 
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3 hours out of my day today for an idiot wasting my time on a quote.
1hour to get there vokera compact knackered ignition board and expansion vessel. first noticed 15 mm gas supply needed upgrading approx 5 mtrs in all. new boiler. and then says i want to replace the rads as well 7 in total straight swaps easy enough so have a reckon of my prices and quotes £1800.00 inc tf1 filter. he says oh i was expecting something around £1200.00 and he wasnt joking. to say my blood was boiling would be an understatement i am busy enough as it i dont need numpty's like this wasting my time.

then stuck in traffic for 1 1/2 hours on way back got in at 7.00pm
 

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