Worst/funniest call-out

[Nostrum]

On the subject of the lonely housewife requiring a special service, has anyone encountered this sort of thing?!?! Just like you see in the videos?!?!

if only! although i can guarantee if it ever did, they wouldn't look anything like they do in the video's!

 

[tamz]

I was working for the council at the time. We lived up ladders Birmingham council love vertical flues for some reason. They also love housing dole scrounging, drug dealing, old lady mugging, living off he state junkies. Which is why I left, I hated every minute of it, the only good side was the money.

When i was serving my time i saw some states of houses. Total pig sty's. Over the years i moved into different work and got away from the council scheme'y stuff to such a degree i thought people were improving their lifestyles.
A few years back i got a contract back in the schemes. Nothing had changed, in fact it had gotten worse than the 70's. Drink was the biggest problem then and people really had nothing. Now it is drugs and everyone thinks they deserve more handouts.
When the contract was up i had the option to keep it going. I let it slide and went back to working for normal people.
I wouldn't do the scum class again no matter what the price was.

 

[Leo21]

When i was serving my time i saw some states of houses. Total pig sty's. Over the years i moved into different work and got away from the council scheme'y stuff to such a degree i thought people were improving their lifestyles.
A few years back i got a contract back in the schemes. Nothing had changed, in fact it had gotten worse than the 70's. Drink was the biggest problem then and people really had nothing. Now it is drugs and everyone thinks they deserve more handouts.
When the contract was up i had the option to keep it going. I let it slide and went back to working for normal people.
I wouldn't do the scum class again no matter what the price was.

I worked on contracts like that. There were "some" good people, but not many. They all bought stuff on catalogues. Used to wipe my feet on the way out.

 

[villa_tom]

When i was serving my time i saw some states of houses. Total pig sty's. Over the years i moved into different work and got away from the council scheme'y stuff to such a degree i thought people were improving their lifestyles.
A few years back i got a contract back in the schemes. Nothing had changed, in fact it had gotten worse than the 70's. Drink was the biggest problem then and people really had nothing. Now it is drugs and everyone thinks they deserve more handouts.
When the contract was up i had the option to keep it going. I let it slide and went back to working for normal people.
I wouldn't do the scum class again no matter what the price was.

talking of pig stys, there was a contractor at the council, who on the landlords cert, where it says boiler location, put pig sty on loads of them. He thought it was funny, as did I when I heard, but they got rid of him as all the certs had to be redone, he lost his job which was a shame but it was funny.

Id have loved to have seen the tenants face when they see it on the form. But I doubt many saw it as most people threw is straight in the bin.

Like yourself I wouldn't do like to do council work again, but I'm buying a house in January so can't be so picky. Luckily I'm working in private hours at the moment and hopefully it lasts. I used hate council, there's nothing worse than getting out the showers the morning all lovely and clean then one job down at 9 in the morning, you fell dirty as hell and just want to go home.

 

[villa_tom]

I worked on contracts like that. There were "some" good people, but not many. They all bought stuff on catalogues. Used to wipe my feet on the way out.

I don't think one ever met a nice person on the council. I was stuck on high rise flats and just dealt with people who though they where owed a living. I can be a big of a snob sometimes and rightly or wrongly I make up my mind about a tenant when they open the door. If I don't like them and their living in Satans anus then their getting the cold shoulder off me.

It wasn't so much the visual mess that bothered me it was the smell, some places make you wretch and the people seem oblivious to it.

 

[tamz]

I worked on contracts like that. There were "some" good people, but not many.

Usually some old dear who has lived there for 50 years and is now surrounded by scum!

One of the jobs i had on that contract was a choked toilet. Turned up to find the shyt piled a foot high in the pan.
I took the pan out and dumped the lot in the bath along with her bloo loo thing that was caught on the pan connector.
Put the pan back in and said that's you hen its cleared. I've left your shyte in the bath.
She was straight on the phone to the council but i told them to fk off and send someone else to clear the bath.

 

[SimonG]

Usually some old dear who has lived there for 50 years and is now surrounded by scum!

One of the jobs i had on that contract was a choked toilet. Turned up to find the shyt piled a foot high in the pan.
I took the pan out and dumped the lot in the bath along with her bloo loo thing that was caught on the pan connector.
Put the pan back in and said that's you hen its cleared. I've left your shyte in the bath.
She was straight on the phone to the council but i told them to fk off and send someone else to clear the bath.

Tremendous

 

[Leo21]

When they used to moan about they're free heating and how **** the council was, I used to say"why don't you do what I did" tenant "what?" And I'd say "get a job, work really hard and then buy your own house"

 

[tamz]

"get a job, work really hard and then buy your own house"

PMSL and miss out on all the perks of council (or should i say the new words "social housing") life :lol:

 

[villa_tom]

When they used to moan about they're free heating and how **** the council was, I used to say"why don't you do what I did" tenant "what?" And I'd say "get a job, work really hard and then buy your own house"

I have thought that on many occasion but the fear of a slap stopped me.
The only good thing about council work was being able to snatch any water fitting I changed and not worry about the damage. I snatched a three port once in a loft. Never again though, frightened the life out of me.

 

[tamz]

Half of them didn't know you were there! If you left the place cleaner that you found it they would probably put in a claim :lol:
Thank fk i don't do that stuff any more and never will

 

[villa_tom]

Half of them didn't know you were there! If you left the place cleaner that you found it they would probably put in a claim :lol:
Thank fk i don't do that stuff any more and never will

Most of them see you as an inconvenience. And god forbid you wake them up before two in the afternoon.

I do miss the lame apologies for the mess of the property. I used to here sorry about the mess I've been ill almost everyday.

 

[TomLane]

You were lucky to get an apology! I've been in some states of privately owned homes & not so much of a flicker of embarrassment about the condition of the house! The worst & definitely the one that really makes my blood boil is when young children are subjected to vile conditions! Regardless of financial circumstances cleanliness & personal hygiene are FREE!

 

[Dannypipe]

Seen some real pig styes myself. However, we're in the arms so I can mention this. The house I'm working in at the moment, is a big victorian town house. I don't know how much it would cost, but more than I could afford. It's all tidy, but they have a house rabbit, which roams anywhere it wants in the house.

And craps/****es all over the house. I mean all over it. I've found piles of rabbit crap on the third floor, and under a table that it particualry likes is a brown stain and piles of crap.

The home owners are hardly ever there, just late at night. It's also chewed all the cables to the lamps up...even knocking the RCD out the other week. It would be in the pot if it was up to me!

 

[tamz]

Just do it danny Pull its jacket over its head and enjoy a good stew :lol:

 

[SimonG]

Hmmmmmmm rabbit stew, but that would be danny 🙂

 

[SimonG]

Edit i meant Danny!

Why is there no edit button in the arms?

Cos we never make mistakes 🙂 🙂 🙂

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

dont know why you guys cant edit in the arms only us mods can

 

[Dannypipe]

Well its well fed so would probably make a tasty stew....Could make a nice hat out of the skin too.

Imagine, the customer comes home at night, "Mmmmm, something smells tasty".....!!!!

 

[jase158]

Was called out to my shower dont work, go through all the usual questions turned any water or electric of have a look at shower dont kick pump in take handset of holder dropped it in bath and removed head in case of air magic shower works look at head scale, suggest she cleans shower head and leave

I usually recommend that they replace it themselves, but went to a property the other day and the bloke who I do subcontracting for, told me to go and get a replacement. If they have called you out to fix it, theoretically you should fix it rather then tell them how to fix it.