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Post by tomplum on Mar 5, 2016 10:23:11 GMT
took a call yesterday from a woman who needs a plumber for a leaking boiler, usual sob story " I've got a young child hear" I told her not to worry as when I was a child NO ONE had central heating and I did ok, she was not amused, anyrode i agreed to come out today, I don't normally do Saturdays but she talked me into it, I told her between 9 and 10 but thats not a precise time I could be earlier or later, I got there at 9.50am the cow was't in, So i left a card and came home, I was only in the house a minute and she's on the phone, " I needed to nip out, the child needed nappies", I said sorry love I'm not coming back now you've wasted enough time of my Saturday you'll have to find someone else ,
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Mar 5, 2016 11:34:45 GMT
Id have also said I'd be back to collect my £45 call out fee on Monday!!
I just had a lady, said she had a couple of small jobs to do, ok I said what are they, her reply, I'm not sure yet can you come & look! Yep, it'll be £45. Oh, I thought £15, errr no thanks luv, try a polish labourer, bye
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Post by battle1066 on Mar 5, 2016 19:14:21 GMT
took a call yesterday from a woman who needs a plumber for a leaking boiler, usual sob story " I've got a young child hear" I told her not to worry as when I was a child NO ONE had central heating and I did ok, she was not amused, anyrode i agreed to come out today, I don't normally do Saturdays but she talked me into it, I told her between 9 and 10 but thats not a precise time I could be earlier or later, I got there at 9.50am the cow was't in, So i left a card and came home, I was only in the house a minute and she's on the phone, " I needed to nip out, the child needed nappies", I said sorry love I'm not coming back now you've wasted enough time of my Saturday you'll have to find someone else , I love those tricks though its normally I arrive,they disappear to go shopping or whatever and leave their kids to just watch the workman. After twenty minutes there into your toolbox got everything out making a mess - it's child care with a twist "being you don't get paid for that part of the job. Home owner returns ask you how much and then say "I'll have to go out to the ATM cause I've got no money"!!!!!
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Post by crowsfoot on Mar 7, 2016 7:17:45 GMT
"Don't you get in that misters way" is another popular saying from the mother when her 3 year old attempts to help the plumber!
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Post by kpc on Mar 7, 2016 8:20:06 GMT
I'm not trade so sit on the other side of the fence, it sometimes works both ways, I've sat in waiting for builders, plumbers etc who say they will turn up and don't. Who do I invoice for my wasted time having to book 1/2 days off work or full days just waiting.
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Post by tomplum on Mar 7, 2016 9:04:50 GMT
you've got a valid point there KPC I'll try to remember in future to be tolerant of the human faults of others,I myself have had to wait at places for deliveries that never came and listened to the excuses of some desk jockey who is reading the excuse from a 'book of excuses' that every customer services department agent has surgically implanted in their hand, today monday 7/3/2016 is a brighter day thanks KPC you have enlightened my day
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2016 18:02:53 GMT
the ones who say "I'll be there between 9 and 12 and you just know it will be 11:59:59.....
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2016 17:29:24 GMT
I did one for a ramjam ..... Total piss take he wanted all new lighting for the shop display units etc I was there while for him to say thanks I will in touch ( in that tone you get to know that this job is never going to come off ) So 2 days he rang me again not realising that he had already done so, I asked him what time he closed he replied 5:30 I then told him it would be 5:40 ish when I could get there he said ok no problem. Me being a twat did not bother to turn up he rang me about 6:20 I apologised and said I was stuck in traffic could we make it the same time tomorrow to which he agreed ............ And me being the twat I am again did not bother to turn up, It was about 6:30 when he rang this time asking my whereabouts I then replied I was the first one you called for this job and you pissed me about so now I am returning the favour, its not nice is it . Oddly he never rang again. Revenge so sweet
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Post by kpc on Mar 8, 2016 20:23:06 GMT
Now that fair enough,
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