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Post by rocketmanbkk on Jun 23, 2020 18:31:32 GMT
Cut a hedge for a woman. Got a Plumb job out of it for the neighbor upstairs. Tina.
Get there today, indian!!!!
Anyway, yesterday I said the call out was £65 first hour plus £30 per half thereafter. All ok.
Leak into downstairs flat, ballcock in cwsc overflowing, swapped it out, no more dripping, an inch below pipe, all good.
Then she wants to make sure washing machine isn’t leaking! I said she was on the meter, all ok, put it in a 12 min wash. No leaks as I knew as it was all bone dry.
Then she starts saying her part shouldn’t leak because no other flats were leaking!!!
I’m over the hour now & not interested.
I told her she was talking nonsense & the bill was £105.
She came back with £100 & said she didn’t have a fiver. I told her to go to the cash point 5 minutes walk away, then suddenly the fiver appears!!!!
Now she’s messaging me about the hot water pressure that I said can borrow fixed with an unvented & a couple of grand.
She’s gone quiet.
I enjoyed the job but not her!!!!
Cheers all
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Post by cylinderfella on Jun 23, 2020 20:58:06 GMT
Funny how the water always flows but the money trickles! Hope it takes an hour to fill her bath!
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Post by tomplum on Jun 23, 2020 21:29:15 GMT
ha ha nice story rocky, dem injuns must be giving each other your number,
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Post by DIYDafty on Jun 23, 2020 22:11:13 GMT
Yep enjoyed reading it. Interesting to see how other people behave. You've got someone in your house who by all accounts has done the work asked and some, why on earth would you try to shave off 5% of the bill ?
It might explain something that happened to me. About 8 years ago, was the last time I paid anyone else for plumbing work. We'd agreed with a few guys to install a bathroom. They were polish and the plumber was actually a sub-contractor. So when he turned up he took me aback when hardly after saying "hello" he came out very bluntly and said "who is paying me ?" Gave me the impression of him being in many situations like Rocky describes.
While I'm here I have to say that whilst we definitely shouldn't have allowed millions of eastern europeans to settle here, I do believe their culture is actually a lot closer to us than ROcky's customer. Paying up is important to most of them. Unfortunately, standards and especially safety standards are often below ours.
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Jun 24, 2020 15:55:38 GMT
ha ha nice story rocky, dem injuns must be giving each other your number, They better not be Tom!
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