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If Tufty’s not in your roof then he’s off the hook

Ah well at least the OH had the foresight to do that. The socket is in the adjoining cupboard. Thankfully all sockets are easy to access without moving any appliances so no cursing needed on that front! There are plenty of other cursing opportunities however

That’s not unique to the public sector however as there are many individuals here who took redundancy and are now back here either contracting or via one of our 3rd party contracts. The difference is that this is a private company so it’s not the public purse paying them off.

Already done and dusted. Plenty of adjustment in the legs however that will make it easy to get out next time it nukes. I’m rather hoping this one will keep going until I move however.

And ain’t that the truth! Certainly in my case!

Not Simon Cowell’s chest hair I hope!

If it’s a cul de sac it’s not as if you’ll have traffic screaming through one imagines.

What trade?

Isn’t it more about whether members of the public have access to the road? So roads closed to the general public should be exempt but those that aren’t will require a license I imagine.

I’m not sure I’ve seen a fat builder TBH. The more active nature of that sort of job helps with fitness surely? Doesn’t make the poor ones more proficient though sadly!

Lol, no but the tiles didn’t go under the dishwasher and it was a tall one that I couldn’t lower enough to get it over the thickness of the tiles so had to remove the 2 in front. Bought a more adjustable dishwasher this time around. A smart person would have tiled under the dishwasher . Guess I could have chopped the legs off with some beast of a tool but removing the tiles seemed the safer option.

The only benefit of this is that you can get shot of them any time you like if the quality is suspect without arguing about costs to date. The downside is that you are left with a job half started that no decent tradesman wants to pick up. There are some decent guys but sadly they are outnumbered by cowboys, bodgers and the utterly incompetent.

Lol, you have an obsession with pelts and bears. Were you Antigonus in a previous life? Did you read that article? I’m still falling off the chair laughing and trying to recover from being subjected to Simon Cowell’s chest

Aidan Turner! Now you’re talking

When they closed an office down at work many of the guys were made redundant. One of them applied for a job at the Foreign Office and I was asked to be a referee that resulted in extensive questioning for the security vetting (they came to my house to do it!). During this long and protracted process I said that I was surprised that the individual wanted to work in the public sector as they were hard working, highly skilled, and worked many additional (unpaid) hours. The guy said that the civil service was no longer like that and everyone worked very hard. The individual got the job and a few months later I asked them how it was. Turns out it was exactly as I had imagined and everyone barely did their hours. The individual said that they now worked their contracted hours and no more and was considered to be ultra hard working and productive despite doing a lot less than when they had worked with me as their output was much higher than many there.

Try and get someone from building control after 4pm .......

My problem was getting the old one out as I had to remove the tiles at the front! The rest was pretty straightforward.

My new dishwasher came with a new hose. I even managed to remove the old dishwasher and connect the new one which was a miracle in itself.

Hmm, well we had a mix of English and Scottish and there were good and bad from both countries. Only had one Welshman and he was ok I guess .

Tweet tweet huh?

My grammar mug was hidden!

Nah, those that have one don't want to use it (generally) and those that are one don't know they are one (or think they are not!)

Isn’t that how planning works already?

Cos the F word is off limits but cock is presumably more socially acceptable here . I don't mind either personally but like many women it's the C word that I don't use, although at work the ones who come from t'other side of the Forth seem to use it more .

I still think it's difficult as the 1k for 2 half days joiner guy was recommended by cock plumber who I didn't know was a cock plumber at the time, thought he was ok at that point. So recipe for disaster! The electrician was brought in by a (different and decent) joiner as the OH asked for someone who could do the work on the extension. There was nothing wrong with the work at all (afaik apart from maybe the non Proteus component in the CU that was fitted as a replacement) but I just couldn't get the damn certificate. Actually SELECT told me that electricians should not be withholding certificates until payment is made but I can see why they do TBH. I never dreamt that getting the certificate would be so difficult. This is how it went ....... Me - after months of emails, phone calls and text messages I still do not have the completion documentation for the work you completed at XXXX to allow the council to sign off the main house and extension. Your invoice notes that certificates will be issued for building control after payment has been made and I note that you cashed my cheque for £856 for this work in early August. I have today been in touch with Select who advised me to write to you again to say that I had been in touch with them. They advise that if this communication does not result in the documentation being provided they will send me details of how to formally complain using their complaints procedure. I trust this email will prompt you to send me the documentation required to satisfy building control but if nothing is received within 7 working days I will be taking it further using Select. Borders Council Building Control are also CCed. Reply - I believed the Certificates had been posted in the mail to XXXX. I apologise I never replied to your text message last Saturday as I completely forgot I received it after finishing work. My work schedule has been hectic for the past month and even had to put of my visit with Select arranged for the middle of the month. I will be sure to get you copies of the certificates you require, what address is best for sending them to you? I do apologise that messages have not been passed on to me from David as he no longer works with the company due to retirement. I will call you tomorrow afternoon as I know it is late now. Again my sincere apologies for not getting back to you sooner, and sorry for any inconvenience caused by this misunderstanding. So despite me chasing him directly at least a dozen times he thought that the certificate had been sent (yeah right!) and I had been chasing him directly since being told 'David' (who is his dad!) had retired. Still took another round of chasing and almost another month before I got the damn thing!