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Random Irritations

He has finally replied, and turns out his mum dies on Wednesday hence no contact. i feel awful now...


Rooter said:
Useless trades people.

My plasterer who has done really good work for me before, he is not the best at time keeping but this time is something else!!

He lives in Germany part of the year, comes over, works for a bit and goes back. I was scheduled to have my extension started 3 weeks ago to co-inside with him being in the UK. On the way to the ferry his van breaks down, cant afford a garage so has to fix it himself. 1 week delay.

Following week he crosses, but then tells me he has to go to Birmingham first as his mum is in hospital, quite serious by the sounds of it, and i am nice and compassionate, so OK no worries, family always first! Turns into another week delay!

Sunday, he messages me, i will be there 9AM tuesday and be done by Friday night, (good as i have a chippy booked!) Tuesday he eventually rocks up at 1:15, i wasn't there, my dad was in charge (who had been sat in my house since 9AM). Proceeds to drink coffee, chat to my dad and put a few plasterboards up. Finishes at 7PM. See you tomorrow at 9:15, have to drop my van for an MOT locally. No problem!

Wednesday, 11AM, my dad calls me, 'he is still not here' (sat in my house all day again!) ok, so he texts me, the van failed on something, but they can fix it, then get it passed! Any chance you can advance me 100 quid so i can pay for it? And i stupidly do, he has worked for me before, i trusted him. Well thats the last i have heard from him. Sent him a message via whatsapp again yesterday, Nothing. Its not even been delivered to his phone, so his phone has been off for over 36 hours!?!?

Now sent him a message last night saying to pick up his tools by the end of the weekend, or they are off to the tip. And he has left well over a grands worth of tools here..

I just cant fathom how people can live their lives like that?! OK, his mum is ill, has life stuff in the way, COMMUNICATE!!! thats all thats needed. Anyway, new plasterer popping in later to quote to finish it off ASAP which is going to cost me tons more, but lesson learned. Trust no-one.

And Breathe.......
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Rooter said:
He has finally replied, and turns out his mum dies on Wednesday hence no contact. i feel awful now...
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Sorry to hear that mate, it’s not funny, but I did laugh when I read it.:oops:
 
getting some stuff out of one of the sheds at the very back of the garden and then noticed a very large pile of leaves and grsss up against the shed.. thought it was strange as there are only Holly and Laural tree's there, none leave are like these and have not cut the grass down there in weeks, on closer inspection its leaves and Chinese pears from the Bungalow that back on the ours... the cheeky buggers ( or should i say their Gardener) have been chucking stuff over the fence....
 
patricks148 said:
getting some stuff out of one of the sheds at the very back of the garden and then noticed a very large pile of leaves and grsss up against the shed.. thought it was strange as there are only Holly and Laural tree's there, none leave are like these and have not cut the grass down there in weeks, on closer inspection its leaves and Chinese pears from the Bungalow that back on the ours... the cheeky buggers ( or should i say their Gardener) have been chucking stuff over the fence....
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Chuck it back over - that's what I'd do.
 
AmandaJR said:
Chuck it back over - that's what I'd do.
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my first instinct, but that just seems petty.
its an old lady that has small bungalow with a small ish garden ( build it what was a part of ours in the 30's) she 's only had it a couple of months, but has a gardener.. it was him.. wife want to slip a note through her door, the house is afair way from ours and we don't see her or the prev owners at all TBH
 
Seriously you need to chuck it back over the fence.the gardener is a total knob and if the old girl says anything I'm sure once she is told what is happening she will do one of two things .firstly telling the gardener not to do it again or sack him .it's not really a problem for you ,it's her problem .and if it continues to be dumped over the fence keep shoving it back .I'm sure they will get the message eventually
 
patricks148 said:
my first instinct, but that just seems petty.
its an old lady that has small bungalow with a small ish garden ( build it what was a part of ours in the 30's) she 's only had it a couple of months, but has a gardener.. it was him.. wife want to slip a note through her door, the house is afair way from ours and we don't see her or the prev owners at all TBH
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Can you stick a note on the fence or something telling him to quit dumping on your land or you'll report him?
 
Being woken at 3am by people know you’ve not been sleeping well.
I’m now wide awake again for the 4th
Day in a row
 
We're currently living with my in-laws (5 weeks in) having sold our old house and waiting on the new one being built. I get on well with and love them both and they think the world of our daughter. They're doing us a big favour and I do fully appreciate it. However:
- I'm sick of Sunday dinners. 4 so far this week.
- Everything is a "waste of money" (not like they're short of a bob or two or live in a shack).
- Their choice of tv shows is terrible.
- My 7 year old has both wrapped around her little finger. Ok for a few hours a week usually, but annoys me when it's 100% of the time.
- The temperature in the house is either tropical or arctic conditions. Can vary from room to room too.
- They let the phone ring about 7 times before answering.
- Same with the doorbell.

Aaahhh that feels better...
 
Fromtherough said:
We're currently living with my in-laws (5 weeks in) having sold our old house and waiting on the new one being built. I get on well with and love them both and they think the world of our daughter. They're doing us a big favour and I do fully appreciate it. However:
- I'm sick of Sunday dinners. 4 so far this week.
- Everything is a "waste of money" (not like they're short of a bob or two or live in a shack).
- Their choice of tv shows is terrible.
- My 7 year old has both wrapped around her little finger. Ok for a few hours a week usually, but annoys me when it's 100% of the time.
- The temperature in the house is either tropical or arctic conditions. Can vary from room to room too.
- They let the phone ring about 7 times before answering.
- Same with the doorbell.

Aaahhh that feels better...
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One of the best things, in life, is having your own space...
 
Fromtherough said:
We're currently living with my in-laws (5 weeks in) having sold our old house and waiting on the new one being built. I get on well with and love them both and they think the world of our daughter. They're doing us a big favour and I do fully appreciate it. However:
- I'm sick of Sunday dinners. 4 so far this week.
- Everything is a "waste of money" (not like they're short of a bob or two or live in a shack).
- Their choice of tv shows is terrible.
- My 7 year old has both wrapped around her little finger. Ok for a few hours a week usually, but annoys me when it's 100% of the time.
- The temperature in the house is either tropical or arctic conditions. Can vary from room to room too.
- They let the phone ring about 7 times before answering.
- Same with the doorbell.

Aaahhh that feels better...
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Oh I can relate and I don't envy you

My toddler has my parents round her finger and its like be firmer with her lol

Same with waste of money.. they once lent me money for something and I then got a loan to pay them back because I hated my mum's judgement when I bought myself something . I said sorry if rather pay the bank interest they don't question me buying a game

And Sunday dinners are named as such for the reason they are for Sunday's!!!!!!
 
Goes against the grain having moan about the NHS... But, yesterday herself had some fairly major surgery... And, despite it being all pre-planned, she spent five hours in recovery as they didn't have an available bed... Folk in recovery were BRILLIANT and highly apologetic but after surgery you just want to be with your family...
 
Just spent 90 mins at the tutankhamun exhibition and got fed up with ignorant knobs who would just stand in front of you when you’re trying to read the text under one of the exhibits
 
Dando said:
Just spent 90 mins at the tutankhamun exhibition and got fed up with ignorant knobs who would just stand in front of you when you’re trying to read the text under one of the exhibits
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😣😣 I'm seeing it next week, and NO, I dont remember him coming to the throne 😉
 
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