monday jobs !!!

[bonez]

hi guys
just a little story from a monday job?
called this morning to a police door entry no probs change lock strip,
strike plate,shootbolt keeps,adjust door etc.
called again to a job guy locked out of a flat 10minutes at the adress
introduce myself show id ask the guy some questions are the keys
inside,yes spare key inside,other in back of cylinder,other in his pocket!
key in back of cylinder hence he can't open from outside,not a prob
piece of mica slip latch less than 2mins job done.

guy shakes my hand "thank you thank you i've been locked out since
saturday morning"

"saturday morning" i said "so why didn't you ring anybody then when
it happened"

his reply (this is gospel truth)

"well i didn't want to bother anyone on the weekend"



the great british public don't ya love em

[Shrub]

I laugh at the ones where they ring up and say theres no rush ive got such a thing to do first anyway, you turn up 10 mins later and they say what kept you

I like the elderly, there so thankfull, its nice when you get a please and thankyou and an offer of a brew (which i never take)

Just a quick storey, not a lockie but a mate once did a gardening job for someone, he quoted a price and they agreed, he did the work to a good standard and happily drank the 3 cups of tea and ate the 3 chololate biscuits supplied to him during the day.

When it came to pay time the customer gave him £10 short of the agreed sum he asked why and they said it was to cover the tea and biscuits he had consumed and how much would he have paid down the road for them?
It was anoying for him as the job was quoted and agreed and he had only drank the tea and ate the biccys to be polite, he had taken a packed lunch with him and a flask of coffee which he hadnt used but he had to laugh and let them off just for being so cheaky.

[illusion]

tight-fisted or what

[Shrub]

You do get em,

The others are
'how much for cash'
'how much if you keep the shiney bits'
'i knew your sisters boyfreinds mum, how much'
'what if i sent you home and called you out in the morning when its normal hours'

etc etc

[bonez]

£10 off the price!
i hope them biccies was wagon wheels?



the classis"i went to school with you how much off?"

you was a t**t at school as well.

[bonez]

missed the c out
should be classics

[Shrub]

so true, they are suddenly your best mate as well and they always liked you at school

[digital_blue]

My favorite is some variation of:
"My friend's gonna want one too." or "I can bring you a lot of business"

My answers:

"Great! I'll be happy to shoot your friend a deal. Just tell him to mention your name."

and

"Hey, I'd appreciate that. When I get my 10th referral from you I'll be sure to send you a nice gift basket."

But charging for the biscuits and tea... that takes the cake...



db

[Shrub]

No cake was extra

[illusion]

did he get charged for using the air, or even absorbing some of the heat when he entered the house?

[Shrub]

lol i wouldnt have been supprised if he told me he had been charged for the electric he used when he turned the outside light on so he could see if he had left any tools on the floor at the end of the day.

I used to be a lanscape gardener years ago and i remember once i was at a house in the middle of now where and the old lady that lived there had chickens strung up in all the trees of the orchid, there were rotting so they werent being bled, i noticed through the corner of my eye whislt working that she had shrunken heads in the downstairs toilet and when she came out with some tea it tasted strongly of almounds so i poured it away, ive never drank a customers drink since, i dont actually drink hot drinks anyway but thats besides the point.

[bonez]

shrunken heads



shudder

[taylorgdl]

Not getting paranoid are you Shrub ?



Maybe she was just after your body !

[illusion]

Maybe she was just after your body !

*shudder*

[Shrub]

*shudder* *shudder*

I would think shes been on the barbeque by now or on her broomstick