The General Chat Room

[EdgeleyRob]

By mistake, last night I swallowed a bottle of Tippex instead of a bottle of Viagra.

This morning, I woke up with an enormous correction.

[Nick Armstrong]

By mistake, last night I swallowed a bottle of Tippex instead of a bottle of Viagra.

This morning, I woke up with an enormous correction.

Good one ER!

Beats my one involving sleeping pills and forty winks....

[ardcarp]

...and there's the one about the bloke who took a love-potion. It was so strong he got a stiff neck.

[Beef Oven]

...and there's the one about the bloke who took a love-potion. It was so strong he got a stiff neck.

Ah yes, that's from the follow to The Scorcerer. Can't remember the patter song though.

[BBMmk2]

A stiff neck!! :) :)

My back nopt good today, so having a rest! Hope people on here to chat!

[Boilk]

Plumbers. Heating engineers. We've been trying since last October (I kid you not) for one to come round to complete a non-urgent task, which, while non-urgent now, may become very urgent indeed if left. They're all the same. You ring up, leave a message - no response. Ring another - 'come round in 10 days, mate' - still waiting three weeks later. And so it goes on. Any other business offering this level of customer service would have gone bust years ago.

They can't all be the same - because I've not experienced that except once. Try typing "find a tradesman" into a search engine such as Google. There are several websites with customer ratings of work done by tradesmen, and you can leave your job specs and location or else contact them direct.

If you are a member of Which? you should have free access to their sister-site Which Local? ...where I get most of my people from. Former clients' feedback has proved useful in terms of both quality of work, and rates.

[Richard Tarleton]

Plumbers. Heating engineers. We've been trying since last October (I kid you not) for one to come round to complete a non-urgent task, which, while non-urgent now, may become very urgent indeed if left.

There's a lot to be said for living in the country and being on friendly first name terms with your electrician and plumber. Round next day at the latest!

[BBMmk2]

That's service for you RT!! :)

[Nick Armstrong]

Plumbers. Heating engineers. We've been trying since last October (I kid you not) for one to come round to complete a non-urgent task, which, while non-urgent now, may become very urgent indeed if left. They're all the same. You ring up, leave a message - no response. Ring another - 'come round in 10 days, mate' - still waiting three weeks later. And so it goes on. Any other business offering this level of customer service would have gone bust years ago.

Pet & others: if you don'y have the luxury of RT's personal network, this site is useful: http://www.checkatrade.com/

I've used a contractor sourced on that site and very good they were. Other family members say the same.

[amateur51]

Pet & others: if you don'y have the luxury of RT's personal network, this site is useful: http://www.checkatrade.com/

I've used a contractor sourced on that site and very good they were. Other family members say the same.

That's not 'contractor' in the Edward Snowden sense, I take it?!

[BBMmk2]

That's not 'contractor' in the Edward Snowden sense, I take it?!

Might 'leaki', all over the place!!

[Nick Armstrong]

That's not 'contractor' in the Edward Snowden sense, I take it?!

What's his sense of the word?

(yes Bbm, it would give a new twist to 'Wikileaks'....)

[amateur51]

What's his sense of the word?

He's often described as " ... a US former technical contractor for the National Security Agency (NSA) and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
"

[Nick Armstrong]

He's often described as " ... a US former technical contractor for the National Security Agency (NSA) and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
"

But can he repair a leaking (wire) tap?

[amateur51]

But can he repair a leaking (wire) tap?

I refer you to his Personnel File