tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post5609585839204767521..comments2023-10-24T14:51:45.756+02:00Comments on Bloggertropolis: You Plumb!Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-48313367603578925682010-07-23T08:58:11.460+02:002010-07-23T08:58:11.460+02:00MissBehaving: I think handymen have been replaced ...MissBehaving: I think handymen have been replaced by un-handymen who come round, fiddle about for an hour which they charge you extortionately for, and then um and ah that it's a 2 man job and they'll have to come back in a fortnight with a mate and they then botch the job and invoice you royally for it. But then again my job may have biased me unfairly towards all contractors. ;-)Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-7633065343542564092010-07-23T07:59:12.825+02:002010-07-23T07:59:12.825+02:00Your post made me wonder... whatever happened to t...Your post made me wonder... whatever happened to the local 'handy man'. There is nothing ( no one) like that here but I thought they were still alive and well in the UK, you know, the guy who could come round and put up a shelf, clean a window, fix a tap...you'd think anyone with those basic skills could make a fortune these days, no one in their right ind will pay the plumber 80 quid and most of us either don't have the know how, ro don't have the time for stuff like that. Is the 'handy man' from a bygone era? Ignore me, you know I live in a time warp.;)<br />( good to catch up with you Steve, I was awol there for a while.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-81891850785757257592010-07-22T08:57:37.008+02:002010-07-22T08:57:37.008+02:00Mark: clever...!
Selina: is that a good grr or a ...Mark: clever...!<br /><br />Selina: is that a good grr or a bad grr?<br /><br />TimeWarden: the alternative is that I have a go myself... and that, I guarantee, will be considerably worse!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-3544824733072536692010-07-22T08:15:39.091+02:002010-07-22T08:15:39.091+02:00We've just had a new boiler put in. Trust me, ...We've just had a new boiler put in. Trust me, you don't want them anywhere near your place!TimeWardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853837867256272087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-80757456485385210942010-07-22T08:13:31.212+02:002010-07-22T08:13:31.212+02:00In my next life I'm going to be a plumber - yo...In my next life I'm going to be a plumber - you can call me then! And I noticed your new picture - grrr!Selina Kingstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515746813047397411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-69523513944274751102010-07-22T01:17:12.387+02:002010-07-22T01:17:12.387+02:00Here's my tip for getting a plumber quickly. ...Here's my tip for getting a plumber quickly. <br /><br />Ring your insurance company and tell them you have a leak. They will send someone very quickly who will mend the leak and you arrange for plumber to do the other jobs cash in hand.<br /><br />What, you have no leak? No problem; you can fix that easily, if you get my drift...The bike shedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05195882998271591934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-90667913310610642772010-07-21T14:46:49.649+02:002010-07-21T14:46:49.649+02:00OC: ah - you are so good for my ego! ;-)OC: ah - you are so good for my ego! ;-)Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-59344081067096240852010-07-21T14:28:46.278+02:002010-07-21T14:28:46.278+02:00I'm sure they have noticed, they're just t...I'm sure they have noticed, they're just too bowled over by your handsomeness to comment - you sexy MF! <br /><br />Ahem. <br /><br />Actually that's a very mean and moody downward stare you've got there...Old Cheeserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17871751335676050949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-15034860143615793402010-07-21T09:00:13.251+02:002010-07-21T09:00:13.251+02:00Suburbia: I can knock up a bookcase from flatpack ...Suburbia: I can knock up a bookcase from flatpack or hang a picture... but wet stuff is beyond me...<br /><br />The fly in the web: nice to know you're honouring the plumbing code <i>where there's a will there's a way out somewhere</i>...<br /><br />Libby: I think my pipes may actually rust closed before a plumber gets here. At least it'll cure the leaks.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-31789913004191282172010-07-21T08:24:13.314+02:002010-07-21T08:24:13.314+02:00Frustrating is'nt it? my husband has many skil...Frustrating is'nt it? my husband has many skills...but DIY is not on the list, and I have spent many many years waiting in for people who seem to live by another time code....'there at 3' actually means 2 weeks later...good luck with your pipes steve.libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552884005601003691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-55361400642459898442010-07-20T23:58:09.210+02:002010-07-20T23:58:09.210+02:00Sorry I missed the deadline...I went out in case I...Sorry I missed the deadline...I went out in case I was called upon, like all professionals...the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-37886323410301503272010-07-20T23:27:59.170+02:002010-07-20T23:27:59.170+02:00How annoying! Any good at DIY?!How annoying! Any good at DIY?!Suburbiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352465945711496612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-43170699686503938842010-07-20T16:08:11.924+02:002010-07-20T16:08:11.924+02:00CJ: I don't think the idea of learning a trade...CJ: I don't think the idea of learning a trade is pushed as being at all advantageous by our schools and colleges; it's like it's become devalued. People either want to go to University or get rich by appearing on Big Brother. <br /><br />Rol: I can remove a can of Special Brew from an S-bend with the best of them but even my marigold glove skills run dry at fixing showers...Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-80961155587021520272010-07-20T13:48:10.841+02:002010-07-20T13:48:10.841+02:00I'd have thought that with your various work-b...I'd have thought that with your various work-based toilet-unblocking activities, you'd be able to handle such problems yourself.<br /><br />But yes, plumbers are impossible to get hold of. I have one for a nephew - but can I get him to come round and fix my toilet? Can I buggery.Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-34403897047695489282010-07-20T11:28:47.266+02:002010-07-20T11:28:47.266+02:00They are a joke. This country is running out of g...They are a joke. This country is running out of good tradesmen. And then, if I might be so bold as to say it, we give jobs to foreign workers and our English men/women complain. <br /><br />Hope it gets sorted soon.<br />CJ xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-12944086239265838922010-07-20T08:58:40.383+02:002010-07-20T08:58:40.383+02:00OC: if he at the very least turns up to do the job...OC: if he at the very least turns up to do the job when he says he will it might be worth covering his travel expenses! As for the new pic - very kind of you to notice (nobody else has)!<br /><br />Amanda: any corks would be much appreciated but don't open any extra bottles on my account...! ;-)<br /><br />Being Me: I'm beginning to wonder if it wouldn't be quicker for me just to take a course in plumbing over the summer...Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-25228704794153403362010-07-20T07:04:23.891+02:002010-07-20T07:04:23.891+02:00Steve, it's the same across the pond. A ludicr...Steve, it's the same across the pond. A ludicrous amount of time is spent chasing a tradie - any tradie, I'm not choosy anymore, we don't even care about expense but some level competence would be a plus (stay tuned for the upcoming blog post on THAT one) - in fact, probably more time chasing the blighters than they would spend on the actual job/s you have lined up for them.<br /><br />It's obviously a plumber's world...Being Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08600427311498297800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-71492786772199943062010-07-20T04:48:14.082+02:002010-07-20T04:48:14.082+02:00Hope you'll snap a picture of their heads in t...Hope you'll snap a picture of their heads in the toilet !<br /><br />The last time I had plumbers in the house they came with a crew, and one of the b****rds stole my compact digital camera, which had some irreplacable photos on it.<br /><br />A pox on plumbers, if you ask me...Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-63746564284300471032010-07-20T01:47:15.959+02:002010-07-20T01:47:15.959+02:00It's a global thing, finding good and qualifie...It's a global thing, finding good and qualified tradesmen is like looking for rocking horse shit.<br />I'll send you over some wine corks to help with any leaks you might have in the interim...The Sagittarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05513045101496737031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-46665432966194822632010-07-20T00:36:19.191+02:002010-07-20T00:36:19.191+02:00Shall I put you onto Steve the Plumber who lives j...Shall I put you onto Steve the Plumber who lives just across the road from me? He did a damn good job when I needed some pipes/heating fixing and was reliable to boot(well he would be, being your namesake I guess...) Only problem is he's a couple of hundred miles away...<br /><br />What a sexy new avatar!Old Cheeserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17871751335676050949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-81478822303271503392010-07-19T22:37:19.867+02:002010-07-19T22:37:19.867+02:00LöstJimmy: hmm... maybe the reason they've not...LöstJimmy: hmm... maybe the reason they've not been to see me is purely down to a clerical error...?!<br /><br />Spencer Park: would he consider moving me to the top of the list..? ;-)Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-66845770009233716842010-07-19T22:24:34.996+02:002010-07-19T22:24:34.996+02:00My dads a plumber. I've been waiting six month...My dads a plumber. I've been waiting six months for him to fix my leaking tap!Spencer Parkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12909895952382296428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-27613229626845189012010-07-19T21:59:46.699+02:002010-07-19T21:59:46.699+02:00Wasn't De Niro a renegade plumber of sorts in ...Wasn't De Niro a renegade plumber of sorts in the film Brazil?<br />He was unreliable too as I recallLöst Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09907139441842698894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-63279922871546105242010-07-19T20:28:10.805+02:002010-07-19T20:28:10.805+02:00Gappy: community plumbers? What a great idea! I th...Gappy: community plumbers? What a great idea! I think the ones I saw were "care in the community" plumbers...! ;-)Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-90693470823857318222010-07-19T20:21:05.790+02:002010-07-19T20:21:05.790+02:00We have a community plumber - two actually. They l...We have a community plumber - two actually. They live in the village and so are accountable to everybody here. Guess what? They <i>still</i> never bloody turn up!Gappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086671907412626209noreply@blogger.com