Feeding builders?

corner of hells · 21-05-2019 8:50pm

Supernintento Chalmers wrote: »

Get real, pal!
Most of what these guys learn in FAS is never used, if they're a house basher then they never really touch the complicated stuff.

And for your information, the metal radiator pipe was leaking, I replaced it with the plasticy stuff, not a single leak 4 years later.

Absolutely, I mean proper earthing and testing is irrelevant never mind cable sizing or even tightness of connections.

corner of hells · 21-05-2019 8:52pm

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

Is he talking about qualpex? I think the connections can leak quite often.

I was hoping he might tell us more about the metal pipe that was connected to the radiator.

Supernintento Chalmers · 21-05-2019 9:10pm

corner of hells wrote: »

Surely you mean a copper pipe or maybe gunbarrel ?

The plasticy stuff? Garden house, microbore?

I have a trade myself , I deal in volts and current.

Ya, nothing electric.
God man

gunbarerel, they say it starts to leak after 35 years. People don't know and next thing they have rising damp and the Insurance company won't pay out cos it's "maintenance".

Home heating systems are very straight-forward, without the risk of electrics. There's no mystery to it.

Bob Harris · 22-05-2019 9:58am

Whatever you do, don't leave an unfitted toilet around if there are builders.
They'll shít in it regardless.

FTA69 · 22-05-2019 10:13am

Still waters wrote: »

I was doing an extension for a big farmer in east Clare about 10 years ago, mid summer so he was busy getting ready for silage, he was along way from anywhere so we used bring our own lunch. Never once were we asked did we want a cup of tea nor did we expect it, but I've never been on a domestic job where we've never been offered something even a glass of water on a hot day

One of the days the silage crew landed around 8 in the morning, weather was very good, we were working outside, the lady of the house started setting up a table and chairs outside and was cooking away all morning, come lunchtime the lads doing the silage came back for the lunch and sat into a 3 course dinner less than 30 feet from where we were working, myself and the guy that was with me weren't even asked did we want a cup of tea, we were treated like 2 slaves the entire time we were doing the job, when it came time for payment when we had the job finished she wanted me to knock a hundred off the agreed price, I refused simply because she hadn't the manners to offer us even a cup of tea while they ate like kings beside us, if they were decent I'd have knocked off the hundred but I wouldn't please the miserable cnut

I’ve always said it, the strong farmer types are the thickest most ignorant c*nts you’ll ever come across. Used to do door work in Cork and you get all the agricultural lot coming into Reardens etc, not an ounce of decorum amongst the lot of them.

GreeBo · 22-05-2019 10:35am

Still waters wrote: »

we were treated like 2 slaves the entire time we were doing the job

Like slaves who got paid to do a job they agreed to do?
Funny definition of slavery.

Still waters · 22-05-2019 10:44am

GreeBo wrote: »

Like slaves who got paid to do a job they agreed to do?
Funny definition of slavery.

valid point, it was they way we were talked down to for the few days we were there, maybe the wrong analogy to use, thanks for picking up on it

GreeBo · 22-05-2019 1:31pm

Still waters wrote: »

valid point, it was they way we were talked down to for the few days we were there, maybe the wrong analogy to use, thanks for picking up on it

Thats fair enough then.
You can be paid for work and still treated like a slave ( but I wouldn't put not getting tea into that category

)
I was thinking that the silage lads were maybe getting fed as part of the deal, but maybe the farmer was just a dick...unless you were a bunch of Jackeens in which case you got what you should have expected! :pac:

Peatys · 28-06-2019 2:05pm

Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: »

Barry’s tea. It’s my parents preferred brand. I don’t drink tea that often as I have a Jura bean to cup in the kitchen of my apartment here in Frankfurt.

You'll outrun the Barry's tea some day

branie2 · 28-06-2019 2:15pm

How about the jumbo breakfast roll?

BeerWolf · 28-06-2019 2:37pm

Doesn't cost you much to treat them down a to tea/coffee and some biscuits during their break. Pleasantries goes a long way.

Vita nova · 28-06-2019 8:11pm

Offer them some tea with amphetamines added. You'll get the job done faster

Slydice · 28-06-2019 8:41pm

Anyone else think the lack of enthusiasm for tea in this ad felt wrong?

Like.. I reckon most Irish wouldn't scoff at tea? Let alone builders.

Or am I behind the times and it's all almond and coconut flat whites now?

Spanish Eyes · 28-06-2019 8:45pm

Tea, biscuits and a Revenue leaflet strategically placed lol.

Robsweezie · 28-06-2019 11:46pm

speak for yourselves, but not one brick will be laid until my gourmet filet mignon sandwich with sweet relish on artisan bread is prepared for me.

Sharp MZ700 · 28-06-2019 11:50pm

Robsweezie wrote: »

speak for yourselves, but not one brick will be laid until my gourmet filet mignon sandwich with sweet relish on artisan bread is prepared for me.

Have you tried spooning it out?

branie2 · 28-06-2019 11:51pm

Ooh, aren't we posh!

Roger Hassenforder · 28-06-2019 11:53pm

I'd say they'd be happier with a low cut top on you

J DEERE · 03-07-2019 2:34pm

We used to bring our lunches with us because most of our jobs had no shop nearby. I remember plastering a shed for a local lady and she used to bring us in for tea, nothing major just tea, brown bread, egg couple of sausages. That's over 10 years ago but I still remember her for it. Just a nice touch is all

Feeding builders?

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