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Re: Oldest Appliance Ever
Around 6 or 7 years ago went to view a house, while looking to move….as you do. Noticed while being shown around the cellar a strange boiler looking thing, having just been directed to teh central heating boiler I enquired what this item was. the lady said it was the “gubbins of the fridge”, she clearly noted my quizzical look. True enough this beast was a gas powered fridge, the thing was operated by NG and this lot in the cellar was directly below the fridge in the kitchen. Looking under it you could see the two pipes coming out of the base of the fridge and going down through the floor into the callar. Apparently her husband had swiped it from an American airbase during the war ! It was HUGE it was more like a home mortuary than a domestic fridge and she had a fairly new kitchen installed around it.
Re: Too Hot or Not
Hi Ken,
Oh yeah, Toppers is real close to what I have called some of them before now. I had the pensioner stood at the counter for twenty minutes singing “I demand a full refund please” at the top of her lungs. And no I did not know she had held a mortgage in the borough for twenty five years, I did offer her a cup of tea in case she got a little horse. When she left telling me she was going to tell her friends all about me I helpfully advised telling both of them.
I had a ten inch carving knife tapped against the cabinet of an American style fridge freezer with the comment “It will be fixed by four wont it”, you can guess the answer to that one.
Upon meeting seven Rotwiellers at a gated property I ventured to ask if they would be ok with me walking backward and forward to the van. yes he said “They’ve only just finished eating the last W****r to come and try to fix the machine”, I ventured to the van once and once only, just to leave you understand. I declined to repair an Aquavac once, from a dentists, full of spit so it was, I guess I just didn’t feel the need for that small amount of profuit that day. So yes I manfully do battle with my fair share of loonies and losers.Re: More info to the public than Us???
Hi Ken,
Really should open my eyes before my mouth but it was good to change feet.
Has anyone been offered the Connect site tagged on to the back of their own for a commision on sales, a couple of people have mentioned it to me.
John
Re: More info to the public than Us???
http://www.4ourhouse.co.uk/cgi-bin/stat … t_services
http://www.4hotpoint.co.uk/cgi-bin/stat … contact_us
http://www.4hoover.co.uk/cgi-bin/static … contact_us
Again its probably just a rumour but there are supposed to be another five or six sites this. They dont sell to the public though my rep said so
Re: Best Van to buy?
Phidom,
Apologies in advance, having worked wiyhin vehicle sales, the general opinion is that the Doblo is so called, because it sounds like Italian Leggo.
Sorry, most humble apologies etc etc. 😳
In my not so vast experience of vans I put forward the case for the Renault Kangoo, will carry three washing machines (WFO2467) we have had six and all of them have done over 100k with minimal and skant regard for the rules of servicing. My 02 reg vehicle is coming close to 180k within the next few weeks and looking back I can find servicing and repairs to the tune of £690. The new common rail turbo diesels are really good on fuel and the guys like them because, “They are little flying machines” They will be replaced by new ones soon. In the past we have used Ford, Leyland, VW Vauxhall and others. These are the best we have had. :tup:Re: Place Your Bets
18th June 2006 at 16.31, or was that the end of the world ?…… anyhoo around then.
Re: Bosch model numbers
God Lord you’re right, I would never have guessed that it meant they were all Goat Boy approved 😆
Re: Watch out for this one…
Iadom,
Got the Adaware, M S Antispy, will put the rest on me list to Santa. Good health and long life to you and here’s to nothing nasty sneaking in through your USB.
John
Re: Watch out for this one…
Martin,
In my defence, I have never met a cat tall enough to stick its hooter in my groin at the most inappropriate moment, or indeed smash my multi meter with one swoosh of it’s tail.
Iadom,
With reference to Norton, I have to cough up and say, it may well be my fault. Auto update and the on off button there fore …….Ahem… I’ll get me coat. Thanks for the link ( should have put that first, poor manners, apologies)
As always the sense of humour in these little posts has had me rolling around the office floor, just likr the little bogey Martin included in his last post. A pleasent aside from the daily grind.
Re: Watch out for this one…
Why moderator Martin, thank you for your vote of confidence and for taking time to note my work for the under priviledged. As you well know, employment in this trade leads you to meet people from many planets. I am sure everyone using this site will be able to relate to the diplomatic tools, including but not limited to, zapping the nosey Labrador with the Megga, treading on the toes of the over inquisitive and above all, knowing when to say, stuff it, and go home
Re: Watch out for this one…
just noticed I have three stars, do I get to assemble me own big Mac now, or do I talk too much ? 😆
Re: Rudest cold caller ever
Good plan Alex, it would how ever take some of the fun out of my day. As it would if someone were to outlaw those poor sods who come around with the huge bags full of felt tip pens and solar powered umbrellas. I reckon I will give it a while before I go to the preference service, there are still days when one of these poor souls turns into the emotional punch bag for my bad hair day…….if I had some.
Re: Rudest cold caller ever
Yeh but no but Tony theres this whole uver fing wot you know nuffing about. Its called bonus yeah right mate the more people she rings yeah the more calls get registered to her yeah Only the T**t who bought the phone system only paid for the register, not the outcome of the call monitor.
It must have been the same firm that called me, soppy git he was, polite enough until he got fed up and asked me whether or not I knew what was good for my business. I said yes I did and that it sure wasn’t wasting my time talking to a F**kwit like him and slammed the phone down. About ten minutes later I got a call from his line manager, told him he could so* off as well.
My pet hate is those calls you get where the person on the other end of the phone claims to be called Nicholas Wilton or Timothy Ponsonby-Smythe, you know from the accent its a lie. I now confront this head on. they introduce themselves as someone they clearly aren’t, all I say is “no your not” “If you’re going to start this call by fibbing to me I shall hang up” ” Now tell me your real name or go away” Most of them go away.
Don’t know about a good advert for the company but some of these people are the best adverts for enforced sterilisation you will come accross. You wouldn’t believe I’m married to someone working in telesales would you. we only met cos she phoned here to sell me something ……………. forget what that was now
Re: home brew
Had a pressie some years ago for Christmas, was a bag of gravel on first inspection, turned out it was a beer kit. All you had to do was add water and watch the temperature. Some weeks later me and the present encumbant of the wifely throne had our first BBQ of the year. Gave most of the family and some visiting foriegners a right dose of the squits. I now stick closely to a rule handed to me by a good friend (clearly didn’t attend the aforementioned BBQ) Beer comes in bottles. It gets called things like Waggledance and spotty chicken and is best from the vast array of micro brewerys in the UK. see below
The Nelson Brewing Co
The Old Posthouse
Church Lane
The Historic Dockyard
Chatham
ME4 4TE 01634 832828
