Grrr...

Why are British service industries so fucking *useless*?

I rang a mechanic (recommended to me) in the week about the Land
Crusher. "I can't look at it until the weekend, give me a call on
Saturday". So I did. "I'll be out between 2 and 3".

And, of course, he didn't show up. No phone call, no nothing. Just a
no-show.

Great.

How does the **** stay in business?

So now I have to track down someone who *does* want my money. I wonder
if there's a Polish mechanic in the area?

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - "He's hopeless, but he's honest"

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Norton 850 Commando Kawasaki GTR1400

 

This really, really frustrates me too. If you don't want the business,
that's okay, JUST FUCKING SAY SO, don't piss me about.

Similarly, in NL I needed some wooden fascia boarding doing. We called a
guy that next door had used, and it took him weeks to come out to get a
quote - which was horrific.

Ended up talking to a chippy in the pub, who said he'd take a look, came
round a week later, quoted almost a third of the price for better
materials. Scheduled it in and did it on time.

Was impressed enough that he got to work on another task which I was
going to leave be until I get back end of '09.

 

Weighed up the problem in is head and thought **** that its to much
hassle for little reward

You live in a pikey area



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Tell me about it. The first gardener who was supposed to remove a tree
from the garden did that. Turned up, quoted a reasonable amount of
money, we agreed a date when he'd come and cut the tree down and the
**** was never seen or heard of again.

The same goes for a lot of other tradespeople - they just can't be
arsed, and obviously complain loudly to The Sun about the invasion of
"inferior"[1] foreign tradespeople who "steal their jobs". Wake up
sonny, they wouldn't be stealing your job if you could be arsed to do a
decent job in the first place.

Selling left-rotating brake fluids to grannies, methinks.

And people wonder why I stick with certain makes of vehicles for my main
transport. At least for those I have specialists who can work on them,
do a decent job that I don't have to check over afterwards (unlike, say,
my experience with the BMW main dealer) and are willing to work around
my schedule instead of the other way round.

[1] Clearly the definition of inferior is "doesn't eat cremated sausages
and bacon sarnies for breakfast".

 

And tell me about it. I've got a Smeg cooker which wasn't cheap five or
six or something years ago. A couple of the burners are intermittent
with the 'heat sensor' thing cutting the gas. Smeg don't operate their
own service but have this contracted out.

The **** covering my area is based in devizes and is fucking useless.
He ought to have his fucking finger nails pulled out and then his
fingers roasted.

You need to give three weeks to guarantee getting in touch with the
****; he doesn't return calls or answer his phone. Then after this when
he finally deigns to turn up he lights the burners and says "nothing
wrong with them" and fucks off. Guess I'll be fixing it myself.

 

There.......................................................................^^^^^^^


Is the problem.

It's another world down there.

Trust me, I know personally why.

 

So they behave like all the pen pushers in the offices then

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Some people are prepared to wait if they know the tradesmen is
proffsional and does a quality job .

When the first wave of poles came over they were good tradesmen but
since then the majority are just dross and chancers in search of a
quick killing

What area are you in

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Classic.

 

'Cos people like you keep buying into them

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, The Older

Oh, it gets better. I met a man inna pub last week who was talking about
his new business laying block paving. I passed him my number, and he
said he'd give me a call, which he did yesterday.

He arranged to come out to have a measure up tonight.

Only he didn't show up. Or call.

Seriously, is it me? Just me? Why the ****** did he bother to call if he
doesn't want the job?

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - "He's hopeless, but he's honest"

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (Fallen apart) Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single"
Norton 850 Commando Kawasaki GTR1400

 

I can't help but think that if this sort of thing gets you uptight, maybe
you need to reconsider your red meat consumption ..

D.

 

Oh tell me about it. The reason they work for themselves is nobody else will
employ them. They limp from one bottle to the next.

 

You say it like it's a Bad Thing.

 

I suppose it did sound a bit like yer average Journo Hack.