Forum: Idle Banter
03-02-22, 10:27 PM
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Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
It’s not very often I gripe and this is another customer, We’re all currently isolating in our house as we’ve all tested positive this week.
So Tuesday I spent the morning emailing and calling...
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Forum: Idle Banter
07-01-21, 07:29 PM
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Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
Current gripes for me,
car and vans costing me at the moment, just replaced both front lower arms, drop links and track rod ends on the car. Had its mot this morning, needs 2 new tyres and rear...
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Forum: Idle Banter
02-01-21, 01:13 PM
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Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
I've given up looking for a van at the moment and sticking with the mk7 transit for now. I'm hoping once the extended ulez or what ever it is in London later this year will mean more people getting...
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Forum: Idle Banter
31-12-20, 05:30 PM
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Forum: Idle Banter
31-12-20, 08:06 AM
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Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
I'm in the middle of doing a camper conversion, I started November last year with buying a van. It's probably about 50% done but I have most of the stuff to get it to 90% done, need to buy a sink/hob...
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Forum: Idle Banter
30-12-20, 11:29 PM
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Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
From what I understand there's a few factors,
1, as you say the need for delivery drivers as that's gone through the roof now
2, 30% less new vans and 4x4s (navara that sort of thing) have been...
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Forum: Idle Banter
30-12-20, 11:24 PM
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Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
TBH I can't be bothered with all that, just not worth the effort. He's a property developer that I've done work for before and if he wants me to do any work for him again it'll be at double my...
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Forum: Idle Banter
30-12-20, 10:34 PM
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Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
It's the same with van prices at the moment, I was looking at replacing my van earlier in the year around the £8/9k region. Those same vans are now going for £12/13k
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Forum: Idle Banter
30-12-20, 10:11 PM
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Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
Another customer based gripe from me I'm afraid...
Looked at a job 10 days before Christmas, complete house replumb from the external shut off inwards including all new central heating, new...
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Forum: Idle Banter
24-10-20, 11:48 AM
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Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
Trev- this is 3rd time for us (I’m well outnumbered by the girls)
John- with the eldest it was bad, she was youngest in her college course at just 15 and there were women in their late twenties...
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Forum: Idle Banter
23-10-20, 11:59 PM
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Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
Kids- predominantly girls, why are they so horrible to each other?
So Libby has fairly short hair and often gets mistaken for a boy (that doesn't bother her) but a couple of months ago she decided...
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Forum: Idle Banter
03-07-20, 08:07 PM
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Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
People leaving things tomthe last minute, this time a letting agent I do a fair bit of work for. Called me and asked if I can fit in a last minute job for them before a tenant moves into the property...
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Forum: Idle Banter
09-06-20, 06:12 PM
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Forum: Idle Banter
08-06-20, 08:44 PM
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Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
Customers! Started a kitchen refit on Tuesday last week, stripped out all the cabinets and the tiles (including a lot of plasterboard), Tuesday afternoon we had a lengthy discussion about electrics...
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Forum: Idle Banter
07-06-20, 12:06 PM
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Forum: Idle Banter
01-11-19, 11:50 PM
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Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
eBay sellers and buyers are doing my head in at the moment
Sold some stuff that's collection only, no contact from winning bidder until I opened a case and he messaged me to arrange collection....
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Forum: Idle Banter
24-10-19, 06:30 PM
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Forum: Idle Banter
17-10-19, 03:53 PM
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Forum: Idle Banter
11-10-19, 11:51 PM
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Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
It's terrible sometimes waiting for people to pay, I was about £1600out of pocket in August after I paid a couple of subcontractors soon as they finished a job for me as well as a load of materials....
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Forum: Idle Banter
12-09-18, 08:29 PM
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Forum: Idle Banter
10-08-18, 06:42 PM
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Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
I had clutch switch fail on my first sv, then my third sv thevswitch has failed and been bypassed before I bought it and current sv has had 2 switches fail and has been bypassed for at least 8 years...
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Forum: Idle Banter
10-08-18, 06:05 PM
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Forum: Idle Banter
03-08-18, 11:52 AM
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Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
Unfortunately work has to be done, surely you don't expect workmen to go round knocking on doors asking if anyone is trying to sleep after night shift or sitting in their garden that they might...
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Forum: Idle Banter
30-07-18, 11:14 AM
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Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
Insurance rant time...
Bike insurance renewal came through at a whopping £240, a quick look on comparison site brings up a quote of £140. Called Bennetts and within a few minutes they had managed...
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Forum: Idle Banter
24-07-18, 06:42 PM
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