Money for nothing

[haysi06]

who earns money for nothing?

Bleeding plumbers, if they were paid by the "tuts" then they'd be millionaires!

Not happy :(

[Therema]

Very similar to the plasterers i had in over a week ago then Grrrr

[Leggendisgod]

central heating


its a money tree

lol

[knobbynonut5]

I do

[haysi06]

Hi Therema, do these people need a qualification to "tut"? FFS, I can tut with the best of them!

[noway2]

kmob how you do that

[NoMercy]

All the hierarchies of the banks, who paid themselves great big fat bonuses !

[China Doll]

No idea... But I get my kicks for free!

[haysi06]

China! I said hi on another thread LOL, how are you sweetie xx

[Buenchico]

Oy!

My mate's a fully qualified (and experienced) plumber, with additional qualifications (leading to his Corgi-registration) in gas central heating. He doesn't charge a call-out fee and works (efficiently and conscientiously) for �10 per hour. If you're paying more than that, you've only got yourself to blame for not doing your homework before engaging the services of a cowboy.

[No,Knowledge]

he must be the cheapest plumber in the U.K

[pinktwink]

teachers with all their picks sick leave holidays and short days. Plus they are difficult to sack for underperformance and can charge for grinds etc

[Ice.Maiden]

Good grief Chris!!! And is this guy working full-time and not in receipt of any benefits?? If so - you've found yourself a gem!

[Buenchico]

NK:
Around here, in East Anglia, many public libraries and other 'official' buildings have as many signs in Polish as they do in English. There's even an agency, in Ipswich, which specialises in linking up local customers with Polish tradesmen. Such competition might upset our local plumbers, carpenters, builders, etc but it's good news for local people who want to employ those types of tradesmen.

[jno]

if you happen to subscribe to Which? magazine, their website has a section where people recommend local tradesmen. Our neighbourhood association publishes leaflets occasionally which do the same thing. It's always worth asking friends and neighbours before hiring anyone.

[Buenchico]

Pinktwink:
I spent 15 years in teaching. I never worked less than 60 hours per week, and often worked much longer. (During my first 2 years in teaching, I only went to bed, for a few hours, on 3 or 4 nights per week. I worked through the night on most of the time).

I spent many of my so-called 'holidays' taking the football and cricket teams on tour, or attending courses (deemed essential for my job) for which I received no payment.

Quite often I was expected to pay hundreds of pounds to attend those courses in my holidays, even though I couldn't do my job without them. For example, our school had to have someone who was allowed to sign documents which could lead to less-able students achieving a GCSE pass. My colleague, who did that job, went on maternity leave and I had to cancel my foreign holiday, at considerable expense to myself, to attend an Easter course so that I could get the relevant qualification. I then spent the next few months, with the support of my union, trying to get the �300 fee I'd paid (for attending an essential course in my own time) refunded.

[slinkycat]

Well said Chris, you have to be dedicated to be a teacher, my daughter is training to be one, and she is definitely not in it for the money!