worset working day in my life!!!

Grumpy people only in here please

Moderator: Moderators

Hitch
Senior Member
Posts: 6055
Joined: Mon Jan 16, 2006 8:16 pm
Location: Somerset
Has thanked: 77 times
Been thanked: 335 times

Post by Hitch »

Welsh Decorator wrote:Not at all pan, just when you are told one thing, make plans around that, turn up at the job, only to have the goal posts moved while you were not looking.
Theres no one worst, but theres been a fair few like that!!!

Like turning up, and the ground workers had burried all the pads we were working from, under 2 ft of wet clay earth :roll:

No lifting equiptment on site.....

Raining....

No access to get near where we needed to unload....


Its a familiar story, but somehow, it get overcome every time. :scratch:
[size=100][color=green][b]Why isn't the number 11 pronounced onety one? [/b][/color][/size]
User avatar
bobbie-dazzler
Senior Member
Posts: 3857
Joined: Fri Oct 26, 2007 6:14 pm
Location: Greater london
Has thanked: 54 times
Been thanked: 87 times

Re: worset working day in my life!!!

Post by bobbie-dazzler »

feva wrote:had a job booked in for yesterday and today, easy job paper a room and gloss the wood work. customer said that she'll get the room ready for me coming, got there, she tried to strip the wall and got feed up, so she left it to me, i told her straight away that it will take me longer to do, theres one thing i really really hate about decorating is stripping wallpaper, drives me nuts, i wont even do it now, if i get a job that needs wallpaper stripping i get a labourer in to do it, i forgot to take my pain killers on the morning and forgot to take them to work with me so my hips and back were killing me all day i couldnt even eat my dinner! theres was four layers of wallpaper to strip off! i was working away thinking i fecking hate working like this, i was even thinking about changing careers!!!
just wondering what has been your worse't day at work?

Next time feva send for me, I love stripping paper. :grin:

I am a sad bint really, as I really enjoy stripping paper, you could leave me in a house, and as long as I have tea facillites, my radio, I am over the moon.
Like I said, I am a sad bint. :cb

This is one of the reasons I hate it when client says they will do all the stripping, taking down rails, pics etc.
I go in, and they havent stripped behind the rads, or left bits of paper on the walls.
Left rails up, curtains, light shades, and loads of those picture hooks things that you hammer into the wall. ::b
I would rather want something I dont have, that have something I dont want
User avatar
feva
Senior Member
Posts: 1849
Joined: Sat Oct 20, 2007 9:36 pm
Location: middlesbrough
Has thanked: 14 times
Been thanked: 49 times

Post by feva »

you must be sad bobbie if you enjoy stripping wallpaper, drives me mental, it just bugs me when you get your mind set about what your doing that day then it gets changed, if i know that theres wallpaper to strip on a job, il bring a labourer in to do it, then at most it only takes me half a hour going round getting rid of all the little bits they have forgot.
panlid
Senior Member
Posts: 3535
Joined: Mon Jan 16, 2006 7:15 pm
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 1 time

Post by panlid »

feva wrote:you must be sad bobbie if you enjoy stripping wallpaper, drives me mental, it just bugs me when you get your mind set about what your doing that day then it gets changed, if i know that theres wallpaper to strip on a job, il bring a labourer in to do it, then at most it only takes me half a hour going round getting rid of all the little bits they have forgot.
and we know how you dont like to change your mind feva :wink: :lol:
User avatar
jason123
Senior Member
Posts: 1239
Joined: Sat Dec 16, 2006 7:23 pm
Location: Stellaville
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 0

Post by jason123 »

I was driving into Sarajevo one day and saw an attractive young woman walking quickly along the pavement, I was stuck in traffic, about 10 younguns (8 to 14) were throwing half bricks at her, she was bleeding from the face, head, and the bricks continued, I thought what should I do, Sensible Jason said stay in the car, I did, now experience has told me,

dont argue with tradesmens quotes.



No actually, there were probably at least two Fuc$ing marksmen waiting to take out any c**t stupid enough to help her, she was albanian in the RS sector
Stella Stella Stella oy oy oy
Stoday
Deceased 21-10-2011 R.I.P
Posts: 5945
Joined: Fri Jan 20, 2006 6:03 pm
Location: East of England
Has thanked: 8 times
Been thanked: 90 times

Post by Stoday »

When the men in white come for you Jason, go quietly and don't argue.

:lol:
I should be dead; I've cheated the Grim Reaper yet again by surviving my third heart attack in June.
User avatar
Wood Magnet
Senior Member
Posts: 3659
Joined: Tue Feb 07, 2006 9:29 pm
Location: sunderland
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 3 times

Post by Wood Magnet »

And there where a few of our lads waiting for their marksmen to make a show. :wink:
People forget how fast you did a job - but they remember how well you did it.

I no longer skinny dip, i chunky dunk these day's.
User avatar
Tryanything
Senior Member
Posts: 1860
Joined: Sat Aug 18, 2007 9:47 pm
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 4 times

Post by Tryanything »

Well just had my worst day, working in London was popping out in the van for some materials half a mile up the road
heard a strange rattling noise from the engine, before i had time to pull over engine died
B-LL-CKS, F-CK, P-SS, SH-T ::b ::b ::b
Called AA 11-05 am sorry sir waiting time approx 3 hrs :shock: WTF
3 F--king hrs later rang AA sorry sir be another hour :shock: WTF
40 minutes later AA patrol turns up :grin: :grin:
Sorry sir Cam belts gone B-LL-CKS, F-CK blah blah blah
Have to wait fo recovery approx 1 1/2 hours :sad: :sad:
Problem was there whole system had crashed
2 hrs later AA patrol turns up :grin: :grin:
"Whats the problem sir"
Yeah youv'e guessed it
Sorry sir im patrolman not recovery, he phones the office
I phone the office not a happy bunny :angryfire: :cussing: :angryfire:
Office tells AA man hes got to tow me home on an A frame 45 miles
AA man :shock: not happy
Tough f-cking sh-t i dont give a f-ck if the thing comes of the the back its insured just get me home
Arrived home 20-05 pm
OH said "whats wrong with you"
F-ck off were my first and last words this evening
There would be less trouble in the world
if l had not had six daughters
Stoday
Deceased 21-10-2011 R.I.P
Posts: 5945
Joined: Fri Jan 20, 2006 6:03 pm
Location: East of England
Has thanked: 8 times
Been thanked: 90 times

Post by Stoday »

You should have called a scrap yard.

:lol:
I should be dead; I've cheated the Grim Reaper yet again by surviving my third heart attack in June.
Telmay
Senior Member
Posts: 2555
Joined: Fri Mar 09, 2007 8:15 am
Location: Worthing, West Sussex
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 2 times

Post by Telmay »

Now that a right Sh*tty day :shock:
User avatar
feva
Senior Member
Posts: 1849
Joined: Sat Oct 20, 2007 9:36 pm
Location: middlesbrough
Has thanked: 14 times
Been thanked: 49 times

Post by feva »

i went back to that job yesterday and im there today, she want patterned paper on the main wall, and this plain paper on the other walls, now since saturday just gone ive been lining my HSL with 1700 lining paper, from decorating direct, lovly stuff, this customer has got B&Q arthouse eco paper, its like bog roll! cant believe how thin it is, the patterened paper wasnt to bad, but the other is a nightmare, cant even paste 2-3 lenghts ahead of my self cos it is a nightmare to cut if i do! last time i hang this stuff.
i know that some of you think that laura ashley is crap to hang, but i love hanging that!!
User avatar
feva
Senior Member
Posts: 1849
Joined: Sat Oct 20, 2007 9:36 pm
Location: middlesbrough
Has thanked: 14 times
Been thanked: 49 times

Post by feva »

cant believe what a day ive had hanging that paper, ive know wallpaper to shrink about this stuff was expanding, to the point where on one wall i was a inch over my plump line ::b
Only-Me
Senior Member
Posts: 1141
Joined: Mon Jul 31, 2006 10:34 pm
Location: South/West
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 3 times

Post by Only-Me »

feva wrote:cant believe what a day ive had hanging that paper, ive know wallpaper to shrink about this stuff was expanding, to the point where on one wall i was a inch over my plump line ::b
Big belly in the wall then :roll: :wink:
Only-Me
Senior Member
Posts: 1141
Joined: Mon Jul 31, 2006 10:34 pm
Location: South/West
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 3 times

Post by Only-Me »

My Van would'nt start this Morning.............fooking flat battery. :cussing:

So after getting a neighbour with jump leads to get me going..........got to job. :roll: Lucky it was on a hill :thumbright:

Then finish early to get into town for new battery............£55 :cb

Oh well..........sh*t happens :scratch:
Stoday
Deceased 21-10-2011 R.I.P
Posts: 5945
Joined: Fri Jan 20, 2006 6:03 pm
Location: East of England
Has thanked: 8 times
Been thanked: 90 times

Post by Stoday »

That wasn't a bad day OM. There's worse to come.

Tommoz you'll find the new battery's flat & it'll dawn on you that the old battery wasn't knackered after all.

:lol:
I should be dead; I've cheated the Grim Reaper yet again by surviving my third heart attack in June.
Locked

Return to “The Grumpy corner”