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denphone 21-07-2017 13:15

Re: Moans and Pet Hates part 8
 
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Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 35908695)
my mum needed a plumber yesterday [broken pipe ] first quote £800 for first hour followed by £400 for every extra half hour , a mate did it for £50 and that included £30 for parts .

Legit l hope.;)

nashville 21-07-2017 13:34

Re: Moans and Pet Hates part 8
 
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Originally Posted by richard s (Post 35908634)
Being quoted £448 for a major car service.. thankfully I can do this myself for £150.

Big saving Richard ;)

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35908700)
Legit l hope.;)

What a difference.

papa smurf 21-07-2017 14:09

Re: Moans and Pet Hates part 8
 
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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35908700)
Legit l hope.;)

he's retired so you work it out ;)

richard s 21-07-2017 14:16

Re: Moans and Pet Hates part 8
 
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Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 35908695)
my mum needed a plumber yesterday [broken pipe ] first quote £800 for first hour followed by £400 for every extra half hour , a mate did it for £50 and that included £30 for parts .

Ruddy hell £800 smackers what a rip off.

nashville 21-07-2017 14:38

Re: Moans and Pet Hates part 8
 
We had a Plummer came in one time for a choked toilet. He had been laying tiles for us the week before and was paid well for that, He came in had a look and went out to his van for plunger was in 5 minutes and said £30 please. We now have bought our own plunger

MalteseFalcon 21-07-2017 17:15

Re: Moans and Pet Hates part 8
 
Mixed news today. They are going to arrange radiotherapy to start ASAP so they can reduce the steroids, because the steroids are causing the weakness and lethargy. The oncologist then told me alone that even with radiotherapy, the likely time frame she has left is 3 to 12 months. It knocked me for 6, and then I find out that my mum knew on Wednesday afternoon but didn't tell me. I had to find out today on my own. I am so low right now.

denphone 21-07-2017 17:55

Re: Moans and Pet Hates part 8
 
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Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 35908712)
he's retired so you work it out ;)

Don't worry l have already done that.;)

nashville 21-07-2017 17:59

Re: Moans and Pet Hates part 8
 
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Originally Posted by MarkC1984 (Post 35908729)
Mixed news today. They are going to arrange radiotherapy to start ASAP so they can reduce the steroids, because the steroids are causing the weakness and lethargy. The oncologist then told me alone that even with radiotherapy, the likely time frame she has left is 3 to 12 months. It knocked me for 6, and then I find out that my mum knew on Wednesday afternoon but didn't tell me. I had to find out today on my own. I am so low right now.

So sad to hear your news Mark, Thinking of you stay strong for her

Hugh 21-07-2017 22:40

Re: Moans and Pet Hates part 8
 
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Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 35908695)
my mum needed a plumber yesterday [broken pipe ] first quote £800 for first hour followed by £400 for every extra half hour , a mate did it for £50 and that included £30 for parts .

That's just extracting the urine at those rates.

Our local plumbers charge £50 per hour plus parts.

papa smurf 22-07-2017 09:59

Re: Moans and Pet Hates part 8
 
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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 35908756)
That's just extracting the urine at those rates.

Our local plumbers charge £50 per hour plus parts.

she was on the phone last night she said they offered £30 off the total bill cos she's a pensioner :shocked:

richard s 22-07-2017 20:18

Re: Moans and Pet Hates part 8
 
Phoned VM retensions got through to India (Ugh) tried to haggle a better deal... I said I paid £61.50 for (L) TV; 150Mb Broadband; Evening/Weekends free calls (does anybody think this is a good deal). So she offered me BT Sports and some other channels for £73.00 up £11.50. Talk about bloody useless. I wanted a better deal for the same amount of money not £11.50 more. I told her I wanted better TV programs.

She then sent me an e-mail listing of what I already have.... What the hell.

Seriously considering going to Sky (much to my hesitance).

Osem 22-07-2017 20:23

Re: Moans and Pet Hates part 8
 
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Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 35908695)
my mum needed a plumber yesterday [broken pipe ] first quote £800 for first hour followed by £400 for every extra half hour , a mate did it for £50 and that included £30 for parts .

So called 'emergency plumbers' charge what they can get away with, especially when they know they're dealing with someone who's elderly or likely to be panicking whilst not even knowing how to turn the water off. It's outrageous. Watchdog filmed on of these ******* companies the other week - they were charging hundreds to do basic stuff like change a water tank ball valve when all that the researchers had done is bend the ball valve arm a little so the water level was raised and it overflowed. Total, utter *******s.

MalteseFalcon 22-07-2017 22:11

Re: Moans and Pet Hates part 8
 
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Originally Posted by richard s (Post 35908797)
Phoned VM retensions got through to India (Ugh) tried to haggle a better deal... I said I paid £61.50 for (L) TV; 150Mb Broadband; Evening/Weekends free calls (does anybody think this is a good deal). So she offered me BT Sports and some other channels for £73.00 up £11.50. Talk about bloody useless. I wanted a better deal for the same amount of money not £11.50 more. I told her I wanted better TV programs.

She then sent me an e-mail listing of what I already have.... What the hell.

Seriously considering going to Sky (much to my hesitance).

Try doing this on Monday (or any weekday, 150, 1 for the is this the account you are calling about, then 4 then 5) and just calmly say you have been looking at the package and notice you can get a slightly better deal at SKY but you really don't want the hassle of moving to them. What can they offer you to stay as a loyal customer, rather than leaving. They should then do a full review of the account with you and work out any deals that you might be entitled to (I do stress the word MIGHT) and then it's up to you whether you stay with them at the new price, stay on what you are on now or leave to join SKY.

denphone 23-07-2017 06:53

Re: Moans and Pet Hates part 8
 
My brothers went to a friendly football game yesterday and sadly a supporter collapsed and died at the match.:(

papa smurf 23-07-2017 08:58

Re: Moans and Pet Hates part 8
 
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Originally Posted by richard s (Post 35908797)
Phoned VM retensions got through to India (Ugh) tried to haggle a better deal... I said I paid £61.50 for (L) TV; 150Mb Broadband; Evening/Weekends free calls (does anybody think this is a good deal). So she offered me BT Sports and some other channels for £73.00 up £11.50. Talk about bloody useless. I wanted a better deal for the same amount of money not £11.50 more. I told her I wanted better TV programs.

She then sent me an e-mail listing of what I already have.... What the hell.

Seriously considering going to Sky (much to my hesitance).

cancel and then set up a new account in your other halves name new customers get discount existing ones don't ,when that deal runs out revert back to an account in your name .


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