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| message from N. Thornton on 10 May 2004 |
The 2mm bit snapped inside the workpiece, writing off the workpiece. I
tried regrinding it but 2mm is so small it was fiendishly difficult
and I couldnt get it to work right again.
The nice drill had a chuck seize up, so thats down.
The backup drill worked a few times then died.
The holes in the concrete took 3 goes and 2 people leaning on the
drill to do, but did get done in the end.
The glue ran out just before the end of that job too.
And the cable clips had no intention whatsoever of going into the
wall. I mean none. Wouldnt go into any part of it.
So written off today was 1 drill bit, 1 piece of metalwork, and both
drills. What a day!
Regards, NT
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| Lurch replied to N. Thornton on 12 May 2004 |
Another annoyance of mine. Last night, after getting in from work at
23:45 I was reminded that we had had a water meter fitted. I did ask
the rather stupid question of "did it all go alright then"? The
response was " well, the guy wasn't too sure where to run the cable
outside". Not too bad I thought, next question, "he's left the brand
new 1/4 turn valve in place that I've just fitted hasn't he, because
the stop tap is awkward to get at". Apparently, on opening the
cupboard under the sink, he said "what's this gas tap type thing doing
under here, that'll have to go" and proceeded to rip it out, along
with the drain off above it.
I gave up at that point, ****ing muppets.
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| BigWallop replied to Lurch on 12 May 2004 |
And they also call them "PROFESSIONALS" you know. :-)) "Why" is another.
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| Lurch replied to BigWallop on 12 May 2004 |
I think the why is for customer relations. It sounds better saying
"we'll send a proffesional round" rather than " we'll send a totally
incompetent ****wit with little or no plumbing skills round".
Apparently, I was told he tested for gas leaks, because of the
electronics in the meter. He informed us that there are no gas leaks
in the house. So I enquired as to how he tested for leaks, "he used a
manometer by the meter did he", says I. "No, he stood in the middle of
the kitchen with a handheld electronic thing"! So from that he
ascertained that the gas installation was safe and proceeded to inform
the customer of this fact, dangerous and misleading are words that
spring to mind.
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| BigWallop replied to Lurch on 12 May 2004 |
I remember three different gas board engineers with those meters in hand, and over a
period of three full weeks, telling people that there was no leak in the building.
Then BLAM !!! in the early hours of the morning the building collapsed due to gas
explosion. So I to, like you, have every confidence in these meters and the fully
trained operators who use them.
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| N. Thornton replied to Lurch on 13 May 2004 |
Sadly many businesses come into that category. Seems if the job has
any form of complication, anything not obvious to an unqualified
drunkard then you better do it yourself, or it will get screwed up.
I know, for some certainly that doesnt apply, but there are so many...
Regards, NT
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| Lurch replied to N. Thornton on 13 May 2004 |
Well, I knew it was never going to be up to my standard but I thought,
how bad can it be! Think I might rip it out before long.
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| Andy Luckman (AJL Electronics) replied to N. Thornton on 12 May 2004 |
Not DIY but a peeve of *mine* yesterday....
To exit my shop premises in a vehicle, it is necessary to cross the footpath
to get out onto the road, just like a private drive really. Last night I
had some yob racing down the footpath, screech to a halt and make a point of
going round the back of my car in which I was leaving the site. I then got a
mouthfull of abuse from him concerning my blocking his progress on the
footpath whilst waiting for a gap in traffic. The fact that the road has an
expensive brown stripe for his benefit and that cycling on the footpath is
illegal seemed not to faze him even slightly. :-)
Then getting the papers on the way home, a delighful 13 year old girl with
obligatory nose stud, spitting as she meandered down the footpath.
The sooner I can leave this country the better. :-)
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| Lurch replied to N. Thornton on 10 May 2004 |
I had a day like that once. Just to finish it off, on the way home the
head gasket went on the van!
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| geoff replied to N. Thornton on 19 May 2004 |
So ... a man of experience then.
Pop round and do mine for me, you nice person.
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| Andy Hall replied to N. Thornton on 10 May 2004 |
It's a b*gger filing the points of the nails on the cable clips as
well.
.andy
To email, substitute .nospam with .gl
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| RichardS replied to N. Thornton on 12 May 2004 |
Well, some days you feel like the bird, some days you feel like the car....
Yesterday I spent the afternoon hanging 2.4m wardrobe doors using screw-in
lift-off hinges with finials.
Now, these things are the devil's own work when it comes to alignment and
fitting - you get one chance and there's zero room for adjustment in certain
axes. However, they fit the bill nearly-perfectly for what I wanted.
Note the operative words "Screw-in". This means that you need sufficient
clearance between the frame half of the hinges to be able to turn the whole
thing around to screw them in. Guess what I forgot to factor in when
marking the positions for the holes for 2 adjacent runs of hinges....
aaaaagh.
So, off to tool shop this morning to buy a small plug cutter to plug the
holes I drilled, and move one pair of the doors to the left by 7mm.
Fortunately there's space on the frame for this.
you live and learn....
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| RichardS replied to RichardS on 21 May 2004 |
I'm available in a consultative capacity... :-)
Things don't happen quickly though, it's taken me nearly a year end-to-end
to build these wardrobes (of course it would happen to coincide with my most
frantic period of work ever, and replacing the downstairs floors, etc...)
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