tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post4798733594761347880..comments2024-03-28T09:37:34.133+00:00Comments on Yorkshire Pudding: TradesmenYorkshire Puddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-41723964758107948762020-08-05T12:27:06.297+01:002020-08-05T12:27:06.297+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.vettedtradeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15374760797406849394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-5583896259380267912020-01-03T10:05:24.925+00:002020-01-03T10:05:24.925+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08223203288030331185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-43067294064190517962019-12-21T12:28:04.689+00:002019-12-21T12:28:04.689+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08223203288030331185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-25655024551011061262015-02-05T13:56:27.089+00:002015-02-05T13:56:27.089+00:00Well I have an update to this comment. My central ...Well I have an update to this comment. My central heating is seriously playing up and I'm almost without central heating. My neighbour is so busy he's talking of March before he'll be able to do anything.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-961340450710813882015-01-31T18:36:47.799+00:002015-01-31T18:36:47.799+00:00Whilst in many ways agreeing with you I would make...Whilst in many ways agreeing with you I would make the point that because a tradesman charges more per hour than a teacher may get he has all his own overheads to account for and they are substantial. I've been fortunate until a heating engineer and plumber moved in opposite me I had the same plumbing company doing my home and business work that I didn't do myself for 36 years. I have a similar arrangement with the glazier/joinery company (who even replaced my conservatory when it was destroyed in a hurricane in 2005 and I couldn't find anyone else to do it). Ditto electricians. Perhaps you should relocate. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-34207708687646082092015-01-29T00:04:02.918+00:002015-01-29T00:04:02.918+00:00Yeah. Car mechanics! I forgot to berate them. Like...Yeah. Car mechanics! I forgot to berate them. Like most other car owners, I have had numerous bad experiences with those guys but recently my local SEAT dealership has provided excellent service at acceptable prices.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-30894822569734954642015-01-28T19:29:32.368+00:002015-01-28T19:29:32.368+00:00I pretty much agree with your observations and wou...I pretty much agree with your observations and would like to add horseshoers to the list of professions where the "professionals" have no business sense. Also, I DID pretty much hear excuses from teachers when Bob was in public school, which is why we had to take him out when he was behind in math and reading. His teacher at the Waldorf school, where teachers make considerably less money, said, "We can get him up to speed in math in an hour after school for a week." And so she did.<br /><br />I consider myself to have had a "trade" job for 40 years. For the last 5 of those I spent a good deal of time rewriting things for people with PhDs in education. I don't consider trades an inferior job, but like anything else those jobs need to be done with expertise and honesty. I love my Ukrainian carpenter and my Californian electrician because they are good at their jobs and honest about what it will take in time and money to accomplish their work. That kind of relationship works both ways. Tradespeople often work by the job. I keep a "to do" list so that when mine are out of work they can call and my little jobs can fill in their down time. <br /><br />One more thing...the tradesmen who used to drive me crazy were auto repairmen. Since I've had a Toyota, I only go to the Toyota dealership where I got the car. They are also reliable and tell me up front what kind of work is involved and how much it will cost. I have become their loyal customer because they treat me well.<br /><br />Jan Blawathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06697621979002856884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-44054526325920569882015-01-28T13:45:38.650+00:002015-01-28T13:45:38.650+00:00A plumber with a Spanish apartment? In the past th...A plumber with a Spanish apartment? In the past they'd be grateful for a week in a caravan at Withernsea! Our electrician has a private jet and flies to Las Vegas most weekends - unless he's skiing in The Dolomites or visiting his beach villa in St Lucia where he meets up with other tradesmen at "The Ripemoff Arms". Talk about laughing all the way to the bank!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-84934065200701152202015-01-28T13:05:26.696+00:002015-01-28T13:05:26.696+00:00I know a lady who was having an extension built an...I know a lady who was having an extension built and she came home early from work one day to find all the builders having a game of cricket in the back garden. <br /><br />Our plumber isn't too bad but we always have to wait until he's had a week's holiday in his Spanish apartment. Molly Printempshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08677983247237875712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-90675990234425741992015-01-28T10:02:36.851+00:002015-01-28T10:02:36.851+00:00The tradesmen you mention were clearly entranced b...The tradesmen you mention were clearly entranced by your feminine wiles. Were you wearing your cheetah print catsuit?Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-59058467096067726722015-01-28T10:00:39.789+00:002015-01-28T10:00:39.789+00:00I bet the plumber was leaking after five pints!I bet the plumber was leaking after five pints!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-48491006898195522292015-01-28T09:59:57.039+00:002015-01-28T09:59:57.039+00:00We should hire thugs to beat up tradesmen who let ...We should hire thugs to beat up tradesmen who let us down or make them answer in a court of law.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-16692258805783467072015-01-28T09:59:01.180+00:002015-01-28T09:59:01.180+00:00Sheetrocker? I have never come across this word be...Sheetrocker? I have never come across this word before. Is he a bit like a bedrocker - a gigolo? Why did you need gigolos when you already have a nice husband who is good at digging clams? Crazy Yanks!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-6459894160876954962015-01-28T09:43:53.543+00:002015-01-28T09:43:53.543+00:00I am not sexist or racist but like you Helen I hav...I am not sexist or racist but like you Helen I have to admit to being plumbist. Apart from Dan, all plumbers should go back where they came from - some dark, damp cave that smells of bats.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-3592955838426734322015-01-28T06:36:44.692+00:002015-01-28T06:36:44.692+00:00Thankfully, my experience with tradesmen is very l...Thankfully, my experience with tradesmen is very limited. In the 11 yeras I have been living in this flat, no major repairs have been necessary, and most of the minor ones were done by my husband who was very good at such things. Now that he is not there any longer, I sometimes need professional help, for instance to replace the cord on a blind. My sister knew someone and gave me the number. The man was there exactly when he said he would be, did what he needed to, and the bill was not extraordinarily high. <br />The only plumber I know personally has been at my place twice for minor jobs. He is from southern Italy and likes to complain about his home country where his line of work paid so poorly he was not able to provide for the family without taking on illegal jobs, which he did not want. We had espresso together and chatted a bit and it was nearly as much a social visit than a professional job.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-23139627366508191162015-01-28T05:36:52.228+00:002015-01-28T05:36:52.228+00:00I fitted a new water closet and mine leaked. I had...I fitted a new water closet and mine leaked. I had to go to B&Q and get a little leaflet that explained how the job should be done. I then had to get my local plumber in to fix it. It cost me five pints and a couple of packets of cigarettes. It was only a little leak and I could have lived with it but management wasn't having that.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-24595358591048857902015-01-28T02:14:01.504+00:002015-01-28T02:14:01.504+00:00Your complaint is a common one. The last thing we ...Your complaint is a common one. The last thing we took in to be fixed came back with more problems than it went in with. That's why I do mos of my stuff myself.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-75476309299682369082015-01-27T23:58:35.862+00:002015-01-27T23:58:35.862+00:00Oh, yeah. My husband is a builder, though in rece...Oh, yeah. My husband is a builder, though in recent years he mainly does remodels & repairs. (He hates plumbing, by the way.....) WE can't find reliable people to do anything and he knows most of the ones who work in the local area! In our experience, sheetrockers are the worst. In our own house, which we built ourselves, we hired out the sheetrock. They rocked over outlets, they spat tobacco juice all over my new floors, they worked only a couple days a week, never showed up on Fridays or Mondays.....and on it went. They finally quit showing up at all and we found out later that the 'boss' was in jail! We do everything on our place ourselves now. Well, everything that we actually do......if you know what I mean :-)Hilltophomesteaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11926731207526014550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-87865418547454021062015-01-27T23:45:57.841+00:002015-01-27T23:45:57.841+00:00Yep, it sounds like tradesmen are the same the wor...Yep, it sounds like tradesmen are the same the world over! We have sorted through a fair few in order to come up with a list of reliable ones we can call. We find Plumbers are usually the worst- worst at their job, worst at being reliable, worst at charging a fortune. In fact I think some of the dumbest tradesmen in the world are plumbers! Make sure you have your Dan's contact number saved in more than one place so when you need him for an emergency you can find it.Helsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136273834165751276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-49553275930651227082015-01-27T23:37:32.231+00:002015-01-27T23:37:32.231+00:00I hate getting anybody in. I have always liked to ...I hate getting anybody in. I have always liked to do as much as I can myself. Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-74587257414280891772015-01-27T23:36:08.625+00:002015-01-27T23:36:08.625+00:00Tradeswoman? In spite of TV and cinema attempts to...Tradeswoman? In spite of TV and cinema attempts to suggest otherwise, in my experience they are as rare as hen's teeth. For your information I still have a flowing mane to protect the Pudding cranium from beaming sunshine.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-71986671342674845232015-01-27T23:34:40.747+00:002015-01-27T23:34:40.747+00:00So I see that tradesmen are alike the world over!!...So I see that tradesmen are alike the world over!! Occasionally we run across an honest, reliable one that stands behind his work, but as you say they are rare and worth their weight in gold. Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-81857380268317770762015-01-27T22:55:57.194+00:002015-01-27T22:55:57.194+00:00That's all so disappointing, so frustrating; a...That's all so disappointing, so frustrating; and so anger making! <br /><br />I have to ask. "Do you have any hair left?" (I'm not sure if you had any to start with, but I'm sure even if you only had a couple of strands they no longer remain)!<br /><br />I hate to say it...perhaps you should look around for a female tradeswoman! Okay! Okay! I'm leaving now. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.com