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    New drill

    i bought a bosch 2kg 3 function for about 100 quid nearly 10 years ago which is still going i has a partner which is a hitachi with the same specs, when one gets a bit hot i change over to the other, i have 3.5 and 4 kg drills but after a morning of chasing my arms hurt fromk holding the thing...
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    New drill

    how much chasing do you do per week
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    megger 1502 MFT

    hi, how comes you are selling it.
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    Pet Hates

    police men on bikes so what if i am eating a sarnie whilst driving i could talk on the phone eat a sandwich and hold coffee cup between my leg and change gear and i still would not be as dangerous as that mini cab driver bus drivers - yes i know i stopped on a double yellow - you do not have to...
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    omg call-out

    i have a slightly different approach than most to work, i will not do it unless it needs doing so i tend to talk the old ladies out of a rewire when southern electrical contracting have carried out their free survey and scared them half a step closer to death with, so when i went to the house...
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    omg call-out

    had the worst call out ever this morning, client called to say can i come round to quote for a rewire, always suspect when i am called to one of these got there to find no lighting, on poking around found a 32 off in the wylex mini mcb plug in type cu, cant be that in fact nothing below 16 in...
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    Van Broken into.

    they are only after the power tools, when the went into mine they didn't knick a thing, they did my brothers van who was parked next to me, also a fiat doblo and the popped the window behind the drivers seat as they couldnt get thru the back doors and they knicked a dewalt bag, sadly for my...
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    Van Broken into.

    jase - have a look under your drivers door handle there is a way of opening lots of vans, they basically punch a screwdriver in there and bingo the doors open, they broke into mine in the b and q car park in cricklewood in the middle of the day,
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    used hand tool pack

    where are you and what do ya need
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    dimmer switch blown by gu10 lamps

    has anyone notice an increase in the dimmer switch being blown by lamps, nothing to dowith over or under rating, as the lamp blows it does the dimmer, have a range of about 6 different dimmer manufacturers, anyone suggest different or reliable products. cheers
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    asbestos

    scares the pants off me, my wifes a doctor and this is not an urban myth. a man worked in vauxhall motors in luton on the brake assembly line, heavy smoker, used to go home every night after his shift and sit in the armchair in his overalls and his daughter would sit on his knee for her bedtime...
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    asbestos

    sadly my dell laptop is not working so i am on the wifes pc but i will be putting up some photos very soon as i have had 6 asbestos boards in the last 12-18 months, i generally take pics and am happy to share, for 3 years i had looked after a building that is riddled with asbestos, they have in...
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    asbestos

    pop quiz where does all that hazardous waste go to wish i didnt know the answer this comes to mind as i; am quite happy to work live when deemed necessery(damn i can never spell that word) to do so. will go down the side of a building in a bosens chair to relamp it, or i will tighten...
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    Who can work out this one!!

    also just cos the rcd is fitted doesnt mean its connected, seen loads of them bridged out cos they kept tripping
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    main contractor and payments

    i have learnt 1 thing tonight, MDJ is not keen on builders. sadly this week i have had to learn about trying to get money back via the courts, first experience in 8 years, makes me a bit sad you have to take these people to court, one of my client have had 17 reminders of 15 months, but i am...
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    main contractor and payments

    marvo, thats why i cut and past the content of my email. i stopped talking to the builder on phone or face to face as he seems to think that i forget things like agreeing to cap my extras bill to 1k, which seems reasonable until you learn that the kitchen is redesigned twice after first fix and...
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    main contractor and payments

    dagrat, even if he is refering to the extras list, is it usual to give a list of actual costs. as simple example if client wants 1 consumer unit at which is priced individually at 75 notes and i buy 5 for 'van stock' at 50 notes i still charge the customer 75 notes surely?
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    main contractor and payments

    initial quote on my part which was transfered to builders excel spreadsheet on his request and works went forward from there on a gentleman basis (lesson learnt already, and links to simple contracts would be much appreciated). cost of my materials was never mentioned, i thought i was missing...
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    main contractor and payments

    ps over my dead body will i give him the name of the bloke down the pub who i get my fuseboards from
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    main contractor and payments

    all prices on original job were on a spread sheet itemising no of sockets and allowance per socket, finished in white, along the way we managed some extras, which were itemised with materials and actual labour costs in units of time at hourly rate. but obviously he has my money.

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