Pet Hates ( Excluding Customers)

[telectrix]

as title. let's have some of you pet hates with the trade.
I'll start off with a couple:

1. Captive screws that fall out and get lost when nothing in your parts stock will do.
2. terminal screws that you can't see the head and need to tighten by feel ( many ceiling roses are this).

 

[Pete999]

too much information.

I know but I suffered so you lot will nee to understand my discomfort, could effect my responses for the next couple of days, anybody.

 

[mattg4321]

Cables inside accessories so short you can barely pull them away from the wall
Kitchen fitters
Plasterers
Tilers
Plumbers
Light fittings with no room to terminate properly
People bending my ear thinking they know what they're talking about - see kitchen fitters

 

[Octopus]

Manufacturers who do deals with "sheds" that undercut the wholesalers ..............

 

[NDG Elecs]

Plasterers most definitely. End of!

Crammed rats nests of boards where only the browns are in the correct place whilst carrying out an EICR, and what should take 10 minutes now takes 30.

Dirty houses.

Customers who do not move anything even though you have requested they do, and then you end up having too.

 

[telectrix]

builders who think they can "do" electrics, then moan when you quote to put it right.

 

[Pete999]

too much information.

I know but I suffered so you lot will nee to understand my discomfort, could effect my responses for the next couple of days, anybody.

Plasterers most definitely. End of!

Crammed rats nests of boards where only the browns are in the correct place whilst carrying out an EICR, and what should take 10 minutes now takes 30.

Dirty houses.

Customers who do not move anything even though you have requested they do, and then you end up having too.

Not sure I understand the Crammed rats nest paragraph NDG

 

[timbobelfast]

From an industrial point of view

1. Painters
2. Pipe fitters
3. Safety reps

 

[Pete999]

From an industrial point of view

1. Painters
2. Pipe fitters
3. Safety reps

Safety Reps may seem a pain in the butt, have an accident and then see what you think of then, a necessity in my view. They are after all mindful of your welfare.

 

[timbobelfast]

Safety Reps may seem a pain in the butt, have an accident and then see what you think of then, a necessity in my view. They are after all mindful of your welfare.

True,
Although I wish they would practice what they preach

 

[Pete999]

True,
Although I wish they would practice what they preach

What do you mean ? practice what they preach.

 

[timbobelfast]

One safety rep in particular thought it was a good idea to change a fluorescent lamp using a wheelie office chair as access. Oh the ironic look on his face lol

 

[telectrix]

I know but I suffered so you lot will nee to understand my discomfort, could effect my responses for the next couple of days, anybody.

sincerely hope you feeling better tomorrow, pete. i have a pathological fear of hospitals, probably due to the only 3 times i've been in one have all been bad experiences. the last time (2012) was the only one where painkillers were provided.

 

[Wilko]

One safety rep in particular thought it was a good idea to change a fluorescent lamp using a wheelie office chair as access. Oh the ironic look on his face lol

Love to see his paperwork if he'd fallen off etc ..

 

[Pete999]

sincerely hope you feeling better tomorrow, pete. i have a pathological fear of hospitals, probably due to the only 3 times i've been in one have all been bad experiences. the last time (2012) was the only one where painkillers were provided.

Feeling better already Tel Thanks, nurses were nice mind.

 

[Pete999]

One safety rep in particular thought it was a good idea to change a fluorescent lamp using a wheelie office chair as access. Oh the ironic look on his face lol

Well he wasn't much of a safety rep was he? Prot