D Skelton

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I'm not quite sure what it's about yet but it looks like we have a rogue sparks on tonights Rogue Traders/Watchdog. Could be interesting.
 
Do the bbc have something against electricians,corr blimey,if its not rogue traders there is another show which is on around 11am,caught it yesterday the bbc bloke sets people up and stings them for £300 by showing the homeowner a chewed up piece of cable(that he done) and bits of fake mouse poops,thanks bbc,people are gonna think that we are all trying to rip them off.why dont they pick on someone that everyone hates ie traffic wardens.
 
Rogue Traders are the Norm over here... The only difference is, there dead cheap!! lol!!

I spent 18 months in China. Rogue Traders???
The man who came around to fix the air conditioner mended it with a ping pong ball and old glove he found lying around.
I miss China for the craziness. There is no health and safety there.:76:
 
most of us carry a van stock don't we, or already know what the fault might be form experience. I'd have done the cooker switch repair for about £45 plus the switch, a tenner. Even if I'd have to travel to get a new one, it would have been the same price. (not that they needed a new switch)
Of course, I know he was just taking his time so he could make more dough, scum bag.
 
I spent 18 months in China. Rogue Traders???
The man who came around to fix the air conditioner mended it with a ping pong ball and old glove he found lying around.
I miss China for the craziness. There is no health and safety there.:76:

There is on our project, but absolutely nothing like the nonsense you have to suffer in the UK these days!!

You could call the H&S in the UK pure craziness!! ...lol!!

Where were you based in China?? This is my second stint over here, i quite like the place myself!!
 
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Always the same they show these programs and i still find people still use unregistered tradesman ! went into a local diy shop the other day only to hear this chap talking to a sales woman asking for a pir to wire in an outside light ! by the way he was talking as if he was using a batten lamp
 
Always the same they show these programs and i still find people still use unregistered tradesman !
The thing is it's hard to get registered. I can't get work because I'm not registered and I can't register because I can't get the work to show an inspector. Catch 22
Nic want 5 jobs before they'll give me approved contractor status
 
Do the bbc have something against electricians,corr blimey,if its not rogue traders there is another show which is on around 11am,caught it yesterday the bbc bloke sets people up and stings them for £300 by showing the homeowner a chewed up piece of cable(that he done) and bits of fake mouse poops,thanks bbc,people are gonna think that we are all trying to rip them off.why dont they pick on someone that everyone hates ie traffic wardens.

Yer i saw that ! knowing my luck id get a call from a customer with a tripping RCD only to actually find rat damage and the customer saying i saw a program the other day followed by HOW DARE YOU ! like its my accomplice rat !
 
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