Been a while since I asked...

[Dan]

.... how the hell are you? lol I've been on the forums day and night for about 8 weeks now. But haven't asked how you guys are much, if at all.

So let's do it in one foul swoop.

HOW THE HELL ARE YOU GUYS AND GALS?

 

[townfanjon]

Lol , health wise ok ta , stressed to death with the useless ** council that have my wife and I’s life on hold .
Como estas ??

 

[Harvest Fields]

All good mate. Had a wedge of breakdowns over the last few days.

 

[Dan]

Lol , health wise ok ta , stressed to death with the useless ** council that have my wife and I’s life on hold .
Como estas ??

Oh no! Relying on any government run department for anything at all is bad!

 

[king of pipes]

All good hear Dan back from a weeks holiday straight back into a run of plumbing and heating jobs taking me up to crimbo all the best .Kop

 

[Dan]

Boooom smash them out the way and then it's all Turkey and gravy into 2020!! The year we all end again?

 

[Sharp Point]

Can I have a tv for my holding pen please? It gets lonely and I’ll miss current British politics, I don’t want to miss BoJo’s next pmq’s.

 

[Harvest Fields]

Mine smiley faces are working now.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

health wise ok ish

work wise slow ish (waiting for builders to move there arse then i will be busy)

 

[Stigster]

All good my end. Our new intake of 1st year apprentices started in the workshop a couple of weeks ago. I'm sounding them out, quietly keeping an eye for any potential "problem people", looking out for those that already need extra help and generally being my old encouraging self. Also enjoying looking like a total master on the pipe bender until I get them up to speed.

This summer it's all been about legionella control and some general maintenance jobs. Removing dead legs from the 3 campuses, installing legionella control valves for showers, moving sinks from one room to another that I already moved last year, that kind of thing. Trying to invent a way to keep push-button showers held down so they can be flushed for 15 minutes. I found a product aimed at campers and gym users that holds the button down so that's good.

Thanks for asking.

 

[centralheatking]

.. how the hell are you? lol I've been on the forums day and night for about 8 weeks now. But haven't asked how you guys are much, if at all.

So let's do it in one foul swoop.

HOW THE HELL ARE YOU GUYS AND GALS?

Hi Dan, my plumbing and heating business is enjoying its best year in 20 and 2020 is looking better. Turning things around ...how are you Dan ? You certainly work hard in my opinion
I notice you are busy posting at odd times for others but not for me ...I start every day at 4.00.
Maybe you could put up a career profile then we can bridge the internet gap.

So Mine...published here ..I am 61 been in this game since early 80's Self Employed since then so Own my own business. I am happy and looking fwds and enjoy starting every day.
Ex wives litter the Uk and all my children and step children aswell, latest count 3 wives and 8 children step and not but all paid now, houses cars school fees you name it aww

Your Turn Dan
relax you have a great business over all the areas and its expanding,

If you want to cash in a bit then I know some fellas who would like to widen their portfolio
and buy a % .....these men are not asset strippers but 'financial farmers' who like to invest
and for a sustainable return , regards Rob Foster pm me

 

[Dan]

Hi Dan, my plumbing and heating business is enjoying its best year in 20 and 2020 is looking better. Turning things around ...how are you Dan ? You certainly work hard in my opinion
I notice you are busy posting at odd times for others but not for me ...I start every day at 4.00.
Maybe you could put up a career profile then we can bridge the internet gap.

So Mine...published here ..I am 61 been in this game since early 80's Self Employed since then so Own my own business. I am happy and looking fwds and enjoy starting every day.
Ex wives litter the Uk and all my children and step children aswell, latest count 3 wives and 8 children step and not but all paid now, houses cars school fees you name it aww

Your Turn Dan
relax you have a great business over all the areas and its expanding,

If you want to cash in a bit then I know some fellas who would like to widen their portfolio
and buy a % ...these men are not asset strippers but 'financial farmers' who like to invest
and for a sustainable return , regards Rob Foster pm me

There's not a chance on earth I'd let even 1 percent of this business go anywhere lol - There's not an investor on the planet that would know anything at all about this business. Even the one or two firms that by forums, run them into the ground.

We're here long-term we're not after big bucks. We just need enough to run is all.

I'm all good mate. The forums take a lot of time up when they've been upgraded and changed etc. And the timing can be all over the place. We never know when things are going to break.

But once they're running fine, Lou and I have the pleasure of working very little on the actual forums and usually just deal with complaints and enquiries via email etc. Which we can do from anywhere around the world, and do.

I hope I'm still doing this at 61. Used to be a tiler, and fractured a disc in my spine a few years ago and had cartilage out of both my knees this year. So that's out the window that's for sure!

I'd love 3 wives and 8 children! - Well done!

Not sure @Lou would be happy about the other couple, but I certainly would be! haha

 

[centralheatking]

Thanks for your profile ...keep on Trucking ..regards Centralheatking
maybe we could meet up for lunch ...whats your post code ?
chking

 

[Stigster]

Update on my situation. I jinxed my day with that last post saying "all good my end".

Just about to bung a pizza in the oven at lunchtime when I get a call from an unknown number. I'm standing in the bathroom with a minor hangover just about to get on the throne when I answer and it's my daughter...

"Dad, don't go mad but I've smashed the car, nobody is hurt, my phone has no battery and the guy I hit let me borrow his phone, he's being cool about it though."

Obviously I'm immediately relieved but I'm also obviously a bit annoyed to hear that she's just driven up the back of someone at a fortunate 15 mph. She says the car is trashed. The other guy's car is barely damaged. Also she's got her two year old in the back but she's as happy as normal, doesn't care one bit!

They are only 5 minutes away (like everywhere on Guernsey) so I drive down with my wife to assess the situation and thinking the car will need towing. I get there and she's on the pier over to one side with steam pouring out her bonnet and the guy she hit pulled up in front. I introduced myself, asked about all of their health, they did the insurance swap and I thanked the guy for staying with my daughter until I arrived.

He's got a tow bar and her little auto Chevrolet Matiz is totalled. His car has a 3 inch by 2 inch indentation on the bumper and nothing else fortunately. The tow bar ripped through the radiator and a few other important bits. As she only lives five minutes away (up a huge winding hill mind!) I decide to try to drive it home, the wife, daughter and granddaughter to follow.

I'm driving up the hill and immediately get stuck behind a mad cyclist riding up our longest biggest hill and the temperature warning light is on (no proper gauge), the engine warning light too but I press on at 4mph behind the cyclist for what seemed like hours but was only about 4 minutes. As the poor car reaches the top she's losing power, steaming has stopped (no water left in it now) but it's stinking like burning engine and I'm slightly relieved knowing I have a fire extinguisher in the car with the wife behind.

I'm on the flat, the home straight and I make it back to the daughter's house where I can get the car off the road.

She's totalled, car's worth about £500 and the damage to the front end is extensive. My daughter is not working at the moment so I'll be shelling out for a new car soon. Thankfully we don't have the MOT here (yet) so I'll find another sub £1000 car for her and she'd better pay better attention in future!

I couldn't be too harsh as I wrote off my first car the second day I had it.

 

[Dan]

Thanks for your profile ...keep on Trucking ..regards Centralheatking
maybe we could meet up for lunch ...whats your post code ?
chking

Staffordshire. I'm going to Construction Week on the 9th. FIXRADIO tradesman of the year awards. We have a tilers whos in the final 5. He's got VIP pass etc. We've got press passes.

 

[New Gas Engineer]

Cold, wet, damp, overworked and underpaid.

How are you?

Btw Im nearly at the end of my gas safe course. Should be registered by xmas hopefully.
I love it already tbh and all Iv done is a few jobs for my portfolio.
To be fair and honest, I have a good teacher/mentor.

 

[Dan]

I'm good mate. Well done for nearing the end of the course!

You'll be a perfect candidate for our new trainee / mentor area.
Is your teacher online?

 

[centralheatking]

Ok Staffordshire ..no problem Dan I pass that on M6 every week.. what junction ?
then I will set up a place for Lunch ..let me know Rob Foster ...chking

 

[townfanjon]

Great to here we are all good .
Theres nobody that moans more than me regarding the old work / life / money balance but what I always try remember is my favourite phrase ,
“ your health is your wealth “

 

[Dan]

Ok Staffordshire ..no problem Dan I pass that on M6 every week.. what junction ?
then I will set up a place for Lunch ..let me know Rob Foster ...chking

J15 mate. But it's okay. If we did that with all the members we wouldn't get through the year. And would be heavy to transport.

Thanks for the offer though.

 

[New Gas Engineer]

I'm good mate. Well done for nearing the end of the course!

You'll be a perfect candidate for our new trainee / mentor area.
Is your teacher online?

I dont think hes on the forum. Hes ex british gas engineer so hes been doing repairs and servicing before I was born.

After 5 years or so I might go into teaching too tbh. Thats the thing with the gas industry. There are so many avenues and channels you can persue.

 

[Dan]

I dont think hes on the forum. Hes ex british gas engineer so hes been doing repairs and servicing before I was born.

After 5 years or so I might go into teaching too tbh. Thats the thing with the gas industry. There are so many avenues and channels you can persue.

That sounds brilliant!

You'd be perfect for the area too then! I need to finish setting it up to be honest. Seems like we should have a fair few heads that are suitable already.

 

[Darren Jackson]

All is well in Yorkshire, we have a full diary up to crimbo and booking work for 2020 now. Just waiting for the heating season to kick in an mess up the diary big style with call outs as it allus does. Just got back from a short break and all fresh n ready for the winter challenge.

 

[Lou]

It is super raining here, gone dead dark and absolutely chucking it down.... I hope there is a thunderstorm.

Hows the weather for everyone?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

had to have the lights on and yep thundering and peeing it down