Customers Who Put Up Your Blood Pressure

[village idiot]

One of my wife's family friend (88 yrs old lady) rang me on Wednesday saying: 'I have no heating or hot water for the past three days. We have tried everything there is to try but the boiler refuses to light. I'm wondering if you could please come now and sort it. I'm a bit cold.
I tried to convince her that I was too busy but she was having none of it? So with a heavy heart, I went there the next day in the afternoon. And my worst fears were confirmed.
Family and friends, is a disaster waiting to happen. RUN A MILE when family & friends come calling.

 

[Dotty]

You can't leave us hanging like this!

 

[IDCHAPPY]

Powerflush?
New boiler?

 

[Rickster123]

You found her hiding in the fridge?

 

[rpm]

Microbore pipes?

 

[Best]

She jumped on you and tried to rape you?

 

[IDCHAPPY]

She was waiting for you in sussies and a fur coat with nothing else????
:ack2:

 

[rpm]

Power cut?

 

[Dotty]

She was waiting for you in sussies and a fur coat with nothing else????
:ack2:

Except for a greased up strap on....

 

[rpm]

Except for a greased up strap on....

C`mon VI this is going downhill fast!

 

[IDCHAPPY]

Except for a greased up strap on....

You just had to take it a step further dude :lol:

 

[bright spark]

Do work in a church near me. 1 of d old women volunteers was literally rubbing against me when I was showing her how to set the timer. Jaysus had to scrub meself down with dettol after it.
Anyone remember the movie Kingpin with Woody Harrelson and d landlady where he's puking down d jaxx. It was like that, ahh

 

[village idiot]

I was not so happy to attend as my gut instinct told me I will be sticking a label to the boiler. So I attended and boiler front case was no where to be seen? I asked why and was told it just falls off its hinges, so they had to put it away? All control knobs were broken? Top of boiler was half falling away? I told her she has no business using the boiler or even trying to use/light it. I told her to skip it and have it replaced.
At this point, she started rubbing my back lovingly and asking how much a replacement will cost? I declined her offer and told her to get BG to replace it. Left there in a hurry with my tails between my legs.
Sorry guys/girls, my broadband is playing up, hence the delay in responding.

BTW, boiler is 30 yrs old.

 

[Meady]

Should of just given her a stupid price so that she wouldn't have excepted it

 

[village idiot]

Should of just given her a stupid price so that she wouldn't have excepted it

What really makes my blood boil is that the very big/massive house she lives in is already paid for when hubby passed away and insurers paid out. Her daughter and two sons and their kids live there with her even though they all have their own houses which they rent out. You'd think they will look after her. Fat chance. All they do is take, take, take?

 

[bright spark]

That's mad. I do work in a nursing home/ sheltered accommodation in Dublin for well to do people. Anyway was talking to woman who had moved into 1 of their apartments. She had a big house in a posh area worth a million plus at least. I was in doing d yearly service, got chatting she said she wasn't happy there even though it was a nice place. She still pretty independent. I said why don't ye move back to yer house. Kids had auctioned off d furniture. I said buy some more. Kids high flyers living in London. D following year d house sold when I was talking to her.
Thats some way to look after yer mam.

 

[oz-plumber]

That's mad. I do work in a nursing home/ sheltered accommodation in Dublin for well to do people. Anyway was talking to woman who had moved into 1 of their apartments. She had a big house in a posh area worth a million plus at least. I was in doing d yearly service, got chatting she said she wasn't happy there even though it was a nice place. She still pretty independent. I said why don't ye move back to yer house. Kids had auctioned off d furniture. I said buy some more. Kids high flyers living in London. D following year d house sold when I was talking to her.
Thats some way to look after yer mam.

Lets hope the mum has enough dough to see her days out comfortably.
Let hope the kids, if need be, keep paying out for their mum.

Lets hope the kids, when their mum is gone, end up wishing they hadn't wasted all the dough that was left to them when they are on 'carp street'

I do work in aged care facilities and hear these stories more often than I would like.

 

[Millsy 82]

That's mad. I do work in a nursing home/ sheltered accommodation in Dublin for well to do people. Anyway was talking to woman who had moved into 1 of their apartments. She had a big house in a posh area worth a million plus at least. I was in doing d yearly service, got chatting she said she wasn't happy there even though it was a nice place. She still pretty independent. I said why don't ye move back to yer house. Kids had auctioned off d furniture. I said buy some more. Kids high flyers living in London. D following year d house sold when I was talking to her.
Thats some way to look after yer mam.

If my son did that to me I would leave everything to a charity! My dad said to me about my inheritance and I said don't worry about that you can spend mine if you want. I would rather have a happy dad than money when he's gone.

 

[Masood]

If my son did that to me I would leave everything to a charity! My dad said to me about my inheritance and I said don't worry about that you can spend mine if you want. I would rather have a happy dad than money when he's gone.

Same here mate. My Mum is so reluctant to spend any of her money but for what? We're all doing OK, earning a living and a roof over our heads. We kind of twist her arm into treating herself!

 

[quality]

I was not so happy to attend as my gut instinct told me I will be sticking a label to the boiler. So I attended and boiler front case was no where to be seen? I asked why and was told it just falls off its hinges, so they had to put it away? All control knobs were broken? Top of boiler was half falling away? I told her she has no business using the boiler or even trying to use/light it. I told her to skip it and have it replaced.
At this point, she started rubbing my back lovingly and asking how much a replacement will cost? I declined her offer and told her to get BG to replace it. Left there in a hurry with my tails between my legs.
Sorry guys/girls, my broadband is playing up, hence the delay in responding.

BTW, boiler is 30 yrs old.

Which boiler lol

 

[village idiot]

Which boiler lol

 

[Masood]

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NCS at worst mate... As long as you do a TT...

 

[rocketmanbkk]

I was not so happy to attend as my gut instinct told me I will be sticking a label to the boiler. So I attended and boiler front case was no where to be seen? I asked why and was told it just falls off its hinges, so they had to put it away? All control knobs were broken? Top of boiler was half falling away? I told her she has no business using the boiler or even trying to use/light it. I told her to skip it and have it replaced.
At this point, she started rubbing my back lovingly and asking how much a replacement will cost? I declined her offer and told her to get BG to replace it. Left there in a hurry with my tails between my legs.
Sorry guys/girls, my broadband is playing up, hence the delay in responding.

BTW, boiler is 30 yrs old.

Did you charge call out?

 

[IDCHAPPY]

Should have give her a quickie..

 

[tomplumb83]

Whats peoples beef with old women?!
You should be glad of the attention!