British Gas *******s
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British Gas *******s
Takes in sharp breath while scratching back of had.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
Won?t be cheap.
You could always grasp the moment and go for one of Millibands hideous, outside purple bins, courtesy of Octopus.
Ours went in December, ?2400 to replace.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
Who did you go with? A local or one of the big companies?Quote:
Originally Posted by PSRB
Glw's mate's husband. Got a Valiant one with a 10 yr guarantee. No chance was I getting a heat pump.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
Ours was a valiant, lasted 18 years. British Gas are going to take a week just to come and quote, so they can **** right off. Useless ****ers. They ****ing broke it :-(Quote:
Originally Posted by PSRB
Had a Worcester before that, lasted about 15 years. He could have done a temp fix for a ?1k but said it would just die again in a year, so forked out for a new one. He blew out a service for another customer and did it 2 days later :thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
How long did it take to fit the new one? Some of these clowns are talking two days.....Quote:
Originally Posted by PSRB
Half a day, including bleeding all the radiatorsQuote:
Originally Posted by Peter
Cheers. He is now the benchmark by which I will judge the offers :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by PSRB
There is talk of scaffolding as the flue is above a flat roof :-(
Ours is all in the garage, so easy to attach to the flueQuote:
Originally Posted by Peter
Health and safety, eh..? :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
I'm all for a bit of health and safety, but has to be within reason. I don't want sodding scaffolding, that's going to bleed me dry....Quote:
Originally Posted by IUFG
600 quid for a bit of scaffolding. Thieving ****s...Quote:
Originally Posted by IUFG
Not many poor scaffolders, P...Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
They’re all on the sniff, I’m told.Quote:
Originally Posted by IUFG
Course they are.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
Taking the piss to fund their habits.
In the garage today waiting for 4 new tyres for my car. The bloke lifts the car up, take the wheels off, then goes for a ****ing fag. Then fleeced me for ?800+ . ****.
I knew I should have learnt a trade...
?340 for rears discs and pads :-(Quote:
Originally Posted by IUFG
Hope they are Michelin or equivlent level.Quote:
Originally Posted by IUFG
Pirelli something or others.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pat Vegas
19" (and 20") rim sizes really push the prices up.
:fume:
**** has been here 5 hours and still no real sign of much progress with the boiler. Starting to get the right ****ing hump :-(Quote:
Originally Posted by IUFG
Has he started sucking through his teeth yet?Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
good choice. I got Pirelli P7'sQuote:
Originally Posted by IUFG
That day I learned that BMW's need 'special' BMW tyres :hehe:
:-(
there is always that bit where they start huffing and puffing because something is wrong and they don't think they'll be able to fix it. they always ****ing doQuote:
Originally Posted by IUFG
I got Pirelli P7's, decent......God, we're dull these days :hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by Pat Vegas
He moved the sodding boiler, and the flue. That's why it took so long. Didn't cost any extra. I just wanted it done and the bloke out of my house!Quote:
Originally Posted by Pat Vegas
it's very sad PSRB, I didn't even need new tryes but thought I'd splash out as when I bought it had a mix set.Quote:
Originally Posted by PSRB
2 of them where a perculiar brand I never heard of called Westlake. Shortly after I see them often adveritsed at the Emirates :hehe:
Hold on, those days included a water filter recommendation as I recall :hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by PSRB
Better than talking about the footballQuote:
Originally Posted by WES
I can outdull that, p... according to the job sheet on my passenger seat they're P-Zero PZ4 225/40/19 YQuote:
Originally Posted by PSRB
and that's infinitely more interesting than seeing Raheem Sterling's name in the squad sheet.