Reply With QuoteYeah, I certainly wouldn’t want to do them for a living. I’m the same regarding house wiring - people ask me all the time when they find out I’m an Electrician - I just tell them I’m too old to be crawling around in other peoples roofs.
Swaggie
Most throw them in and run away as quickly as they can.Originally Posted by Homestar
Correct. Those that don’t are about current regs sure as **** won’t care when they change.
I think the whole Fridgy v Sparkie thing is silly at the bottom end of things anyway - ie splits - both trades are more than capable (well the vast majority) of doing both sides of the installation. Having 2 trades to install a split is ridiculous.
Might have been guilty of doing my own and families splits and they all still work.
We don’t chase the work at all,just fall into it for whatever reason,usually because we were on the site doing other refrigeration work.
Or it’s a love job,family,friend,whatever.🙄🙈
Our normal answer when asked about splits is to tell them we are too busy.
It’s a business decision as well,there are a hell of a lot of ways to make much better(and often easier)money in other areas of the industry,than throwing in or repairing wall splits.
Anyway,each to their own.
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SubscriberYeah, I certainly wouldn’t want to do them for a living. I’m the same regarding house wiring - people ask me all the time when they find out I’m an Electrician - I just tell them I’m too old to be crawling around in other peoples roofs.
If you need to contact me please email homestarrunnerau@gmail.com - thanks - Gav.
Cynical Moi?
.......and a Painter I asked about painting a roof here suggested he was too old & didn't bounce much anymore.
As it happened, Leon was misdiagnosed by the Medical Profession & died a bout a year later from Prostate Cancer. Bouncing was going to be the least of his worries. Nice bloke & a good Painter too.
Swaggie
I asked a guy to quote to do ours,and he called back a few days later and said,looking on Google it looks too steep.
Well i walk on it no worries,as does a roofer.
Anyway,that was the end of him,must have had too much work on i suppose.
Cynical Moi?
It seems nobody, but nobody, is prepared to take any risks anymore. They want it all cosy & laid on for them.
Did I ever tell you about the time we had a new rear CB roof installed here? No? ok then, here goes.
Called the roofer back next day as there was a leak over the kitchen & it was a still a tad moist as it faces West. Both of us got up to the ridge ok but one of us was slipping. Guess who?
The edge of the new roof also had an old style Lamp Goose neck sticking out over the gutter.
I must point out that the roofers, when they removed the old corro had laid it on the cement & being old Corro, it came off distorted & twisted which turned out to be a God send. Are you still with me?
Anyway, as I was sliding down the corro my right hand was already bleeding from trying to hang on to the hex roofing screws. ( Always a positive thinker & believer in miracles me.) It seemed like it took about an hour to reach the Goose neck which was bent upwards from the gutter & some quick thinking was involved here as it was right between my legs & I preferred not to have my bollocks act like a buffer. What to do what to do? I rolled to the left, got my right leg over the 12" fitting (just) hurtled off the roof @ about 1000 kmh landed on my feet on the concrete, saw the layers of Corro & somersaulted towards that. My momentum kept me moving & I had judged it well & so it worked out well & I landed on my back on a nice soft bed of bent corro. As they say, got up, dusted my self off, but unlike the song I did not do it all over again. Roofer was looking over the gutter to check I was ok (probably to see I hadn't damaged his roof which at this stage hadn't been paid for yet.)
'er Indoors came flying out & gave me a mouthful whose words are not repeatable here asterisks or not. I seem to recall "Stupid Bastard" was amongst them though as she had heard my long journey start & was waiting for the roofer to yell "Call an Ambulance" which never came. Being a bit of a medical person/Nurse in RAANC at the time then ,I think the abuse was some sort of relief on her part but also disappointing for her because bandages, splints & gallons of Iodine were not needed. Thank ****.
Roof leak at an overlap was rectified & we all dispersed to the Kitchen for a nice hot cuppa. Roofer took all the lifesaving old iron to the scrap yard. & yours truly never climbed onto that roof ever again. The guy was promptly paid & I bet he still tells that tale to anyone of his fellow roofers that will listen, over a beer or two..
Sorry what was the question?
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Rick, Paul, one of you blokes trying to hobble the opposition?
If you don't like trucks, stop buying stuff.
Swaggie
Not guilty,this time anyway
We have that much work,we dont want anymore.Even winter was flat out.
This week we have lowered ourselves and given jobs away.
Something a good operator never wants to do,but then again,getting rid of bad payers is the sign of a good operator.
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And we don't need to do that either.
I'm broken from too much work.
Swaggie
I dont doubt it,its probably the hours you do,the body just cant keep up,dont ask me how i know....And we don't need to do that either.
I'm broken from too much work.
You only have one so look after it
The hours and pressure in this game is huge,particularly as its 24/7.
We had 8 call outs on one weekend a while back,and there is only 3 of us,i mean 2,one is a bit slow,old, and buggered.
Cynical Moi?
I dont doubt it,its probably the hours you do,the body just cant keep up,dont ask me how i know....
You only have one so look after it
The hours and pressure in this game is huge,particularly as its 24/7.
We had 8 call outs on one weekend a while back,and there is only 3 of us,i mean 2,one is a bit slow,old, and buggered.
What he said.Sounds like the solution to that is compare him to a Horse & shoot the bugger. Oh hang on, he means Paul. Soz matey.
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