Seemingly trivial things that cheer you up

orraloon

When your consultant says there has been massive improvement in your eye condition, for which you've been getting jabs in it over the past 5 months. Result.

Slight but: he wants you to have a further 2 injections.

davesnothere

First Aspect wrote:

DavesNotHere wrote:

Companies that use Coldplay for hold music

Companies that interrupt hold music every 10-12 seconds to tell you how important you are to them.

rjsterry

Veronese68 wrote:

rjsterry wrote:

Eta: the client only notified Building Control two days before the collapse so clearly cutting corners.

This is clearly why it collapsed. As you say with property prices as they are people are extending because they can't afford to move. Unfortunately a lot of unscrupulous types are cashing in on it and giving the building trade a bad name. House near was nearly 2 years getting a loft done, went through 3 sets of builders including one set that did a runner with a load of cash. They had to drop the ceilings downstairs as well as upstairs as the original firm hadn't measured things properly.
But Goo finds it funny because he has a huuuuge chip on his shoulder about the liberal elite in London and Surrey. So he thinks it's funny every time they suffer.

You missed out the word 'metro'

pinno

Andcp wrote:

The cheerful taxi driver who apologised and quickly moved when I pointed out he was partially blocking a cycle lane

Wakey wakey, it's time to get up - you have to go to work

andcp

Pinno wrote:

Andcp wrote:

The cheerful taxi driver who apologised and quickly moved when I pointed out he was partially blocking a cycle lane

Wakey wakey, it's time to get up - you have to go to work

No, it happened, honest! I was (unusually) quite pleasant in my approach and the driver was cheery and most accomodating. I might try being pleasant again sometime.....might.....

mr_goo

rjsterry wrote:

Mr Goo wrote:

rjsterry wrote:

Some seriously uninformed reporting about that incident. Thousands of houses in Greater London have basements. A modest single storey basement with a spare bedroom doesn't make it an 'iceberg'. And a property value of over £1million for a detached house in Kingston is hardly remarkable.

My point is nothing to do with the values of property. It's the fact that people are creating basements retrospectively. I know how it works and one of my clients has 2 years rolling work doing said work in London. Just made me laugh is all.

Given that most of London is already developed, any new basements are pretty much going to have to be under existing buildings. Also planning controls resist development in any other direction and the land values are such that it's financially viable.

Still not seeing the funny bit, but I guess we all have a different sense of humour. BTW I'm in the construction industry, too.

Eta: the client only notified Building Control two days before the collapse so clearly cutting corners.

And that is why it's funny. Clients trying to get things done on the cheap.
Underscores perfectly the saying..." buy cheap pay twice"..... in this case gonna be a whole lot more than twice as no insurer is gonna pay up on this.

rjsterry

Mr Goo wrote:

rjsterry wrote:

Mr Goo wrote:

rjsterry wrote:

Some seriously uninformed reporting about that incident. Thousands of houses in Greater London have basements. A modest single storey basement with a spare bedroom doesn't make it an 'iceberg'. And a property value of over £1million for a detached house in Kingston is hardly remarkable.

My point is nothing to do with the values of property. It's the fact that people are creating basements retrospectively. I know how it works and one of my clients has 2 years rolling work doing said work in London. Just made me laugh is all.

Given that most of London is already developed, any new basements are pretty much going to have to be under existing buildings. Also planning controls resist development in any other direction and the land values are such that it's financially viable.

Still not seeing the funny bit, but I guess we all have a different sense of humour. BTW I'm in the construction industry, too.

Eta: the client only notified Building Control two days before the collapse so clearly cutting corners.

And that is why it's funny. Clients trying to get things done on the cheap.
Underscores perfectly the saying..." buy cheap pay twice"..... in this case gonna be a whole lot more than twice as no insurer is gonna pay up on this.

It's a new build now. Who knows, with 0% VAT he might still turn a profit if he sells on.

veronese68

Mr Goo wrote:

And that is why it's funny. Clients trying to get things done on the cheap.
Underscores perfectly the saying..." buy cheap pay twice"..... in this case gonna be a whole lot more than twice as no insurer is gonna pay up on this.

Maybe the homeowner didn't know they'd employed cowboys that were cutting corners. They could be paying the going rate for the job. That's why this sort of thing gives the building game a bad name.

rjsterry

Veronese68 wrote:

Mr Goo wrote:

And that is why it's funny. Clients trying to get things done on the cheap.
Underscores perfectly the saying..." buy cheap pay twice"..... in this case gonna be a whole lot more than twice as no insurer is gonna pay up on this.

Maybe the homeowner didn't know they'd employed cowboys that were cutting corners. They could be paying the going rate for the job. That's why this sort of thing gives the building game a bad name.

Reading between the lines I think it's likely he knew he was cutting corners. Doesn't absolve the contractor of his responsibilities. I think they'll all cop it from the HSE. They are very lucky nobody was on site when it collapsed.

team47b

I arrived home this afternoon and as usual the feral ginger cat was laying on the back doorstep waiting for some food, today however he had a friend sat with him also waiting to be fed...a seagull!

Next time I'll get the camera ready

rjsterry

team47b wrote:

I arrived home this afternoon and as usual the feral ginger cat was laying on the back doorstep waiting for some food, today however he had a friend sat with him also waiting to be fed...a seagull!

Next time I'll get the camera ready

I assume the seagull has spotted that if one hangs around on your doorstep, food is provided. Clever seagull. Mind he doesn't tell his friends.

pinno

rjsterry wrote:

team47b wrote:

I arrived home this afternoon and as usual the feral ginger cat was laying on the back doorstep waiting for some food, today however he had a friend sat with him also waiting to be fed...a seagull!

Next time I'll get the camera ready

I assume the seagull has spotted that if one hangs around on your doorstep, food is provided. Clever seagull. Mind he doesn't tell his friends.

I hung around hos doorstep once. I didn't get anything but I did eat the seagull's brother.

team47b

Pinno wrote:

rjsterry wrote:

team47b wrote:

I arrived home this afternoon and as usual the feral ginger cat was laying on the back doorstep waiting for some food, today however he had a friend sat with him also waiting to be fed...a seagull!

Next time I'll get the camera ready

I assume the seagull has spotted that if one hangs around on your doorstep, food is provided. Clever seagull. Mind he doesn't tell his friends.

I hung around hos doorstep once. I didn't get anything but I did eat the seagull's brother.

piri piri, they only tell you it's chicken

pinno

team47b wrote:

Pinno wrote:

rjsterry wrote:

team47b wrote:

I arrived home this afternoon and as usual the feral ginger cat was laying on the back doorstep waiting for some food, today however he had a friend sat with him also waiting to be fed...a seagull!

Next time I'll get the camera ready

I assume the seagull has spotted that if one hangs around on your doorstep, food is provided. Clever seagull. Mind he doesn't tell his friends.

I hung around hos doorstep once. I didn't get anything but I did eat the seagull's brother.

piri piri, they only tell you it's chicken

Piri Piri: The leveller.

orraloon

When your missus, on contemplating your new current n+1, says hmm, maybe I need a new bike as well, thereby opening the door to the next potential n+1.

BelgianBeerGeek

orraloon wrote:

When your missus, on contemplating your new current n+1, says hmm, maybe I need a new bike as well, thereby opening the door to the next potential n+1.

cool. I've only ever bought bikes for me with my cold accountant's head on. When Mrs BBGeek wants a bike we have fun.
I am sad :oops:

Pross

Mr Goo wrote:

rjsterry wrote:

Mr Goo wrote:

rjsterry wrote:

Some seriously uninformed reporting about that incident. Thousands of houses in Greater London have basements. A modest single storey basement with a spare bedroom doesn't make it an 'iceberg'. And a property value of over £1million for a detached house in Kingston is hardly remarkable.

My point is nothing to do with the values of property. It's the fact that people are creating basements retrospectively. I know how it works and one of my clients has 2 years rolling work doing said work in London. Just made me laugh is all.

Given that most of London is already developed, any new basements are pretty much going to have to be under existing buildings. Also planning controls resist development in any other direction and the land values are such that it's financially viable.

Still not seeing the funny bit, but I guess we all have a different sense of humour. BTW I'm in the construction industry, too.

Eta: the client only notified Building Control two days before the collapse so clearly cutting corners.

And that is why it's funny. Clients trying to get things done on the cheap.
Underscores perfectly the saying..." buy cheap pay twice"..... in this case gonna be a whole lot more than twice as no insurer is gonna pay up on this.

Assuming the Contractor had PI insurance then I can't see why that wouldn't pay out as that is the whole point of it.

crispybug2

The natural blonde got a new car a few weeks back, unfortunately it's white!!

However gave it it's first clean with the power washer today and it was strangely satisfying to watch the dirt slide off the white paintwork!

andy9964

I just got my £220 cashback from Quidco, for taking out a Virgin TV contract in February

Pross

Having a Sunday morning lie in, looking out of the window at bumble bees hovering in the cherry blossom all backed by a perfect blue sky.

Matthewfalle

Despairiring at getting a phone call saying you have to work then spending two days blowing things away and cracking yourself with laughter with your mates.

Matthewfalle

Tieing into the above post, having people come up to you saying"errr, was that you lot doing that today?" Followed by "how the hell did you get away with that?" Whilst slowly shaking their heads.

Matthewfalle

Solving that annoying clicking noise on your bi-cycle.

Garry H

Matthewfalle wrote:

Solving that annoying clicking noise on your bi-cycle.

Earplugs?

Matthewfalle

Amateur.

Hammer, fire and chucking into next door's Garden.

Obviously.

Duuuurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Matthewfalle

Julian Cope's "world shut your mouth"

Joyous.

Garry H

Matthewfalle wrote:

Tieing into the above post, having people come up to you saying"errr, was that you lot doing that today?" Followed by "how the hell did you get away with that?" Whilst slowly shaking their heads.

What were you doing?

Garry H

My 4 year old son asking me if anybody "bothered" me me at school, me telling him "no Aled (that's not his name), they would get a punch on the nose", then my 5 year old daughter saying "It would be better if you punched them right in the eyeball". KIds, they don't half cheer me up.

Matthewfalle

Utilising our training facilities to their max. For like, ages. Haven't laughed so long in ages.

Garry H

A well polished shoe.