No Work, load of bull

[Hookit]

Over the past few weeks I have been looking for workmen to do jobs I do not have the skills to do or the equipment.
I have made contact waited in and no one turns up one job is roofing and the others in my garden.
When I wanted the dining room decorating again it was hard work to get someone to do the job.
So when I have money to pay for work being done why is it so difficult to get tradesman?

[Citizen Smith]

Ah, the trials and tribulations of the middle class.....

[JacquesMagique]

Too many controls on immigration.

[Tantal]

Because there's more money to be made on the dole.

[ryoden]

https://www.ratedpeople.com
You could try that site, I was trying to find builders in my area and I found a couple of decent ones there.
Finding people to do the work I dont usually have a problem, it's finding people who do quality work which is harder.

[Midas]

Over the past few weeks I have been looking for workmen to do jobs I do not have the skills to do or the equipment.
I have made contact waited in and no one turns up one job is roofing and the others in my garden.
When I wanted the dining room decorating again it was hard work to get someone to do the job.
So when I have money to pay for work being done why is it so difficult to get tradesman?

Because there are too few people with any pride in their work and because it's far easier and sometimes more profitable for people to just sit on their backsides claiming benefits and doing the odd job for cash. Thank you Socialism! Mind you, for those tradesmen who are good at their job and have pride in what they do are increasingly in demand and can thus earn themselves a far higher income.

[Hookit]

Too many controls on immigration.

I only emply British people to do work for me. Never use a taxi that is not owned by a British subject and yes people from other countries and other faiths and colour can be British subjects and they are OK with me.

[Hookit]

Because there's more money to be made on the dole.

No these are tradesman I have contacted and they are not on the dole.

[Hookit]

Because there are too few people with any pride in their work and because it's far easier and sometimes more profitable for people to just sit on their backsides claiming benefits and doing the odd job for cash. Thank you Socialism! Mind you, for those tradesmen who are good at their job and have pride in what they do are increasingly in demand and can thus earn themselves a far higher income.

Midas you are a very sad person. The people I contacted are tradesman not sat on the dole I do not want a job done on the cheap and one of these trademan is our Tory candidate
so it cannot be down to Socialism? He owns a roofing company near where I live and he promised he would be out to see me that day after 5pm goes to show what Tory promises are worth!

[Opinionated]

It can't be down to socialism anyway as we haven't seen any sort of socialist policies since the mid seventies (yes, you read that right the seventies when the country was held to ransom by the rotten trade unions, did not include much socialist policy due to Callaghan's misfortune at leading a minority government), but Midas believes that anything that is not pure unbridled free marketism is socialist.

[Balthazar]

Strange. Is there some reason why they don't want to work on your premises? Do you own a dog which routinely bites tradesmen? Does your wife fail to make them cups of tea? Are you a 'back-seat' customer who breaths down their necks while they're working, giving useless advice? Do you settle bills quickly and without fuss?

one of these trademan is our Tory candidate

Ah! Are you Secretary of your local branch of the Revolutionary Communist Party and usually shout "DIRTY TORY SCUM!" at him when you meet in Sainsbury's? That would explain it. And/or have you shagged his wife, and/or clipped his wildly irritating Tory Boy son round the ear?

[JacquesMagique]

I only emply British people to do work for me. Never use a taxi that is not owned by a British subject and yes people from other countries and other faiths and colour can be British subjects and they are OK with me.

Well then don't complain about high costs.

[Hookit]

Well then don't complain about high costs.

Can you show me where I have made any complaint about cost?

[Hookit]

Strange. Is there some reason why they don't want to work on your premises? Do you own a dog which routinely bites tradesmen? Does your wife fail to make them cups of tea? Are you a 'back-seat' customer who breaths down their necks while they're working, giving useless advice? Do you settle bills quickly and without fuss?

Ah! Are you Secretary of your local branch of the Revolutionary Communist Party and usually shout "DIRTY TORY SCUM!" at him when you meet in Sainsbury's? That would explain it. And/or have you shagged his wife, and/or clipped his wildly irritating Tory Boy son round the ear?

No dog just a soft old cat who just sleeps and eats. Does my wife make tea if she is in yes and no I am not a back seat customer I leave workman to their work and I get on with mine.

Never been a member of the Communist party and if you saw his wife you would not ask if I was giving her one. And i pay on the completion of the job being done always have always will. I learnt the hard way about paying up front.

[JacquesMagique]

Can you show me where I have made any complaint about cost?

Apologies, I forgot what you put. If there were less controls on immigration, there would be more tradesmen.

[Midas]

I only emply British people to do work for me. Never use a taxi that is not owned by a British subject and yes people from other countries and other faiths and colour can be British subjects and they are OK with me.

You go round asking to see everyone's passports then do you? No wonder no-one will come and carry out work for you!

[Balthazar]

I've annoyed some po-faced buffoon with my post #11 above, receiving this anonymous comment:











How to unmask the cowardly blighter, so I can point and laugh at him? Or is there a good reason why anonymous rep comments are allowed?

[Opinionated]

I'm not surprised Balt, how dare you imply that any member here would marry someone so inefficient they wouldn't ply any respected tradesman with tea and bickies the minute they walked through the door. The horror!

[Midas]

I've annoyed some po-faced buffoon with my post #11 above, receiving this anonymous comment:

How to unmask the cowardly blighter, so I can point and laugh at him? Or is there a good reason why anonymous rep comments are allowed?

As a general point, if you have a problem with any admin issues like this, can you please direct them to either a Moderator or to Admin (Steve) by PM, not bring them up in open forum.

[Balthazar]

I'm not surprised Balt, how dare you imply that any member here would marry someone so inefficient they wouldn't ply any respected tradesman with tea and bickies the minute they walked through the door. The horror!

As a general point, if you have a problem with any admin issues like this, can you please direct them to either a Moderator or to Admin (Steve) by PM, not bring them up in open forum.

Fair enough sir. But would you now name and shame the poltroon please? Or PM me the blackguard's name so I can return the favour on his profile?

[Midas]

Fair enough sir. But would you now name and shame the poltroon please? Or PM me the blackguard's name so I can return the favour on his profile?

I wouldn't do that even if I knew who it was, which I don't, and I'm sure you wouldn't really expect me to!