Left Back Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 9 minutes ago, Zen Archer (Raconteur) said: You need different training/accreditation for LPG work, this includes an upgrade from Natural Gas to LPG in gas safety and the maintenance of the various appliances. The main difference is the pressure supplying NG and LPG appliances Cheers. So the chances of someone rocking up tomorrow are almost nil. Fuds have already knocked the appointment back twice. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UsedToGoToCentralPark Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 Cheers. So the chances of someone rocking up tomorrow are almost nil. Fuds have already knocked the appointment back twice.My gas boiler service kept getting cancelled so it never got done one year, called up to complain and got £65 for the missed service and £30 for the inconvenience paid into my bank. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 1 hour ago, UsedToGoToCentralPark said: 3 hours ago, Left Back said: Cheers. So the chances of someone rocking up tomorrow are almost nil. Fuds have already knocked the appointment back twice. My gas boiler service kept getting cancelled so it never got done one year, called up to complain and got £65 for the missed service and £30 for the inconvenience paid into my bank. Identical scenario, I got a free year. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alta-pete Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 On 28/03/2022 at 23:31, alta-pete said: One for the joiners/flooring experts/ maybe even @Shandon Par as a wild card. Moving house, getting new engineered oak boards down, similar to what was put down in the the current house before I got here. (Why move?! I ken!!!) I was always told boards should be laid across the direction of traffic (as we currently have on the pic below) but, to a man (and Mrs a-p) , everyone tells me that I’m wrong and they should in fact be laid lengthways. Is this just the flooring guys looking for an easy life or am I genuinely operating at 90° from reality? Just to put everyone’s mind at rest after my self-identifying stupidity, the boards were laid lengthways, everyone let out a huge sigh of relief and I am happy to have been proven an idiot. A 1 in 50 year occurrence. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Back Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 2 minutes ago, alta-pete said: Just to put everyone’s mind at rest after my self-identifying stupidity, the boards were laid lengthways, everyone let out a huge sigh of relief and I am happy to have been proven an idiot. A 1 in 50 year occurrence. That hallway looks wider and lighter. Would have been better with the boards the other way imo. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 3 minutes ago, alta-pete said: I am happy to have been proven an idiot. A 1 in 50 year occurrence. I'm not too sure about that, telling the Spanish authorities that you tested Covid positive 13 days before you were due to go on a family holiday instead of pretending it was 15 and not mentioning it, after a negative test and you were clear, was pretty close. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 5 hours ago, alta-pete said: Just to put everyone’s mind at rest after my self-identifying stupidity, the boards were laid lengthways, everyone let out a huge sigh of relief and I am happy to have been proven an idiot. A 1 in 50 year occurrence. That looks better. One or two are the wrong way round but hopefully nobody will notice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Want to buy a flat in Dunfermline and/or a Jaguar? Then PM me bbz! One careful owner etc. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 31 minutes ago, Shandon Par said: Want to buy a flat in Dunfermline and/or a Jaguar? Then PM me bbz! One careful owner etc. Thats not a Jaguar, thats Muffy painted black you lying twat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 1 hour ago, Bairnardo said: Thats not a Jaguar, thats Muffy painted black you lying twat The Jaguar in question :- 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Back Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 16 hours ago, UsedToGoToCentralPark said: 19 hours ago, Left Back said: Cheers. So the chances of someone rocking up tomorrow are almost nil. Fuds have already knocked the appointment back twice. My gas boiler service kept getting cancelled so it never got done one year, called up to complain and got £65 for the missed service and £30 for the inconvenience paid into my bank. 15 hours ago, Boghead ranter said: Identical scenario, I got a free year. They phoned me up this afternoon to reschedule the appointment for May. You've inspired me to stick in a complaint to see if I can get a freebie out of it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 5 minutes ago, Left Back said: They phoned me up this afternoon to reschedule the appointment for May. You've inspired me to stick in a complaint to see if I can get a freebie out of it. Go via the online chat. I rinsed them for a free repiar after having booked the wrong person. And not only that, but they had access to appointments I couldnt book online, so the job got done faster and for free, due to my mistake. Lay it on thick mind. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Back Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 4 minutes ago, Bairnardo said: Go via the online chat. I rinsed them for a free repiar after having booked the wrong person. And not only that, but they had access to appointments I couldnt book online, so the job got done faster and for free, due to my mistake. Lay it on thick mind. I did to the wifie who phoned up to do the reschedule and she's already opened the complaint. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 3 hours ago, Left Back said: I did to the wifie who phoned up to do the reschedule and she's already opened the complaint. Have sent you a (long and dull) PM about my refund. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 YouTube just AutoPlayed a video about a volcano, which threw the phrase "hot slag" around like billy-o, which made me wonder: how did "slag" end up being used to describe a sexually promiscuous woman? Or the act of speaking derogatorily about somebody, thinking about it. "Airborne ash" was also mentioned a few times, which sounded like something Sean Connery would brag about receiving on a long-haul flight to the States. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 2 minutes ago, BFTD said: YouTube just AutoPlayed a video about a volcano, which threw the phrase "hot slag" around like billy-o, which made me wonder: how did "slag" end up being used to describe a sexually promiscuous woman? Or the act of speaking derogatorily about somebody, thinking about it. "Airborne ash" was also mentioned a few times, which sounded like something Sean Connery would brag about receiving on a long-haul flight to the States. Slag is residue from smelting ore, git is residue from pouring iron or other metals into a mould, it is the funnel or connecting parts to the main part of the cast, hence useless git. Maybe metal workers have a lot to answer for. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 17 minutes ago, Zen Archer (Raconteur) said: Slag is residue from smelting ore, git is residue from pouring iron or other metals into a mould, it is the funnel or connecting parts to the main part of the cast, hence useless git. Maybe metal workers have a lot to answer for. I never knew that's what git was; when I was wee, I think I just assumed it was an abbreviation of something else, and thought no more about it. I've recently been encouraged to visit GitHub, and was relieved to find it's because I started programming, and not one of those age-based insults that Granny Danger loathes so much. The auld git. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 2 minutes ago, BFTD said: I never knew that's what git was; when I was wee, I think I just assumed it was an abbreviation of something else, and thought no more about it. I've recently been encouraged to visit GitHub, and was relieved to find it's because I started programming, and not one of those age-based insults that Granny Danger loathes so much. The auld git. The Monkees had a hit with Randy Scouse Git, the title gleaned from a British sit-com, which in the UK due to censorship was renamed Alternate Title. It was originally a quote by Warren Mitchell's character Alf Garnett in Till Death Us Do Part regarding his daughter's boyfriend Mike played by Tony Booth. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 2 hours ago, BFTD said: I never knew that's what git was; when I was wee, I think I just assumed it was an abbreviation of something else, and thought no more about it. I've recently been encouraged to visit GitHub, and was relieved to find it's because I started programming, and not one of those age-based insults that Granny Danger loathes so much. The auld git. Similarly, workers were often required to provide their own tools. If they were dismissed, their tools might be put in a sack and handed back to them. Alternatively the tools would be thrown on the fire, never to be used again. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 10 hours ago, Zen Archer (Raconteur) said: The Monkees had a hit with Randy Scouse Git, the title gleaned from a British sit-com, which in the UK due to censorship was renamed Alternate Title. It was originally a quote by Warren Mitchell's character Alf Garnett in Till Death Us Do Part regarding his daughter's boyfriend Mike played by Tony Booth. WIWAL we thought Alf was saying "Skaskit" and used that as an insult. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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