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Offline apc2010

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Re: The all new "Where are you today?" thread
« Reply #29100 on: September 18, 2013, 10:03:14 PM »
Quote from: Barman on September 18, 2013, 07:15:21 PM
A friend with an apartment in the village (they like in the UK) contacted us yesterday to say they had a report of a 'leak'...

So I popped in today to sort it out...

Sure enough, the place was awash with water.... A pipe had separated on the roof.... The original plumber had used the wrong joint to connect a flexible pipe to the incoming mains... luckily it wasn't their water but a neighbours who will be faced with a mahoosive water bill as the meter was spinning off its bearings....  noooo:

So I got Elvis the village plumber to come and fix it....

He fixed the first one and I asked him to also replace the one of my friend's apartment as it had the wrong joint too... he said, "is the water switched off?" and I replied, "yes, I promise"....

So he undid the connector and was deluged with 5 Bar of mains water in his face....  redface:

Wot do they like in the UK... rubschin: rubschin:
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Re: The all new "Where are you today?" thread
« Reply #29101 on: September 19, 2013, 05:07:28 AM »
I didn't live to ask  whistle:
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Re: The all new "Where are you today?" thread
« Reply #29102 on: September 19, 2013, 05:14:07 AM »
Quote from: apc2010 on September 18, 2013, 10:03:14 PM
Quote from: Barman on September 18, 2013, 07:15:21 PM
A friend with an apartment in the village (they like in the UK) contacted us yesterday to say they had a report of a 'leak'...

So I popped in today to sort it out...

Sure enough, the place was awash with water.... A pipe had separated on the roof.... The original plumber had used the wrong joint to connect a flexible pipe to the incoming mains... luckily it wasn't their water but a neighbours who will be faced with a mahoosive water bill as the meter was spinning off its bearings....  noooo:

So I got Elvis the village plumber to come and fix it....

He fixed the first one and I asked him to also replace the one of my friend's apartment as it had the wrong joint too... he said, "is the water switched off?" and I replied, "yes, I promise"....

So he undid the connector and was deluged with 5 Bar of mains water in his face....  redface:

Wot do they like in the UK... rubschin: rubschin:

Nothing really...  noooo:

But they have had a whole string of bad luck which has left them broke and needing work to live... Shame, really, really nice people...
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Re: The all new "Where are you today?" thread
« Reply #29103 on: September 19, 2013, 07:07:52 AM »
Yeah ...needing to work to live is a bugger  sad32:
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Re: The all new "Where are you today?" thread
« Reply #29104 on: September 19, 2013, 07:17:54 AM »
Quote from: Miss Demeanour on September 19, 2013, 07:07:52 AM
Yeah ...needing to work to live is a bugger  sad32:

happy100

In this case tho, they were made bankrupt, lost their house, cars, everyfing....  noooo:

Well, apart from an unsaleable place in Cyprus that is....
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Re: The all new "Where are you today?" thread
« Reply #29105 on: September 19, 2013, 07:29:06 AM »
Quote from: Just One More on September 19, 2013, 05:07:28 AM
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Re: The all new "Where are you today?" thread
« Reply #29106 on: September 19, 2013, 07:30:22 AM »
Got to clean out the owld Sierra   evil:
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Re: The all new "Where are you today?" thread
« Reply #29107 on: September 19, 2013, 07:33:07 AM »
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Re: The all new "Where are you today?" thread
« Reply #29108 on: September 19, 2013, 07:34:34 AM »
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Re: The all new "Where are you today?" thread
« Reply #29109 on: September 19, 2013, 08:35:15 AM »
Just heard a Tornado or Euro fighter take off. cloud9:  Now listening to the rain hammering  down on canvas and the roof of the van trying to pluck up  the courage to get me kit off and have a wash.  Rain may well stop play. evil:

We are then off to Swaledale meet Michael Kusz www.graculus.co.uk

He likes some photographs we have taken of his work at a recent exhibition we went to.  He makes his 'stuff' out of old boilers and suchlike.  He may well find a use for me. rubschin:

Tis Mr C's birthday.  I am buying the pub lunch. angel1
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Re: The all new "Where are you today?" thread
« Reply #29110 on: September 19, 2013, 09:19:57 AM »
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Re: The all new "Where are you today?" thread
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Re: The all new "Where are you today?" thread
« Reply #29112 on: September 19, 2013, 10:00:57 AM »

Quote from: Miss Creant Commander of the picklement and baking BAb(Hons) on September 19, 2013, 08:35:15 AM
Just heard a Tornado or Euro fighter take off. cloud9:  Now listening to the rain hammering  down on canvas and the roof of the van trying to pluck up  the courage to get me kit off and have a wash.  Rain may well stop play. evil:

We are then off to Swaledale meet Michael Kusz www.graculus.co.uk

He likes some photographs we have taken of his work at a recent exhibition we went to.  He makes his 'stuff' out of old boilers and suchlike.  He may well find a use for me. rubschin:

Tis Mr C's birthday.  I am buying the pub lunch. angel1
Happy birthday Mr C, how unlucky that it will always be on pirate day. All those black spot cards. Hopefully though he gets a Jolly Roger.
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Re: The all new "Where are you today?" thread
« Reply #29113 on: September 19, 2013, 10:08:33 AM »
Quote from: Steve on September 19, 2013, 10:00:57 AM

Quote from: Miss Creant Commander of the picklement and baking BAb(Hons) on September 19, 2013, 08:35:15 AM
Just heard a Tornado or Euro fighter take off. cloud9:  Now listening to the rain hammering  down on canvas and the roof of the van trying to pluck up  the courage to get me kit off and have a wash.  Rain may well stop play. evil:

We are then off to Swaledale meet Michael Kusz www.graculus.co.uk

He likes some photographs we have taken of his work at a recent exhibition we went to.  He makes his 'stuff' out of old boilers and suchlike.  He may well find a use for me. rubschin:

Tis Mr C's birthday.  I am buying the pub lunch. angel1
Happy birthday Mr C, how unlucky that it will always be on pirate day. All those black spot cards. Hopefully though he gets a Jolly Roger.

Have a good day the C's. Parrot and rum in the basket for lunch I hope.  :thumbsup:

'Tis no day for boilers mind, strictly sail.
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Re: The all new "Where are you today?" thread
« Reply #29114 on: September 19, 2013, 10:50:48 AM »
Quote from: apc2010 on September 19, 2013, 07:34:34 AM
Quote from: Barman on September 19, 2013, 07:33:07 AM
Quote from: apc2010 on September 19, 2013, 07:29:06 AM
Quote from: Just One More on September 19, 2013, 05:07:28 AM
I didn't live to ask  whistle:

At least you got it...... Thumbs:

Whoooosh! Shrugs:

Read your original post.... noooo:

I re-read it forty-three times this morning but have just spotted it....  redface:
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