Keen
Wednesday 5th November
I’ve never ever in my life witnessed someone be more keen to start work.
I’m having some windows done at the moment. The chaps are pretty good… clean, friendly, doing a great job (touch wooduPVC). They’ve been in each day this week and made great progress.
Last night, when they left, they said they’d like to make a nice early start today, so would it be okay if they turn up at 8 o’clock? Fine, I said, I’m up and about by eight.
So a few seconds past eight this morning, I heard their van turn up and headed out the back to open the side gate for them. While I was there, I heard the doorbell. They’d obviously come to the front door. So I headed back in to the house, opened the front door and there was no-one there.
**CRASH**BANG**TINKLE** said the dining room. **JRRRRRGGGGGG** said a grinder. **CRASH** said the plaster and brickwork.
Before I’d closed the front door there was a mahoooosive gaping hole in the dining room.
Their tea-breaks are just as quick. Take cup. Drink tea. Get back to work.
Marvellous!
I can honestly say that the installation blokes are great - but the company is CRAP.
I’ve got a porch with the wrong glass in it due to an “Input Error”… gits…. No idea when they’re going to sort it out either…
I’ll leave it there before I get too worked up!!!
Matt
5 Nov 08 at 10:10 am
Jeez, the guy who does my windows only takes 20 minutes and charges £3.50 and there hasn’t been a crash or tinkle yet.
sweavo
5 Nov 08 at 11:53 am
Are they really British?
JG
5 Nov 08 at 4:33 pm
They’re Irish. Well, the head guy is.
stu
5 Nov 08 at 4:41 pm
For a moment I thought you were having your windows _cleaned_ and was understandably concerned about the crashes, bangs and tinkles. Silly me.
[Note to self: never _ever_ skim-read Stu's blog.]
Omally
6 Nov 08 at 6:55 pm
Are they really British?
Judging from the ‘tea-breaks’, they’re definitely not Finnish.
Divine
8 Nov 08 at 12:24 am