Plumbing sucks

[gaspastemania]

AS TITLE !!!:shout:

 

[GQuigley67]

painting sucks...been doing it the past 2 days, would hate that as my job !!

 

[gaspastemania]

pAINTING IS BORING !!
PLUMBING SUCKS THO !!

 

[bob the plumber]

why do you think plumbing sucks? please explain?

 

[Resolute]

why do you think plumbing sucks? please explain?

Are we talking about getting rid of air locks again?!

 

[gaspastemania]

Reasons as below ,
1 public are a pain
2 public dont pay
3 working with water eeew
4 gas = headache + stress
5 millions of fittings
6 to many tools
7 higher public liabilty
8 bouncy cheques
9 to many plumbers
10 feel free to add more as its late and tired lol

 

[armourer]

I look upon the challenges as part of the job and get a great deal of satisfaction when I manage to overcome a problem.

The red tape and expense I have to agree with you though.
I would also say 99.9% of my customers are fine as long as you explain to them the job as you go along.

 

[Phil]

How's the airlock going gas?

 

[tamz]

Reasons as below ,
1 public are a pain
2 public dont pay
3 working with water eeew
4 gas = headache + stress
5 millions of fittings
6 to many tools
7 higher public liabilty
8 bouncy cheques
9 to many plumbers
10 feel free to add more as its late and tired lol

all of the above but the main one is the unseen wear and damage you do to your body. You will realise that one 30 years down the line when it kicks you in the nuts.

 

[marleyco]

try window cleaning
1 water
2 sponge
3 soap
4 squeegy
5 bucket
6 ladder
7 van
8 low public liability
9 cash in hand!!
10 non payers get windows put in

you have it easy mate, lol
thats my next proffession if this goes t hits up

 

[marleyco]

im in my thirtys, my knees are in their fiftys

 

[gaspastemania]

How's the airlock going gas?

Not got round to it again , not getting enough access to rooms may try again later if get the chance . If it doesnt clesr with mains presure then it will have to be sludge .
I have had a full on crap week with chasing money , nuisance custs ,air locks and running round like a nutter !!!

 

[Phil]

Don't dispair, just fill yourself with caffine and go and get on with it! :singer:

 

[WHPES]

Reasons as below ,
1 public are a pain
2 public dont pay
3 working with water eeew
4 gas = headache + stress
5 millions of fittings
6 to many tools
7 higher public liabilty
8 bouncy cheques
9 to many plumbers
10 feel free to add more as its late and tired lol

What you put above could apply to virtually any trade or business.

 

[stevetheplumber]

Dont worry it will be quite again next week last week of school hols is always busy it all the mums been meaning to get it done then suddenly the hols are over

 

[gaspastemania]

What you put above could apply to virtually any trade or business.

Not at all had a few mates help me who do other trades and they all say my job looks arse !

 

[stevetheplumber]

now i wish id trained as a joiner but wouldnt have suited me when i was younger

 

[SUSSEX MAN]

I'm new to the business, but doing this compared with my old job i am loving every minute of this doing everything different each day, A challenge, meeting new people, learning new things all the time love it

 

[double d]

I cant sleep because of stress, ive had 3 knee ops in 3 years and im 27, my shoulder is atarting to play up, now and again the misses has to help me out of the van because my back is naft, ive lost and had ££££ of pounds werth of tools stolen over the past 10 years, by the time the weekend comes all want to do is sleep and rest up but cant, have to tidy the van sort the ttold sort work sheets get rid of rubbish form the job ive just finished...............................But saying all that i love my job and wouldnt swap it for anything

 

[stokecity]

self employed is a nightmare, especially as a 1 man band, uv got to do all the surveys, the work, the running about, the chasing money, pain in the arse customers, im cards in again after a year as a 1 man band and im now loving my job again, when half past 4 comes thats it i go home and dont have to think about work again untill 8 oclock the nxt day