Getting money back from cowboy builders

Butti

If we'd have timed it right (i.e. this year) we could have got Phil's redundant bathroom for Mike's house. Would have made up for our inability to source tartan paint!!!
:rotfl:

B

MatyMoo

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Butti - That is very mean, but very funny :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Janet - My best friends Granny was in a care home like that for her last 10 years & lived to be 105. Very special places and thank goodness there are many like that. We just get to hear more about the awful, horrid, mean ones.

catlou

hi all

I read about Mike's story ages ago, it really is such a wonderful heartwarming tale and restores your faith in humanity! :T

But I am so annoyed only just realised I missed the TV prog Iv'e had a look at the page on the BBC website The rooms look FAB! is there anywhere else I can still watch it now?

Thanks!

Merrywidow

MatyMoo wrote: »

^^^^^^^^
Butti - That is very mean, but very funny :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Janet - My best friends Granny was in a care home like that for her last 10 years & lived to be 105. Very special places and thank goodness there are many like that. We just get to hear more about the awful, horrid, mean ones.

:TThanks Maty. Yes she is so lucky. She has been in there for 5 years now. Many of the residents live way past the 100. One recently died age 108 on her birthday as her son was flying home back to New Zealand. It was a rare visit as he is in his 80's. Such a shame. Mum is a tough old bird and I guess would have lived till she died in her sleep but she has advanced breast cancer that appears to be taking over now and you can see the change in her. She is now more or less confined to bed and has pain patches for comfort. It is just wait and see.

My Mother had a brother who died during the D-Day landings leaving a son of 8 months. His widow remarried and Mum lost touch with them. 3 years ago i started looking for the son going down the geneology root on the Internet (Ancestry) and I found him last March. Great reunion as he had been looking for his late father's family too. He is now 67 and an ex Scotland Yard Murder Squad copper. He has visited Mum many times in the last year and her joy at seeing him is always emotional. That was a job well done as she has grieved for her lost brother and nephew her whole life.:j

Oh I do go on.....

Janet:cool:xx

Butti

catlou wrote: »

hi all

I read about Mike's story ages ago, it really is such a wonderful heartwarming tale and restores your faith in humanity! :T

But I am so annoyed only just realised I missed the TV prog Iv'e had a look at the page on the BBC website The rooms look FAB! is there anywhere else I can still watch it now?

Thanks!

There was a link put up in one of the posts. Hopefully someone will remember which one. I think it was put up by one of the electricians. I have it on my memory stick if you're anywhere near the NE!

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MatyMoo

Janet - How wonderful to find your cousin, I can't imagine how sad it must have been for your Mum to lose herb brother and contact with her nephew so she must have been so thrilled. It would also have filled in so many gaps for him too. A wonderful story

Where are SB and Killerwatt when you need them :mad: SB would know the post number for the download or Killerwatt would be able to repeat the link.

Catlou, go back a few pages to around new year and look for posts by Killerwatt. He posted a download link

tellmeitsfriday

I have a peculiar feeling that it might be 1406... let's see how wrong i was x


Not bad - it's 1308!

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BILLIE

Merrywidow - your post has left me with a lovely warm feeling inside. What a lovely thing to have done for your mum xx Billie

catlou

OMG Mike :j I have now watched the programme and read back over 50+ pages of this thread (thanks to everyone above for the link) I feel really honoured I am so pleased I was still able to see it now. What can I say that hasn't already been said on here 100 times.......I realised that your house was in a bad way from reading your original story all that time ago....... but it was far worse than I even imagined.......I'm just so happy for you :j and your boys what a fantastic "fresh start" which will allow you to get on with rebuilding the rest of your life.

Mike's Mob :A what an amazing bunch you really are! :T What's next for you all? There's a lot of s**t going on in the Middle East maybe you should try and sort that out!! :rotfl:

And wow to niccatw who came all the way from Glasgow dedication and all that! :A

I really hope that Karma does it's job for you all and Mike that you get some justice with the builder too.

Your story really does make me feel warm and fuzzy which is very rare for me! :eek:
Here's to the future everyone! :beer:
xxx

MatyMoo

Hope you have all had a good week and are looking forward to a great weekend.

How lovely was it to see some sunshine