How much does a plumber charge for an hours work?

studentphil

pandas66 wrote:

Your either a fool (for putting your arm in her carp) or sorry to say full of it, my last thought would be to call an ex b/f. and a £5? madness!

She is not my ex to be honest, but she a friend of mine and she is not able to get on the floor, so I just did what anyone would do.

Saucepot

Oh, you are Phil. You can leave her with a bog full of crap.

Listen, you're not nobbing her. She's made it clear you're not going to nob her. If she has friends you want to try and nob, maintain the friendship. It has a purpose. If not, time is precious. Spend you're time on ladies that you are going to nob.

You don't buy shares without a realistic prospect of a return on investment. You don't invest your time on birds you are not dishing up dividends.

Philippa36

Still a bit cheeky though Phil ~ and then to give you a £5 :rolleyes:

Very kind of you to sort it out for her

pandas66

Phil is she in rented accom? if shes same age as you,I presume, tell her to get the Landlord to sort it and stop being a fool. I have unblocked a toilet through my kids being 'monkeys' with toilet roll years ago. Its not a case of rubber gloves as the u bend is further away than the top of standard bought gloves. My arm in someone elses carp.................no way...............for a £5...............errr think again, £25-40 call out, then an hours labour £20-30.......£45-70 more like although that is a skilled tradesman, so less for a friend, still expect £20. Or a meal and drinks................a £5.......not a chance! IMO

studentphil

Philippa36 wrote:

Still a bit cheeky though Phil ~ and then to give you a £5 :rolleyes:

Very kind of you to sort it out for her

I can not take her money (even though she did offer me more than £5), it would not be right.

I think this new boyfriend of hers works away a lot, so she can hardly ask him.

studentphil

pandas66 wrote:

Phil is she in rented accom? if shes same age as you,I presume, tell her to get the Landlord to sort it and stop being a fool. I have unblocked a toilet through my kids being 'monkeys' with toilet roll years ago. Its not a case of rubber gloves as the u bend is further away than the top of standard bought gloves. My arm in someone elses carp.................no way...............for a £5...............errr think again, £25-40 call out, then an hours labour £20-30.......£45-70 more like although that is a skilled tradesman, so less for a friend, still expect £20. Or a meal and drinks................a £5.......not a chance! IMO

I washed my hands afterwards very well and my skin did not touch any of the stuff. I do not see the big deal to be honest.I only got a bit of a wet hand and arm.

pandas66

mmmmmmmmmm dealt with my point well there! good luck phil!

studentphil

pandas66 wrote:

mmmmmmmmmm dealt with my point well there! good luck phil!

I can not see how anyone would be so mean as to leave your friend with no toilet when she is disabled and can not sort it out herself. I can not take her money as it just would not feel right. I dont think that makes me a door mat.

I want to keep in with her as well because I do have the slightest hope that one day she will change her mind and go out with me.

savingsgirl

Phil, sorry but she asked you because she knew you would. She could have asked someone else.
Next time tell her you're busy

studentphil

savingsgirl wrote:

Phil, sorry but she asked you because she knew you would. She could have asked someone else.
Next time tell her you're busy

If I say that she will never think good things of me though.