Must try harder!

Scottiedog_3

I never lived down that "You might marry a plumber" remark. Every time I went out with a new man, my mother would ask hopefully: "Is he a plumber?"
  

WinterWarrior

Scottiedog_3 said:

I never lived down that "You might marry a plumber" remark. Every time I went out with a new man, my mother would ask hopefully: "Is he a plumber?"
  

🤣 🤣 perfect. There’s now a whole group of us eyeing up plumbers wives with envy 🤣

badmemory

It's an electrician I crave.  I have a plumber on speed dial so not an issue & also this house doesn't seem to have water issues.  The same cannot be said of electricals.  You know how you have rings for the electrics, whicdh tend to be upstairs lights, downstairs lights, upstairs plug sockets, downstairs plugs, cooker, & possibly hot water.  Well I wish.  Lights just fine & as the load is light it would never be a problem apaprt of course from the fact that all the wires were the same colour so my father said we needed an electrician because he didn't want to take any risks (fair enough can't blame him for that).  Downstairs plugs not a major problem unless you assume that something downstairs is actually on the downstairs ring.  Upstairs ring comes under the OMG code.  The plug nearest the downstairs meter is on the upstairs ring (UR).  The external garage is on the UR.  The kitchen extension is on the UR.  Two plugs in the living room & one in the kitchen are on the hot water ring.  The really annoying thing is that as I moved in I did a whole list of what went through where & a year on I had a new electrician in to fit something else, he saw my list & as he walked out the door said you don't need that anymore screwed it up & put it in his pocket.  Never used him again, what a plonker.  I think he thought he had me over a barrel.  I wouldn't have used him if he was the last electrician on earth.

moving_forward

Can I share your leccy when you find one please. We also have a good plumber who was recommended but my snagging list of electrical work gets longer and longer 🤣

WinterWarrior

@badmemory my last house, but one, had weird rings too! It was like a mad scientist had been practicing there. Here we are ok as long as we don’t vacuum using the porch plug, or plug certain kitchen items in one of the kitchen plugs 😬 I’ve only known two electricians and I wouldn’t have wished them on anyone 😁

badmemory

I still can't put kettle on when DW & WM & TV are on, luckily I now have those trip things which you just have to flick the switch.  Absolute heaven!

beanielou

I am the only person who has no premium bonds.Sob.

CRANKY40

M electrician husband was ok appart from forgetting to put sockets in one of the bedrooms when he rewired our house (renovation project). It was easily fixed as was the lack of sockets on the landing. Five storey house and we were supposed to hoover the stairs how exactly? 

I tried talking the HT into being an apprentice sparky but he decided to take computer studies.....

elbree

beanielou said:

I am the only person who has no premium bonds.Sob.

No Beanie! I don't either, I went for a stocks and shares ISA instead, I couldn't take the excitement of a monthly draw! 😂

Deni_debt-free_dreamer

beanielou said:

I am the only person who has no premium bonds.Sob.

I only have a £2 PB that i won in a Danep**k bacon competition when i was 8 !  Mostly been veggie since my 20s so perhaps that's why i've never won anything