The Retirement Thread

[BoldonLad]

I have a serious situation here.
I am head chef
I am head waiter
I am washer upper.
I have only one client and 2 hours ago this client placed her order of baked beans, sausage and jacket spud.
This client has just changed the order so that, instead of jacket spud it is to be hash browns PLUS a fried egg.
She doesn't realise that us top chefs are temperamental

As I see it, you have three choices:

a) Go all "Gordon Ramsey" and have a good shout and swear at her

b) pretend you didn't hear and serve up the original order

c) do as you are told

As much as it may be amusing for the rest of us to hear the response to (a) or (b), in all honesty, if you want a quiet life, (c) is your best option, IMHO.

 

[classic33]

I have a serious situation here.
I am head chef
I am head waiter
I am washer upper.
I have only one client and 2 hours ago this client placed her order of baked beans, sausage and jacket spud.
This client has just changed the order so that, instead of jacket spud it is to be hash browns PLUS a fried egg.
She doesn't realise that us top chefs are temperamental

I'd refuse to serve, cook, and washup if I were you.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

I have a serious situation here.
I am head chef
I am head waiter
I am washer upper.
I have only one client and 2 hours ago this client placed her order of baked beans, sausage and jacket spud.
This client has just changed the order so that, instead of jacket spud it is to be hash browns PLUS a fried egg.
She doesn't realise that us top chefs are temperamental

Go on strike - the rest of the country seem to be.

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In other 'News':

I am 66 today, happy that I have got this far. But would rather be 36.

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And on that time goes by note:

What a changing world we live in.

Apparently 25% of 17-19 year olds in the UK may be suffering from mental health issues.

And a friend of mine's 14 year old daughter has just introduced him to her first serious girlfriend. There are seemingly 6 same sex relationships in her (mixed) class of 29.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

I'd refuse to serve, cook, and washup if I were you.

Dangerous! 😂

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Go on strike - the rest of the country seem to be.

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In other 'News':

I am 66 today, happy that I have got this far. But would rather be 36.

***

And on that time goes by note:

What a changing world we live in.

Apparently 25% of 17-19 year olds in the UK may be suffering from mental health issues.

And a friend of mine's 14 year old daughter has just introduced him to her first serious girlfriend. There are seemingly 6 same sex relationships in her (mixed) class of 29.

Happy Birthday.

 

[welsh dragon]

As I see it, you have three choices:

a) Go all "Gordon Ramsey" and have a good shout and swear at her

b) pretend you didn't hear and serve up the original order

c) do as you are told

As much as it may be amusing for the rest of us to hear the response to (a) or (b), in all honesty, if you want a quiet life, (c) is you best option, IMHO.

C is the ONLY OPTION if you want to live.

 

[classic33]

He was quoting £180 for the spark generator, I haven't checked that yet, but had a used one in the van he put in and didn't charge for, I just paid the £85 call out fee.

That "quote" is nuts!
One "made for that particular appliance" would be half the price. And that would be for the full kit, from piezo iginitor to the pilot light. There's far too many pricing by plucking figure out if thin air. He couldn't charge for secondhand parts either.
Was he GasSafe registered at least?

 

[classic33]

C is the ONLY OPTION if you want to live.

We're getting very close to the body in the lounge dream, from last week.

Hide the screwdrivers!!

 

[Sterlo]

As I see it, you have three choices:

a) Go all "Gordon Ramsey" and have a good shout and swear at her

b) pretend you didn't hear and serve up the original order

c) do as you are told

As much as it may be amusing for the rest of us to hear the response to (a) or (b), in all honesty, if you want a quiet life, (c) is you best option, IMHO.

Go 50/50 or phone a friend

 

[classic33]

Go on strike - the rest of the country seem to be.

***

In other 'News':

I am 66 today, happy that I have got this far. But would rather be 36.

***

And on that time goes by note:

What a changing world we live in.

Apparently 25% of 17-19 year olds in the UK may be suffering from mental health issues.

And a friend of mine's 14 year old daughter has just introduced him to her first serious girlfriend. There are seemingly 6 same sex relationships in her (mixed) class of 29.

 

[Dave7]

Go on strike - the rest of the country seem to be.

***

In other 'News':

I am 66 today, happy that I have got this far. But would rather be 36.

***

And on that time goes by note:

What a changing world we live in.

Apparently 25% of 17-19 year olds in the UK may be suffering from mental health issues.

And a friend of mine's 14 year old daughter has just introduced him to her first serious girlfriend. There are seemingly 6 same sex relationships in her (mixed) class of 29.

 

[Dave7]

As I see it, you have three choices:

a) Go all "Gordon Ramsey" and have a good shout and swear at her

b) pretend you didn't hear and serve up the original order

c) do as you are told

As much as it may be amusing for the rest of us to hear the response to (a) or (b), in all honesty, if you want a quiet life, (c) is you best option, IMHO.

I admit to taking the easy way out so took option C

 

[BoldonLad]

Go on strike - the rest of the country seem to be.

***

In other 'News':

I am 66 today, happy that I have got this far. But would rather be 36.

***

And on that time goes by note:

What a changing world we live in.

Apparently 25% of 17-19 year olds in the UK may be suffering from mental health issues.

And a friend of mine's 14 year old daughter has just introduced him to her first serious girlfriend. There are seemingly 6 same sex relationships in her (mixed) class of 29.

Happy birthday, youngster

 

[Deleted member 1258]

That "quote" is nuts!
One "made for that particular appliance" would be half the price. And that would be for the full kit, from piezo iginitor to the pilot light. There's far too many pricing by plucking figure out if thin air. He couldn't charge for secondhand parts either.
Was he GasSafe registered at least?

We're back, had lunch in Jubilee Crescent and did some shopping, I've a chance to look into the spark igniter, best price a tenner worse price forty eight quid, I think he didn't know the price and just plucked a price out of the air, yes they are GasSafe, they are one of the better ones and we've used them several times before.

 

[Sterlo]

We're back, had lunch in Jubilee Crescent and did some shopping, I've a chance to look into the spark igniter, best price a tenner worse price forty eight quid, I think he didn't know the price and just plucked a price out of the air, yes they are GasSafe, they are one of the better ones and we've used them several times before.

It's an unfortunate side effect of everything having to be certified, you have to pay. We have a mate who we've always got to do our gas and plumbing jobs and he's always been good to us pricewise, but last couple of times, he's had to charge us normal rates. I've no issues with it as he has to earn a living as they all do but a boiler service going from £40 up to £160 was a bit of a shock.