Indeed the local plumber was a bodger
However the original "Gas Safe" plumber was a messy fucker whose soldering is worse than mine and had no idea about keeping pipe runs neat, tidy and out of the way.

BTW it took 3 of us 3 hours to clean up after him and our blinds are still pink with brick dust!

Local bodgy plumber should just retire now before he keels over (not through any action of me, but because is is seriously unfit and wheezing!!)
( Vambo, Fri 11 Mar 2011, 21:19, 1 reply)

there's almost never an excuse for dirty workness. pisses me off.
sometimes you just have to let it go, like at 3am when water's running down the walls. otherwise it's just cunty. my normal place of work is someone's home and i treat it accordingly, rispek and ting.
being qualified (gas safe for example) is not necessarily an indicator of being a quality tradesperson, just evidence that the HSE will acknowledge you are competent in the event of an explosion. being a member of the Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heat Engineers however is a much clearer sign of craft skills.
I take real pride in my work, I wish a few more did (but i'm glad they don't cos it earns me good money! and there's nothing quite like an incompetent idiot to make you look good!!!).
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Fri 11 Mar 2011, 21:33, closed)