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such is my returned dismay at tradespeople refusing to take my money.....
It is crazy busy right now. I'm turning down so much work every week. Trades doing a lot of small works are probably struggling to manage it.
I see a lot of people getting responses to requests for trades on the Nextdoor forum. Seems there are more local people looking for small works on there.
When for dinner with some neighbours over the weekend, they had been paying £100 per hour per person for an emergency plumbing repair.
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It is crazy busy right now. I'm turning down so much work every week.
I would actually be happy if they turned me down. It's the ghosting. Having to go cap in hand to the guy who's already halfway through some work here, starting every message with "I know you're busy.." is fucking annoying.
Mate*, I'M really busy (he says, posting on a cycling forum), but I don't just not return calls or not attend meetings I said I would.
*not you
stevo_com
Decided to try replacing the TRVs myself, such is my returned dismay at tradespeople refusing to take my money.....
"Yeah mate, I can do that, I'll send you a quote over later..." ghosts
I've ordered everything I think I'll need.
I'm also going to try and refurbish both radiators I recently removed for decorating as they are non-standard sizes and the guy who said he could sort replacements/rejig pipework for more standard sized units has also somehow lost the use of his thumbs. The one from my office is more straight forward. Bled just fine, all crusty fittings removed and cleaned up. Waiting for me to repaint and refit. On the other one, the bleed nut is either stuck, rounded off or an oddball size (or all three) that my key just won't turn it. Took an age to bleed without being able to let air in the top, but I managed. Certainly won't be able to fill it properly if I can't bleed it. It's an old design where the bleed nut is integral to the rad and not part of a larger removable nut (will get a picture later). Have a different set of keys arriving today or tomorrow to try and get that out and I've seen replacement bleed nuts/pins on ebay so if I get it out, I can replace it.