British Gas Jobsworth

[geoff]

In message , jkn writes

Foreigners were always for someone else, homers for you

[jkn]

On Jan 22, 7:20 pm, geoff wrote: [...]

in *your* experience; not in mine.

J^n

[geoff]

Well, yes, that's why I said it

[oldship]

I'm sure I heard the term "doing a rabbit" by workers in that big shed that used to be in Wooston. No idea how that came about.

G.Harman

[Heliotrope Smith]

Would that "big shed" have been Thornycrofts in Woolston?

I only ever did homers or backhanders in Southampton. (never worked in Thornys though)

[nobby]

lead is fine on existing installations but not for new...flexible connections are not normally used on both in and out going because the meter can apparently be slowed down by tilting the meter, the normal way is 22mm copper on the out going... before anyone asks im corgi registered...

[PCPaul]

Which way do you have to tilt it?

Just for interest, like ;-)

[John]

That's spooky! I am the OP, when the Gas Man went to change the meter (and didn't) he also said the meter was slightly tilted and could have been recording incorrectly and that my tenant may be due a refund. BTW my Corgi man is going in this week to sort it out, so the BG / Transco / National Grid or whoever can then change the meter.

Cheers

John

[John]

I have had a bill from my CORGI man taday, £60 all in, he has piped MY side in fixed copper so there shouldn't be an issue from now on as far as BG etc are concerned!

Thanks for all the replies but I still think the world has gone mad!

Cheers

John