Handyman

[Stuart Noble]

Shop around and haggle. These guys talk the talk but a lot of them aren't really that busy.

[mike ring]

Tony Bryer wrote in news: [e-mail]:

I can accept that, I thought the figures a bit arbitrary./

Most folks round here, and certainly the good ones, charge for the job.

It seems to go down better for the sort of work David is talking about.

mike

[s--p--o--n--i--x]

Impressions are important but don't make yourself too clean otherwise it'll look like you never do any work!

Another thing springs to mind. Get yourself a hands free kit and drive sensibly whilst you are out on the road.

I was following a building van this morning who was veering back and forth across all three lanes-the driver was yakking on his mobile! I made a mental note never to use 'ABC Builders'.

They may be perfectly good builders but I won't be using them. If their staff have such disregard for public safety whilst on the road what sort of short cuts will they take when doing a job? Will they use insufficient acro props? Will they not dig the foundations deep enough? etc..etc. Maybe it's just me but there are a number of companies (In all fields) that I'd rather not use, simply because a single member of their staff can't drive properly.

sponix

[Pete C]

I used to use tool boxes but found if working in a confined space the hinged lids got in the way. Nowadays I use clear plastic storage boxes (made in UK). It's easy to see where tool are even before opening them, and they stack well for carrying or putting on a trolley. Once they are a bit bashed around they can then be used as a bucket among other things.

cheers, Pete.

[Mary Fisher]

I just wish Spouse would use ANY container other than the floor :-(

He surprised me yesterday by buying a tool belt from Lidl, no idea what he'll keep in it :-)

But if takes tools anywhere off these premises he still uses his bass, it was my master plumber godfather's who taught Spouse so is rather precious.

Mary>

[Pete C]

At least he can see them all at once!

Err, what's a bass?

cheers, Pete.

[Mary Fisher]

Oh - well, I suppose it could be a local word but the traditional stout canvas tool bag with canvas covered rope handles and eyelets for a rope to go through to keep it closed has been known as a bass for as long as I can remember. (pron. bass as in brass)

OR

It's the bl**dy big and expensive fiddle a daughter used to take into the bathroom to practise and for which we had to buy a mini-bus so that we could transport her and it (and various other children with their different stuff) to whatever destination was essential at the time. It paid off, she has pupils in the Welsh mountains and plays at gigs in Cardiff and Swansea. Tip - if you want your children to learn an instrument choose something obscure - they'll always be in demand. (pron base)

OR

It's a fish. (no idea of the pronunciation, which is why I've never bought one although when I caught them in Devon they were pronounced bass as in brass but that might have been local).

Mary