'Just give us a drink'

assuming you took the job to him where he was all setup ready etc..... should guarantee you good service next time - if likely then a wise investment IMHO.

JimK

Most of these sort of places seem to get through a lot of staff. The place I originally was going to use has changed hands each time I go there. And this time were closing down again...

Well guvnor, there is 'a drink', a 'good drink', 'an ansome drink' and a 'nice little earner' innit?

:-)

You can get three for that in Tesco's!

Sounds exactly like 'a drink' to me. I reckon you got it dead right.

Depends on the work involved, sometimes i give a score and sometimes it's up to forty quid.

I guess Wandsworth welders drink champers

Sutton, actually. Couldn't find anyone local that could do the job. Or at least the one I did quoted a 3 month wait...

If you want to win some goodwill, buy him a bottle of whisky.

Sounds about right to me.

Colin Bignell

Mate managed to get a v. good post-hole spade from a team laying a new sewer - it was 'written off'. The chap asked for a half-bottle of whisky, which seemed reasonable. Trouble was, we had to try the whisky to see if it was suitable; after we'd tried 2 of 'em and given the third, it was an expensive spade!

I didn't think *good* whisky came in half-bottles.

I suppose 50p and "get yersel a can a fanta, son" wouldn't have been so welcome.

Owain

years ago I spent some time sorting out the 'local squires' PC. As I=20 left he said 'you must have something for your time' indicating a=20 nondescript slightly golden pink bottle on the kitchen top. 'Oh, thanks' =

I said expecting a rather indifferent rose wine.

I stuffed it in a cupboard and forgot about it, till we fancied some=20 rose..but it wasn't. It was 40 year old vintage brandy. Must have been=20 =A340 at least.

Never had anything like it before or since..

I recall buying single malts in half bottles, but only in Scotland.

Colin Bignell

ahh - I was imagining a local garage type establishment rather than a "just welding" place - go on then, as no-one else has asked, what were you having welded that only a few places can do some with a 3 month waiting list?????

jimK

Stainless - requires a TIG welder.

In message , RubberBiker writes

I used to give some of my customers a bottle of whisky at xmas, then one year I asked them all whether they liked whisky - half of them couldn't stand the stuff. One said that he would prefer a crate of stella, some didn't like red wine even.

Moral of the story - its worth asking

In message , "Dave Plowman (News)" writes

Nah! A jiffle is the attention span of the average teenager..

regards

Not in the USA. It's 1/120th of a second there!

People who didn't like whisky & red wine? You need a better class of punter Geoff.

One takes what one can get nowadays

... but it also runs lighter on the wallet on the run up to xmas