premnayloon Posted January 29, 2015 Report Posted January 29, 2015 Let's have a bit of fun, what things about the job make you pull your hair out and think , how the hell does that work, When unrolling a plain wire spool, and it catches on the wheel, it's never right next to the spool always at least 2-300 yards away, usually around 6 ft from the other end of the fence, No matter how many times you count the number of tube insulators and posts never correspond. A wire to be stapled ALWAYS ends up on the only knots in the whole post, You ways leave your snips on the opposite end you are working on.
tepapa Posted January 30, 2015 Report Posted January 30, 2015 Like when you dig in a strut only to find the only boulder in the whole field or a root 2 inches under the surface! Or when you put your mug of tea on top of the strainer to cool down and it blows off in the wind before you`ve even taken a sip! Or you roll out netting only to find the roll ends a meter from the strainer. The worst for me is when you`ve walked to the furthest point from the tractor only to find you've forgotten your pliers, hammer, crimps or run out of staples etc., usually up a bank or over a bog and you`ve got to walk back! AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!
RED STAG Posted January 30, 2015 Report Posted January 30, 2015 When the customer says call on Saturday for your Check you call and he means 4 Saturdays from now.
D A MacDougall Fencing Posted January 30, 2015 Report Posted January 30, 2015 Yep good to hear wee all have they days makes u appreciate the good days.
Mick66 Posted January 31, 2015 Report Posted January 31, 2015 Or the customer says the diesel comes tomorrow! I`ve only one cheque left and I need it! I have a mate who we call the rock magnet where ever he digs he finds them!
D A MacDougall Fencing Posted February 13, 2015 Report Posted February 13, 2015 What about when the customer tells u there 1000 m to do and u show up with kit and gear and there is only 300 m near blow my lid but just bit my lip and done it. I did price and look at the job before hand that made it even more anoying . Never mind these things happen fxxx pxxx off
Charliehub Posted February 13, 2015 Report Posted February 13, 2015 What about when the customer tells u there 1000 m to do and u show up with kit and gear and there is only 300 m near blow my lid but just bit my lip and done it. I did price and look at the job before hand that made it even more anoying . Never mind these things happen fxxx pxxx off
Charliehub Posted February 13, 2015 Report Posted February 13, 2015 Still what comes round goes around it's not always the bad times. We went to do 89m of post and rail they liked it so much ended up doing 600m and the job we are on at the mo just went up another 500m only problem is it cocks up the schedule hate ringing customers who have waited 8 weeks for us to tell them we are another few weeks behind ..
D A MacDougall Fencing Posted February 13, 2015 Report Posted February 13, 2015 I ur right ch hub am ust to it being that way am ust to being a bit behind iff u no what I mean ur no bizzy iff ur no a week late . Jst p me off a bit . But when u think about it better that way than no getting payed. Iff it's no ment for u it won't go bye ya
premnayloon Posted February 13, 2015 Author Report Posted February 13, 2015 Just do what I do when asked when I can manage, I repeat what a local sparky used to say to customer, "Not this week, definitely not next week, maybe the week after," If u think I'll be 3-4 weeks I always add a week then if when you turn up its always earlier than you said and makes customers feel great.
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