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It's a funny old life.

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A holiday chalet family asked the site manager why there was a red “FAIL, DO NOT USE” sticker on their bedroom infra red wall heater.

He said that the electrician had found a chalet fault whilst it was undergoing an inspection and test.

They said that they had not called upon an electrician. What was going on?

I had carried out the inspection and test after the manager had given me the chalet number and key for the chalet.

I had found that the wall heater was not earthed. 

I had also found that a ring final circuit had an end to end C.P.C. reading of 16 Ohms.

The site manager had given me the wrong chalet to test and the wrong key. He had mixed two up.

But if he hadn't  done that the faults would still be there unfound and unreported.

I come across much D.I.Y. dodgy work.

It's a funny old life innit?

 

Z.

 

 

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    Chris Pearson: 
     

    ebee: 
    Blimey Zoom, if you can tolerate a 30% discount then what are your headline prices? It hurt me to knock of £15 on a full domestic rewire (quite a few years back though).

    Zoomup:

    A good will gesture for my friend who had made a genuine mistake. I am not cheap and never want to be the cheapest. Why should I? Oh, and by the way, I am always very busy. Have you seen the price of motoring and overheads these days?

    That's fine provided that he doesn't expect a discount every time from now on.

     

    I am sure that my manager friend will not expect a discount on everything in the future. We have a good business arrangement in place, that has operated for over 7 years. I offered him a trade discount as a gesture of good will. The difference between retail and wholesale prices, if you want to view it that way. A week ago he gave me four lovely fresh mackerel caught from the sea that very day. We get on well.

     

    Z.

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    Chris Pearson: 
     

    ebee: 
    Blimey Zoom, if you can tolerate a 30% discount then what are your headline prices? It hurt me to knock of £15 on a full domestic rewire (quite a few years back though).

    Zoomup:

    A good will gesture for my friend who had made a genuine mistake. I am not cheap and never want to be the cheapest. Why should I? Oh, and by the way, I am always very busy. Have you seen the price of motoring and overheads these days?

    That's fine provided that he doesn't expect a discount every time from now on.

     

    I am sure that my manager friend will not expect a discount on everything in the future. We have a good business arrangement in place, that has operated for over 7 years. I offered him a trade discount as a gesture of good will. The difference between retail and wholesale prices, if you want to view it that way. A week ago he gave me four lovely fresh mackerel caught from the sea that very day. We get on well.

     

    Z.

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