Irish Taxi Forum
Public Area => Taxi Talk => Topic started by: john m on December 10, 2018, 02:18:50 pm
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lock on the back door is broken she rang a bloke wanted 60 to come and have a look he says he dosent know what type it is as there are 100eds of different ones she asks roughly how much to replace it .He says lowest figure 180 but if its not replaceable he will have to refit the lot about 280 she asks does that include the call out he says no..
drove around this morning tried a few places lock is obsolete according to them bought a whole new lock and roller rail new handles 50 yoyo the lot took about two hours to refit and redrill the door .Nice work if you can get it Isuppose if the house insurance covers the cost these fitters must be making nice coin.
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Many of those guys haven't done an apprenticeship.The likes of Dyno lock etc only do a short training course.
A relative of mine is a qualified locksmith and his favourite tool is the drill.He trained properly and can pick any lock but it's more time/money to do it the right way so just replaces the locks and heads to the next job.
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When the Missus says she wouldn't mind you smashing her back door in, you must have got it wrong. 8)
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laffin
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This piece of gay erotica paintin sold for 70 million dollars.... Some bloke lookin at his boyfriends ass.....
70 million for 5 dollars worth of paint and 2 dollars for a canvas an didn't even bother wit a frame.........
The pink pound they call it........
Painters are by a million miles the greatest fraudsters in the history of mankind......
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Speaking of trades...Cher is coming to Dublin I hear.........what a collage of traded parts that aul chancer is.
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This piece of gay erotica paintin sold for 70 million dollars.... Some bloke lookin at his boyfriends ass.....
70 million for 5 dollars worth of paint and 2 dollars for a canvas an didn't even bother wit a frame.........
The pink pound they call it........
Painters are by a million miles the greatest fraudsters in the history of mankind......
I'm lookin at the burd with the heels....lookin at the puff lookin at his fellas arse!!
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This piece of gay erotica paintin sold for 70 million dollars.... Some bloke lookin at his boyfriends ass.....
70 million for 5 dollars worth of paint and 2 dollars for a canvas an didn't even bother wit a frame.........
The pink pound they call it........
Painters are by a million miles the greatest fraudsters in the history of mankind......
I'm lookin at the burd with the heels....lookin at the puff lookin at his fellas arse!!
She looks like a Chinese secret agent....
Apparently now there's hundreds of them living in Ireland now an all over the world....
Out bidding the American in the great euro
Land grab.... Loaning out money to Ireland then buying the country up with the interest.....
Little by little, poca a poca, "渐渐"
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This piece of gay erotica paintin sold for 70 million dollars.... Some bloke lookin at his boyfriends ass.....
70 million for 5 dollars worth of paint and 2 dollars for a canvas an didn't even bother wit a frame.........
The pink pound they call it........
Painters are by a million miles the greatest fraudsters in the history of mankind......
I'm lookin at the burd with the heels....lookin at the puff lookin at his fellas arse!!
Maybe it’s Michael Barrymore looking at his dead boyfriend in the pool
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Cher means expensive or a rip off in french...
do ye remember the show Michael Barrymore had years ago where he'd interview little kiddies. it was priceless stuff.
Michael Barrymore - Best Bites.avi (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qpQMiWaSRo&t=0m0s#)
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Cher means expensive or a rip off in french...
do ye remember the show Michael Barrymore had years ago where he'd interview little kiddies. it was priceless stuff
I heard that he has a new show coming out
It’s to be called “Only Pools and Corpses”
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why does'nt Michael Barrymore have any ashtrays in his gaff?
he throws all his fags in the swimming pool.
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Getting back on subject....Roofing company took a look at my roof ...Said it was rotten rafers and other woods flaking...slates broken an membrane rotting an on ..4days work for 3 roofers...Guess what he quoted to do the job ?...??
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six grand.
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for a standard two storey 12K with new slates or tiles if you have gaff insurance or 7k cask
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There's a reason they're in the pub by 2pm.
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Six grand is right ..Martin how did you know that?...Roofer told me that if I tried to claim for it all they will say that it is 45 years of wear and tear and is not covered...Said to claim for damage to back corner of roof for 2.5 grand and that will probably go for that...What do ya think I should do...Don't be nasty now!
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Six grand is right ..Martin how did you know that?...Roofer told me that if I tried to claim for it all they will say that it is 45 years of wear and tear and is not covered...Said to claim for damage to back corner of roof for 2.5 grand and that will probably go for that...What do ya think I should do...Don't be nasty now!
if you have gaff insurance call out the assessor first let them tell you what your entitled to .roofer wants cash for a reason .you paid the premiums so make the claim .
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I'm too honest for this..Loss adjustor says he won't consider the claim until he sees a detailed quote ...A nyways I posted because I can see that tradesmen have got greedy again but taxis are not making the bug bucks per hour.
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Get the slates replaced and waterproof it and ya could get years more out of the old roof.Sometimes the lads are pulling numbers out of their holes to get more work.I repelaced a few tiles on me own gaff a few weeks ago for a few euro.The only guy we knew was too busy even though we told him it was leaking.If yer afraid of heights send the wife up the ladder.
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Now there's a thought
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Boola ring around and get a survayor cost you about a ton .Get him to give it a coat of looking over cant see how timbers which are usually treated would rot over 45 years .You probably only need to strip back a few slates /tiles and redo the membrain or it might just be a problem with the flashing around the chimney .Get a n independent assessment tnen go from there .
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get John out and let him up your attic.
he might come through the fucking ceiling though.
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John's too busy working on his My Taxi Xmas bonus
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John's too busy working on his My Taxi Xmas bonus
YEh im at home spending me Theresa May to win the no confidence vote winnings .
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get John out and let him up your attic.
he might come through the fucking ceiling though.
Dont be silly I couldnt climbe into the attic .Most roofers are spoofers .I would pay an independent enginerer as I said about a ton.Makes no sense to spend coin you might not need to spend .
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Chartered Surveyor..........€400-500 for an assessment. Do you still watch Out of Town with Jack Hargreaves with those prices?
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Did yu know that dry rot an wet rot is caused by fungee?
If theres not enough air circulation...
I knew a mot once had dry rot in her attic.... And wet rot in her basement....
Poor cnut
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Anybody see Rot...latley?
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I've seen him around town but always looks like he's late for an Airport pickup.I reckon he would be less stressed just working the cab normally and getting paid to sit in the traffic.
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I've seen him around town but always looks like he's late for an Airport pickup.I reckon he would be less stressed just working the cab normally and getting paid to sit in the traffic.
Have to agree....that just seems more like you're employed...having to be places at certain times....seems to deadliney to me.
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It was a big change too for a man who said ....he could not go to work because he had to check his internet blog?
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It's stressful enough on a motorbike but trying to race through traffic in a taxi isnt much fun.
Yesterday I picked up on Mespil road about 4pm going to Heuston.When I got there the meter had 16 quid on it thanks to the traffic and was lucky to get a score with a tip.During the recession that was an 11 euro fare.Roys probably only getting 20/25 to go to the airport.Unless he's increased his rates lately, set fares can be hurt yer wallet.
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It was a big change too for a man who said ....he could not go to work because he had to check his internet blog?
I think it was because "someone is wrong on the internet"
S'pose RC has stepped into that particular breach...and probably just as contrary!!
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Roy is a regular enough poster here...still wearing that Dubs jersey that he poured himself into.
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Roy is a regular enough poster here...still wearing that Dubs jersey that he poured himself into.
Did he save his legs?
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Howya Roy.... Yur site was much better than rattles.... ;D
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Howya Roy.... Yur site was much better than rattles.... ;D
Yeah...i miss the sluts dressin up at Halloween comments.
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Can't say I miss the Sgt-Major, Spookie. When he changed genders- that was the final straw.
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More broken stuff and lads want a fucking fortune to mend it .She bled the rads yesterday and this morning the heating wont turn on .She rings engineer he wants 60 for a call out and says sounds like the boiler needs a service even though it was done in November and might be problem with the burner .I tell him he is a bollox trying to rip her off and he gets told to fuck off ..If you bleed your rads on a sealed ststem the water pressure falls and the safety switch wont let you start the boiler .Its a simple job to represssurize the ststem .Check out Youtube Its a simple DIY job ,these lads have been creaming it in for doing absolutely nothing .
Need to explain to the Governer her House insurance does not cover the central heating boiler ,its up to you to maintain it in line with manufacturers recomendation a burst pipe is a different story .A lot of these plumbers will tell you they get paid cash by you and you claim it back ,that was the story this lad was spinning .
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Did the recession teach you nothing? Put a jumper on and stop complaining.
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Did the recession teach you nothing? Put a jumper on and stop complaining.
Most of this stuff I can do myself but I just cant be bothered Biggest problem doing anything at home is her that knows everything barking out instructions
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Did the recession teach you nothing? Put a jumper on and stop complaining.
Most of this stuff I can do myself but I just cant be bothered Biggest problem doing anything at home is her that knows everything barking out instructions
Throw her a bone John!!
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If topping up doesn't solve it the most likely culprit is dirt in the differential valve. There's usually a microswitch on the front of the valve with two wires. As a quick test either try to manually close the switch by moving the lever that's operated by the valve or short the two wires together (switch off electricity while joining the wires)... if the boiler fires up and the pump runs after doing that you've found the fault. Should be easy enough to dismantle the valve and clean the shit out of it, being careful not to damage the rubber diaphragm. Either way closing/shorting that switch should turn the circulation pump on... if it doesn't you could be looking at a pump but, again, I'd be inclined to dismantle/clean it before shelling out hard earned... bleeding often shifts dirt around the system.
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It was water pressure just check the guage on front of boiler should reasd 1.5 bar be carefull when repressurizing not to over fill .Imsure we probably have a plumber as a member
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1.5 seems quite high, mine is under 1 (cold)... ensure it doesn't exceed 2.5 when hot.
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Got a new boiler fitted a few years back...Vaillant,amazing how much the bills dropped by...while they were doing it i got a MagnaClean filter fitted,clean that every 6 weeks or so...the amount of crap(metal) that sticks to the magnet.
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I got a new boiler and I love it.It's one of them combi things with instant hot water.It's probably too powerful for my little gaff but it heats the place up in 20 mins from cold.Dunno if yis have decent insulation but since I done mine it holds the heat much better.My old(newer)gaff was freezing most of the time even with the heating up full blast.Wanker builder taking shortcuts.
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Did the recession teach you nothing? Put a jumper on and stop complaining.
Most of this stuff I can do myself but I just cant be bothered Biggest problem doing anything at home is her that knows everything barking out instructions
So, Solve the problem ! lol
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Going to check my oil central heating before the big freeze starts ...Imagine being stuck with no heating
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I was thinking of getting one of those combi boilers - they're very popular on the mainland but I read somewhere that we don't have sufficient water pressure in Ireland and/or it's against Board Ishca's regulations to connect them directly to the mains as they are intended to be connected so you have to install a header tank and an extra pump... did you have to do all that, MfH? I have a while to think about it anyway, my current boiler is in perfect working order and isn't even 20 years old yet!
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My plumber wasn't really into installing one so he insisted that we get a pump.Originally I wanted to remove the tank in the attic too for extra space.When the water shortages last year kicked in I was glad I didn't.There was a header tank for the old immersion but that was removed with the copper tank. So the combi gets fed from the water tank in the attic that's boosted with a pump.
I think they're suited to smaller households especially if feeding from the tank or perhaps a bigger tank might be a solution.Two or three people having long showers might result in the tank running empty.I didn't realise when until we got it that the boiler either heats water or heats the rads.Not both. Might be an issue for other people.Having instant hot water and decent pressure on the shower thanks to the pump makes up for any other disadvantages.
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Did you put a radiator in the hot press to stop it becoming a warm press?
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No but I thought about it.Now we'll need a tumble dryer to dry the clothes in the winter.
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Now that we dealt with plumbers what about mechanics .Put the car in for the NCT it failed on rear trackrod ,went to the mechanic he said he could see no problem then got another mechanic to have a look he said slight movement so changed it .Then I went for realignment .Then the real problen was detected the bush on the rear bottom bracket was worn it cannot be replaced you need to do the unit got that sorted then did the NCt passed no prob but the car felt wrong especially back axel if I hit a bump it shuddered like fuck .Not happy brought it back to mechanic who gave it a coat of looking over he could find nothing but the car just didnt sit right slight shudder in front so decided to pull into garage and change to the spare .Fitted it then drove over to air and checked inflated it then decided to check the others all were inflated to 40psi by the muppett who replaced one tyre before the NCT .I wonder if the stiffness of over inflated tyres has damaged the rear suspension .
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The NCT guys usually check the pressures and adjust them accordingly before driving the motor onto the rollers,
My neighbour is an NCT guy...they love doin the Prius...no emissions test,no roller test(Toyota told them not to put them on the rollers as it forces the motor generators to run)..they do the brake test when they drive it out of the centre.
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The NCT guys usually check the pressures and adjust them accordingly before driving the motor onto the rollers,
My neighbour is an NCT guy...they love doin the Prius...no emissions test,no roller test(Toyota told them not to put them on the rollers as it forces the motor generators to run)..they do the brake test when they drive it out of the centre.
No doubt Hal hybrid is the way to go .A lot of NCT guys dont give a donald lad I knew worked there said they must do 9 a day then they are on bonus payments but a recheck is counted as a test so they like to fail quick retests like emissions or brakes quick no nonsence retests unlike having to put it up on a ramp .40 psi car felt like it was running on low profiles every bump was a bone shaker .If the pressure was right then the trackrod would not of been under suck tension and might of passed ..I wore the inside edge off a brand new tyre in two weeks .A lot of these tyre centers use youth labour lads who dont know the proper pressure to inflate your rounds .
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I do me tyre pressure weekly now (rather than monthly) as I'v discovered how to use the automated tyre pressure pump in the Texaco garage next to the Briarville B&B, It's simple to use you just set it to 32 and the machine does all the rest, fer 1Euro you get 5 minutes of air pressure or hoover or fragrance (mix 'n match), good value fer just 1Euro.
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Going to check my oil central heating before the big freeze starts ...Imagine being stuck with no heating
Always keep the ever reliant old Two-bar heater in reserve, available in Harvey Norman fer about 30 bucks.
Always handy to have a plan B fer emergencies.
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No but I thought about it.Now we'll need a tumble dryer to dry the clothes in the winter.
You can't do that... and you a Prius driver! Tumble dryers are the most inefficient waste of electricity ever invented. Sure the clothes are barely damp coming out of modern washing machines. Go down the hardware and get yourself a decent quality chrome/metal shower curtain rail 6+ foot in length depending on the space you have available and install it between a couple of walls or a wardrobe and a wall in your spare room/home office/gym/whatever... hang the clothes on normal hangers and they'll be dry in a few hours at room temperature.
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No but I thought about it.Now we'll need a tumble dryer to dry the clothes in the winter.
You can't do that... and you a Prius driver! Tumble dryers are the most inefficient waste of electricity ever invented. Sure the clothes are barely damp coming out of modern washing machines. Go down the hardware and get yourself a decent quality chrome/metal shower curtain rail 6+ foot in length depending on the space you have available and install it between a couple of walls or a wardrobe and a wall in your spare room/home office/gym/whatever... hang the clothes on normal hangers and they'll be dry in a few hours at room temperature.
Bollocks on that !
Tumble Dryer ALL THE WAY !!
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Lunacy. You're shelling out hard earned so you can do twice the amount of work to achieve the same result, not to mention destroying the environment!
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Hangin clothes indoors can cause mould
Ratty.... Can kill babies and caged birds and stuff
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I don't like them but for emergencies they can be useful.The other alternative is sticking the clothes on the rads which aren't great for the aul Sinuses. Between the tumble dryer and a dehumidifier, I'll be negating any space saved by removing the immersion tank!
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Haven't had any such problems, Octy and I haven't used the tumble dryer for at least 3 years. When I was dragged up they didn't exist, a clothes horse was as good as it got and that never done us any harm. These days the clothes are virtually dry coming out of the new fangled washing machines, back when I was a chissler we had a spinning machine that danced around the kitchen like a Dalek without achieving a whole lot... and it'd be cruel to keep birds in a cage, it'd drive the cat nuts.
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Lunacy. You're shelling out hard earned so you can do twice the amount of work to achieve the same result, not to mention destroying the environment!
The shared tumbler dryer in my apartment block of 4 costs about Two Euros per month per dry, no Fookin clothes line, no Fookin clothes horse, the clothes come back dry, fer 2 Euro, I'd just rather pay it, rather than when the tumble dryer broke a few years back and clothes hanging off chairs and couches fer weeks in the winter trying to dry them out, Bollocks on that ever again !
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if you throw a couple of ice cubes in to the dryer on top of the clothes it'll steam the wrinkles out of your shirt and trousers as everything dries.
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A clean tennis ball does the same. Throw it in and they come out wrinkle-free.
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I'd probably miss.
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40....luv!
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40....luv!
That was the line last used in Minehead, I'd say. honest...I am.
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40 stone...luv!!