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What are your most awkward moments while on a job? 2 of us on boiler change yesterday, nice couple in their 50's, nice house etc. The wife tells me she's going out now followed by "my husbands leaving today!" Didn't really know what to say and thought I won't mention anything to my mate till we're done and discussing the job over a pint in the local pub later. An hour later the husbands telling him the same thing as he's packing his things into the boot of the car. We finished the job, neither of them there, we had to knock on a neighbours door asking if they had a key to lock up...strange day!
 
I once went to repair a faulty shower a while ago and as we walked upstairs together she was explaining there was no heat on any setting as we got to the top of the stairs, she turned and said "we have tried in different positions"
 
The mother of a customer was offering round the quality streets and she kept saying she loved a big purple one, I couldn't help but smirk.

Also in the tile shop a woman and her husband were in there complaining about a tiler they had recommended and she said she picks up on stuff as shes really anal, at least three times she confirmed loudly in the shop she was anal.
 
Phil said:
The mother of a customer was offering round the quality streets and she kept saying she loved a big purple one, I couldn't help but smirk.

Also in the tile shop a woman and her husband were in there complaining about a tiler they had recommended and she said she picks up on stuff as shes really anal, at least three times she confirmed loudly in the shop she was anal.
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I'm glad I'm not the only childish one here! I had an old bird answer her door a while ago and she greeted me with the words "morning ****!" I nearly soiled myself laughing!
 
hammers4spanner said:
Come across many odd situations over the years working in peoples homes ,mostly social housing contracts seems to be many odd folk in these types of homes. Been kicked out of a house because a hooker had business, walked in on a chinese guy giving himself a quick knuckle shuffle ,had a few tranvestites open the front door when i have arrived .
The one that makes me chortle tho is when i was passed an apprentice was told he was lazy but needed a hand with someone to hang some rads , halfway through the morning cust comes up and says can i have a word with the apprentice . I ask why whats the matter ? well he's in my bed fast asleep she says . Go in the bedroom and their he is giving it full on ZZZZZZ's.

Could of died at the time .
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He would've been walking home there and then if he was my apprentice.

Told one apprentice to feck off home because he was no use to me (I'd been gritting my teeth for about two weeks up to this point!)

If it weren't for the fact we were in Enniskillen, 70 miles from where he lived and the public transport wasn't so shyte over here I would've let him go. And then told the management why.
 
Ive had a tenant bumping uglies upstairs, tranvestites, followed an old dear who farted constantly whilst showing me to the boiler and walked in on a woman dropping the kids off at the pool.
Quite tame compared to some.
 
There must be some on here who haven't seen it. I like to share
 
I'll never forget the time I looked up blue waffle. ...

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Urban myth. But if it was real I wouldn't touch it with somebody elses.
 
I Googled Blue Waffle on my phone yesterday and I clicked on a site and I had a pop up saying my device was infected and I was to take action by installing something.
This is why I don't look at naked ladies online anymore, all the sites are dodgy.

I want to see Blue Waffle!
 
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I Googled Blue Waffle on my phone yesterday and I clicked on a site and I had a pop up saying my device was infected and I was to take action by installing something.
This is why I don't look at naked ladies online anymore, all the sites are dodgy.

I want to see Blue Waffle!
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Trust me you don't.
 
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