What are plumbers called?

[Tap dancer]

Bricklayers = brickies

Electricians = sparks

Plasterers = spreads

Customers = custards

Plumbers = ?????

I don't think I've ever heard a slang word, is there one?

If not, can you suggest one?

Pipey springs to my mind.

 

[kay-jay]

bod is a


B - umcrack
O - n
D - isplay technician

 

[Dave]

Bricklayers = brickies

Electricians = sparks

Plasterers = spreads

Customers = custards

Plumbers = Whinging gits.


:lol:

 

[Barry98]

Bricklayers = brickies

Electricians = sparks

Plasterers = spreads

Customers = custards

Plumbers = Whinging gits.


:lol:

Hes only jealous cos he can't get in the 3000 + club which has now been removed when admin and dan couldn't get in pmsl

 

[Dave]

:lol:

 

[Dave]

He is normally quite bright is Dan... but deffo not his best one there.. :lol:

 

[Guest123]

system 3 is a 'flexologist' :joker:

Kay-Jay is a brave person for that disgusting insult. :yes:

 

[boabgti]

My father inlaw calls me slackjoint.

 

[Tap dancer]

How about being called a PIPER?

 

[Barry98]

My mrs calls me shaft but that's for other reasons

 

[on31ll]

domestic installation operative ?

 

[Whl4852]

My dad had 'the brains in the drains' on the back of his van, always loved this when I was a kid

 

[Tap dancer]

Of all the suggestions, I think that by far the best is - - - - - >

PIPER

This is descriptive of nearly all work done by plumbers eg gas pipes, water pipes, drain pipes, downpipes.

It is gender-free.

It is a nice word, on a par with brickies and sparks etc.

It amazes me that there has never been a word for plumbers. The question is, how can we "change the world" and introduce this word into common use, and would you want this anyway?

 

[Mike Jackson]

Why not just call us plumbers or heating engineers or gas fitters. Us professionals are not insecure enough to need some quaint nickname like the lesser trades.

 

[CMairiD]

Dunno about the plumbers, but at the heating firm I apprenticed with we had the following:

Pipe stranglers = the wet boys
Service monkeys = the service engineers
Phil & Vent = repairs engineers

 

[Guest123]

Is this what this forum has now come down to? 80 posts about nick names for plumbers? What a load of cack.

 

[Barry98]

Is this what this forum has now come down to? 80 posts about nick names for plumbers? What a load of cack.

You don't have to read or comment pal

 

[Koogatubac]

Is this what this forum has now come down to? 80 posts about nick names for plumbers? What a load of cack.

I agree totally with you system

 

[Barry98]

You can always start a new thread on a plumbing/heating discussion

 

[LegionellaSlave]

You don't have to read or comment pal

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

*holding my ck magma handbag to my chest*

 

[Dannypipe]

This thread just got interesting!! LOL.

 

[gasmanrob]

Drip?

 

[Guest123]

You can always start a new thread on a plumbing/heating discussion

Or you could move into it's proper section under "General Discussion"

 

[Bubblecraft]

I've always known it as a Leaky. My Dad had a Plumber that worked for him many years ago. I only knew him a leaky....he answered to it.

 

[petercj]

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

*holding my ck magma handbag to my chest*

Oooh Mr Rigsby!

 

[Koogatubac]

Cusan ze flyten?

 

[acecharly]

Yeah we call them sparks now, or self-indulgent, arrogant, over charging pig dogs for short.

Its an odd one this the times ive been onsite and even when the electrical and mechanical are run by the same firm you think they'l lend you a set of steps for 5 mins !!!


As for what we should be called im sure it has no bearing on many of things ive had shouted at me hahaha

 

[Subby]

Its an odd one this the times ive been onsite and even when the electrical and mechanical are run by the same firm you think they'l lend you a set of steps for 5 mins !!!


As for what we should be called im sure it has no bearing on many of things ive had shouted at me hahaha

we always pinch the spark's lovely yellow steps when they go on break etc lol, they are also very handy for ties, rod, clipping to their trays etc. (although the cables always seem to be in our way!!)

 

[RGII79]

Burp elms

 

[acecharly]

we always pinch the spark's lovely yellow steps when they go on break etc lol, they are also very handy for ties, rod, clipping to their trays etc. (although the cables always seem to be in our way!!)

Haha you work on same sites as me lol

I 100% agree and have you ever noticed how clean they always are. You never see a spark with dirty hands lol

 

[nicro3]

Turd stranglers