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Superstar Tradesmen

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by Zico, Jun 22, 2011.

  1. Zico

    Zico Active Member

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    Up until a few years ago, tradesmen were being paid silly money for a weeks work. Some guys I know were getting a grand per week.

    Joiners, Brickies, Plumbers and Sparks, buying three and four hundred thousand pound houses. Then when the building trade went tits-up, the domino effect happened. No more £60k 4x4s, no more big houses and no more lording it over the hard working White-collar worker.

    How ****ing stupid could these guys be, thinking they'd be on those wages for life?
     
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  3. Hash.

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    still good money in it i got 700 quid for 2 days work last week , fair enough we wouldnt be dropping 4/500 quid a night in the pub and on charlie anymore but theres still money to be made
     
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    Most workies are alright if they turn up. They do work you can't be arsed or aren't able to do yourself.

    I like workies.

    Apart from my brother-in-law, he's a ****.
     
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  5. Jip Jaap Stam

    Jip Jaap Stam General Chat Moderator
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    They get on my nerves in general. Obviously some of them are alright (like sword maybe), but most that I know think they're cool as **** and hard as nails. They always go on about "doing a proper day's work" but are constantly taking breaks and ****ing off home/to the pub early. ****s!
     
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    That post reeks of jealousy.
     
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    <laugh>
     
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  8. Jip Jaap Stam

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    I earn more than your average tradesman these days.
     
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    Sure you do, baldy.
     
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    I'm glad you believe me <ok>
     
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    The good old days <wah>

    I was on £2800 some weeks from 2006-2007 doing price-work and bought a near £300k worth of house

    I then got greedy and though "I can make EVEN MORE working for myself", and then got bumped for £500k+ and I'm ****in skint now <wah>

    MY liquadator is coming in to see me today, which is unusual, they must have found something in the books, (like the £50k i syphoned off <yikes>)

    DAM U RECESSION!!! DAM UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!
     
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    now you have it:emoticon-0147-emo::emoticon-0165-muscl:emoticon-0165-muscl
     
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  15. EDGE

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    The banter on building sites was ****ing class sometimes.

    Some right clatty ****s too.
     
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    Most builders etc I know are scallies. And I ****in hate scallies.
     
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    <laugh> its actually a bag of skim not cement but lets not be pedantic
     
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  20. Zico

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    I used to work the summer on the building site when I was still at school.
    Which is part of the reason I choose to work in an office.

    Labouring on a building site is hard as ****, it's makes the gym look like a doodle.
     
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