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Nidge2
PostPosted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 7:33 pm 
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tangarinearmy wrote:
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Plasterers are like gold dust here, £50/hour....



Same round here mate, they won't quote you for a job unless it's £250 minimum and done in a day. A mate of mine who's done a few jobs for me has been a spread for the best part of 20 years, he's never off work sometimes doing 7 days a week.


i will get back to you on this and show you what a load of bo11oxs it is.


Mate he's that busy he's taking an apprentice on.
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tangarinearmy
PostPosted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 7:53 pm 
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the last thing you would take on if you were busy is an apprentice.

they slow you down ,get in your way [edited by admin] it up and are a pain in the arse
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Sussex
PostPosted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 7:55 pm 
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tangarinearmy wrote:
as some of you will be aware i am a plasterer of 35 years who bought shares and ph vehicle on the largest company in sunny blackpool some 13 months ago.here are some thoughts.

1- what an incredibly stressfull job.

2-what an incredibly demanding job.

3-what an incredibly expensive job.

4-what an incredibly dangerous job.

5-what an incredibly responsible job.

6-what an incredibly under respected job.

directors who are in it for themselves who very rarely work the streets have 2 or 3 holidays a year and seem to think they re are above you .dont tell me to stand against them they have all the proxy votes from the bumspiders.

how hard working and professional some of the drivers are.

how nice most of the customers are.

i like the job but as a father of 2 young boys the hours are brutal and to be honest make the job not worth it and if i can sell i will preferably in the new year.

i have total respect for all you guys what a tough tough profession.

Just about sums it up.

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Sussex
PostPosted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 7:58 pm 
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tangarinearmy wrote:
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Last time and only time I went to Blackpool the whole place looked like it needed plastering,& a lot of paint.
Some 3rd world countries look better.


what like croy :badgrin: don

You make a good point Mr tangarinearmy, especially when you consider the locals in Croydon tried to burn the place down last year.

Shame they didn't make it as far as Sh**hurst Park

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tangarinearmy
PostPosted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 8:05 pm 
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pmsl when our directors read this coz they will.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 8:24 pm 
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tangarinearmy wrote:
the last thing you would take on if you were busy is an apprentice.

they slow you down ,get in your way [edited by admin] it up and are a pain in the arse

But there cheap ! When your on 250 a day or 50 a hour you cant afford proper wages :roll:
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tangarinearmy
PostPosted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 11:16 pm 
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Nidge2 wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:
Plasterers are like gold dust here, £50/hour....



Same round here mate, they won't quote you for a job unless it's £250 minimum and done in a day. A mate of mine who's done a few jobs for me has been a spread for the best part of 20 years, he's never off work sometimes doing 7 days a week.


just some quick responses from notts plasterers http://www.plasterersforum.com/general- ... erers.html
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GBC
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Sussex wrote:
tangarinearmy wrote:
no tips wrote:
Last time and only time I went to Blackpool the whole place looked like it needed plastering,& a lot of paint.
Some 3rd world countries look better.


what like croy :badgrin: don

You make a good point Mr tangarinearmy, especially when you consider the locals in Croydon tried to burn the place down last year.

Shame they didn't make it as far as Sh**hurst Park



Or Brighton? :wink:
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Nidge2
PostPosted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 7:12 am 
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tangarinearmy wrote:
Nidge2 wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:
Plasterers are like gold dust here, £50/hour....



Same round here mate, they won't quote you for a job unless it's £250 minimum and done in a day. A mate of mine who's done a few jobs for me has been a spread for the best part of 20 years, he's never off work sometimes doing 7 days a week.


just some quick responses from notts plasterers http://www.plasterersforum.com/general- ... erers.html



Sound like bitter men who are [edited by admin] spreads, when you get someone who's been doing the job for 20+ years and is never out of work against an Internet plasterers forum where spreads are saying "work is dead" who would you believe?
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tangarinearmy
PostPosted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 10:40 am 
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i believe a spread of 35 years,who served an endentured apprentiship for 3 years went to college got his city & guilds went on different courses with british gypsum worked in usa for 20 years and achieved trade qualifications there ,went to australia did the same,has bid and completed very very large jobs including high schools and hotels thats who i would believe.
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