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Title: Getting lumbered
Post by: Nick on March 12, 2008, 09:52:39 AM
The chatty painter finishes today. As Mrs Nick fled the house this morning she said " Can you pay him before he leaves?"

I asked him how much.

£830!! evil:

CASH evil:
Title: Re: Getting lumbered
Post by: Bar Wench on March 12, 2008, 09:58:53 AM
I honestly don't know where I could find that amount of cash at short notice. Don't the banks only allow you to withdraw £200 a day. I know when I needed to do more than that I had to jump through a silly amount of hoops.
Title: Re: Getting lumbered
Post by: Barman on March 12, 2008, 09:59:03 AM
Ask for a receipt!

Materials                   £156.38
Labour                      £200.00
Chatting to Mrs. Nick   £350.00
VAT                         £123.62

Total                        £830


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Title: Re: Getting lumbered
Post by: Nick on March 12, 2008, 10:00:46 AM
I honestly don't know where I could find that amount of cash at short notice. Don't the banks only allow you to withdraw £200 a day. I know when I needed to do more than that I had to jump through a silly amount of hoops.

Fortunately, and for reasons I cannot explain, I have three current accounts and therefore three debit cards.

This does not make me any happier!
Title: Re: Getting lumbered
Post by: Bar Wench on March 12, 2008, 10:02:03 AM
That is still only £600
Title: Re: Getting lumbered
Post by: Nick on March 12, 2008, 10:02:56 AM
He can have the rest tomorrow. He starts work on next door's house!
Title: Re: Getting lumbered
Post by: Barman on March 12, 2008, 10:04:05 AM
I honestly don't know where I could find that amount of cash at short notice. Don't the banks only allow you to withdraw £200 a day. I know when I needed to do more than that I had to jump through a silly amount of hoops.
Small change for Nick - he prolly carries that much in his wallet all the time...  whistle:
Title: Re: Getting lumbered
Post by: Nick on March 12, 2008, 10:05:23 AM
I rather think not! evil:
Title: Re: Getting lumbered
Post by: Grumpmeister on March 12, 2008, 10:05:50 AM
I honestly don't know where I could find that amount of cash at short notice. Don't the banks only allow you to withdraw £200 a day. I know when I needed to do more than that I had to jump through a silly amount of hoops.
Small change for Nick - he prolly carries that much in his wallet all the time...  whistle:

Are you talking about Nick's disaster fund?  whistle:
Title: Re: Getting lumbered
Post by: Barman on March 12, 2008, 10:08:26 AM
I honestly don't know where I could find that amount of cash at short notice. Don't the banks only allow you to withdraw £200 a day. I know when I needed to do more than that I had to jump through a silly amount of hoops.
Small change for Nick - he prolly carries that much in his wallet all the time...  whistle:

Are you talking about Nick's disaster fund?  whistle:
Yes... must be at least a grand...  whistle:

I expect he carries a few grand in Krugerrands around with him too – for when he really farks up!  point:
Title: Re: Getting lumbered
Post by: Nick on March 12, 2008, 10:09:01 AM
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Title: Re: Getting lumbered
Post by: Snoopy on March 12, 2008, 10:14:37 AM
I honestly don't know where I could find that amount of cash at short notice. Don't the banks only allow you to withdraw £200 a day. I know when I needed to do more than that I had to jump through a silly amount of hoops.

Sorry but mine allows me up to £300 and the other one lets me withdraw £250 from the hole in the wall but £500 if I go in and stand in a queue. You need to get your affairs sorted my dear, jumping through hoops indeed ...... you could raise more than £200 on the town hall steps.
Title: Re: Getting lumbered
Post by: Nick on March 12, 2008, 10:15:18 AM
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Title: Re: Getting lumbered
Post by: Grumpmeister on March 12, 2008, 10:17:51 AM
I honestly don't know where I could find that amount of cash at short notice. Don't the banks only allow you to withdraw £200 a day. I know when I needed to do more than that I had to jump through a silly amount of hoops.

Sorry but mine allows me up to £300 and the other one lets me withdraw £250 from the hole in the wall but £500 if I go in and stand in a queue. You need to get your affairs sorted my dear, jumping through hoops indeed ...... you could raise more than £200 on the town hall steps.

True but Wenchy's bank has probably taken her Tat and Wispa addiction into consideration and thats why her withdrawal limit is lower than your...  whistle:
Title: Re: Getting lumbered
Post by: Bar Wench on March 12, 2008, 10:21:30 AM
I honestly don't know where I could find that amount of cash at short notice. Don't the banks only allow you to withdraw £200 a day. I know when I needed to do more than that I had to jump through a silly amount of hoops.

Sorry but mine allows me up to £300 and the other one lets me withdraw £250 from the hole in the wall but £500 if I go in and stand in a queue. You need to get your affairs sorted my dear, jumping through hoops indeed ...... you could raise more than £200 on the town hall steps.

To be fair generally it isn't a problem. I don't tend to deal in large amounts of cash. It was only because the bloody funeral home/crematorium wanted paying in cash.  evil:
Title: Re: Getting lumbered
Post by: Nick on March 12, 2008, 10:26:48 AM
You had a black market funeral for your Dad? eeek:
Title: Re: Getting lumbered
Post by: Bar Wench on March 12, 2008, 10:29:20 AM
They wouldn't take credit cards, cheques, maestro or anything sensible. Only a spanish cash card which none of us had.
Title: Re: Getting lumbered
Post by: Snoopy on March 12, 2008, 10:37:10 AM
How very odd.
I suppose they had been "caught out" in the past by some of the dodgy characters who used to hide out in Spain.

When I "arranged" Mum's funeral I did it "long distance" by 'phone from London with a local undertaker in Dorset who was happy to send me the bill and that didn't come until several weeks after the cremation. Dunno what he would have done if I hadn't paid. I like to think that she would have laughed at my suggestion, to my brother, that if we didn't pay the undertaker would try to piece the ashes back together. We did share the same warped sense of humour Mum and I.
Title: Re: Getting lumbered
Post by: Bar Wench on March 12, 2008, 10:38:01 AM
They said if we didn't pay we couldn't have the casket. God knows what they want to do with the ashes.  ::)
Title: Re: Getting lumbered
Post by: Snoopy on March 12, 2008, 10:41:13 AM
Exactly ....... best to laugh about it too I feel.
Title: Re: Getting lumbered
Post by: Nick on March 12, 2008, 11:18:11 AM
When my daughter was buried they did it for free. They do that with babies cry:

She'd be 12 now
Title: Re: Getting lumbered
Post by: Snoopy on March 12, 2008, 11:55:03 AM
Sorry Nick .... forgot.

You are not alone with such thoughts but that is a long story that I am not going into here.
Title: Re: Getting lumbered
Post by: Bar Wench on March 12, 2008, 11:57:16 AM
When my daughter was buried they did it for free. They do that with babies cry:

She'd be 12 now

 happy100


Sorry matey didn't think.
Title: Re: Getting lumbered
Post by: Nick on March 12, 2008, 11:57:59 AM
Actually, and this is for all, if you experience the death of a child it is the worst thing that can ever happen to you.

ANd since the worst thing that can ever happen has happened, nothing else holds any fear.

A life without fear is a rare experience, since most (no all) people fear something.

I don't any more
Title: Re: Getting lumbered
Post by: Nick on March 12, 2008, 11:58:27 AM
When my daughter was buried they did it for free. They do that with babies cry:

She'd be 12 now

 happy100


Sorry matey didn't think.

No prob matey
Title: Re: Getting lumbered
Post by: Bar Wench on March 12, 2008, 11:59:43 AM
I imagine that it is. I can't obviously relate but losing a parent was bad enough and I imagine it is much worse.

But as you say pretty liberating. Although not at a price that anyone would want to pay.
Title: Re: Getting lumbered
Post by: ice and a slice on March 12, 2008, 01:17:27 PM
Actually, and this is for all, if you experience the death of a child it is the worst thing that can ever happen to you.

ANd since the worst thing that can ever happen has happened, nothing else holds any fear.

A life without fear is a rare experience, since most (no all) people fear something.

I don't any more

I can see that.  I get scared just at the thought of anything happening to my two girls, I can't imagine what you must have felt. 

I am so sorry for your loss.  Nothing else could come close to this.


Title: Re: Getting lumbered
Post by: Nick on March 12, 2008, 01:49:35 PM
Well that killed the thread!
Title: Re: Getting lumbered
Post by: Snoopy on March 12, 2008, 01:58:49 PM
Well to get back on track .... perhaps you would like to borrow some brushes, a ladder and a roller. You will of course need a white van at some stage. There is clearly money in painting and NO TAX from the look of it.
Title: Re: Getting lumbered
Post by: Barman on March 12, 2008, 02:00:55 PM
Shame I've just finished doing the outside of mine... you could have popped-over... whistle:
Title: Re: Getting lumbered
Post by: Bar Wench on March 12, 2008, 02:10:15 PM
I am about to contact the rental agents to see if I can paint over the Summer. Well, I say I. I mean Mr Wench.  eveilgrin: Colour charts are calling me!  eveilgrin:
Title: Re: Getting lumbered
Post by: tel on March 12, 2008, 02:13:39 PM
Summer?
Title: Re: Getting lumbered
Post by: Bar Wench on March 12, 2008, 02:14:04 PM
School holidays.  eveilgrin:
Title: Re: Getting lumbered
Post by: Nick on March 12, 2008, 02:19:27 PM
Mr Wench is under the lash!
Poor chap.
We should start a fund
Title: Re: Getting lumbered
Post by: Bar Wench on March 12, 2008, 02:22:00 PM
He has done nothing off the chore list for the last five school holidays. He has been informed that this Summer the chore list MUST be completed!  eveilgrin:
Title: Re: Getting lumbered
Post by: Nick on March 12, 2008, 02:24:01 PM
1. Destroy all Tat
2. Recover
Title: Re: Getting lumbered
Post by: Bar Wench on March 12, 2008, 02:29:34 PM
More than his life is worth!
Title: Re: Getting lumbered
Post by: Nick on March 12, 2008, 02:31:06 PM
I could come round and help him destroy tat and then disappear. It would be my fault and he would be innocent
Title: Re: Getting lumbered
Post by: Grumpmeister on March 12, 2008, 02:33:02 PM
I could come round and help him destroy tat and then disappear. It would be my fault and he would be innocent

Your mere presence would prolly cause all the tat to spontaneously comubust Nick.  whistle:
Title: Re: Getting lumbered
Post by: Nick on March 12, 2008, 02:34:23 PM
I can be very helpful!
Title: Re: Getting lumbered
Post by: Darwins Selection on March 12, 2008, 02:50:23 PM
You will of course need a white van at some stage.
Shame I've just finished doing the outside of mine... you could have popped-over...
What colour was your van before?
Title: Re: Getting lumbered
Post by: Bar Wench on March 12, 2008, 02:51:56 PM
I could come round and help him destroy tat and then disappear. It would be my fault and he would be innocent

I would hunt you down!  eveilgrin: evil: angry041:
Title: Re: Getting lumbered
Post by: Nick on March 12, 2008, 02:54:56 PM
I will PM you my co-ordinates!
Title: Re: Getting lumbered
Post by: Barman on March 12, 2008, 02:58:26 PM
You will of course need a white van at some stage.
Shame I've just finished doing the outside of mine... you could have popped-over...
What colour was your van before?
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Title: Re: Getting lumbered
Post by: Darwins Selection on March 12, 2008, 03:04:12 PM
You will of course need a white van at some stage.
Shame I've just finished doing the outside of mine... you could have popped-over...
What colour was your van before?
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Alles Klar ist.

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