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okay so this seems to happen every time but when someone says - we'll arrive between 12pm and 2pm what they really mean is that they'll arrive at 2:15 because I've been having anxiety about this for like 2 hours now and still no one has arrived!
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Sep 20, 2019 13:56
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ulex minor posted:okay so this seems to happen every time but when someone says - we'll arrive between 12pm and 2pm what they really mean is that they'll arrive at 2:15 because I've been having anxiety about this for like 2 hours now and still no one has arrived! He was waylaid by an imposter who loves tea. Be warned, the man about to show up is not your handyman! Offer him nothing, lest he drink you out of house and home!
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Sep 20, 2019 13:59
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ulex minor posted:okay so this seems to happen every time but when someone says - we'll arrive between 12pm and 2pm what they really mean is that they'll arrive at 2:15 because I've been having anxiety about this for like 2 hours now and still no one has arrived! use the time to practise saying "I thought you'd never... come" in your sultriest voice
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Sep 20, 2019 14:00
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both of those posts have increased my anxiety in the worst way - oh and just heard a car door slam shut
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Sep 20, 2019 14:02
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Two hours late, blimey! He's going to have worked up a powerful thirst.
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Sep 20, 2019 14:03
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ulex minor posted:okay so this seems to happen every time but when someone says - we'll arrive between 12pm and 2pm what they really mean is that they'll arrive at 2:15 because I've been having anxiety about this for like 2 hours now and still no one has arrived! Pretend you're offering him a cup of tea but when he extends his hand BANG!! serve him papers because you're suing him for contract violation
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Sep 20, 2019 14:03
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I understand that you're mocking me but this is a very intense situation, I am a soft boy and I will wilt in the presence of someone who knows how to use a wrench
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Sep 20, 2019 14:04
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ulex minor posted:okay so this seems to happen every time but when someone says - we'll arrive between 12pm and 2pm what they really mean is that they'll arrive at 2:15 because I've been having anxiety about this for like 2 hours now and still no one has arrived! Don't go for a poo as that's when he'll turn up, guaranteed.
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Sep 20, 2019 14:05
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Icochet posted:Pretend you're offering him a cup of tea but when he extends his hand BANG!! serve him papers because you're suing him for contract violation i'm only five foot eight so i cannot do anything in the face of a burly and bald headed man
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Sep 20, 2019 14:06
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Dell_Zincht posted:Don't go for a poo as that's when he'll turn up, guaranteed. Every drat time. And while I'm not nearly as soft and round as the op, I get anxious like he does whenever I need to wait on these folks, and like him, I have the distinction of having them always be on the far late side of their window, or like a recent experience with a tree removal guy coming to do an estimate, just not show up at all. That was cool.
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Sep 20, 2019 14:10
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ulex minor posted:i feel like i never really understood what seltzer was seltzer is water contained dissolved carbon dioxide gas, whether through natural geological processes or artificially injected under pressure and yeah it bugs me when contractors don't show up on time. all i want is for them to call me and let me know they'll be late. just call me! and many of them don't like to say no to some job or idea, so they'll just not call you back. which is confusing when other contractors just forget to call you back but are actually interested when you call a second time
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Sep 20, 2019 14:14
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Good luck getting your drain snaked, OP.
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Sep 20, 2019 14:27
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Mozi posted:seltzer is water contained dissolved carbon dioxide gas, whether through natural geological processes or artificially injected under pressure So like sparkling mineral water?
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Sep 20, 2019 14:30
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Hot tea in the afternoon? Also not all gardeners are Mexican you racist.
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Sep 20, 2019 14:36
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Dell_Zincht posted:So like sparkling mineral water? Sort of. Mineral water tastes like... Minerals. Seltzer is unflavored soda water. Like literally just bubbly water. I mean it can have flavors added to it, but not sweetened. I had a lime one this morning. Was nice. It's just important to note that it's not tonic water, the bitter addition to a gin and tonic, which has quinine dissolved in it.
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Sep 20, 2019 14:43
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I thought people hiring handymen was just a porn story line
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Sep 20, 2019 14:44
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ulex minor posted:okay so this seems to happen every time but when someone says - we'll arrive between 12pm and 2pm what they really mean is that they'll arrive at 2:15 because I've been having anxiety about this for like 2 hours now and still no one has arrived! Yeah that's completely normal, maybe even required. Just practice your "How do you do?" / "Nice day" / "This is where the problem is" / "Would you like a cup of tea, or a cold drink?"  Also don't stand over their shoulder, get something to do/read.
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Sep 20, 2019 15:57
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OP is dead, murdered in his own home by men he trusted to perform difficult repair work he was unable to perform himself. Or cavorting sexually with these same hot, sweaty laborers, snaking his drain and draining their snakes as is the way in England, as the Queen decreed.
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Sep 20, 2019 16:07
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It doesn't matter op they're just going to decline out of professionalism / politeness anyways so you don't need to overthink it
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Sep 20, 2019 16:16
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Jesustheastronaut! posted:It doesn't matter op they're just going to decline out of professionalism / politeness anyways so you don't need to overthink it Lol we drink our tea WHILE working in England. And very few manual labourers will turn down a cuppa.
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Sep 20, 2019 16:19
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Judging by the UK megathread in d&d you shouldn't under any circumstances offer him potato crisps because you guys will argue about them for four days and no work will be done
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Sep 20, 2019 16:35
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Icochet posted:Judging by the UK megathread in d&d you shouldn't under any circumstances offer him potato crisps because you guys will argue about them for four days and no work will be done lol @ the idea of trying to learn about what a country's people are like from anything posted on these forums (particularly DnD)
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Sep 20, 2019 16:37
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"Consious of class?" Dobyou really think you're higher class than him because you hired him to do something you can't do yourself?
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Sep 20, 2019 16:41
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Hammerite posted:lol @ the idea of trying to learn about what a country's people are like from anything posted on these forums (particularly DnD) Well there's always the alternative of watching the news and hearing their leaders talk I prefer the snack obsessed commies tyvm
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Sep 20, 2019 16:45
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The Dregs posted:"Consious of class?" The UK is a disgusting aristocracy where everything you do, own, say and how you say it is a class indicator. In this case, op is embarrassed at being an effete posh lower middle class man in front of a real, working class man (who almost certainly earns more than the op because the class system has little to do with how much money you have).
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Sep 20, 2019 16:55
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I always offer but they never partake. 
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Sep 20, 2019 16:58
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I think the idea of a hot drink while doing manual labor does not sound appealing at all but I am American and most of the world disagrees with me so what do I know. Maybe a cold drink to cool down is actually the gross crazy idea Good luck with your social interaction op
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Sep 20, 2019 17:08
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ulex minor posted:important clarification: would you go out of your way to purchase snacks or do you merely offer snacks if you already have them on hand? perhaps you always have snacks available? but if you didn't would you make sure to get some in? No, I just offer snacks I have on hand. I am trying to be polite to someone but I am not hosting them for a get together. If someone is coming over my house to do work I can't or won't do and has the authority to charge me for a thousand extras, I think they should be on my side. I am also just a friendly human being, OP.
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Sep 20, 2019 17:29
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bitterandtwisted posted:The UK is a disgusting aristocracy where everything you do, own, say and how you say it is a class indicator. In this case, op is embarrassed at being an effete posh lower middle class man in front of a real, working class man (who almost certainly earns more than the op because the class system has little to do with how much money you have). What is the difference between "lower middle class" and "working class?" BTW I am American, so I have never been exposed to any class distinction smaller than millionaire vs welfare recipient.
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Sep 20, 2019 23:59
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I just pull my big dick out because I can tell by the way he was looking at me he was thirsty
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Sep 21, 2019 00:25
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How has no one suggested offering them powdered orange drink for the gartorade tub strapped to the back of their truck? I am pretty sure that’s the nectar desired by laborers.
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Sep 21, 2019 00:26
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itry posted:Yeah that's completely normal, maybe even required. Yeah it's really not that complicated, "hey come on in, this is where and what the problem is, let me know if you want a  or some water. I'll be in the den, shout if you need anything" and then you just hang out in the den watching channel 4 or calling your mp or something op. Give them the relevant info, let them know where they can get some water, and then get out of their way, and they'll just remember you as the guy who offered them refreshments
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Sep 21, 2019 00:26
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ive spent most of my working adult life in other people's yards sooo.... 1.) please don't hover over me or watch too much, best to leave me alone 2.) "hey, you've been working real hard, how about a Coke!?" usually doesn't come off as nice as it should, best to leave me alone 3.) you show up around 1pm with a box full of Jimmy Johns and i'll maybe clean up nicer 4.) im a professional who deals in contracts, please dont start pointing other things out for the first time with that weird tone of "...so maybe you can do it for me today."
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Sep 21, 2019 00:29
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Oyak posted:What is the difference between "lower middle class" and "working class?" BTW I am American, so I have never been exposed to any class distinction smaller than millionaire vs welfare recipient. I'm curious too. As an American, it's really weird.
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Sep 21, 2019 00:54
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Oyak posted:What is the difference between "lower middle class" and "working class?" BTW I am American, so I have never been exposed to any class distinction smaller than millionaire vs welfare recipient. lower middle class means you worry about how you pronounce your 'aitches' and whether to call the thing you eat after dinner 'pudding' or 'dessert' - working class is what george orwell was talking about when he said 'if there is hope,’ wrote Winston, ‘it lies in the proles.’ i.e. the gin soaked underclasses that scream at each other in their bedgowns on my street.
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Sep 21, 2019 01:04
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Oyak posted:What is the difference between "lower middle class" and "working class?" BTW I am American, so I have never been exposed to any class distinction smaller than millionaire vs welfare recipient. also i don't think this is true since you people on here talk about rednecks and silicon valley people and new england 'old money' people (except your country is a baby country and you're ALL new money even if you don't want to believe it) all the time
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Sep 21, 2019 01:07
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A couple years ago I had my roof, gutters and soffits replaced. While the guys were cleaning up I went to the store, bought two 24 packs of beer and left them in the driveway. Last weekend I had to have a plumber come out and snake my main drain (totally not a euphemism you guys). When finished we stood in the driveway and talked for a little bit while we each drank a beer. What I'm saying is, over the man a God drat beer. Edit: it should be mentioned I know all of these people outside if their work life but nonetheless, be a nice guy.
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Sep 21, 2019 01:09
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ulex minor posted:also i don't think this is true since you people on here talk about rednecks and silicon valley people and new england 'old money' people (except your country is a baby country and you're ALL new money even if you don't want to believe it) all the time LOL like I said, millionaires vs welfare recipients. That is helpful, though, thanks. "Working class" means "underclass" and "prole." "Lower middle class" is like lower eschelon white collar if I understand you m8.
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Sep 21, 2019 01:20
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How do you know they will be men, op?
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Sep 21, 2019 02:55
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If you can't offer a beer then don't even bother
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