......and at a reasonable price.

[Alan Medic]

This is often the ending to a recommendation in the business section. I often wonder how many of the people who write that have a clue what's reasonable and what isn't. I suspect that most of them haven't a clue, don't pay the bill (hubby does) and are just happy the job is done to their satisfaction and the guys who did it were very nice and tidy too.

Of course I could be completely wrong.

[????]

Do you want to borrow my tin hat Mr M?

[red devil]

If they said what the price was we could decide if it was reasonable or not...or is that being unreasonable?

[Robert Poste's Child]

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> Do you want to borrow my tin hat Mr M?

Better give him the reinforced codpiece while I'm still lacing up my verbal Docs.

[El Pibe]

It's at the very least superfluous.

Either it's not an unreasonable price or it's a lie.

Whichever, it's useless, a bit like women (apparently).

[edcam]

Why are women so clueless Alan Medic? Go on tell us.

[maxxi]

Alan Medic Wrote:

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> Of course I could be completely wrong.

You might consider making this your 'signature' - save time.

[Landy10]

Wow sexist comment or what.

Alan Medic Wrote:

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> This is often the ending to a recommendation in

> the business section. I often wonder how many of

> the people who write that have a clue what's

> reasonable and what isn't. I suspect that most of

> them haven't a clue, don't pay the bill (hubby

> does) and are just happy the job is done to their

> satisfaction and the guys who did it were very

> nice and tidy too.

>

> Of course I could be completely wrong.

[KidKruger]

What irks me more is the comments people make like 'worked extremely long hours, day after day' (I had him slave for me with no breaks in the pissing rain, he got trench foot but hey - he chose that line of work), or 'he was happy to attend to any extra task I gave him' (he wore his fingers down to the 2nd knuckle because I didn't really have a clue what I wanted, but laid it on him, completely oblivious to the inconvenience I was putting him through and the impact it had on his prior alternative arrangements).

[Alan Medic]

Wow. Sexist comment or what.

It's 'or what' actually. My point was that 'reasonable' is totally subjective as it means different things to different people. I threw in the bit about 'hubby' as there is probably some truth in it based on what I've read so far, but of course I knew in this PC world/forum somone would pick up on it. At least it gave RPC something to write about in the irrational rage thread (in case she was stuck) and maxxi the chance to have a dig, again.

Of course you can call it a sexist comment, but if you don't realise that men and women are different then you are probably on Venus or Mars. Anyway, once I've completed my research on the Business thread I'll publish my findings which to this point I will admit are not proven and just a hunch.

[edcam]

Are women allowed on the business thread?

[Alan Medic]

Yesterday I had a key cut. It cost me ?3.50 for less than a minutes work. If I had one cut each minute for an hour that would be ?210. Is that reasonable? I had some windows repaired at home. Two people worked on them and were gone by 11.30 and charged nearly ?1000. Is that reasonable? This is why I'd like to know why people say something is 'reasonable'. Is it really? Define it so we know what you are talking about.

[DulwichFox]

Well it costs ?4.00 + to 'Hire' a pint of beer for a couple of hours.

If you get my Gist. ?

DulwichFox

[Mick Mac]

edcam Wrote:

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> Are women allowed on the business thread?

If they are looking for business, why not.

[maxxi]

"once I've completed my research on the Business thread I'll publish my findings"

Not 'having a dig' (you really are too sensitive - has no one ever mentioned this?) but have a look at yerself man, 'tis pretty funny.

[steveo]

I used to be a recordist in the dim and distant - twelve quid an hour - when plumbers were three times that, dentists were six times that, a decent hooker was ten times that and a bent copper was a monkey.

[Alan Medic]

maxxi Wrote:

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> "once I've completed my research on the Business

> thread I'll publish my findings"

>

> Not 'having a dig' (you really are too sensitive -

> has no one ever mentioned this?) but have a look

> at yerself man, 'tis pretty funny.

It's meant to be maxxi.

[Salsaboy]

Define what a decent hooker is...

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a decent hooker was ten times that

[miga]

.

[????]

Understands me better than the wife

[aquarius moon]

A reasonable price AM means very cheap.

And I can assure you that those of us women who are fortunate enough not to have a man around & have to manage everything ourselves know what is reasonable & what is not.

[SLad]

Hey OP,

Don't be an idiot. In plenty of houses round this way it will be " wifey" paying for it either solely or as equal partner.

Way to undermine your central point though. The master of reverse spin.

[Mick Mac]

Alan, dont tell them you are actually Declan or they will hunt you down and they will kill you. (Liam Neeson accent )

[Alan Medic]

They will have to find me first Mick. I'll tell you where I won't be.....in the pub with Foxy. I'd die of thirst if I drank like him.

[bingobongo]

An aside...and with cap in hand touching forelock.

I'm definitely on one or the other, venus or mars, then...maybe an intergalactic traveller.

There's no differences worth the name between genders/sexes..except for all those determined to hang on to, or construct.. domination of whichever one is an own ..(entirely without logic)...favourite.

>

> Of course you can call it a sexist comment, but if

> you don't realise that men and women are different

> then you are probably on Venus or Mars. Anyway,

> once I've completed my research on the Business

> thread I'll publish my findings which to this

> point I will admit are not proven and just a

> hunch.