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the phrase 'a nice little earner' narked me.
Nice little earner just means that the job went well and some money was made, what's wrong with that - isn't that why people go to work ?
Or would you prefer if a job turned into a complete nightmare for the tradesman and they earnt no money out of it ?
When I said 'nice little earner' I actually meant, made enough to make a living, not 'fleeced the customer for every penny they had'
Is there something wrong with a tradesman making a living these days? 2unfit, I guess you go to work for free then?
There might be a lot of people thinking that all tradesmen are rough arse cowboys who sleep on mattresses of £50 notes out there but times are hard for genuine people who like to do a good job, I live in a very modest house, drive a 10 year old car that's worth less than some people on here's monthly salary. I work bloody hard and try to do nice jobs for customers. Millionaire I am a very long way from being!
Hardly unsurprising. I think if I slept on a mattress of £50 notes, I'd probably have a rough arse after a few days too.
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BS, FWIW, I too live in a modest house, drive an 11 YO car & understand that everyone has to make a living. I'm fed up of people wanting me to do something for nothing, or even 'your best possible price'. I now just explain that we need to make money to stay in business & if they don't like it then they don't have to come to me, much simpler in the long run. But most people are being squeezed & for some inexplicable reason seem to want to take it back from the small trader, I bet they don't go in to Tesco or the petrol station & ask for a discount, so yes I do feel your pain, but then the use of the term 'a nice little earner' does conger up some pretty unpleasant memories of those who would gloat about having someone over, so I would say it was a poor term to use & that when I said I regretted posting it I meant it, having had taken the time to think about if you meant it in that context or not.
As for the rest of the posts since they/you were directed here then no comment as I'm keeping a low profile <you didn't see me right?> 8)