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I am a Thief - Electrician Robs Children of Food
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<blockquote data-quote="Bwy" data-source="post: 171231" data-attributes="member: 12139"><p>I was asked to go to a house to quote for work required.</p><p></p><p>When I got there it was an old couple I would say in middle 80's or more and they wanted me to give them a price for putting up their outside Christmas lights.</p><p></p><p>Being a stupid person I offered to do the job for them for free saying this is not the sort of work I do but as a favour I would put them up for them.</p><p></p><p>Today I was at the top of the ladder with van parked on road when I heard a voice saying.......</p><p></p><p>"are you the sparks who owns this van mate"</p><p></p><p>Looking down I see a young guy perhaps mid 20' or early 30's.</p><p></p><p>Yes says I can I do anything for you ?</p><p></p><p>"How much do you charge for putting lights up like that" asks the man.</p><p></p><p>Sorry mate says me, I don't do this sort of work this is a favour for the couple who live here no payment involved.</p><p></p><p>I then got a verbal battering telling me that he is a sparks and he had quoted for putting those lights up. He continued to tell me that I was nothing less than a thief robbing food from his children's mouths and it is sparks like me who spoil it for the trade.</p><p></p><p>The verbal hurt a little as I could not believe that anyone could complain about a person helping the elderly, seems I was wrong.</p><p></p><p>I thought I should make this post just in case there are any other sparks out there who I have robbed like this....sorry guys ....didn't mean to do that. bad day explode</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bwy, post: 171231, member: 12139"] I was asked to go to a house to quote for work required. When I got there it was an old couple I would say in middle 80's or more and they wanted me to give them a price for putting up their outside Christmas lights. Being a stupid person I offered to do the job for them for free saying this is not the sort of work I do but as a favour I would put them up for them. Today I was at the top of the ladder with van parked on road when I heard a voice saying....... "are you the sparks who owns this van mate" Looking down I see a young guy perhaps mid 20' or early 30's. Yes says I can I do anything for you ? "How much do you charge for putting lights up like that" asks the man. Sorry mate says me, I don't do this sort of work this is a favour for the couple who live here no payment involved. I then got a verbal battering telling me that he is a sparks and he had quoted for putting those lights up. He continued to tell me that I was nothing less than a thief robbing food from his children's mouths and it is sparks like me who spoil it for the trade. The verbal hurt a little as I could not believe that anyone could complain about a person helping the elderly, seems I was wrong. I thought I should make this post just in case there are any other sparks out there who I have robbed like this....sorry guys ....didn't mean to do that. bad day explode [/QUOTE]
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