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    Trans again anyone who disagrees?

    google india willoughby, so you can see who i am talking about, channel 5 newsreader/big brother contestant/ etc etc etc, well i worked for india , when she/he was called johnathan willoughby, google him as well, married bloke 1 young boy, i was on that job for approx 3 weeks, good...
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    Plastering cost comparison

    i was one of those cavemen, different world now, i can still see a labourer mixing browning in a bath with a shovel / mixing bucket after bucket of carlite finish with just a plunger,/ keeping 2 plasterers going all day. of course no big yellow buckets in those days/no electric...
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    No van

    whats the matter with the van, ooo
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    Plaster stair on Howdens Holdenby Oak Door

    paint it black, thanks to jagger and richards for there advice, burn it, take it down , deny it was ever there, buy a new door , pay for a joiner, all fitted, learn from mistake, get down to dunelm, get some curtain track and curtain, con vince customer its better then a door, nitrimors it...
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    found a lot of money

    the whole situation is a moral dilemna andy, keep it/hand it back/tell new owner, we went in our opinion to hand it back to its rightfull original owner, but good point,
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    found a lot of money

    believe me we did talk about keeping it , but the problem is if we had kept it i would just be thinking every single day that the scrapman would come knocking on my door, having remembered about his stash in the attic and asking for it back, that of course opens up a whole new set of...
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    found a lot of money

    1977 i found a wallet belonging to an australian tourist, cash/passport/bankcards etc all in this wallet, handed it in at police station, got a letter next day, tourist had claimed it within the hour, i never got a thank you, nothing, nothing at all,
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    found a lot of money

    not a happy bunny at all cockney, honestly having second thoughts now
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    found a lot of money

    hector hector shouts the plumber come here, went up stairs in the attic , large bag in a box ,containing 9,000 quid, it had been there for a while certainly did not belong to the new occupants, but the previous occupant was a scrapman, who had moved to a big new house 7 months ago, now...
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    hernia operation

    so after many years carrying/lifting bags of plaster/plasterboards etc, up and down scaffolds, all caught up with me now, hernia operation coming up soon, anybody had one, how did it go, success or not,
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    Calling all experts! - Insurers may be telling porkies about plastering drying time?

    not for me spitandpolish, secret socities/masons/hawk appreciation society, cant do with all these barmpots, but i am intrigued by this restricted area, may just have a wander in there , will report back
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    Calling all experts! - Insurers may be telling porkies about plastering drying time?

    did not even know i was in the private section, in fact , first i have heard of this private section, and another fact , i may just join now, p. s. what is it some kind of southern/hawk carryingmembership of the free masons, kind of thing , cant hold me back now, gonna join up,
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    Calling all experts! - Insurers may be telling porkies about plastering drying time?

    seen a van yesterday cockney, west ham sticker on the back, one of your brethern up here,
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    Hello everyone

    our southern freinds need our help, stay calm someone from the north will be along soon , with some er ,how can i put it, advice
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    Hello everyone

    nooooooooooooooooooooooo
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    Hello everyone

    handboard
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    mike tyson

    if he tried to take my handboard i would chin him, no doubt he would be down first bat, boy with a mans heed,..............so then i wake up , and get on with my day, who are you , what was the question,
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    Self employment: WHY !

    some random stuff , 1.self employed 34 year, freedom to be your own boss and done well from it, despite ups and downs over the years, busy busy and then the quite times ,both can be a worry, 2. impossible for most of us to work for anybody again, we are unemployable, 3. know a joiner who...
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    New Member Introduction

    where are you based
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    How long does plaster dry up?

    some tunes to hum along to and relax with, while all this is going on. 1. the doors , this is the end, 2. r. dean taylor, ghost in my house, 3. dean parish, i am on my way, 4. albert hammond, it never rains in southern california, 5.rolling stones, paint it black, 6.cream in the white...
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    How long does plaster dry up?

    take it all off, sue so called plasterer small claims court, get a proper plasterer in, start again, get job done right calm down /relax/have a bottle of wine, followed by a large malt whiskey, where are you based at escb
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    Apprentice getting to work

    fellow spread got 18 month driving ban, drink driving, and a hefty fine and insurance went up, anyhoooooo this meant he had to employ a labourer who could drive ,....... for 18 month he had to keep his mouth shut and smile through gritted teeth at him, in case he walked away, a long...
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    Apprentice getting to work

    gave labourer some money , for 3 of us to get some chips, that was it never seen him again, not there next day nothing,
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    New plasterer starting out

    combination of crohns disease, methotexterate the drug i take for it, sleep apnia, wear a face mask every night which in turn is connected to a machine which pumps air into my chest, which keeps me breathing, disturbed sleep patterns every night just wonderfull.
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    New plasterer starting out

    1. spend 5,000 at least on a good van, plus 5,000 in your buisness account,.........no i am not joking, 2. get contacts made with 2/3 builders, ........regular work, extensions etc, 3. need at least 4/6 weeks work lined up,......then its up to you, do a good job and you will be okay, 4...
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    Northern black out

    cockney , thomas tuchel leaving bayern munich, pochetino just matter of time, frank lampard out of work, just as i prophesised everything is coming together, the dream team new management at west ham, can just see you handboard in your hand, smiling waving and clapping along...
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    Plastered my flat, total newbie and diyer, done decent job of it tbh, pros faster and easy days work but this was my own home and project... thoughts?

    well better then some attempts i have seen on here, but as stevio says what about the ceilings, you must surely want them done, pic of kitchen i would have plastered right down to floor, then its done. whether its seen or not.
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    Northern black out

    well speaking as an impartial northener with no allegiance to either side , the soloution is quite simple, west ham move into white hart lane, spurs at home one week, west ham at home the next week, before you know it spurs fans will be singing about bubbles, west ham fans singing yid army...
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    Northern black out

    bad enough people were leaving at half time cockney, but i read about one fan who was leaving and what made it worse he said, was there was a queue of people waiting to get out
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    Northern black out

    graham potter next manager for west ham, best be quick, or he will be at crystal palace,
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    Northern black out

    watched the match today cockney, oh dear, moyes out now, your freinds in bermondsey will be pleased, i was looking out for you, trying to spot someone in the crowd with a handboard in his hand
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    Rendering needed

    jess the plasterer, send her a pm golf girl,
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    No van

    how so, spitandpolish
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    No van

    a builder i knew, good bloke/good payer, once said to me one day, hector i am worth 3,000,000 quid, and i want to travel usa following all the major golf competitions, staying in the best hotels , and resorts/cities, for a few days, then travel on to next one and so on, i said to him do it...
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    No van

    in no particular order, normandy landings, sturgis bike rally ,usa los angeles san francisco new york sweden british museum vatican alaska dublin
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    No van

    soooooooo envious tramp
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    App

    malc, i was watching ipswich town match on tv the other week, did i see some plastering company advertising round the ground, cant remember the name, just never seen a plasterer advertise this way,
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    hernia operation

    and again in english sitemonkey, reading between the lines i get the impression you want to move up north, as does cockney, i will do my best to get your applications approved
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    hernia operation

    if only monkey boy, skimming ceiling, everything going well, all okay, then i went , momentary lapse of concentration, then down
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    hernia operation

    one of the great bands king crimson well done spitandpolish, now you just need some help counselling in coming to terms that its a handboard, but with help and guidance from your freinds in the north, you will get there
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    hernia operation

    thanks andy will do,
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    hernia operation

    no you teapot, doctors appointment was totally seperate , just coincedence that it happend, jim my handboard is fine ,thanks for asking, we name our handboards up north, call mine jim after the fantastic, fabulous, jim morrison of the doors.
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    hernia operation

    so yesterday , took one step to many and walked off a scaffold handboard and trowel also involved, cuts/bruises on knees ,back, shoulder, oh how i laughed as the shaking/blood/soreness kicked in. after all these years plastering, being carefull aware of dangers etc plastering can still get...
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    Plastering courses for home renovations

    get a plasterer in, it only has to be done once, if you have a go i gurantee it will be a mess and cost you more financially/mentally /emotionally,
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    Who's had a good year

    good riddance to 2023, 5 funerals, health issues,
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