Scammed!

[Harry Bloomfield]

Yesterday, we had guy going door to door, touting for roofing work. They got the usual response from us. Today, I spotted the same individual, part of a group of six, arrive in two vehicles, a set of ladders, only two doing any actual work. I checked the registrations of both vehicle, none of which were taxed, MOT'ed, or insured. I checked the address given on a leaflet, they had insisted, on pushing through our door - checking the address on google, it showed a bit of waste ground.

The guys were walking about on the bare tiled rooves, one clearing the easy-to-access gutters out with a pair of kitchen scissors, ignoring the rest. Then putting a splash of mortar, on the easy-to-access, lower hipped roof ridge tiles. We sent the homeowner's a text, warning them they were roving scammers.

Never, ever, ever, trust anyone knocking at the door, touting for any sort of work. Genuine skilled tradesmen do not need to waste time going door to door, they are far too busy, and their order books will be full.

 

[pete01]

Probably some foreign doctors or engineers....bless em

 

[Ihavenojob]

Probably some foreign doctors or engineers....bless em

Nomadic types, most likely.

 

[Highway Man]

Probably some foreign doctors or engineers....bless em

There is a Neuro surgeon who lives a couple of doors from me, on a weekend he clears gutters and replaces broken tiles for a bit of extra cash.

 

[pete01]

There is a Neuro surgeon who lives a couple of doors from me, on a weekend he clears gutters and replaces broken tiles for a bit of extra cash.

Its hardly rocket science

 

[Lirefighter]

There is a Neuro surgeon who lives a couple of doors from me, on a weekend he clears gutters and replaces broken tiles for a bit of extra cash.

I didn't have you down as being gullible. Yet, here you are, believing that nosenowt is a Neuro surgeon!
Is this where your lefty leaning opinions are coming from of late?
I assumed it was that contrarian NMW who was leading you astray.?

 

[diy_fun_uk]

Yesterday, we had guy going door to door, touting for roofing work. They got the usual response from us. Today, I spotted the same individual, part of a group of six, arrive in two vehicles, a set of ladders, only two doing any actual work. I checked the registrations of both vehicle, none of which were taxed, MOT'ed, or insured. I checked the address given on a leaflet, they had insisted, on pushing through our door - checking the address on google, it showed a bit of waste ground.

The guys were walking about on the bare tiled rooves, one clearing the easy-to-access gutters out with a pair of kitchen scissors, ignoring the rest. Then putting a splash of mortar, on the easy-to-access, lower hipped roof ridge tiles. We sent the homeowner's a text, warning them they were roving scammers.

Never, ever, ever, trust anyone knocking at the door, touting for any sort of work. Genuine skilled tradesmen do not need to waste time going door to door, they are far too busy, and their order books will be full.

Years back when I lived at home, we had an old couple living next door. They made the mistake of saying 'yes' to someone going door to door asking 'need any gardening done?'

They cut back all his prized shrubs and bushes to within an inch of their life, quite a few beyond that i.e. they were dead. To rub salt into the wound, they had charged him something like £300 for the privilege of their expertise, and remember I'm talking maybe 30ish years back.

I class all these people as scum.

 

[MNW67]

I didn't have you down as being gullible. Yet, here you are, believing that nosenowt is a Neuro surgeon!
Is this where your lefty leaning opinions are coming from of late?
I assumed it was that contrarian NMW who was leading you astray.?

I don't think I've ever been called that before. But I quite like it.

 

[Deluks]

There's a sucker born every minute!

 

[Lirefighter]

I don't think I've ever been called that before. But I quite like it.

I had a feeling you'd like that!

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Years back when I lived at home, we had an old couple living next door. They made the mistake of saying 'yes' to someone going door to door asking 'need any gardening done?'

Even longer back, when I laid the slab for my garage, all the top-soil I dug out, I barrowed to the back of my garden, and piled it on a narrow strip of wasteland. Soon after that, we 'aquired' that land, so we needed the land back and level. Going door to door, were a couple of students, looking to earn a few bob, in the uni-holidays, so my partner invited them to price up clearing the soil. They quoted £200, so I said to take them up on it. They worked hard for two days, cleared half of it, and were totally kn++kered. We agreed they had earned it, and gave them the £200. The rest, I dug a hole and buried it.

 

[Mottie]

Probably some foreign doctors or engineers....bless em

Caravan Utilizing Nomadic Travellers.

 

[King Billy]

There is a Neuro surgeon who lives a couple of doors from me, ...

Its hardly rocket science

No, it's brain surgery.

 

[King Billy]

Caravan Utilizing Nomadic Travellers.

How do you know they were travellers?
Were you there?
Or do you think that only people from the travelling community are scammers?

Or even that Harry was having one of his episodes and imagined the whole thing to encourage others to express their usual prejudicial comments?
Harry does appear to be especially susceptible to scammers. Just do a search on "scam" by Harry.

 

[Ihavenojob]

How do you know they were travellers?

If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it's a duck. Similar to the phrase, "If it quotes like a himmy, spouts bollux like a himmy, it's a himmy."