What do you call a tradesman that...

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... responds to emergency repairs?

I was chatting to the guy who was boarding up a broken window in the abandoned launderette on my social housing estate.

He used an adjective to describe himself that would imply that he only responds to emergency repairs and callouts - but I can't remember what it was.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

Edit: Something like proactive but not.

 

[Jakg]

“Reactive”?

 

[Bodd]

abandoned launderette on my social housing estate.

My nan had one of those launderettes on her estate in SE London.
I thought they were a thing of the past. I looked at a job just off the North circular last week. Bedsits. They had a communal launderette on site

 

[fade2gray]

“Reactive”?

Yeah, but no - not the one, definitely had more letters, in my mind anyway

 

[Bodd]

Rapid response

 

[fade2gray]

My nan had one of those launderettes on her estate in SE London.
I thought they were a thing of the past. I looked at a job just off the North circular last week. Bedsits. They had a communal launderette on site

Landlord's using at as a storage facility, not that they don't have plenty of other storage areas around the estate - the launderette could be put to better use for the community.

GlassDangerToKids

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• 29 Jun 2019

The kids use the lockup doors under the abandoned launderette as goalposts.

 

[fade2gray]

Rapid response

Yeah, but no - not the one, definitely had more letters, in my mind anyway

 

[EddieM]

Shuttering service?

Edit: Maybe not.

 

[ajstoneservices]

Verycostlyrepairservicetradesman.

 

[fade2gray]

Verycostlyrepairservicetradesman.

Nope, he's just a lowly housing association employee - but a terrific guy -give me access to the old launderette so I could take some snaps.

 

[Bodd]

Verycostlyrepairservicetradesman.

He would have every right to be if called out short notice or out of hours.