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The Pub / Re: Quote for works v Works carried out
« Last post by Beardy on Today at 07:18:31 pm »
Fixed price contract. If you were happy with the work done, you got what you contracted for.

Consider, if the task had taken three people over five days, would you still expect to pay what was quoted, or would you have been happy to pay more?

I would say though that the firm you contracted needs to do some work in its customer communication. The general rule is promise low and deliver high. Taking half the time with half the people you quoted is going to leave your customer feeling ripped off no matter how well well you delivered.
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The Sporting Life / Re: County Cricket 2024
« Last post by Peter on Today at 07:13:11 pm »
The Wisden link works for me, Wow.  Fascinating match.  There were over 50 no balls in it, though they are not shown against the bowlers although there is a column for that.  Wonder why so many?!

Durham v Essex finely poised, with the onus on Essex to provide a result, which will be hard with the forecast, as you say.
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The Sporting Life / Re: Southend Football
« Last post by Peter on Today at 07:02:32 pm »
Shades of Coventry v Manchester Unlimited.  Sorry for you, Bobb.
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Food & Drink / Re: A random thread for food things that don't really warrant a thread of their own
« Last post by Pingu on Today at 06:59:17 pm »
£8.29 for a cheese and ham toastie for lunch today  :o
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The Pub / Re: Quote for works v Works carried out
« Last post by robgul on Today at 06:57:51 pm »
I can see your point - but the "contract" was to carry out a task for a price.  It seems that happened and you're satisfied with the work - and happy with the price.  Not much to argue about.

We've had quite a bit of work done in the last 3 years or so (driveway, garage doors, landscaping, taking trees out, wood flooring, tiling)- it's all been fixed price . . . the labour was irrelevant as long as the job was done in the agreed time scale . . . none of the suppliers said it would be n men for n days - how they worked was up to them.
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Food & Drink / Re: A random thread for food things that don't really warrant a thread of their own
« Last post by Cudzoziemiec on Today at 06:51:34 pm »
You should get a discount for having to drink it from a plastic glass.
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Ctrl-Alt-Del / Re: Today's SPAM
« Last post by rogerzilla on Today at 06:50:58 pm »
Quote
Dear (email address),

I am a private investigator and have been contracted by a financial institution to ascertain your relationship to an individual who died sometime ago.

He died intestate and left behind an estate, we have reasons to believe that you may be related to the deceased.

For further information, please contact me or the Assessor for confirmation.

Yours Sincerely,
Victor Chenzoks
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Ctrl-Alt-Del / Re: Today's SPAM
« Last post by robgul on Today at 06:46:20 pm »
Quote from: SteveC on Today at 05:22:51 pm
Phone call spam yesterday. On the landline, which usually means a junk call anyway. I answered it with 'Hello', there was a slight pause, then a computerised voice just said 'goodbye' and rang off.

... are you sure it wasn't the radio thing where they give money away if you answer "Make me a winner"  ;D ;D  (You do need to enter with a text that costs . . ..... etc)

Happened to hear it yestreday and a bloke won £200,000.
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The Pub / Re: Quote for works v Works carried out
« Last post by ElyDave on Today at 06:38:23 pm »
Definitely worth questioning that. One fewer person, I'd not quibble on 5 vs 8 hours if they have worked effectively, but saying its a two person job and doing it with one seems a bit off to me
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The Pub / Re: The RANT thread (often contains fruity language)
« Last post by Mr Larrington on Today at 06:36:11 pm »
O hai Mr Google!

Just because the word “Apollo” appears on this page does not mean it needs to be translated from Greek.  Sort it out u muppets.

Kthxbai
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