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    Nearing end of phone contract.

    My deal (though Orange retentions) 1200 mins (any network) + 1000 free mins (any network) + Unlimited landline calls + 500 texts + free insurance + 500Mb data Total
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    Nearing end of phone contract.

    Don't call up and ask 'what offers have you got/' Call up and tell them you are thinking of leaving and would like a PAC code. They will put you through to a different person- this person will be in retentions - they can give better deals as they know you are serious about leaving The trick...
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    OK then boys and girls... DID YOU VOTE

    Voted (along with many other people in Scotland) Made a difference- Westminster is now taking notice of Scotland and realising they can't do without Scotland (Scotland would be in
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    Standard White Accessories.

    You really need to try the Hager Solysta range. I have used GET for years and the odd MK I think MK is not a good standard now- stopped using their consumer units a couple of years ago (build quality issues)
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    4th year wages

    I agreed a rate of pay that my apprentice is happy with and told him that I would pay that all the time, even when I am quiet last week he was off for 1.5 days but still got paid He is quite tight for money (
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    SECTT mock tests or anything to help prepare me for the test

    If you go to the SECTT website there are 10 sample questions.
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    My new website

    You want to buy the other endings of your webdomain See HERE If you don't buy it someone else will ---------- Post Auto-Merged at 21:30 ---------- Previous post was made at 21:15 ---------- I buy domains on the side it helps direct traffic to my website www.niciec.co I get 6000 hits per...
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    Quiet?

    I am still ticking over, but I have taken to reasess my income and expendature I have cut Yellow pages / Yell by 80% as all it gets you is sales calls and low paying jobs I am keeping on top of my jobs and things are quieter, but not dead Similar to the way it was when I started
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    Who,s the worst Sparks you ever worked with ?

    There are a lot of crap workers out there Saw the work of a guy 3-4 weeks ago and he apparently connected a door bell straight into a DB. When it went bang he couldn't work out why and only realised his mistake when someone asked him where the tranny was
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    best place to advertise???

    I have decreased spend with Yell / Yellow pages by 70% this year. I find yell extremely poor value for money and also find them quite arrogant I had a rep tell me (18 months ago) that she 'wasn't going to waste any more time on me' after me telling her that I wasn't interested in meeting...
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    MEM QEB/QB 20A MCB

    I can't believe I'm going to recommend CEF, but there's a first try Proteus - Products
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    How do I get a proper email address?

    Just another add on to my post last year. I have found that 123-reg have went downhill. I buy and sell domains on the side (I have over 150 domains) and find they generate extra business (referrals to my site) I now use Heart Internet (for my UK domain names) and GoDaddy for most of the rest...
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    working safely at height

    My insurance covers me upto 30 feet (or higher if in a cherry picker designed to be at that height) I bought the fall arrest harness stuff from toolstation - cheaper than hiring oit from the boom company
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    Any Ideas ?

    It depends where in the borders you are. The Scottish Government are offering
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    Customer Data Base

    I don't have a database (data protection when on a pc) I do keep diaries which have contact details, description of works etc I also log where they got my number.
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    Looking for work in and around Edinburgh area

    Good luck As far as BG goes - they have some good sparks and some not so good. They have a 35 week wonder who applied for a gas engineer job and they were offered a 35 week electrical apprenticeship This person is renowned for their lack of understanding. Heard stories about BG and I would...
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    7 DAY RIGHT TO CANCEL LAW

    This nanny state stuff really does my box in The cooling off stuff is where tha hassle is, the distance selling is a red herring I have had discussions with trading standards regarding this (who are actually quite helpful and on the ball). I posed 2 questions; I had a job arranged by email...
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    7 DAY RIGHT TO CANCEL LAW

    I took advice from trading standards and was told that although in Scots Law a verbal contract is legally binding european law overrides this The problem lies when any invoice becomes unenforcable. As my jobs are usually <
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    7 DAY RIGHT TO CANCEL LAW

    I don't really find this much of a hassle, as I tend to be in a position to pick and choose my customers Most of my work is word of mouth and I have had only 1 nutter customer last year- took a huff when I did one job and he added another job (
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