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[Tony S]

When we married the wife and I move to a small peak district village. The sort of place where if you hadn’t got three generations in the grave yard you were an “outsider”.

Villagers being inherently nosy knew more about “the strangers” than we did.

So, you’re an electrician, can you just…………. You know where this is going. Odd jobs for neighbours I didn’t mind, work on the CoE church and Methodist chapel was almost obligatory. But it started to get out of hand and I’m going to have to start charging.

Payment? A quarter of a beast, a lamb, half a pig, steak and kidney puddings, X gallons of ale at the wheatsheaf. We had to buy two chest freezers to cope with the “payments”!

The best was “I’ve bought two generators” I’ll give you one if you install the other. He’d bought two brand new 7kW Lister Petter sets at auction.

 

[Phoenix]

Do tips count? I was given a piece of frozen gammon produced on the farm by a grateful farmer. Only issue the job was an hour away from home and just I was leaving another callout come in that was about an hour and a half drive away that would lead me to being an hour away from home in the other direction. It was around this time of year so quite warm as well. By the time I got home it was nicely defrosted and I had to have it for tea that evening

The second job was in a care home / more like bedsits with warden, for young adults with mental difficulties. After sorting the loose connection on the landing lights, an autistic chap insisted that I try the brownies he was making from an Americian recipe he said was chocolate and cheese. I took a small bit decided it wasn't for me and insisted that no, I did not want anymore. I don't know what it is with americians mixing savory and sweet, but it goes against the grain with me!

 

[OnOff]

Anyone worked in a knocking shop?

 

[SLIPSHOD & SLAPDASH]

Anyone worked in a knocking shop?

I have 

 

[Rob_the_rich]

I have 

did you get knocked?

 

[OnOff]

I have 

Lamp change?

did you get knocked?

It was THEM that got the tip....

 

[Rob_the_rich]

Or a career change perhaps?

 

[Andy™]

not quite payment, but i have had plenty free meals / takeaways etc when ive turned up out of hours to fix something

 

[ProDave]

We run a B&B and a Dutch couple came to stay. They negotiated a discount for part payment as a whole Edam cheese. They brought a boot load of them with them for that purpose.
 

 

[Richard-the-Ninth]

Anyone worked in a knocking shop?

Not inside, but outside.

I genuinely did not know at first. I was putting up outside lights and the young lady asked me to stop for "about an hour" so I did and a while later same again, it went on like this for the whole day.  (We came up with an "arrangement" that she would knock on the window and I would go away for an hour).  Next day I apologised to the bloke I was working for for the taking too long, but I explained why, he nearly p*ss*d himself laughing, as he already knew what "they do" It never dawned on me at the time the young lady never seemed to wear much.

 

[rapparee]

One time i took euro instead of sterling, does that count...

 

[Tony S]

Anyone worked in a knocking shop?

I did the business accounts for one. (Part of the “entertainments” side of my business.)

No I didn’t get paid that way.

 

[kerching]

Anyone worked in a knocking shop?

'I have

£25/hour....but it was all I could afford at the time

 

[ProDave]

Not inside, but outside.

I genuinely did not know at first. I was putting up outside lights and the young lady asked me to stop for "about an hour" so I did and a while later same again, it went on like this for the whole day.  (We came up with an "arrangement" that she would knock on the window and I would go away for an hour).  Next day I apologised to the bloke I was working for for the taking too long, but I explained why, he nearly p*ss*d himself laughing, as he already knew what "they do" It never dawned on me at the time the young lady never seemed to wear much.

 

An Hour? 

What did he do for the other 55 minutes?

 

[Sharpend]

Sorry to say I have, in fact I wasn't allowed in until the 'owner' had spoken to my wife and confirmed my intentions! Like I was going to demand a freebie for payment, the workers were old and dog rough.

 

[Evans Electric]

Sorry to say I have, in fact I wasn't allowed in until the 'owner' had spoken to my wife and confirmed my intentions! Like I was going to demand a freebie for payment, the workers were old and dog rough.

Most electricians are , Sharpie. ! :innocent

 

[Slowhand]

I did a caravan hook up for a posh shepherds hut a couple of weeks ago.

The customer told me if he paid for the materials and I didn't charge him for my time he'd do a deal.

Me and the missus could have a free weekend in the hut.

It's in a beautiful setting high on a hill overlooking Lyme Bay

A place of solitude and quiet contemplation.

I can see why people want to stay there.

As its only a three minute drive from my house but a 20 minute walk to the pub I declined the offer.

 

[steptoe]

I have a weekend with the wife and kids in my mates caravan in N Wales each year in return for an electrical check on it. 

 

[binky]

best 'tips' rhubarb and 2 packs of sausages from happy customers.

 

[M107]

While working at a school the caretaker asked if I could wire up his DIY campervan..............payment was use of said van next summer

couple of a fair few years ago now I had a rewire in Slough where the customer was clearing/refurbing the place after a death in the family we came to an agreement as he didnt want the hassle of selling stuff so payment was, A  panasonic 50" plasma tv (turned off tonight due to dross on telly...see other post), panasonic surround sound (gone now due to youngest squirting a frube yogurty thing in to the dvd slot ), X-box 360 brand new & unused with a dozen games (old boy was an avid gamer & had 2 x boxes) , 150 pouches of  golden virginia rolling baccy & a bacs payment for the remainder.

And last Saturday at a farm connecting a socket for the fish pond (think mini lake) pump...........I took home a box of duck eggs