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How’s this for a light-hearted Sunday thread. Working in a house the other day, went off in search of the customer for a chat, as I walked through his lounge I nearly jumped out of my skin as I was met with a horrendous, deafening screeching noise, I thought it was one of these intruder type alarms designed to make you leg it. Turns out is a blooming great parrot, sat on the mantelpiece, I nearly shat myself! Customer thought it was hilarious. What odd things have you come across (careful now)?
 
Was working in Bath when I was younger, Pultney Street to be exact, very large Georgian houses, most of them converted into flats, but there were still some family owned still around.
Got sent to one to do some minor woks things, blank off some wall lights etc, I recall my Boss saying good luck Son or words to that effect, and wondered what he meant by it, any way got there, the lady was very nice, cup of tea that sort of thing, I had one more job to do in a little room, sort of a small bedroom type thing, was it OK for me to go in, yes fine, well talk about fetish I was about 17 at the time, bloody hand cuffs on the bed posts, loads of sex toys, remember this was the late 50s yes 1950s, scared me to death, all the other Lads back at work had a good laugh though.
 
Pete999 said:
Was working in Bath when I was younger, Pultney Street to be exact, very large Georgian houses, most of them converted into flats, but there were still some family owned still around.
Got sent to one to do some minor woks things, blank off some wall lights etc, I recall my Boss saying good luck Son or words to that effect, and wondered what he meant by it, any way got there, the lady was very nice, cup of tea that sort of thing, I had one more job to do in a little room, sort of a small bedroom type thing, was it OK for me to go in, yes fine, well talk about fetish I was about 17 at the time, bloody hand cuffs on the bed posts, loads of sex toys, remember this was the late 50s yes 1950s, scared me to death, all the other Lads back at work had a good laugh though.
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Well come on Pete don't stop the story there even if it is Sunday!
 
There was this house and in the loft was inscribed on the laid down floor various sigils and symbols of an occult nature with various figurines of a similar nature. The classic occult circle on the floor and various Juju items. It looked like something out of the Devil Rides Out (google it) It was most disconcerting to say the least.
 
In the late 80s I got a job with the FCO at Hanslope park MK so a move of house was involved, but I found lodgings in the village until we found a house, anyway the house I lodged at was in an OAPs estate, a bungalow to be exact, the Old Lady had lost her Husband and needed the extra cash, so it was ideal for both of us.
That was until I came from work on my first day and found, her on my bed dad as a dodo, now that freaked me out, had to find new lodgings as well.
 
Pete999 said:
In the late 80s I got a job with the FCO at Hanslope park MK so a move of house was involved, but I found lodgings in the village until we found a house, anyway the house I lodged at was in an OAPs estate, a bungalow to be exact, the Old Lady had lost her Husband and needed the extra cash, so it was ideal for both of us.
That was until I came from work on my first day and found, her on my bed dad as a dodo, now that freaked me out, had to find new lodgings as well.
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I won't ask the obvious question.
 
Forgot to mention about the Parrot, his owner said "Sorry about that he only does it with people he doesn't know" Sure enough when I went back a week later he just looked at me without a murmur. Must be quite clever, Parrots. Bet you wouldn't catch a Parrot trying to charge his phone in the bath.
 
The only odd things I seem to come across in customers houses are the customers themselves.

There was a house we were sent to rewire. The job was looked at by another organisation, and the loft was supposed to be empty. After looking up there we saw it had been converted to 2 small bedrooms and a bathroom, the elderly owners of the house had no idea the rooms were up there. The rooms were fully furnished and the beds made, as if the rooms were in use when last left. The old radio, vacuum cleaner and decoration suggested 50s or 60s, a layer of undisturbed dust covered everything.
 
I wouldn't say odd but I was helping my Uncle out as he was a builder on a job in Marlybone for a widow (good few years back) and I had to reroute the cable for the loft light.

There was a larger leather case/box which much have belonged to her husband, can't remember the name but he was a Squadron Leader in WWII of a fighter unit, I was impressed, regret not asking her about her husband.
 
Here's one for you to laugh at, was on a job running new cables under the floorboards on the groundfloor of a house. in the basement level there was a self contained flat. There were a couple of cables that it was not clear where they ran to or which property they served. So after a bit of investigating i go down and knock on the basement flats front door to check a few things, when i go in the back room was kitted out as a dominatrix chamber. the lady was lovely and explained what she did but i was keen to get out quickly!!. there were harnesses, restraints and implements that if carried in public would likely be seen as an offensive weapon. It was an eye opener into the darker side of peoples private lives!!
 
Leesparkykent said:
I've found a little cannabis farm in a bedroom of a tenants house...They obviously hadn't read the letter giving them notice that I was coming, no one was in so let myself in and found it in one of the bedrooms.
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Spose you're going to tell us you never had a spliff then?
 
A few years back I was testing a small shop along with the managers flat upstairs. When the shop was done he said feel free to go upstairs the wife won't be back for a few hours. Up I went and found in the bedroom some huge black and white photos on the walls of the same lady in various poses stark naked. Anyway I cracked on and was still working when his wife returned who was very friendly and chatted away while I finished up, took me a while to click that said pictures were all of her in her younger days.
 
Not someone's house but found this on an EICR in the main switch fuse to a 3 phase DB. What do you think? BS88-2 100A? lol

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Leesparkykent said:
I've found a little cannabis farm in a bedroom of a tenants house...They obviously hadn't read the letter giving them notice that I was coming, no one was in so let myself in and found it in one of the bedrooms.
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Spose you're going to tell us you never had a spliff then?
sparksburnout said:
Bit off topic.
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Well I'm not sure, it's odd and found in someones house, think that qualifies.
 
It's his avatar as well - I'm sure there is more depth, more levels or just MORE!
 
You should have a look at my pad, put 'airs on you chest!

On a slightly different slant, was present after an old chaps sudden death. He passed away overnight in his gymey jams. His missus was understandably inconsolable downstairs. Undertakers proceeded to undress him, for the journey to the mortuary, only to reveal a rather large appendage. One of the funeral assistances said, 'I can see why she's upset!' ;)
 
Midwest said:
You should have a look at my pad, put 'airs on you chest!

On a slightly different slant, was present after an old chaps sudden death. He passed away overnight in his gymey jams. His missus was understandably inconsolable downstairs. Undertakers proceeded to undress him, for the journey to the mortuary, only to reveal a rather large appendage. One of the funeral assistances said, 'I can see why she's upset!' ;)
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Haha very good, better than big fuses. Do you mean inconsolable downstairs, or inconsolable "downstairs"?
 
Got a call by a customers whose fathers shower was tripping the circuit breaker. When I got to the house I wasn't expecting it to be in the condition it was in......

The guy let me in said about two words then sat back down and watched television.

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LewisM said:
Got a call by a customers whose fathers shower was tripping the circuit breaker. When I got to the house I wasn't expecting it to be in the condition it was in......

The guy let me in said about two words then sat back down and watched television.

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Slovenly git
 
The things us house bashers have to do. I went to an immersion heater job earlier in the year, the woman that answered the door stank like a cess pit. She insisted on sitting at the top of the stairs watching me, still in her nighty at 2pm. I had to keep going out to "get some bits" so I could gulp down fresh air. When I finished in double quick time I thought right sod this and wound the bill up, she just smiled and said "oh thats very reasonable, do you have a business card?"
 
I do an occasional small job for a couple like that, they're both rather large people and she seems to be permanently in her nighty while he slouches about in filthy jogging bottoms and bare footed - with dirt filled toenails impossible to miss. A while back I was changing a battenholder for an enclosed led fitting in their bathroom and had to pause and vacate as she needed the loo. Well ten minutes later it was hard to breathe in there, really horrible and I had to go outside to make an 'urgent phone call', stayed out for a good 15 minutes. And that's one of a few places where I always decline a cuppa - 'just had one thanks' even if it was hours ago. :rolleyes:
 
Doing some council rewires about 1973, had to move this box to get at the floorboards, bit heavy so I looked inside, ---- mags going back years, didn't dare look for fear of damaging them.
 
Pete999 said:
Doing some council rewires about 1973, had to move this box to get at the floorboards, bit heavy so I looked inside, ---- mags going back years, didn't dare look for fear of damaging them.
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Here we go again, Pete you are obsessed with sex. What were these mags back then?? I can remember H&E and RODOX from years ago:p
 
Dave OCD said:
I do an occasional small job for a couple like that, they're both rather large people and she seems to be permanently in her nighty while he slouches about in filthy jogging bottoms and bare footed - with dirt filled toenails impossible to miss. A while back I was changing a battenholder for an enclosed led fitting in their bathroom and had to pause and vacate as she needed the loo. Well ten minutes later it was hard to breathe in there, really horrible and I had to go outside to make an 'urgent phone call', stayed out for a good 15 minutes. And that's one of a few places where I always decline a cuppa - 'just had one thanks' even if it was hours ago. :rolleyes:
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One of my younger mates got a job working for a council, he rang me a bit ago to tell me that while he was working in one of the less salubrious estates in Derbyshire he was in a bathroom, fitting a new extractor. Midway the young “lady” living there just walked in, dropped her kecks and lost a few pounds right in front of him. Lovely……..
 
sparksburnout said:
One of my younger mates got a job working for a council, he rang me a bit ago to tell me that while he was working in one of the less salubrious estates in Derbyshire he was in a bathroom, fitting a new extractor. Midway the young “lady” living there just walked in, dropped her kecks and lost a few pounds right in front of him. Lovely……..
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Nice, classy Lady
 
Filthy Dirty family well known on one job I was on, found all things ladies sanitary wear, some prophylactics, all 2nd hand under the beds we had to move, fleas, roaches all sorts of wild life even dog dos, had to get deloused at the council office.
 
I just picked up on what you said there: " didn't dare look for fear of damaging them." Hehe I get the jist mate...........Bloody hard to get the pages apart. Bit like midwests "stiff"
 
Al Q said:
Local steel processing plant. Won't name them. Needless to say I will be replacing with 100A BS88 Gg. Then see how they go. Clearly the maintenance team was anything goes if it still runs lol.
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I did do a metering survey for a large metal fabricators down your way,
they had 4 large welding booths and a plasma cutter all running through a single 100A 3 phase meter....
 
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