That's a shame mate but it's your prerogative.
You have to take into account a whole bunch of factors though mate. One being, like yourself in this case, people can't just drop things. And 5 bathrooms means they're dropping things on short notice that they've had planned in for weeks or months, and perhaps haven't got time to physically come see the jobs. And I personally wouldn't do anything without seeing the jobs.
Other factors include the forum just being quiet until recently (thankfully picking up again with a bit of a push).
And then of course it's location. Not sure all tilers we have from manchester have visited the forum in the 48 hours the job has been listed.
It can be a help when you can plan things in and allow others to. But short notice and tiling just doesn't always mix. As I'm sure you know.
But it's a bit unfair just to say 'the forum doesn't get me the tiler i need when I need him so I'm not going to ask for one again on here'. But you're welcome to say it, and of course not bother post a job. It's just a service we provide and it has helped many out.
There's a thread from a couple of years ago showing how many tilers were getting well over 10k a year out of the forum alone, and how many were making 8k, 5k, 4k and so on. We've provided hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of meterage over the years. So it can work in the right situations. You just can't create the situations perfect for you, it has to take everybody's considerations into account.
