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Discuss bloody cheek! in the Tiling Forum at TilersForums; I had a phone call yesterday off a lad i used to work with a while back, he said 'hi mike, you do tiling dont you?' i replied 'yes' he ...
          
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    I had a phone call yesterday off a lad i used to work with a while back, he said 'hi mike, you do tiling dont you?' i replied 'yes' he then said 'im tiling my bathroom and i got some awkward cuts by the window, can i borrow your wet cutter?' i just laughed. bloody cheek, i didn't even get on with him! some people eh?

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    did you lend him it then Mike?

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    You could have charged him for the pleasure of doing his cuts!
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    lol haha yeh charge him lol

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    Old 'friends' hey? Always make themselves known when they want something.
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    i only ever heard off him when liverpool lose too! and no, i never borrowed him it. more chance of hitting him with it lol

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    i hate lending out kit.........let a mate borrow my sigma once when he gave it back it was covered in adhesive.....never again!
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    the only time I was asked (for my rubi) I just asked what I was supposed to use.

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    Quote Originally Posted by andy allen View Post
    i hate lending out kit.........let a mate borrow my sigma once when he gave it back it was covered in adhesive.....never again!
    lent my TX 1200 out to Dave Ramsden and it came back pristine, all clean and with 6 bottles of wine, it's out on loan again at the moment, been over a month now for one bathroom

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    Rent my ts60 to a plumber, usualy has it for a short time, £20 a throw.
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    Quote Originally Posted by doug boardley View Post
    lent my TX 1200 out to Dave Ramsden and it came back pristine, all clean and with 6 bottles of wine, it's out on loan again at the moment, been over a month now for one bathroom
    Must be something about the tx1200..... Mine came back with six bottles of wine last month too.
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    Theres a guy I know, and he is only really a mate of a mates, who called me the other day and said "Hi mate, you're a tiler right?"
    "Yes mate" I said expecting a job offer
    "yeah Ive tiled my bathroom, except Ive not done any of the cuts. Could you come round and do all the cuts, and grout it for me?"

    I put the phone down.

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