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Title: Bloody typical
Post by: KillerWatt on 26 January 2010, 10:54:40
Went to look at a job this morning (complete rewire), the original plan being to meet the surveyor on site to let him do his thing while we did our's.

I was a little bit late in getting there, but no big deal as my oppo had it covered.
As the surveyor is going around the house (currently used for multiple occupancy), he opens the door of one of the fitted wardrobe's in the bedrooms and finds a step ladder there.

Going up the ladder (through the hole cut in the top of the wardrobe), and squeezing ourselves through the gap that should have been occupied by 2 joists revealed a full on skunk factory.

A quick count up showed at least 60 plants in the loft area, and the old bill were still finding more in other rooms as we were leaving.
We've been told we can't enter the property until plod is done as it is now considered a crime scene......if only that bloody surveyor hadn't been there  :(
Title: Re: Bloody typical
Post by: Andy B on 26 January 2010, 11:05:13
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...........if only that bloody surveyor hadn't been there  :(

So you could have just got on with your wiring job ........  :-/
Title: Re: Bloody typical
Post by: Chris_H on 26 January 2010, 11:05:18
Shame on you for not noticing the wiring before the surveyor clocked the ladder!  They're not reknowned for hiding atrocious cabling I'm told.  ;D
Title: Re: Bloody typical
Post by: Kevin Wood on 26 January 2010, 11:32:36
Reminds me of a mate of mine from University.

Sloped off down to the end of his parents' garden for a crafty fag and went into their disused greenhouse. Turns out his older brother had previously had a bit of a horticultural interest and, whilst he'd long since moved out, he'd obviously not thought to cover his tracks with a bit of pathclear.

I think he cleared out several bin liners full, the sale of which kept him in beer for a couple of terms. :o

Kevin
Title: Re: Bloody typical
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 26 January 2010, 11:36:19
What a bitch, you could have charged 10 times the going rate and been as high as a kite during the re-wire.   ::) ::)
Title: Re: Bloody typical
Post by: Ddraigcymro on 26 January 2010, 11:42:29
I wonder if that will make it the last time for you to bee late?
Or attleast beet the surveyor to the sites  ;D
Title: Re: Bloody typical
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 26 January 2010, 11:42:48
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Went to look at a job this morning (complete rewire), the original plan being to meet the surveyor on site to let him do his thing while we did our's.

I was a little bit late in getting there, but no big deal as my oppo had it covered.
As the surveyor is going around the house (currently used for multiple occupancy), he opens the door of one of the fitted wardrobe's in the bedrooms and finds a step ladder there.

Going up the ladder (through the hole cut in the top of the wardrobe), and squeezing ourselves through the gap that should have been occupied by 2 joists revealed a full on skunk factory.

A quick count up showed at least 60 plants in the loft area, and the old bill were still finding more in other rooms as we were leaving.We've been told we can't enter the property until plod is done as it is now considered a crime scene......if only that bloody surveyor hadn't been there  :(


A fine example of the selfless and stirling work the police do - on our behalf - on a daily basis.
Title: Re: Bloody typical
Post by: STMO999 on 26 January 2010, 13:44:14
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Went to look at a job this morning (complete rewire), the original plan being to meet the surveyor on site to let him do his thing while we did our's.

I was a little bit late in getting there, but no big deal as my oppo had it covered.
As the surveyor is going around the house (currently used for multiple occupancy), he opens the door of one of the fitted wardrobe's in the bedrooms and finds a step ladder there.

Going up the ladder (through the hole cut in the top of the wardrobe), and squeezing ourselves through the gap that should have been occupied by 2 joists revealed a full on skunk factory.

A quick count up showed at least 60 plants in the loft area, and the old bill were still finding more in other rooms as we were leaving.We've been told we can't enter the property until plod is done as it is now considered a crime scene......if only that bloody surveyor hadn't been there  :(


A fine example of the selfless and stirling work the police do - on our behalf - on a daily basis.


Is that the place in Scotland? If so, shouldn't it have a capital letter?

Tee Hee ;D ;D

I really can't help it, you know. :-[
Title: Re: Bloody typical
Post by: KillerWatt on 26 January 2010, 14:03:53
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Shame on you for not noticing the wiring before the surveyor clocked the ladder!  They're not reknowned for hiding atrocious cabling I'm told.  ;D
We were only there to price it for a rewire (as well as let the surveyor in), not to examine the existing installation.

As far as the homebrew electrics went, all the tenant did was a simple meter bypass (which didn't escape our attention BTW).
Title: Re: Bloody typical
Post by: Omegadoha, Desert Member on 26 January 2010, 17:24:02
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Went to look at a job this morning (complete rewire), the original plan being to meet the surveyor on site to let him do his thing while we did our's.

I was a little bit late in getting there, but no big deal as my oppo had it covered.
As the surveyor is going around the house (currently used for multiple occupancy), he opens the door of one of the fitted wardrobe's in the bedrooms and finds a step ladder there.

Going up the ladder (through the hole cut in the top of the wardrobe), and squeezing ourselves through the gap that should have been occupied by 2 joists revealed a full on skunk factory.

A quick count up showed at least 60 plants in the loft area, and the old bill were still finding more in other rooms as we were leaving.
We've been told we can't enter the property until plod is done as it is now considered a crime scene......if only that bloody surveyor hadn't been there  :(

Well, the surveyor was definately doing his job.  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Bloody typical
Post by: jerry on 26 January 2010, 18:43:32
Sure you dont live in Great Yarmouth? the area is full of people growing their own. Not so long ago a police chopper with infra-red was searching for someone when they noticed this "glow" from the top of this old empty hotel. No guesses as to what the local Vietnamese were doing ;D
Title: Re: Bloody typical
Post by: STMO999 on 26 January 2010, 18:46:56
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Sure you dont live in Great Yarmouth? the area is full of people growing their own. Not so long ago a police chopper with infra-red was searching for someone when they noticed this "glow" from the top of this old empty hotel. No guesses as to what the local Vietnamese were doing ;D


Cooking dogs?
Title: Re: Bloody typical
Post by: jerry on 26 January 2010, 18:50:26
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Sure you dont live in Great Yarmouth? the area is full of people growing their own. Not so long ago a police chopper with infra-red was searching for someone when they noticed this "glow" from the top of this old empty hotel. No guesses as to what the local Vietnamese were doing ;D


Cooking dogs?
I see prince philip has joined the OOf ;D
Title: Re: Bloody typical
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 26 January 2010, 18:56:08
No different all over the country, in Sheffield there is a shortish but very busy road full shops, one of them had been boarded up for years and no one understood why untill this hit the news.

http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/Cannabis-farm-run-from-home.1666629.jp
Title: Re: Bloody typical
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 26 January 2010, 19:00:49
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Sure you dont live in Great Yarmouth? the area is full of people growing their own. Not so long ago a police chopper with infra-red was searching for someone when they noticed this "glow" from the top of this old empty hotel. No guesses as to what the local Vietnamese were doing ;D


Cooking dogs?
I see prince philip has joined the OOf ;D


On behalf of the Omega Owners Forum please allow me to welcome Your Royal Highness to this evenings proceedings.

I have long maintained that ST was a true Prince amongst men/women. :y
Title: Re: Bloody typical
Post by: jerry on 26 January 2010, 19:04:32
Mind you Skruntie I know of people who make 3k profit a month off this with only a very small operation. Dont forget that these days its the fags and booze that are class A drugs, the dope ,speed ,Es etc are far less dangerous...
Title: Re: Bloody typical
Post by: Welung666 on 26 January 2010, 19:58:36
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No different all over the country, in Sheffield there is a shortish but very busy road full shops, one of them had been boarded up for years and no one understood why untill this hit the news.

http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/Cannabis-farm-run-from-home.1666629.jp

There was a closed down nail bar in Dudley that was the same! They were dog BBQ'ers as well ;D
Title: Re: Bloody typical
Post by: KillerWatt on 26 January 2010, 20:52:59
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Sure you dont live in Great Yarmouth? the area is full of people growing their own. Not so long ago a police chopper with infra-red was searching for someone when they noticed this "glow" from the top of this old empty hotel. No guesses as to what the local Vietnamese were doing ;D
The last time I was in Great Yarmouth, I spent 3 days in police custody wearing a paper suit.
The Chief Inspector turned up at about 4am on the sunday morning to speak to all of us personally, but that was nothing more than to assure us we could keep our waistcoats as they "knew what they meant" to us  ::)

That was in 1993, and my only appraisal of that situation was that Norfolk Constabulary were simply 10 years behind real life.