No longer do jobs for family (except parents and inlaws)
Fell out with a few too many, Wifes Uncle asked if i would help with his bathroom,i said yes as long as you give me at least 2 weeks notice so i can work it into my schedule.
Anyway phones me up on a sunday evening at half 7 to say he is starting it tomorrow and could i help!!
I say no,doing a boiler job for next 2 days then going to cyprus on wednesday so cant fit it in
I then get a call from his mum(my wifes grandma)slagging me off saying i promised to help him after all he had done for me.(plastered a kitchen)
They forgot all i had previously done for them unpaid,she said she would never speak to me again ,which she didnt as she died a year later.She never spoke to my wife either even as she lay dying in hospital ,but she was a bitter old cow so no loss to me.
Then my sister in law fell out with me, i had done about 4 jobs ,all unpaid when brother in law phoned up saying he was starting to remove on suite and could i help.(he cant change a plug )I knew this was them trying to get me to do it for free,phoning up every day asking for help.
I just said yes i will help you remove it but will have to charge you for any parts.(reasonable i think)
Anyway gets a call back saying it was being postponed, then sister-in law phones up my wife slagging us off for asking for money to help.
Not spoken to them for 3 years now, and will not until i get an apology,just think its hard on my wife ,but its always her family who expect freebies yet she isnt the plumber .
As for payments in other forms, did a job for an old guy and said it was on me, he then promptly produced 3 large bottles of babycham lol.When i got home noticed it was 5 years out of date,but got his sons boiler job out of it.
