A day in the life of a spark - TilersForums.com

[Peter]

Was on a regular site today. The only other trade in the house were the two sparks doing their second fix. Thought this summed their day up well:

7.30am: Apply hair gel and navy trousers.
8.30am: Tune site radio to Radio 1, even though another station is already on.
10.30am: Despite having a full house to do, insist that you need to work where the tiler is.
10.35am: Wait until the tiler has gone for tiles and set your ladder in the shower tray.
10.50am: Leave all cores and wire cuttings lying where they drop, ideally over the tiler's freshly brushed floor.
12am: Isolate power with no warning or alternative, say it'll be on again after lunch if anyone dares ask.
1.30pm: Set ladder on freshly laid tiles.
3.15pm: Tell tiler that his tiles have moved (after setting).
4.00pm: Remove the wet saw from the tiler's extension lead and plug in charger.
4.30pm: Strip all cable for scrap and leave all sleeves on the ground, along with related packaging, cardboard boxes etc.
5.00pm: Prepare for more complete disregard on site tomorrow as the Hilti goes into the van.


What is it with sparks? Surely the most obnoxious trade going.

 

[White Room]

Nothing new there then...

 

[Andy Allen]

yep, was doing a new build last week, sparks came in said power had to be turned of for half an hour......4 hours later still no power...:incazzato:

 

[Marksmithtiling]

Must be the same all over !

 

[CJ]

:mad2:
Get them told.............

 

[stusgsx]

Blimey they work long hours for sparks!

 

[Gazzer]

Yup typical :incazzato:

 

[AMA Tiling]

Love the hair gel bit Peter lol. Maybe I'm jealous as my hairline has started making a dash for the back of my head!!! Lol. On another note, the radio is a pet hate of mine. My radio is beside me and I can hear it but god love anyone who touches it!!!! But to have one at the far end of a house that you can hear better than your own 3 feet away ..... has ta be a painter or a spark!! Shower of uneducated c###s

 

[area tiling]

How did you keep your cool mate???

 

[Peter]

Love the hair gel bit Peter lol. Maybe I'm jealous as my hairline has started making a dash for the back of my head!!! Lol. On another note, the radio is a pet hate of mine. My radio is beside me and I can hear it but god love anyone who touches it!!!! But to have one at the far end of a house that you can hear better than your own 3 feet away ..... has ta be a painter or a spark!! Shower of uneducated c###s

Have you ever met a spark who doesn't gel his hair Aidy? Most seem to put on plenty of aftershave too. Bit over the top for going on to a mucky wet building site. :lol:

I wouldn't mind if they played U105 or Uncle Hugo but it's always Radio 1 and Fern Cotton. I'm beginning to think that Makita radios only pick up English stations whatever band they're on, either that or sparks just like ****e music..