New job

[aromulus]

Recently, Just out of curiosity I applied online for a job with a big double glazing company, and on purpose I did not include a CV or references.

Two days later some bloke phoned me up to book me for an interview with one of their recruitment managers for 3.30 yesterday, in Oswestry.
I did buy a cheap 26 quid suit for the occasion from Tesco, which I must admit ain't bad at all.:xxgrinning--00xx3:
Anyway, I went, waited from 3.15 until 4.45 pm and the guy never turned up. :doh
So a little annoyed I phoned their head office to give them a piece of my mind, and I did in good style. :cwm23:
On the way home, I answered my mobile and surprise, surprise it was the bloke in question, apologizing on behalf of the company, because they sent him to wait for me in Stockport.....:NoNo:
We did rearrange the meeting for today in Wrexham, and he was early....
To cut a long story short, I have been offered a job, and the terms and potential earnings are very good, actually.... Better than good.
Obviously it is down to how much effort I will put into it.:omg:
The good thing is that I do not need to stop selling wine, but I can run both things together.... :D
With the wine company paying my traveling expenses.....:rolleyes:

[Mrs.JMajor]

Wow,well done mod :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[vbkelly]

Recently, Just out of curiosity I applied online for a job with a big double glazing company, and on purpose I did not include a CV or references.

Two days later some bloke phoned me up to book me for an interview with one of their recruitment managers for 3.30 yesterday, in Oswestry.
I did buy a cheap 26 quid suit for the occasion from Tesco, which I must admit ain't bad at all.:xxgrinning--00xx3:
Anyway, I went, waited from 3.15 until 4.45 pm and the guy never turned up. :doh
So a litle annoyed I phoned their head office to give them a piece of my mind, and I did in good style. :cwm23:
On the way home, I answered my mobile and surprise, surprise it was the bloke in question, apologizing on behalf of the company, because they sent him to wait for me in Stockport.....:NoNo:
We did rearrange the meeting for today in Wrexham, and he was early....
To cut a long story short, I have been offered a job, and the terms and potential earnings are very good, actually.... Better than good.
Obviously it is down to how much effort I will put into it.:omg:
The good thing is that I do not need to stop selling wine, but I can run both things together.... :D
With the wine company paying my traveling expenses.....:rolleyes:

goodluck!

[Alan]

DOUBLE GLAZING????????????????????????????????

Dom - please don't become a member of the 'joke' jobs club.

For once, I am being serious.

Al.:)

[KeithD]

:Hellooo:

More tax....more tax....more tax :D

[joebloggs]

and how long will it be, b4 your on watch dog for charging an old timer way too much for the windows :NoNo:

not sure you'll have time to do both jobs,it will probably take you 4 or 5 hrs to CONvince someone to buy double glazing

but i wish you well, i think you will need it :rolleyes:

[KeithD]

Just find all the Filipina's with single glazing, they should be easy to talk round :)

[kimmi]

well done Dom..:)

[jbt]

:BouncyHappy::cwm12::cwm12:
Congratulations!!!

[Sangoma]

Even at todays gas prices it is cheaper just to turn the heating up.
The walls and loft are the biggest percentages of heat loss.

Look at the cost of double glazing, split it over the expected lifespan, and you will never spend that much in heating for the +-7% advantage gained. You will be richer to keep the single glazing.:) Of course, as our great grandparents would be able to tell you, single glazing with heavy curtains works.

If you are worried about carbon footprint, plant a couple of shrubs, that will more than compensate.

Double glazing is one of the biggest cons ever played on the British public.

Of course if the rest of the house is built to the highest standards, then double glazing is a worthwhile component, but a house without even cavity walls and proper loft insulation is still going to loose most of its heat even with the most expensive double glazing.



Good luck on the new job, I know you won't be visiting me:D

[aromulus]

Good luck on the new job, I know you won't be visiting me:D

How about a couple of cases of wine instead, for internal heating....???:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[KeithD]

If you are worried about carbon footprint, plant a couple of shrubs, that will more than compensate.
Boy am I glad you're not doing the global warming maths :rolleyes:



Look at the cost of double glazing, split it over the expected lifespan, and you will never spend that much in heating for the +-7% advantage gained

You've missed the main point...double glazing increases the value of the house when sold, so any savings on heating are savings.

[aromulus]

DOUBLE GLAZING????????????????????????????????

Dom - please don't become a member of the 'joke' jobs club.

For once, I am being serious.

Al.:)

I won't stay idle waiting for work to come to me.

Joke job or not, it has the potential to help my finances considerably, taking into account that they have been around for nearly 30 years and branching out into other areas of home improvement.:xxgrinning--00xx3:

To me 15% of something is much better than 100% of nothing....:D

[KeithD]

Can you get me a 99% discount on solar panels? :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[alicat]

nice one...goodluck

[Sangoma]

Boy am I glad you're not doing the global warming maths :rolleyes:


You've missed the main point...double glazing increases the value of the house when sold, so any savings on heating are savings.


You mean I could make a bigger hash of it than it is now? I'll take that as a compliment.


So I want to sell my house in 15 years time, I fit double glazing now, and in 15 years when I want to sell it, I will have to fit it again, as the first lot will be shot by then. How did the first lot increase the value of my house?

How much does double glazing increase the value by?

If I was buying a house and wanted double glazing, I would rather buy the house without the increased price gained from the double glazing, and if I wanted double glazing I could use my savings to buy it, and it would be brand new, chosen by me.


You haven't sold me the idea yet:D

[KeithD]

If you buy windows that last only 15 years then Dom seen you coming :icon_lol:

[aromulus]

If you buy windows that last only 15 years then Dom seen you coming :icon_lol:

The dream punter.......:D

[PeterB]

I've been trying to find double glazing for our new house, but without any success. Dom, I think there's a gap in the market over here!

[KeithD]

I've been trying to find double glazing for our new house, but without any success. Dom, I think there's a gap in the market over here!
Surprised they don't sell it, as it reduces the aircon bill.

[aromulus]

Surprised they don't sell it, as it reduces the aircon bill.

The idea did cross my mind a couple of years ago.:rolleyes: Couldn't see the point in having the aircon on, with slatted glass windows and no sealed ceilings.:Erm:
The other thing I noticed, was the huge open gaps around the aircon units, a total waste of energy.:omg:

So maybe there is a future in double glazing in da Phill...:D

[KeithD]

If you go somewhere like Dubai, you'll find a lot of double glazing.....maybe you could sell them some sand as well! :)

[fred]

You can get double glazed units (PVC) in Manila.. Not cheap though.

[Alan]

I won't stay idle waiting for work to come to me.

Joke job or not, it has the potential to help my finances considerably, taking into account that they have been around for nearly 30 years and branching out into other areas of home improvement.:xxgrinning--00xx3:

To me 15% of something is much better than 100% of nothing....:D

My apologies Dom.

Perhaps the wording of my post read more neatively than it was meant to.

Have a beer on me. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

Al.:)

[Alan]

negatively.

[somebody]

I thought doubleglazing is also for security and noise reduction as well, as for insulation?

Thats the main reasons I changed them in my gaff which orignally had single glazed.

[aromulus]

Have a beer on me. :xxgrinning--00xx3:
Al.

Good job I didn't.... While Taking Jet and her mate to the station for a girlie trip to Lillipud this morning, I got stopped and breathalized.....:omg:

Walay kwarta, anyway.....:)



I thought doubleglazing is also for security and noise reduction as well, as for insulation?
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Exactamundo............:xxgrinning--00xx3:

The more I read into this company profile, the more I realize that their strenght is adapting to new technologies and versatility.
Let's face it, they would not have lasted all these years if they weren't up to it.
Through them being wine buyers, I have seen lots of smaller local companies closing down because they only dealt with one or two aspects of home improvements.
Anyway, I am ready. They booked me into a Chester Hotel for a 4 days induction/bonding course thingy.
A bit annoying really, because The Hotel is only six miles from home, but looking at it in the cool light of the day I might actually get a couple of full nights sleep..........:D

Every cloud...... Eh...???:rolleyes:

[somebody]

Good job I didn't.... While Taking Jet and her mate to the station for a girlie trip to Lillipud this morning, I got stopped and breathalized.....:omg:

Walay kwarta, anyway.....:)





Exactamundo............:xxgrinning--00xx3:

The more I read into this company profile, the more I realize that their strenght is adapting to new technologies and versatility.
Let's face it, they would not have lasted all these years if they weren't up to it.
Through them being wine buyers, I have seen lots of smaller local companies closing down because they only dealt with one or two aspects of home improvements.
Anyway, I am ready. They booked me into a Chester Hotel for a 4 days induction/bonding course thingy.
A bit annoying really, because The Hotel is only six miles from home, but looking at it in the cool light of the day I might actually get a couple of full nights sleep..........:D

Every cloud...... Eh...???:rolleyes:

I saw many of the larger firms are involved in various aspects of home improvment and i see they in to solar heating and power etc.

In the next few years with the huge reductions which have to be made in engery use and the goverment needing to kickstart the ecomony i could see that being a area where they push a lot of money. The engery saving trust and carbon trust seem to be well funded..

So I guess you a ECO salesman:D

Good luck and well done Sir:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[PeterB]

You can get double glazed units (PVC) in Manila.. Not cheap though.

Ah, not seen any double glazing in Davao. I'm fitting single-glazed uPVC units in the new house - the price is 4,500 pesos per sq. m. Who's the lucky guy who has 75 sq.m. of glass in his house? As if that wasn't bad enough, we've chosen reflective glass, adding a considerable sum to that 4,500!

[aromulus]

In the next few years with the huge reductions which have to be made in engery use and the goverment needing to kickstart the ecomony i could see that being a area where they push a lot of money. The engery saving trust and caron trust seem to be well funded..

So I guess you a ECO salesman:D

Good luck and well done Sir:xxgrinning--00xx3:

I am just try to move on with the times.....:xxgrinning--00xx3:

And adapt..........:D

[KeithD]

And adapt..........:D
Grow your hair long then! :rolleyes:

[aromulus]

Grow your hair long then! :rolleyes:

What :censored: hair........???:Erm:

[KeithD]

What :censored: hair........???:Erm:
You wouldn't know why I couldn't use my phone last night would you Dom? :rolleyes:

[aromulus]

You wouldn't know why I couldn't use my phone last night would you Dom? :rolleyes:

Uninterrupted viewing of CSI.....:D

More of the same please................:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[fred]

I am just try to move on with the times.....:xxgrinning--00xx3:

And adapt..........:D

Here`s some MO_dern (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1sCekyvUqY&feature=related) double glazing sales tips for you Dom..
What was the company?? Not Armstrongs was it?

[Ann07]

great news, congratulations:)

[kermit123]

that is great any job is better than no job you are so right .:)i worked for 3 double glazeing companys as a service eng. very very good job. make my own appointments order what i liked from factory to repair anythink that was wrong with custemers windows. owwwwwwwwww what a fiddle lol i fitted all my own windows for nothink lol new handles pvc cleaners anythink for nothink just order it and its there :) 3 years of great things milage allowence only bad thing very bad thing i had motor bike accident ( i had honda black bird) and van pulled out i hit him ( that bloody hurt me )both broken wrists(one wrist had 4 inch step in it thay had to pull it on road side road 3 times to get blood flowing again) broken nee"s damaged spine i was in hospital 2 days owner of window company came in said i coundent do job any more he had to let me go lol (ass hole ) thats why i like philippine no pain becouse of heat really happy here :)took me 3 years to get better all paid for by insurance then thay paid out for damages :) very happy 30 million php :) very very happy

[aposhark]

Good job I didn't.... While Taking Jet and her mate to the station for a girlie trip to Lillipud this morning, I got stopped and breathalized.....:omg:


Was it in North Wales?

You probably know that it has the reputation of being the worst place in the UK for getting done :yikes: :cwm23:
I only have 3 points on my licence and it was just outside Wrexham.
They have those radar guns and you have got no chance to hide from them as you come around the corner at 35 in a 30 zone.
I know I know I was a bit naughty but it was going down a hill :NoNo::NoNo:
I drive HGV's for a living and North Wales makes me more nervous than anywhere else in the UK.
This is echoed by many other drivers I speak to too :cwm23:
Having said all that, you probably got stopped on the Wirral :)

[KeithD]

Surprised the N Wales police weren't booking folk for driving slow in the blizzards and holding up the traffic :icon_lol:

[PeterB]

They have those radar guns and you have got no chance to hide from them as you come around the corner at 35 in a 30 zone.

Haha, in autumn 2007, I was just approaching the junction for Denbigh, and overtaking on a downhill stretch, when my laser jam ... err... 'garage door opener' deafened me!

There was a police man waving an instrument out of his car window, parked up just by the junction.

That wonderful device protected me on more than one occasion - a rather essential accessory on a car with top speed in excess of 170mph!

[amam62]

Just wanna greet you good luck on your new job... :)

[aromulus]

Was it in North Wales?

You probably know that it has the reputation of being the worst place in the UK for getting done :yikes: :cwm23:
I only have 3 points on my licence and it was just outside Wrexham.
They have those radar guns and you have got no chance to hide from them as you come around the corner at 35 in a 30 zone.
I know I know I was a bit naughty but it was going down a hill :NoNo::NoNo:
I drive HGV's for a living and North Wales makes me more nervous than anywhere else in the UK.
This is echoed by many other drivers I speak to too :cwm23:
Having said all that, you probably got stopped on the Wirral :)

North Wales has been dubbed the "Spiritual home of the traffic Taliban".....:omg:

I was stopped about 150 feet away from Wrexham railway station.

As per speeding, I don't do that anymore, I use a "Talex" thingy that keeps reminding me of the local speed limit and of any fixed or mobile camera spots.

I would rather "zap" them, tho, with the same thing that Peterb had. :xxgrinning--00xx3:
Only that I missed out on getting one in Elevenerife, when I went last time.:doh

[aposhark]

Haha, in autumn 2007, I was just approaching the junction for Denbigh, and overtaking on a downhill stretch, when my laser jam ... err... 'garage door opener' deafened me!

There was a police man waving an instrument out of his car window, parked up just by the junction.

That wonderful device protected me on more than one occasion - a rather essential accessory on a car with top speed in excess of 170mph!

PeterB,
Can you pm me with a URL that I use to find out more about the garage door opener :-) ?
Thx

[aposhark]

.....Wrexham railway station.


Ah Ha, traffic nazis :NoNo::Brick::Brick:

[aposhark]

As per speeding, I don't do that anymore, I use a "Talex" thingy that keeps reminding me of the local speed limit and of any fixed or mobile camera spots.


Thanks for the "heads up" :)
I use a Tomtom with fixed speed camera warnings, but it doesn't alert me to the radar guns...

[aposhark]

Jobs.............As my Dad always says "Never knock the workers"

[future=dreams]

I am just try to move on with the times.....:xxgrinning--00xx3:

And adapt..........:D

Just bought 2 double glazed units trying to design and make a :cwm23: solar cooker if I ever see any sun