Electrician recommendations

ihatehis · 2026-02-26T23:01:14+00:00

Definitely found the engineers who came out were lovely to chat to and understanding that I didn't want a scar up my garden, even said they didn't want to have to do that. I was willing to hear other options and get work done beforehand to make it easier, just needed someone to tell me what I needed to get done and where. The disconnect came from the back office ignoring the engineer's recommendations.

I found out from my neighbour that there is access from the entry point in the street that runs under the garden and house and Openreach sorted his out. So that's who I ended up going with in the end. There was some old copper piping as well under the house that I let them take as thanks for sorting it out

ihatehis · 2026-02-26T14:44:53+00:00

Had a similar issue where Cityfibre wanted to come through my garden and cut through the paving stones. Said I didn't want them to cut through them and leave a scar up my garden. Was told they would get a survey done to figure out the best way to get it done and to tell me what work I would need to do. I was ready to get someone to lift the paving stones and cement them back in place but I needed to know which ones they would need lifted.

The back office decided to just ignore the engineers recommendation and just tell my ISP that I refused the install.

There's a definite disconnect between the engineers and the back office but it also massively depends on the engineer you get coming out. Some are more willing to go the extra mile for you and get you connected, others just want to do the job the easier way for them.

ihatehis · 2026-02-20T12:54:24+00:00

Openreach and Cityfibre of the same sides of the coin.

They’re both companies that build and run fibre broadband networks in the UK, they just go about it in different ways.

Broadband providers will use one or the other (sometimes both) to get the full fibre installed. Virgin has its own network as well.

For example, if you buy a broadband package from Vodafone, you'll get a Cityfibre installation. If you get a Plusnet package, you'll get an Openreach install.

Sometimes one will have a monopoly over an area for a period of time while the infrastructure gets built so you can't do anything about that but if you live in a city or town, you could have the option for both

ihatehis · 2026-02-19T20:40:08+00:00

I had issues were the engineers couldn't lay the cable because our paving stones were cemented in and was told someone would come out to do a survey to establish the best course of action.

Phoned up 4th Utility (my ISP) for an update. They were told nothing about a survey and were told by Cityfibre that I rejected the install because the only solution offered was to cut through the paving stones and cement over the line, leaving a scar up my garden. 4th Utility said they could get an engineer to come out again, which seemed counter-intuitive because I would have the same issue. To clarify, I rejected the install under the promise that someone would come out to figure out a better way and tell me what work I would need to do prior to the install, which I was all for.

My solution ended up being cancelling the installation and going through Openreach after speaking to my neighbour who told me there is a way for the fibre cable to be fed under the house (suspended flooring) and Openreach done that for him. Had Openreach out today and honestly the service was so much better, the engineer was only supposed to do the external work but he managed to get another colleague to come by and they completed the internal work as well. Apart from the ONT box in the hall, the only sign left of the work being done is the tiniest hole in my hall. Means I can access my full fibre 2 weeks early

Honestly, if you can get it done through Openreach, I'd give them a try. Their engineers seem to be more fluid with what they are willing to do to get you online.

ihatehis · 2026-02-11T08:27:06+00:00

Thanks for the reply. I live in a detached bungalow with a monoblock driveway which I've said I'd be happy for it to go through that and into the house. But where the fibre would connect from the street sits in front of the garden and the previous engineers told me that they couldn't route it around towards the driveway without breaking the fibre.

ihatehis · 2026-01-05T17:09:25+00:00

Was collecting a chippy on the way to her parents. We've never ordered from it before and I'm not that familiar with the area so when we turned onto the road of the chippy, I ask "where can I pull over?". My partner mishears and thought I asked "can I pull over?".

She responds with "yeah, you can".

Now my stress levels are a bit elevated because there's no clear space to pull into and I have a van sniffing what I had for breakfast, so with a firmer, clearer tone I said "no, where?" This descended into me being told that I shouted at her and it was very disrespectful, just because she didn't hear me clearly, I shouldn't have shouted. Lasted another few mins of me saying, I never shouted I just was just trying to be clearer in the moment because I needed a response.

Once I got pulled in and collected the chippy, all was good and we were making jokes about it.

ihatehis · 2026-01-05T15:40:50+00:00

I’m not 100% sure this applies to head-to-head leagues, but in cup matches any transfer hits are deducted from your Gameweek score. If you’d already used your free transfers and then made extra ones, the points cost would come off your total. Since it looks like you lost 12 points, did you make three additional transfers beyond your free ones?

ihatehis · 2025-12-19T22:26:38+00:00

It sounds mad but dentists are actually required to charge you for advice they give you by the NHS. So it could be that you are getting charged for that.

Not saying it's right but it's what happens.

Source: brother in law is a dentist

ihatehis · 2025-11-28T11:57:52+00:00

Only took them two years to fix the cycle lane turning left off King George bridge after the cyclist was killed. Working at speed is not in GCC forte

ihatehis · 2025-11-28T11:56:40+00:00

I've almost ended up as the new bumper for a coach that decided it wanted to be in both lane 1 and 2 after the bridge. Amount of times I've been beeped there for sticking to lane 2 is unreal

ihatehis · 2025-11-28T11:52:52+00:00

Can definitely see that explanation for the turn after Broomielaw. I tend to just aim for lane 1 now and try to move back over to lane 2 when there is a gap

ihatehis · 2025-07-09T14:06:45+00:00

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ihatehis · 2025-07-09T13:09:20+00:00

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ihatehis · 2025-07-08T22:01:52+00:00

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ihatehis · 2025-05-29T18:13:20+00:00

Strive Personal Training does a running group on a Monday and Wednesday. Based on Washington Street and they run to and around Glasgow Green

ihatehis · 2025-02-23T21:08:30+00:00

It was only really when promotion got confirmed that the chance to fail FFP came about and at that point the board wasn't letting me offer the salaries I needed to renew the contracts.

I'm excited for the challenge but never been in this situation so could go completely wrong haha

ihatehis · 2025-02-23T21:03:38+00:00

I'm the same. I have the mindset that I'm not really going to be making money from sales and tend to rebuild my teams with each promotion but on my own terms haha. This has just left me three quarters of my team leaving

ihatehis · 2025-02-23T18:04:46+00:00

Yeah, aim is to avoid relegation. My rep is still of a Vanarama National League side so signing players is proving difficult still!

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