We had a cleaner for some years then she retired. Two weeks after the new one started the house got turned over. Impossible to prove any connection of course. That was 20 years ago. We do all the cleaning ourselves now and whenever I think a cleaner would be a good idea I remember my wife's face when she realised all her jewellery had been pinched (including all that from her mum who had died the previous year) so I get off the couch and vacuum like a man possesed.
I have an ironing lady. She is f**king useless and I could do the job better myself. The only problem is it takes me an hour and a half to do five shirts (yes, I am sh*t at it).
I just pay for it because I don't have the time and my missus is a lazy c*nt!
I'd happily pay for a cleaner it doesn't take long to do myself and I'd only end up shagging her anyway. Molly maids keep posting leaflets through the door snf boast of a 'fidelity guarantee'
I think these things should be tax exempt up to a certain realistic level (childcare vouchers are a fraction of the cost if you have two kids, they would be if you were a limited company, and the money is effectively being taxed twice - why should individuals get taxed twice and companies not, plus you are creating employment.
PS My missus works two time zones GMT and WST and ridiculous hours, hence the au pair.
People that are up in arms about tax dodging celebs and corporations but expects the state to subsidise their lifestyle choices interest me
Ironing - paid for 'by the hour' Normally about £50 a month and worth every penny.
Gardener - £80 month comes in about once a week for a couple of hours and takes all the rubbish away with him - tends to spend longer this time of year due to the amount of leaves/acorns/sweet chestnuts making a mess of everywhere . I do the lawns however.
Ironing - paid for 'by the hour' Normally about £50 a month and worth every penny.
Gardener - £80 month comes in about once a week for a couple of hours and takes all the rubbish away with him - tends to spend longer this time of year due to the amount of leaves/acorns/sweet chestnuts making a mess of everywhere . I do the lawns however.
Note "lawns", plural. How the other half lives....
Having read this thread through completely , i've now decided i need a cleaner , a window cleaner , a gardener , an au pair a laundry person , a chef and a chauffeur , if we all do the same, thats the economy sorted then! oh and by the way if they want to keep drop one of those 'printing money' machines the government seem to favour ... i'll have one of them too!
Can anyone recommend anyone for Debtford Creek area? We're finishing a tenancy and thought we'd get someone in for a few hours to spruce the place up before the Check Out. The agents are terrible and we don't want to give them any excuses and if we can produce some kind of receipt to show we've had the place professionally cleaned etc
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What's the deal with hangers ?
Can't believe there were 37 hangers in this bag as well !
I just pay for it because I don't have the time and my missus is a lazy c*nt!
She returns them to my office, all on wire hangers, and I load them into my car.
How does a guarantee on something like that work?
by WST I meant PST of course Pacific..
She costs me bloody thousands every month when the credit card bill comes in.
Gardener - £80 month comes in about once a week for a couple of hours and takes all the rubbish away with him - tends to spend longer this time of year due to the amount of leaves/acorns/sweet chestnuts making a mess of everywhere . I do the lawns however.
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Worlds gone mad !
By the way, if you get a domestic cleaner in France you get 50% of the price back in tax reductions.