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Post by iolar on Jul 11, 2024 9:43:18 GMT 1
Don't know why I'm telling you this, but just feel I need to tell someone as I'm on my own. Had an expat Brit quote me a price for working for a day in the garden. He arrived at 0945, worked on and off until 1230 when he stopped for lunch. Started again at 1330 and then left for the dechetterie with hedge cuttings, back at 1430 despite it being just 5 minutes up the road. From then on he sat in his van, said he was too knackered to continue. I finally accepted he wasn't going to do any more work and asked him what I owed. He demanded I pay him for an 8 hr day. I contested his price and he exploded, ranting and thumping his steering wheel. I quickly paid him what he wanted and he revved up his van, spraying gravel everywhere including all over me. He's well and truly frightened me after I was just starting to feel a bit more confident after my husband's death. There are always scum like this. Aren't there any men you can contact to arrange a meeting, make him an offer he can't refuse and then a slapping is in order. It's always a huge mistake to treat creeps like this with respect. If I lived near you I'd be happy to oblige. These kind of scum are always cowardly bullies. Too many Brits working on the black, avoid, others have given you sound advice for the future. Mangetout - don't bury the negative reaction, the reverse - let it out, you'll feel better. |
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Post by norfolk on Jul 11, 2024 9:46:52 GMT 1
Don't know why I'm telling you this, but just feel I need to tell someone as I'm on my own. Had an expat Brit quote me a price for working for a day in the garden. He arrived at 0945, worked on and off until 1230 when he stopped for lunch. Started again at 1330 and then left for the dechetterie with hedge cuttings, back at 1430 despite it being just 5 minutes up the road. From then on he sat in his van, said he was too knackered to continue. I finally accepted he wasn't going to do any more work and asked him what I owed. He demanded I pay him for an 8 hr day. I contested his price and he exploded, ranting and thumping his steering wheel. I quickly paid him what he wanted and he revved up his van, spraying gravel everywhere including all over me. He's well and truly frightened me after I was just starting to feel a bit more confident after my husband's death. There are always scum like this. Aren't there any men you can contact to arrange a meeting, make him an offer he can't refuse and then a slapping is in order. It's always a huge mistake to treat creeps like this with respect. If I lived near you I'd be happy to oblige. These kind of scum are always cowardly bullies. Too many Brits working on the black, avoid, others have given you sound advice for the future. Mangetout - don't bury the negative reaction, the reverse - let it out, you'll feel better. Quite agree. How about sending an anonymous letter to the local gendarmerie denouncing this scumbag ? That’s what many French would do. |
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Post by suein56 on Jul 11, 2024 10:35:25 GMT 1
Aren't there any men you can contact to arrange a meeting, make him an offer he can't refuse and then a slapping is in order. It's always a huge mistake to treat creeps like this with respect. If I lived near you I'd be happy to oblige. These kind of scum are always cowardly bullies. Violence might be your way of doing things but there are others .. besides which said man might have friends of his own who would retaliate, which leads to escalating violence and blackens the name of Brits even more. Norfolk is right when he says many French denounce miscreants by way of a letter to the Gendarmerie. Or even a quiet word in the ear of the local policeman - has been known to have a good result without violence. |
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Post by cernunnos on Jul 11, 2024 13:11:59 GMT 1
Don't resort to violence , not good advice.
Put it down to experience and move on.
Don't employ those that cannot give a written devis including VAT unless it is written in it ( 293B du Code General des Impots)
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Post by mysty on Jul 12, 2024 20:42:33 GMT 1
On the FB SL site a brit grabbed a young French boy by the scruff of his neck who kept ringing his bell.
He was reported to the Gendarme, finger printed and DNA test and under investigation.
The brit not the boy
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Post by lindalovely on Jul 13, 2024 10:13:16 GMT 1
There's a notorious tree surgeon/gardener who does the rounds intimidating people and conning them out of money. If you PM me the name of the person I'll see if it is the same one. If it is I can put you in touch with a group who are on to this person and have been similarly scammed.
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Post by mangetout on Jul 14, 2024 10:44:09 GMT 1
I've filed the experience in the rubbish bin, where people like him should be. I won't be caught again. Thank you all for your concern, much appreciated.
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Post by jardiniere on Jul 14, 2024 11:13:09 GMT 1
I've filed the experience in the rubbish bin, where people like him should be. I won't be caught again. Good. Lesson learnt, move on. I do hope you can find an agence intermédiaire run by a commune near you. It works well. I like not having to pay the gardener direct - I receive a bill each month from the agence - and he's covered for insurance etc. |
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Post by mangetout on Jul 14, 2024 12:19:35 GMT 1
I've filed the experience in the rubbish bin, where people like him should be. I won't be caught again. Good. Lesson learnt, move on. I do hope you can find an agence intermédiaire run by a commune near you. It works well. I like not having to pay the gardener direct - I receive a bill each month from the agence - and he's covered for insurance etc. I looked for one after you mentioned it in a previous post but I can't seem to find one. But I'll keep on looking.  |
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