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Topic ID 6325
15/12/2011 by kevsaunders
BENTLEYS GAS PEOPLE
The other day, my mum's heating packed up and she was depending on a Calor gas fire - which also gave up the ghost. I went over and got it started - only to find that as far as I could see the cylinders were empty. Went to Bentleys in Ware Road and asked for advice because I didn't want to pay for two huge canisters at about £75 each that Mum would never use again once her central heating was fixed.
A guy called Paul went over to my mum's - accepted that he'd have to deal with the fact that the smaller canisters needed propping up somehow (I furnished a variety of crates and boxes in an attempt to help).
Turned out I screwed up. It was an airblock. One of the things was full.
A. He could have flogged new ones to Mum - and he didn't
B. He refused to take any money for his time and effort
C. this all happened after 7.30 on a Friday night when few others would have bothered
What a decent bloke!
Just thought I'd pass that on!
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Reply ID 85124
15/12/2011 by Ewoowar
There are some real gems out there. The, "No, I can't take any money for that" or, "Just a tenner, mate" kind of blokes.
Reply ID 85126
15/12/2011 by minnie
Lovely to hear :-)
Reply ID 85127
15/12/2011 by tiger.1000
Yep ! I've known Paul for many years and he IS a "diamond geezer" !
Reply ID 85140
15/12/2011 by kduman
There are some decent people after all...nice story!!
Reply ID 85141
15/12/2011 by 2929paul
Now my Mum wouldn't have let a nice man like that escape without at least £30 for his troubles, especially at Christmas. (Mind you if he was a Spurs fan he would have been there all night, hearing about how this lot are the best since Bill Nick's double winning side.) And she'd have booked him in to do some more jobs that probably didn't need doing, she'd be so grateful for his help. But that's what good service gets you: repeat business and a good reputation.
Reply ID 85144
16/12/2011 by buzz
That does indeed restore one's faith in human nature! Sounds like a genuine guy!
Reply ID 85161
16/12/2011 by CSP
And he provides the gas-fired barbecue for The Folly @ The Folly ...
Reply ID 85168
17/12/2011 by kevsaunders
Glad to hear everyone's with me on that! So good to meet the 'ggod guys'.
For what it's worth, I dropped round there with a little present for Paul today. Just a bottle of decent Chianti to show how much it meant to me and my mum.
He didn't seem to think he deserved it. But that's why he's one of the good guys
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