# My Heating is on the fritz

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-heating-is-on-the-fritz/223040
**Category:** The BBQ Pit
**Created:** [January 6, 2004, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-heating-is-on-the-fritz/223040 "2004-01-06T17:05:06Z")
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### Author: ![spogga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ab097/32.png) [@spogga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spogga)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2004, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-heating-is-on-the-fritz/223040/1 "2004-01-06T17:05:06Z")

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I can’t turn it off, the place is like a greenhouse and my hot water is bubbling away merrily.  
Even when I turn the thermostat down to zero it doesn’t help and nor does taking the fuse out that controls the heating system.

So I phoned a “Tradesman” yesterday and he promised to be here between 12 and 3.30.  
It’s now 5.30.  
I phoned him about 15 mins ago and the conversation went like this

ME: Where are you?  
HIM: I’ve just ordered the part  
ME: What fucking part, you haven’t even called round yet  
HIM: Erm Yes that’s true  
ME: So how do you know what part to order if you haven’t even seen the job  
HIM: Err I just do  
ME: Well in that case psychic one tell me what my next words to you will be  
HIM: Don’t bother  
ME: Wrong, they are piss off you useless twat.

…and he wanted a £50 call out fee