Glazier/Carpenter ??? you'd never beleive it!!

[Puzzled001]

High all, for the buiding trade, Don't know if this is the right place to post ,but just had to report it. I live in northern Murcia ( Moratalla) in Spain. I took a casement window to our nearest 'glazier' in Caravaca de la Cruz about 11 km away to have the sealed unit replaced. He stated he was a glazier not a double -glazing engineer and would have to send it away!. I requested that he just removed the sealed-unit, replaced it with 6mm toughened and ran a beading round to make uo the gap. Answer, I can cut the glass but you'd have to take it to a carpenter as wood is a carpenters job. No wonder Spain is in the state it is. You've got to laugh or you'd cry. Best wishes to you all

[Old_Geezer]

More than his job's worth. Would be taking the bread from the mouth of a fellow artisan.

[FredPuli43]

Not unknown here, years ago. In the late 70s, I had a decorator who stripped the wallpaper but left a bit around a curtain tie hook. When I asked he said he couldn't remove the hook because 'that's a carpenter's job'. He then sent down for a carpenter who unscrewed the hook.When this was done, he stripped the bit of paper behind it. This was in a big block of flats that had onsite maintenance staff,who obviously took division of labour seriously!

[The Builder]

Thanks for that, Puzzled. Thankfully, I think we're over all that in this country now :o)

[Puzzled001]

Thanks for your replies, if I hear any more 'sillys' I'll post them to make you smile.! (or cry !!)