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Mike Halliday

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Handy items to have on the van.....
« on: November 18, 2015, 12:26:55 pm »
Did a job yesterday  that reminded me how useful it is to have some  sort of light on the van, they were decorating  and had removed all the light switches :-\.   so I could 'nt put any lights on

Luckily £10 spent at B&Q saved the day :) anyone else got any  handy items on the van?

EDIT..... not too clear but it's a halogen light!
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Mike Halliday.  www.henryhalliday.co.uk

Doctor Carpet (Ret'd)

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Re: Handy items to have on the van.....
« Reply #1 on: November 18, 2015, 04:22:41 pm »
Adaptor plugs for when cleaning in communal cleaning areas of big blocks of flats. These are for the sockets which aren't a traditional 3 pin plug socket but the ones with an adapted top pin shape. (To stop the residents "nicking " the electricity from the general building electricity bill.)

Before satnav made finding addresses so much easier I carried a powerful torch in the cab so I could try and find housenumbers in the dark from the cab rather than getting out and wandering up drives to see if there was a number or not.

Similar to you I carried some light bulbs. Oh and a mini kettle and tea bags and long life milk!

Rog
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Steve Chapman

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Re: Handy items to have on the van.....
« Reply #2 on: November 18, 2015, 05:28:38 pm »
Some white gloss paint for ....well you know ....... little accidents ......☺
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Mike Halliday

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Re: Handy items to have on the van.....
« Reply #3 on: November 18, 2015, 05:40:18 pm »
Quote from: Steve Chapman on November 18, 2015, 05:28:38 pm
Some white gloss paint for ....well you know ....... little accidents ......☺

I hear Tipex is quicker drying  than gloss paint ;)
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scott johns

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Re: Handy items to have on the van.....
« Reply #4 on: November 18, 2015, 06:20:36 pm »
coat hangers for curtains clients love you for not folding them up and putting creases in them also have
a toilet roll just in case
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Simon Gerrard

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Re: Handy items to have on the van.....
« Reply #5 on: November 18, 2015, 06:31:26 pm »
An AK47 for those that think not paying is a good idea. ;D
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Carpet Dawg

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Re: Handy items to have on the van.....
« Reply #6 on: November 19, 2015, 12:50:32 am »
door stops/wedges.
deodorant in the summer months.
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John Kelly

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Re: Handy items to have on the van.....
« Reply #7 on: November 19, 2015, 09:33:22 am »
Tippex, small pot white emulsion, super glue, spare quick connects, fuses, sillicon grease, duct tape.
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Dennis

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Re: Handy items to have on the van.....
« Reply #8 on: November 19, 2015, 12:07:37 pm »
Wallpaper paste - don't ask!  ;D
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John Kelly

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Re: Handy items to have on the van.....
« Reply #9 on: November 19, 2015, 01:49:25 pm »
 ;D Side exhausting extractors can strip paper quite quickly.
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Dennis

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Re: Handy items to have on the van.....
« Reply #10 on: November 19, 2015, 02:29:55 pm »
This was a few years ago.
Newly re-papered bedroom with just a bed in. Headboard removed but didn't notice bolts left in and sticking out, moved bed just too close to wall, 3 inch rip. Lucky customer still had paste and I managed a virtually invisible mend which would be behind the bed anyway. Lucky he had been a customer a long time and still is thankfully.  ;D
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tim handley

Re: Handy items to have on the van.....
« Reply #11 on: November 19, 2015, 06:16:02 pm »
a radio......................
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heritagecleaning

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Re: Handy items to have on the van.....
« Reply #12 on: November 19, 2015, 06:28:54 pm »
Condoms  ;D
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Chris R

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Re: Handy items to have on the van.....
« Reply #13 on: November 20, 2015, 07:46:27 pm »
Carpet stretcher
Hammer
Masonary nails
Staple gun,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Belgium Wilton's,  ;) ;) ;)  Not going to shrink with a nail hammered through  :)

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Matt Steele

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Re: Handy items to have on the van.....
« Reply #14 on: November 22, 2015, 08:31:43 am »
Tipex, superglue, wood glue, screws, nails,  full tool kit, drill and a machete, not that I'm a blunderer :0)
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derek west

Re: Handy items to have on the van.....
« Reply #15 on: November 22, 2015, 10:19:58 am »
A Hammer for the carbon monoxide meters i set off.  ;D
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Carpet Dawg

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Re: Handy items to have on the van.....
« Reply #16 on: November 22, 2015, 12:59:52 pm »
Sounds like you guys are joiners lol. Tipex is a good one though
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