Cleaners wont clean? Funiture shops wont lift? Postmen wont deliver? Dustmen wont take?

Question

I bought a piano from a charity shop. A small modern one about 150Lbs in weight. I live on the ground floor with just one small step but would they lift it over?

"Sorry guv, Health and safety wont let us."

I says "How did you get it on the lorry"

"Never mind that, We aint going to lift it over that step."

They lost a £10 tip and It took me 1 minute to move it myself. Two men both bigger than me could'nt or would'nt lift it, Has this country gone bone idle?

Answer 1

Nah! afraid not - they are doing what they are told to do by loony PC Brigade nonces.

Problem is - once they step over into your boundary - they aren't insured. It becomes your problem and if they had an accident - they would claim off you under the public liability section of your policy - if you aren't insured - they get nothing.

Stupid I know but you can thank the Morons in control for this state of affairs

Answer 2

Hahahah! Sorry, but that's funny. Health and safety issues gone mad I say!

Answer 3

It's the insurance companies that won't let them...

Without the correct equipment for the lift, if they get injured they won't be able to claim any compensation - which means they'd be long term sick with no-one to pay the mortgage...

Can't blame them really, but I must ask.  What kind of houses don't have a doorstep - surely they could've anticipated that one...

Answer 4

Unbelievable, just goes to show what a crazy world we are now living in!!

Like the old saying goes, “ if you want something done, do it yourself” ( if you can)

Answer 5

It's the way Britian has become, if you had offered them £20 up front, they would have done it.

Answer 6

Health and Safety, Political correctness, etc.  Britain has gone mad!!!!

Answer 7

Health and Safety - the perfect cop out for getting out of doing anything folk don't want to do. I'm all for people being sensible and not putting themselves at  risk, but we seem to have abandoned all common sense - if you were a pensioner or disabled you would doubtless still be stuck with a Joanna on your doorstep.

Answer 8

i know its not funny but i had to laugh at the heading this question came under (do it yourself) was that intentional?

seems in this day and age we may as well do it all ourselves.

Answer 9

What a couple of dorks. Good story.

"Never mind that, We aint going to lift it over that step."

That got me cracking up

sorry you had to deal with these guys

Answer 10

If it only took you a minute then

1)you are perfectly capable of doing it yourself

2)they are just lazy

3)so are people that have to pay someone to lift a piano that only took them 1 min to move themself