Electricians cost part II

Remember this discussion Electricians Cost ?

Well seems not only did they charge me for pointless stuff and over price it, but they didn't do a proper job. My plugs went poof again a  few weeks ago and after having to run an extension cord across my little castle to have an alarm clock for weeks, I finally got an electrician in again (different one this time) and his verdict, the breaker in my board had been overloaded (I assume before I arrived since I moved in with the problem existing)... and the pretty sparking noises? that's the sound that breaker plastic makes when it is melting.

Anyway the efficient chap also replaced my mains breaker because he said there were signs of corrosion (better to be safe I guess..) and then " balanced" my board.

Now while I am pleased that the guy didn't treat me like a moron (may be it was the non-blonde hair...) and actually seemed to know what he was talking about and showed me everything that he was doing...

The board balancing... for the price compared to how long it took him... was not cheap.

Let's say if he was board balancing for 8 hours a day, 5 days a week... he would earn double my annual salary... in a week.

Boy oh boy oh boy oh boy... you would think for the amount electricians charge that they could dress better and drive nicer cars.

(we won't get into the costs of good consulting engineering services... we're bringing power to the nations okay?)