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Non Dickhead Engineers

Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 11:42 am
by CraigDag
I was playing my last "Pancake Day" (as MOG put it), just got my first when in walks a FairCity engineer. He stands behind me for five minutes just telling me to take my time. I asked what he was in for and he replied "Security update". Knowing that when he clocked what was happening I would probably be asked to finish up and get off it I remarked that I would let him on it after I finished my credit, thinking that I could probably get it almost fully done.

He the stands next to me, watches what I'm doing, looks at me and says: "Ah right. Well just you carry on, I'll come back tomorrow for that one". I have to admit I was a little dumbstruck by that. When I asked if he was joking he replied that it was fine, I should just have it out since they will all be done in the next few days.

Makes a change from the past few engineers who I've met!

Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 12:52 pm
by bowie
fuckin hell! wouldn't expect that from fair city. what did he look like? bald or ridiculously tall?

Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 1:28 pm
by Master of Games
I've had the total opposite many a time, especially when they'd come in the bookies and demand you get off or the shop manager will switch it off. Had one old moany cunt of a cashier grinning like a Cheshire cat when I had to get of a Bling King Crazy all those years ago... I'd been waiting over an hour for some clueless old grandad to get off it!

Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 2:00 pm
by BFK
A colleague of mine played one yesterday, engineer came in, fixed another machine that was off and then buggered off!!!!

Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 2:02 pm
by deano8177
I'm sure he will be back very soon.

Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 3:16 pm
by streakseims
spoons had it on yesterday so took 130odd out on my lunch hour and went back at 5 and switched off! so we did 3 others and when I drove back past spoons...... Back on??? went in and took 1 b4 they closed......... this morning..... still on.......lunch.... offf :lol:

Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 3:24 pm
by deano8177
130 in an hour, that's a bit poor.

Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 3:40 pm
by feeder22
Some one never got the full story then? Letting every bonus go for the swap Haha 1hour = hopper. to be fair had a fair few floaters now and 1 banker. Had switch off police called on one but was 280ish out anyways. Devon lots had a field day, alan davies has just lost his spoons contract so the fucker aint chipping them, 350 daily, que for doors mind.

Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 3:50 pm
by streakseims
well 45mins
swap number dont happen every time when they have been done loads
trust me its "going red" every time

all the others have been givin it away but that one has been hit alot. anyone whos been to it will know for some reason the change number is rare when you have not got all the other bonuses eliminated (bank it, going red,xtra heart)

so you can imagine how many Hi/Lows it took to get the xtra life lit or all red and 2 hearts and bank it

hence 45 mins 2 gatws


other one in glendales "everyones banned" pub was 1st board £70 on sunday so just left as was 1st visit and £55 up then back yesterday for 6 X £10 notes and £240 coins. 4 X Gatw boards in a row oh and was even red boxing boards when i went on it which give CP when i missed a hold button and took dond :lol:

Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 3:55 pm
by Stevie S
Had the exact same problem myself mate! It kept giving activate fucking bank it all the time :x I imagine some will play ball fine but not all of them lol!

Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 3:56 pm
by Stevie S
I went home after about 4 hours play dizzy and sick lol!

Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 4:03 pm
by deano8177
Iv not had that kind of pro yet. All units iv played have played ball. But I must say the dizzy and sick part I agree with.

Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 4:08 pm
by Stevie S
deano8177 wrote:Iv not had that kind of pro yet. All units iv played have played ball. But I must say the dizzy and sick part I agree with.
I wouldn't wish it to do this to my worst enemy mate honest! I was fucking ranting and raving like a nut over by the machine. In the end I started playing for activate bonus first so it couldn't hit it again. I was having a breakdown in the middle of the pub and had to get of it because it was closing time! I am ashamed to admit I walked away 40 quid down! It went up and down all night. One minute easy 140, next wouldn't do certain things it should, believe me it can happen!

Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 4:10 pm
by Thumper
feeder22 wrote:Some one never got the full story then? Letting every bonus go for the swap Haha 1hour = hopper. to be fair had a fair few floaters now and 1 banker. Had switch off police called on one but was 280ish out anyways. Devon lots had a field day, alan davies has just lost his spoons contract so the fucker aint chipping them, 350 daily, que for doors mind.
er.. 15mins = hopper

Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 4:13 pm
by streakseims
yeah that one last night I started playing when the football match was at the 70th minute and at final whistle its was at IOU £16 and 300 lighter. good run of luck when it dont mess about at all