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Offline Nick

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Over chatty workmen
« on: September 24, 2007, 08:54:10 AM »
He is in the house. 4 times in the last 15 minutes he has come unto me and said "Look, I am going to touch up this here, here and here." "Yes I know." And round here I am doing some rubbing down." "Yes, I heard that." "And now I am going to do those window ledges. Do you want to come and look."

"No thanks."

I will swing for this bastard. And the council guy is outside now taking pictures of MRs Nick's crumpled car. And as the bastard painter is going to be doing bits of work on the interior and exterior on three floors I have been instructed to "tidy up."

Alien abduction is looking very appealing.
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Re: Over chatty workmen
« Reply #1 on: September 24, 2007, 09:33:25 AM »
He is still doing it. He has stripped parts of two window frames. "These will need painting." "Isn't that what you are going to do?" "Oh yes, I was just telling you."

He is sooooo close to death Banghead

And now he is giving Mrs Nick a tour of the same interesting features. Same script.

He is an idiot!!!!
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Re: Over chatty workmen
« Reply #2 on: September 24, 2007, 09:41:03 AM »
He sounds like a nice chap. Offer him tea and biscuits.  ;)
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Re: Over chatty workmen
« Reply #3 on: September 24, 2007, 09:41:41 AM »
Arsenic, more like.
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Re: Over chatty workmen
« Reply #4 on: September 24, 2007, 09:44:10 AM »
Tell him about your apparition ~ that might scare him off.
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Re: Over chatty workmen
« Reply #5 on: September 24, 2007, 09:51:55 AM »
No, he'd want to talk about it. evil:
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Re: Over chatty workmen
« Reply #6 on: September 24, 2007, 10:19:39 AM »
Tell him you have always found rough-handed tradesmen strangely attractive.

That should make him keep his distance. Unless . . . . .  rubschin:

Knowing your luck, better avoid that technique. noooo:

Try wandering around clutching an axe, mumbling "No, I mustn't" to yourself. eyes:
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Re: Over chatty workmen
« Reply #7 on: September 24, 2007, 12:46:17 PM »
He's up a ladder now. Very windy here. Shame if he had an accident............... evil:
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Re: Over chatty workmen
« Reply #8 on: September 24, 2007, 01:47:22 PM »
He has been assertively retrained. "Carry on with your work, I am busy". Not a peep since!

Assertiveness works!

Next project: Mrs Nick scared2:
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Re: Over chatty workmen
« Reply #9 on: September 24, 2007, 02:05:01 PM »
Quote from: Nick on September 24, 2007, 01:47:22 PM
He has been assertively retrained. "Carry on with your work, I am busy". Not a peep since!

Assertiveness works!

Next project: Mrs Nick scared2:
Your or Mrs Nicks car parked under the ladder?

Starsky and Hutch paintjob time. scared2:
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Re: Over chatty workmen
« Reply #10 on: September 24, 2007, 02:05:38 PM »
Come up and see me DS.

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Re: Over chatty workmen
« Reply #11 on: September 24, 2007, 02:24:50 PM »
A tiler, engaged to re-tile the kitchen splash-backs two weeks ago, failed to show up. Mumbled 'phone call with lame excuse at the last minute. All other tilers too busy for at least two months. Resigned to doing it myself or waiting. Today, out of the blue, he turned up (half an hour ago) and started work. Reckons he'll do half today and finish off on Thursday. Mrs S will be p*ssed off as the kitchen is a mess and he has just shoved everything to one side. I can't wait for her to come home ..... she is due at 3.35 ~ I am searching for my tin bowler.
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Re: Over chatty workmen
« Reply #12 on: September 24, 2007, 02:33:38 PM »
But surely the fact that it is done ...
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Re: Over chatty workmen
« Reply #13 on: September 24, 2007, 02:36:40 PM »
Quote from: Snoopy on September 24, 2007, 02:24:50 PM
A tiler, engaged to re-tile the kitchen splash-backs two weeks ago, failed to show up. Mumbled 'phone call with lame excuse at the last minute. All other tilers too busy for at least two months. Resigned to doing it myself or waiting. Today, out of the blue, he turned up (half an hour ago) and started work. Reckons he'll do half today and finish off on Thursday. Mrs S will be p*ssed off as the kitchen is a mess and he has just shoved everything to one side. I can't wait for her to come home ..... she is due at 3.35 ~ I am searching for my tin bowler.

Can you play the Dominoe's Pizza card - half an hour late and it is free

For two weeks he should be adding a complimentary extension to the East Wing  lol:
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Re: Over chatty workmen
« Reply #14 on: September 24, 2007, 02:41:50 PM »
Quote from: Bar Wench on September 24, 2007, 02:33:38 PM
But surely the fact that it is done ...

Funny enough that is what she just said  eeek:

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Can you play the Dominoe's Pizza card - half an hour late and it is free

For two weeks he should be adding a complimentary extension to the East Wing 

Cash in hand job ~ I am not negotiating ..... just happy that I will not be expected to do it.
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