tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post3774954917385702312..comments2024-03-28T08:23:51.373+00:00Comments on Going Gently: WorkmenJohn Going Gentlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comBlogger114125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-6966834418569858692017-11-17T08:46:35.491+00:002017-11-17T08:46:35.491+00:00The workman that most readily comes to my mind was...The workman that most readily comes to my mind was very much the happy good-natured friendly type — a plumber who took and unreasonably long time to replace a commode in the bathroom. It became increasingly clear he either had drunk his lunch, or was three sheets to the wind from some other reason. Unfortunately, the quality of his work was sadly lacking so had to have someone else soon after though this was a company we had long used. joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-54359765558980257552017-11-15T19:15:44.294+00:002017-11-15T19:15:44.294+00:00Trying to imagine the resounding "huh" I...Trying to imagine the resounding "huh" I'd get if I offered a bunch of American workmen cups of hot sweet tea! Maybe cold "sweet tea" in the South but that's a whole different thing!Moragnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-11680758739188876552017-11-15T15:31:22.232+00:002017-11-15T15:31:22.232+00:00I think urine is an accelerator of the composting ...I think urine is an accelerator of the composting process.minimiser debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11903509195360845572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-79475982319436523352017-11-15T10:48:18.476+00:002017-11-15T10:48:18.476+00:00I think with this rather unbelievable story it'...I think with this rather unbelievable story it's you who is taking the biscuit, Cro. Or should that be the mickey?<br /><br />UUrsulahttp://bitchontheblog.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-31329500940071838552017-11-15T10:35:40.269+00:002017-11-15T10:35:40.269+00:00That's interesting, Tom. 224 pounds = 101.605 ...That's interesting, Tom. 224 pounds = 101.605 kg. Let's leave chips on shoulders and Sisyphus, punished by the gods for his arrogance, aside. I don't know how much you weigh but isn't there a law of physics that means you can't lift more than say, for sake of argument, your own body weight max? Carrying (sustained) being quite a different proposition to lifting (brief).<br /><br />Carrying up the ladder ...?<br /><br />UUrsulahttp://bitchontheblog.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-28705589503070457602017-11-15T07:38:56.682+00:002017-11-15T07:38:56.682+00:00The cheeseboard is lovely, and surely destined to ...The cheeseboard is lovely, and surely destined to become a family heirloom.<br />Hope you've got plenty of smelling salts handy for Winnie, as she swoons over the workmen? She will be in orbit !<br />Coppa's girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459503600694841117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-7430210189995273182017-11-15T04:59:09.122+00:002017-11-15T04:59:09.122+00:00The last tradesman I had to deal with back in the ...The last tradesman I had to deal with back in the UK was a British Gas annual boiler service man. He did the job, refused to re-light the boiler, and wouldn't give me a certificate of 'worthiness' on some silly technical point. I called him every name imaginable, then he started crying and saying that his son had just died. I kicked him out. No tea, no biscuit.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-64148538465113418862017-11-15T02:21:55.340+00:002017-11-15T02:21:55.340+00:00I don't drink coffee, and so there is none on ...I don't drink coffee, and so there is none on offer. The water tap is there, it's what I drink, they're welcome to that. These guys make more than I do, they can bring their own snacks, and hopefully eat somewhere besides in my house. ''US, no snackies.''<br />And American men do not drink tea, so far as I know.Lizzy Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13925662100321427762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-90635474023157338442017-11-15T01:53:23.935+00:002017-11-15T01:53:23.935+00:00I find that here in mostly very warm
Southern Cali...I find that here in mostly very warm<br />Southern California, keeping a few<br />bottles of water in the fridge at<br />the ready to offer to sweaty workmen<br />always gets me a great job done and<br />much more friendly conversation.Janet Eiffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08429780800980046344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-15275429750031528782017-11-15T00:43:34.339+00:002017-11-15T00:43:34.339+00:00I feel like a dolt! I'm now curious if I'...I feel like a dolt! I'm now curious if I'm the oddball in my region or if I'm typical. I'll need to do some surveying!Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06671446238805535547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-67953175383910649692017-11-14T23:15:28.316+00:002017-11-14T23:15:28.316+00:00"an all female workforce is imbalanced too an..."an all female workforce is imbalanced too and has its own downsides" - yes, buncha miserable bitches; I work in a 6-male environment and I am the only female. just one of the boyz!anne marie in phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11765140782182605141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-25605993584675722412017-11-14T22:30:53.752+00:002017-11-14T22:30:53.752+00:00Morag! You are a bastard if there is not a cup of ...Morag! You are a bastard if there is not a cup of sweet tea ready for your workmenJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-43691276711402599542017-11-14T22:25:42.627+00:002017-11-14T22:25:42.627+00:00Send me cookies.
I promise I will like you .
:)Send me cookies.<br />I promise I will like you .<br />:)Notes From ABroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12202279303962539035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-67310786071997943202017-11-14T22:24:39.178+00:002017-11-14T22:24:39.178+00:00Inwent to see Garry Delaney last night ( mock the ...Inwent to see Garry Delaney last night ( mock the week)<br />Best joke......my girlfriend was upset that I couldnt find her clitoris, ..in her best friend's knickers"<br /><br />And<br />" old macdonald had torettes!<br />EEE, EYE, EEE, EYE, CUNTJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-21220164902350643832017-11-14T22:13:47.225+00:002017-11-14T22:13:47.225+00:00In the US, I think offering food and drink, except...In the US, I think offering food and drink, except perhaps water, is not as expected as it seems to be in Britain. A nice thought, but no one would think badly of you not to offer. Maybe put out doughnuts and coffee for them to help themselves to if they're interested, but they either go out for lunch or bring their own to eat in their vehicles. Generally the expectation on both sides is that they are there to work, not socialize. I also think we mostly would not put up with the degree of messiness and music blasting you Brits seem to tolerate. Footies or stocking feet and broom clean-up afterward are pretty common expectatons here.Moragnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-85325886175983000232017-11-14T21:50:30.249+00:002017-11-14T21:50:30.249+00:00I sometimes do that. I don't even have to be d...I sometimes do that. I don't even have to be drunk.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-49782417929389126142017-11-14T21:37:39.078+00:002017-11-14T21:37:39.078+00:00Thirty years ago I moved into the home of a house ...Thirty years ago I moved into the home of a house builder. We had to gut and remodel the house. When the kids, who popped in from time to time to see what we did to their old house, wanted to bring mom and dad to see, they discussed it a long time. When mom and dad did come, mom was wowed, and finally said "I could have lived in this kind of house instead..." Dad, he didn't say anything.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-25188897122973280592017-11-14T21:35:35.143+00:002017-11-14T21:35:35.143+00:00Paramedic to Essex Girl:
"Where are you blee...Paramedic to Essex Girl:<br /><br />"Where are you bleeding from?"<br /><br />Essex Girl:<br /><br />"Essex".Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-11411023282219054442017-11-14T21:15:22.113+00:002017-11-14T21:15:22.113+00:00When we renovated our flat in Buenos Aires, we hir...When we renovated our flat in Buenos Aires, we hired a British man and his partner an Argentine.<br />It was great because they were good and there was always someone there who spoke English.<br />It was a lovely mix of gay , straight, English,American and Argentin all with the same goals..<br />To bring that old home back to life..it was one of the best renovation experiences we had ever had.<br />PS<br />Furniture shopping with gay Argies is the Best Fun!!!Notes From ABroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12202279303962539035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-23765042361748827932017-11-14T21:08:58.388+00:002017-11-14T21:08:58.388+00:00It isIt isJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-84547672500804677192017-11-14T21:08:45.230+00:002017-11-14T21:08:45.230+00:00Alt take a deep breathAlt take a deep breathJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-6018885116139700962017-11-14T21:08:12.090+00:002017-11-14T21:08:12.090+00:00I think many quote like gay clients we generally t...I think many quote like gay clients we generally too wellJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-91063694465642897032017-11-14T21:07:35.684+00:002017-11-14T21:07:35.684+00:00Nice to have you on board Tommy
Nice to have you on board Tommy<br />John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-14047317582185382792017-11-14T21:06:39.411+00:002017-11-14T21:06:39.411+00:00LOL..hello all my husbands...LOL..hello all my husbands...Notes From ABroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12202279303962539035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-77639179588566794782017-11-14T21:05:07.937+00:002017-11-14T21:05:07.937+00:00I’m an American but raised in the South where all ...I’m an American but raised in the South where all kinds of good manners are expected lolNotes From ABroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12202279303962539035noreply@blogger.com