The painter disappeared and promised that the scaffolders would be here, today at nine sharp to take the scaffolding down. Because the scaffolding was pinned to the wall some unpainted spots on the wall will be revealed, the scaffolders promised they'd spot them in, paint man worried that they'd not bother - I had to be here when they arrived to ensure final painting touches happened.
Two loud, crashy, bum-cracky blokes finally arrived at 2pm, all sweary about having been sent to do the dismantle on their own, they weren't going to finish the job today and they were going to be really smashy and messy about what they did do.
Unluckily for them I was by now a whole lot swearier and smashier ...
Shuntaro Tanikawa.
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Go! Lulu.
ReplyDeletePity you're not old enough to join these girls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ygy7UDADXDg
I AM old enough and have started my own chapter - wanna join?
DeleteWhy not. These days, I have quite a lot of me to jiggle and shake!
DeleteThey are going to learn that Lulu "can solve their problems."
ReplyDelete...and that you're employed to shoot people.
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Anything can be arranged ... at a price xxxx
Delete"Swearier and smashier" Sweet Mary Sunshine, but I hope they've learned their lesson and do the job correctly! xoxox
ReplyDeleteThey have actually broken the coping stones on our wall - but it looked like it was going to be much worse!
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ReplyDeleteJust catching up here... No wonder you couldn't get to London! It sounds like you have had a very eventful couple of months. I am home again. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteIt looked as though you had a full and fab time - sorry I missed you
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