RiSKy

....by the dustman, no! only some dodgy geezers on me roof

During the recent storms we'd lost a ridge tile. I did a bit of phoning round Monday all the local roofers were all too busy. So i called up a builder friend of mine who going to do it on Sunday.

So i wake this moning to the sound of thud thud on me roof (and it's not even christmas yet so I knew it wasn't Santa), I spring outta bed, fall over getting into my shorts, race outside and confront these undesirables, err.. excuse me (polite version) what you doing on mt roof?

Prat 1 replies: "yeah I would've called to say we were coming round, but i've lost your number, anyway i've had a look, we've no tiles like that but I can come back tomorrow, fifty quid should cover it"
Me: "sorry i've made other arangements"
Prat 1: "doubt they'll beat that price"
Prat 2 (the young apprentice) "We'll do it for free and take your Subaru insead" followed by some kind of strange laughter
Me: (no reaction to previous statement) What company are you from?
Prat 1: "you know from ****** Flat Roofs"
Me: "So why does your van say you work for ****** Roofing"
Prat 1: "err...."
Me: "thanks but no thanks, now F-Cough"

What do you make of that? I thought they were well dodgy.
Be careful out there, Roy

astraboy

<I thought they were well dodgy.>
Well mate, they WERE roofers.
astraboy.