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….carpenter and his year one apprentice who were installing a new kitchen?
Cupboards were in place and laminate top fitted,all that remained was for the top to be screwed off from underneath.The apprentice was keen, the carpenter still had bathroom cupboards to attend to and it’s close to quittin time.
Ten minuites later the carpenter sticks his head in the kitchen door to see how his protegee is going.The boy is head down butt up and just finishing the last of the screws.
Slight problem.He has used 2 1/2″ screws to fix down a 2″ top.
As you are well aware all tradesman are known for their kindness,tact,patience, longsuffering and politeness toward apprentices.So when the carpenter said” Oh bother. It would appear that you have used the wrong size screws for the job. Go and get yourself a cold drink and sit down here and watch me while I pull this top off, so I can fit a new one, which I’ll have to order and wait two weeks for and then pay for it all over again.” you would not be surprised.
This is a true story. Only the facts have been changed.
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My father was a master carpenter in his day and he enjoyed telling a story about a kitchen remodel that he and his helper were working on. The lady of the house was the type who 'hovered' all day, every day. . .getting in the way, asking inumerable questions, some repeatedly. The helper did not find this amusing, and grew progresively more exasperated with this woman as the job went along. When the time came to fit the new counter top she was as usual on hand and in the way. Eventually she asked the question that had been tormenting her. . . how were they going to fasten down the counter top? The helper turned on her and shouted "lady, we're gonna pound a great judas spike right through the middle of it!!" They didn't see her again until the job was finished.
*don't you just hate those hoverers? You can bet your boots that something will go wrong while they hang around. Then you've got to make it look like you intended your mistake to be intentional, and all the while you're thinking ,"how the hell am I going to get out of this one?"
*"This is a true story. Only the facts have been changed." Okay, which facts have been changed? Facts are crucial to any story....otherwise, it's a tale.