Had an unexpected request today?

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Setting the scene, it is 07:00 and the front door of the flat is open. 'Tap tap' on the door. (No, it wasn't the plumber, it was the gas man). He had come to read the gas meter and, as he bent, he asked from an upside down position: "Sorry mate, I gotta ask you a big favour." 'Go ahead' I said.
"I really need a dump."
"I feel your pain" I said - "just wait until the postman has finished etc - it's upstairs" (you can imagine the rest if you like...)

Don't mind that, but in return, I got a treatise on management incompetence, and the installation and provision of information when changing regulators on gas supply pipes.
"British Gas - doing good business everywhere!"

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

If I were you I'd get a plumber in to see about those taps on the door.

 

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If I were you I'd get a plumber in to see about those taps on the door.

I knew it wasn't the plumber, Chris - he would have greeted me with "washer cock, how are you?"
Anyway, as long as I don't go upstairs and find that there's a 'condemned' sticker on the WC! Of course, when I send the bill to BG, I'll add a service charge. Besides, I only have a water heater - nothing else powered by gas. Gawd knows what might happen if I had the full Monty of central heating, gas hob etc...

 

[threebikesmcginty]

The stools of the trade...

 

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Note to self: Must pop into John Lewis today, to replenish my Esteban 'Teck & Tonka' incense stick supply. So far I have lit two and they created a flash fire...there's a lot of noise from upstairs still...the guy left twenty five minutes ago!