Tell Me Something............Anything!

Well I didn't get to go out last night - I phoned my mate's missus (he doesn't possess a phone) to check if my visiting them is still ok, and she said best not, what with the re-imposed restrictions, as it would be unfair to those abiding by the rules. I thought, well at least it gets me out of taking my power tools along to make this access hole in the floor for them, but no - "You can still do that job for us, as workmen are still allowed into customers' houses". Cheeky cow. But muggins here still went round and did that, because I'm such a soft arse :(

Still, the upside is that I awoke quite early, not feeling like shit :)

Yesterday was not a good day.

From 9.30am till 5pm I was fitting four new windows in the toilets of a business, up on ladders, in a white rendered south-facing wall. Made worse by the staff constantly disrupting my progress by needing the toilet. And not just for number ones :( Why can't folk do that before they leave the house? I never do a turd during working hours.

Then I had the job of repairing the render, while 15 metres away the beer garden of the pub next door was doing a great trade. Bastards. Anyway I promised myself a cold pint afterwards to motivate myself. And very nice it was too, the only good bit of the day.

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Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony

Yesterday was not a good day.

From 9.30am till 5pm I was fitting four new windows in the toilets of a business, up on ladders, in a white rendered south-facing wall. Made worse by the staff constantly disrupting my progress by needing the toilet. And not just for number ones :( Why can't folk do that before they leave the house? I never do a turd during working hours.

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You're self employed so there's no benefit. If you're employed by someone else though you should always try to ensure that you take a crap on their dollar. Crapping on your own time is sub-optimal.

And that's before you consider the savings on toilet paper. Someone else cleans the bog afterwards for you, too. More time saved.

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Originally Posted by Macca

You're self employed so there's no benefit. If you're employed by someone else though you should always try to ensure that you take a crap on their dollar. Crapping on your own time is sub-optimal.

And that's before you consider the savings on toilet paper. Someone else cleans the bog afterwards for you, too. More time saved.

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You're absolutely right - when I used to work in a factory I always had my dumps 'on the clock'. So how have you gone on while working at home? Do you get paid expenses for all the bog roll and toilet duck?

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Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony

You're absolutely right - when I used to work in a factory I always had my dumps 'on the clock'...

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Is that why it shut down?:D

Eventually their sewerage system just couldn't cope!:eyebrows:

Marco.

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You're absolutely right - when I used to work in a factory I always had my dumps 'on the clock'. So how have you gone on while working at home? Do you get paid expenses for all the bog roll and toilet duck?

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I am having to buy more bog roll. But I've been told you can claim back £6 a month on tax if you are PAYE and working from home. Which would about cover it. Don't know if that is true though.

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I am having to buy more bog roll. But I've been told you can claim back £6 a month on tax if you are PAYE and working from home. Which would about cover it. Don't know if that is true though.

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It would certainly be enough for me. Quick calculation of bog roll use: 1 dump per day, 3 sheets per wipe, 4 wipes, = 12 sheets. So a roll containing 240 sheets (the norm) should last me 20 days.

I do get through a lot of air freshener though, an essential according to Mrs. P :)

{Edit: All posts from this one to No 5634 have been moved from the 'post your cats and dogs thread --- Marco.}:

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Originally Posted by Barry

John Pertwee was one of the worse of the Doctors IMO: Earth-bound and chugging around in that silly little car of his, fighting monsters in muddy dis-used quarries. Pathetic!

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IMO THE worst Doctor Who series. Him and whatshisname, the Brigadeer? Can't really remember as I left the show until Tom Baker arrived.

Probably not a popular choice but I thought Patrick Troughton was pretty good, with some decent humour.

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IMO THE worst Doctor Who series. Him and whatshisname, the Brigadeer? Can't really remember as I left the show until Tom Baker arrived.

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It was good because it was mostly on Earth which made it a bit creepier and scarier. If the monsters were on a different planet in a different time period it seemed to me that there was a lot less likelihood of one being under your bed.

The car was a crap idea I give you that. In fact he had two crappy cars in that didn't he? One that was quite futuristic and could fly?

A lot (not all) of the Pertwee stories were good. If they'd had proper special effects instead of 1970s BBC ones they would have been brilliant.

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It was good because it was mostly on Earth which made it a bit creepier and scarier. If the monsters were on a different planet in a different time period it seemed to me that there was a lot less likelihood of one being under your bed.

The car was a crap idea I give you that. In fact he had two crappy cars in that didn't he? One that was quite futuristic and could fly?

A lot (not all) of the Pertwee stories were good. If they'd had proper special effects instead of 1970s BBC ones they would have been brilliant.

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Maybe an age thing. I hit my teens during Pertwee's tenure (1970-74). My balls had just dropped so I had bigger things to be worried about :(