The Gas Man Hath Been
Not Rod, once again, but non-local Steve.
He was here for about an hour and gave the old boiler a clean bill of health. As he was working away the post arrived - including my gas bill.
“Don’t worry - I won’t take it out on you“, I told him. He didn’t get a slice of scone, though.
When Tall Andy visited on Saturday I’d mentioned that, if the Gas Man was relatively early, I’d be able to go into work for the afternoon - easing myself back in, as it were.
And I could.
But the sun’s just come out, you see.
And there’s an “r” in the month.
And a “y” in the day.
And, um, …
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Daisy says:
Added on February 20th, 2006 at 12:25 pmCan you send some sunshine down here please? I’ve resorted to wrapping a blanket round my legs it’s so damn cold.
The Bishop says:
Added on February 20th, 2006 at 4:27 pmJust got back from the golf course. It’s wet, it’s windy and everything I was wearing is now in the washing machine!
And I went round in a dismal 131 (par’s 64).
Enjoy the sunshine!
grumpybloke says:
Added on February 20th, 2006 at 7:46 pm“‘Twas on a Monday morning the gas man came to call.
The gas tap wouldn’t turn - I wasn’t getting gas at all.
He tore out all the skirting boards to try and find the main
And I had to call a carpenter to put them back again…”
Lyrical genius by Flanders and Swann.