Paving the Way

As Gobby planned ever more garden improvements she contacted her local workman of choice re a particular job but was surprised to receive the following response:

"Nice of you to think of me but it is a bit far from Burnopfield."

Which, for the uninitiated, it somewhat is:

Realising her error and that something had gone profoundly awry with the 'S' entries in her contacts Gobby apologised profusely to a trusty old chum, a rare itinerant visitor to Barton Lives for those that remember the Tim Tam Slam saga, explaining the work requests should have been sent to the very local: 'Shaggy'.

However, undeterred and never one to turn down any port in a storm Gobby did follow this up with, "What are you like at paving anyway?"

And way highly impressed with the reply,


"I'M FANTASTIC, MR BOMBASTIC."

Slippery

After an inordinate amount of unnecessary explanation on the spurious subject of 'Outdoor Slippers' (see Footnotes ), Gobby was very disappointed at Hamish's distinct lack of support on this matter.

And also found it hard to believe this to be the best of the specialist catalogues he regularly had delivered to his abode.

Keeping Abreast

As the Regulars discussed their respective week's work down The Local, Gobby declared her place of employ to now be a Breast Feeding Friendly Zone.

To which most of the Regulars agreed they might pop up and give it a try.  

Overseas

As Hamish contemplated yet another change of employ he was heard to comment in disgruntlement that the employment agencies would keep sending him vacancies in India.



Although he did admit he had heard there were a lot of jobs in Jeopardy.

A Spiky Matter

Although Gobby would be the first to encourage gardening amongst the rest of the Regulars even she was perturbed when the Silver Surfer abruptly left The Local declaring he was off home to 'nurse the yucca.'



Thankfully all was tastefully revealed the next day:

One step Forwards, Two Steps Back

After yet another change of employer the Regulars were delighted to see that Hamish had taken at least small steps to improve his approach to colleagues.



















Although, again, interior design was yet another field in which he failed to really grasp what the customer had truly envisaged.