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Pebbs
Last night I attended a Topping out party, finally after 4 years, the client decided to hold a party as a 'thank you', I dont think they had any idea what they were letting theirselves in for...
I got all my key lads who worked on this contract, some have moved on some are still with me. I have to say everyone looked lovely all suited and booted for the occasion, I even put on the little black dress and high heels for the occasion.
Free booze and food is not a good idea for 120 lads on a Friday night, it wasnt long before fueled by too much of the liquid stuff before old scores that should have been settled long ago rise to the surface. The first bit of argy bargy started between the chippies and the plasterers, that was dispersed and things settled down...ok back to the drinking.
Next quarrel again was with the chippies and the groundworks people....that was quooshed back to the drinking.
The chippies must have had a chip on their shoulders so to speak, because I noticed one of them was pointing his finger right in the face of Johnny, who is my 'special needs' labourer, who is harmless as the day is long. Chip on his shoulder was dragged away before the situation got out of control. Ok everyone back to the drinking.
Im standing talking to the architect, when the same chippie struts up to me, and informs me and the architect that we should watch our step! I let it go over my head, there are times when I have to behave myself and last night was one of them.
Fast forward two hours later and everyone is smashed, (told you its not a good thing to have all this free booze floating around, I am pacing myself and only on my third glass). Im standing with the client, and chippie staggers over to me and the client, (the alarm bells are going off in my head now, because this piece of work should have been thrown out a long time ago). Again the finger comes up and hes shouting, and screaming total abuse at me and the client, the next minute the clients security man has flown in from no where and literally plucked this idiot up, and transported him into the water feature outside for a little 'cooling off'. I was gobsmacked, Ive never seen anything like it before in my life...the client turned to me and said "Anyway Lynn as I was saying....."
I love my job...sometimes.
Lynn
I got all my key lads who worked on this contract, some have moved on some are still with me. I have to say everyone looked lovely all suited and booted for the occasion, I even put on the little black dress and high heels for the occasion.
Free booze and food is not a good idea for 120 lads on a Friday night, it wasnt long before fueled by too much of the liquid stuff before old scores that should have been settled long ago rise to the surface. The first bit of argy bargy started between the chippies and the plasterers, that was dispersed and things settled down...ok back to the drinking.
Next quarrel again was with the chippies and the groundworks people....that was quooshed back to the drinking.
The chippies must have had a chip on their shoulders so to speak, because I noticed one of them was pointing his finger right in the face of Johnny, who is my 'special needs' labourer, who is harmless as the day is long. Chip on his shoulder was dragged away before the situation got out of control. Ok everyone back to the drinking.
Im standing talking to the architect, when the same chippie struts up to me, and informs me and the architect that we should watch our step! I let it go over my head, there are times when I have to behave myself and last night was one of them.
Fast forward two hours later and everyone is smashed, (told you its not a good thing to have all this free booze floating around, I am pacing myself and only on my third glass). Im standing with the client, and chippie staggers over to me and the client, (the alarm bells are going off in my head now, because this piece of work should have been thrown out a long time ago). Again the finger comes up and hes shouting, and screaming total abuse at me and the client, the next minute the clients security man has flown in from no where and literally plucked this idiot up, and transported him into the water feature outside for a little 'cooling off'. I was gobsmacked, Ive never seen anything like it before in my life...the client turned to me and said "Anyway Lynn as I was saying....."
I love my job...sometimes.
Lynn
