Blond

Today was the great unveiling of a new product in our show room. We have invested in new display units that have a running video on the virtues of buying British wool products. The video starts in the fields of Darbyshire and the shearing of the sheep. This morning a rep.was in having coffee and a chat. I drew her attention to the new stand "Oh that's lovely" she said "but what do fields and sheep have to do with carpet?" After laughing at her I reminded her that wool comes from sheep "doh!" I had to forgive her because she doesn't work for a carpet supplier and she has very blond hair.

Mystery solved?

Way back in July last year I posted about a mysterious event. One of my fellow co. workers ("idiots?") had sold a brown rem. and when we had tried to organise the fitting of this mysterious piece of carpet it had disappeared off the face of the earth. Last Thursday my new fellow co. worker ("idiot?") and myself decided that we would re-roll (that's the royal we because I can't handle the rems. there too heavy for me!) the rems and make sure they were all priced. And guess what lo and behold the brown rem. reappeared. Like a fool I said to my new fellow co. worker "where did that come from?" he just looked at me a bit weird because of course he didn't know about the great mystery. I honestly have no idea where he found it I'm just glad the mystery is solved. No more sleepless nights wondering what happened to brown rem. any more.

Thwarated by the bloody weather again!

Is it never going to end? That's how I feel about the weather. Once again the trusty four by four has been called in to action. Twice today some of my fellow co. workers ("idiots?") have tried to get to site in the van. Twice this has been a no go. So here I sit with no wheels as the trusty four by four has been loaded with work gear and gone into action.Am I alone you are asking yourself. NO my new fellow co. worker ("idiot?) lives within walking distance so I have company. But as usual my fellow co. worker who always runs home in terror at the first flake of snow is long gone!

Anxious to impress

My newly employed sales man come estimator is anxious to impress me with his knowledge. He has worked in two carpet outlets before so knows a bit about the products and is familiar with pricing. I have heard the sentence before a little knowledge can be dangerous. On Friday we were looking at carpet ranges so he could familiarise himself with our product range. "Of course" he said "these are obviously all 1/10th gauge because you have written it on the label. "No" I said "That was the date they were priced January(1) and 2010 (10). He has worked with me now for two full days and two half days. I have noticed that if I let him run with his over exuberance for the first hour he soon calms down and by the time he has done three hours he is almost in a stupor. I am looking forward to the day he comes in and doesn't try to impress.

Saturday working

I have taken on a new "idiot?" fellow co. worker who is hopefully going to work most of the Saturdays in the shop. So I have now picked up my bag put on my coat and hopefully this is the last Saturday I have to work in a while. I am hoping this fellow co. worker "idiot?" is the answer to my prayers. But I am reserving judgement for now. He could turn out to be the biggest idiot yet!

Just like the weather

I have blogged many times about a fellow co. worker ("idiot?") who is so moody I can't put up with him. Well today I have decided he's as unpredictable as the weather. He's not having a good time at the moment. He's had man flu like me and his van has blown a watcha ma callit and so will go now where this week. So he would have an excuse to be moody and bad tempered. But is he? "NO" today he is every ones best friend and as helpful as he can be. I will never understand the way a mans mind works!

Bad Kneese broken vans and man flu!

Just when you think things can't get any worse they do! Saturday dawned with an itchy scratchy throat for me. A sure clue that a cold is to follow and it did. so Monday morning in I struggled (no assistant remember) I am interviewing a prospective fellow co. worker at 11 o'clock and I pray he is miracle sent from heaven (he might be I haven't decided yet whether or not to give him a three month trial period.) At about 8.45 the phone rang it was one of my fitters his van had blown a summat or other. But the good news was it was going again. I phoned all the customers to inform them the fitter would be late and carried on regardless. At 9.45 the phone went again it was the same fitter the summat or other had blown again and he was heading back home could I organise for him to borrow a van if he came up in his car? a bit of reorganising achieved this. Against all the odds Monday came and went in haze of broken vans and soggy tissues and olbas oil. Tuesday dawned I still had man flu the van was still broken and I had that de ja vu (that might be spelt wrong!) feeling. Towards lunchtime another fitter came in to the show room who was working today (Wednesday) "I just need to tell you" he said "I have been to the physio and I need to rest my knee, so I can't fit as much as usual." Today (Wednesday) I still have man flu the van is still broken the bad knee is not so bad and I am praying that Friday comes around very quickly.