How you goin to manage?

This week so far has been hard.
Several of my fellow co. workers "idiots?" have taken the week off. One fellow co. worker "idiot?" was googling holidays frantically trying to find a last minute deal. Of course anyone with even half a brain knows it's school holidays and what happens in school holidays? yes the prices go way up. "well" he grumbled at the end of the week when he hadn't bagged a bargain holiday "you said no holidays in November." yes I know I said no holidays in November. I didn't say book half term week because you wont be able to afford to fly did I! Some how his enforced week in England appeared to be my fault. Friday afternoon last week the atmosphere was a little frosty. He informed me on more than one occasion that if he had next week off he could get a holiday for half the price. I was left wondering why he hadn't been more organised and looked in to it in advance. He could have appealed to my better nature and enquired if he worked extra hard on his return could he have the first week of November you never know I may have relented and said yes.
"how you going to manage next week?" my fellow co. worker asked. "just like I did before you worked here." I replied. And that's how it's been. Once again I have made grand entrances from the ladies powder room. I have dragged the open sign out on to the pavement and back in again when it's been closing time. I have made nearly every cup of tea.Definately washed every dirty cup. Cleaned the show room including the toilet. Served every customer and soothed the furrowed brows of the fitters.Especially the fitter who I had warned in advance that he was going to a very fussy customer only to discover the fussy customer decided to replace his underlay after his carpets were fitted. This meant fitting them twice. but all in all the week has gone by quite smoothly (so far). The days have been fast and the mornings have come faster and life goes on.

Romantic beginings

This morning started off so well. Husband boss fellow co. worker "idiot?" brought me the customary morning cup of tea aah delicious. Ten minutes later he bounded back up the stairs and hollered "Don't lie there too long you need to scrape your car!!"
I was hoping to hear "Lie there a bit longer love. Don't start work 'til about ten. And then your car wont need scraping." Oh how I wish my life was like adverts on T.V all clean babies and puppies ambling about making you smile. My life seems to be all dirty washing cars that need scraping and you better be at work on time regardless of the weather!!

Have a little lie down

Have a little lie down is the sentance of the week. I've lost count of the number of people who have uttered the immortal words "ooh beds at least you can have a little lie down when you feel tired." How would that work? a customer would come in or a telephone would ring and I could say "OOOH hello I was just having a little lie down" if and when I require a little lie down at work I think it's time to retire!!
Yesterday afternoon the "idiots?" and I were moving a few things about. Swapping a mattress for a memory foam mattress and cutting stock etc. Just a normal Friday afternoon. We were milling around the desk area when all of a sudden water gushed and I mean gushed through the light fitting. The "idiots?" looked up to admire the water I rushed and turned the lights off and found a bucket to contain the water. After the mad dash I enquired "don't you think it would have been a good idea for one of you to turn the lights off immediately?" "NO" they said "the trip switch should have kicked the electric off" They know Bob the builder converted upstairs I doubt if there is a trip switch. Husband boss "idiot?" went upstairs. One of the tennants was doing a bit of plumbing!!
As we worked in the dark again for a while I took the time to ponder what will happen when they get a major leak up there.