Snow Joke

Dear Mother Nature
I don't ask for much all I wanted was for you to hold on to the snow until Friday. but no that was too much to ask and instead you dumped it NOW. And now what? the "idiots?" and I are up the creek. My fellow co. worker whom I have blogged previously on numerous occasions is the only one in the world who can drive in snow. Came to work at 9.15 and was gone again at the first signs of snow at about 11 this morning. My fellow co. workers "idiots?" who were due to work in Exeter left at 5 this morning and got within half an hour of their destination only to be turned around because the snow was so bad the roads were closed. Three fellow co. workers were told by boss husband "idiot?" fellow co. worker to go home. Boss husband "idiot?" and another fellow co. worker are fitting a lounge (quickly) after trying to negotiate the hill to the house several times. And I'm sat manning the phones that are clogged by suppliers who are not going to get here and customers wanting to know if my Chrystal ball predicts they will still have there flooring by Christmas!! Please mother nature can we have a miracle over night? please melt the snow and let all the deliveries through and then please move Christmas back by one week. If you do this for me I promise I will never complain again I'm too hot too cold or we've had too much rain. THANK YOU.

Short fuse

I'm on a short fuse this week because I've got a cold. This means I don't suffer fools gladly. And boy oh boy are the "idiots?" being foolish. Yesterday we ran out of tea bags - This is an emergency situation - off went an "idiot?" on foot with haste to rectify the situation. We all awaited his return. He came back with milk. We didn't need milk we had plenty, he put his head in his heads and uttered "I don't know what's the matter with me." I uttered to myself "No neither do I but get your skates on and go back to purchase tea bags NOW." This morning I struggled in to work. I told one of the "idiots?" you need to take samples with you for this customer. I found the samples and put them in front of him. Off he went, the samples are still there. The hypochondriac "idiot?" is beside himself because I've got a cold and every time I sneeze he gives a little cough and when ever he walks by he sniffs just in case I might just be deemed as more ill than himself. I can't wait for five o'clock tonight I need a little break from them all.

I'v e got too much to think about!

Today I have had this conversation with a fellow co. worker "idiot?" that he'd double booked himself. He handed me a measure sheet and said "you'll have to sort that out with someone else." he had made all the plans himself for this afternoons measures. EXCEPT he had made two for the same time. One at one end of the Forest of Dean and the other at the other end. You must agree with me but only an "idiot?" would do that and then leave someone else to sort it out. "well" he said "I've got too many things to think about." I'm not being funny or nothing but we've all got a lot to think about at work, that's why we get paid. And I'm pretty sure being the only female among the "idiots?" I'm thinking about a million more things than them. Like what's for tea.? What to order for my tesco delivery? Who should I buy what for christmas? What will I wrap it in? What will we eat on christmas day? need I say more????

Bah humbug!

I hate the christmas rush. It's stopping me writing my blog. It's stopping me sleeping.It's stopping me enjoying anything. Don't get me wrong I'm glad we've got a christmas rush. but I wont be blogging regularly for a few weeks yet.

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.