Friday, February 11, 2011

Tony the Painter


Hurray! The Virgin chap came at 8 this evening and we're back on line after 10 days. I've missed you all! And I have LOTS of emails to answer.
We got a phone call this morning from Tony the Painter, who's coming to paint our son's bedroom.
Tony has a wonderful Irish accent, instantly recognisable.
Him: Hello-o-o-o, Mrs MacDonald. [This is not my name, by the way, but it doesn't seem worth correcting him.]
Me: Hello.
Him: Wellllllll now, it's Tony the Painter.
Me: Yes, hello.
Him: Welllllll now, I was wondering about coming to paint your bedroom.
Me [encouragingly]: Yes.
Him: I was wondering about Monday.
Me: Yes, Monday would be great.
[Some chat then ensues about the finer details of this arrangement.]
Him: That's fine now. I'll see you Monday. [Pause.] Or maybe Tuesday.

12 comments:

  1. So glad to see you back online. I am looking forward to your updates of the 10 days you spent - GASP - without internet! I know I would not have survived!

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  2. Welllll now Mrs. McDonald! Tony the painter, being a good Irishman, is probably aware that when God made time he made oodles of it. And sure, what would be your rush now Mrs. McDonald? Isn't Tuesday just as fine a day as Monday?
    Sebastian the painter, as co-incidence would have it, is coming here on Monday, weather permitting!

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  3. Hahaha! I hope the room gets painted before Wednesday!

    And are you, Mrs. McDonald, an heir to the McDonald's fortune?

    It's Wonderful to have you back!

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  4. Welcome back.
    Tony sounds like a speedy one! I agree with Molly....at least he lets you know when he might or might not arrive and whats the rush anyway?

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  5. Well now and will you definitely pay him Wednesday? or maybe Thursday?

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  6. 'So it is'. (A wonderful philosophical confirmatory phrase used as an appendage to almost anything.) Glad to see you back.

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  7. At least it's painting and not hole-in-roof-repairing, which my poor friends with water running down the kitchen light have found may take weeks!

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  8. Welcome back! We missed you.....Keep up up to speed (!) on the painting of the bedroom....

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  9. Sorry, should be keep us up to speed......!

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  10. Glad you're back. My broadband came back for exactly two hours on Thurs morning, then I had to go out and when I came back it had gone again. Battle with BT is ongoing, meanwhile I have to nip over to Worcester and use daughter's for anything urgent!
    Hope the decorating goes well.

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  11. I know some people who take the same approach to giving in homework.

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  12. Yes, sorry about that. Tony the Painter is coming over to mine on Monday.

    Not to paint. To record an audiobook.

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