Touchie feelie sheyetie

[Cliff Rogers]

This stuff turns up in the e-mail & some of it doesn't go in the bin but I don't know where to put it on here to share it.

This is a story about a trademan & how he deals with sheyete at work.(prob'ly a yank story 'cos he should have just insured it & burnt it down. )

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I hired a plumber to help me restore an old farmhouse, and after he had just finished a rough first day on the job: a flat tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric drill quit and his ancient one ton truck refused to start.
While I drove him home, he sat in stony silence.
On arriving, he invited me in to meet his family.
As we walked toward the front door, he paused briefly at a small tree, touching the tips of the branches with both hands.
When opening the door he underwent an amazing transformation.
His face was wreathed in smiles and he hugged his two small children and gave his wife a kiss.
Afterward he walked me to the car.
We passed the tree and my curiosity got the better of me.
I asked him about what I had seen him do earlier.
"Oh, that's my trouble tree," he replied "I know I can't help having troubles on the job, but one thing's for sure, those troubles don't belong in the house with my wife and the children.
So I just hang them up on the tree every night when I come home and ask God to take care of them.
Then in the morning I pick them up again."
"Funny thing is," he smiled, "when I come out in the morning to pick 'em up, there aren't nearly as many as I remember hanging up the night before."

[dazzler]

Poor bloody tree.

[craigb]

Pass the sick bag please!

[Studley 2436]

sob sob sob

Studley

[scooter]

Good one Cliff

[RufflyRustic]

I have a tree like that, works for me

[Cliff Rogers]

I have had days like that.

I usually try to wipe my hands on a Tooheys Old or a bottle of Red.

[RufflyRustic]

Whatever works

[Ashore]

So what sort of tree was it, was it big enough to get any decent blanks or planks out of

[Ruddigar]

It's the kind of tree that they make worry beads from.

[RufflyRustic]

The trees, well, shrubs really, aren't big enough yet to be cut. Those who came to my Shed Party may have seen the shrubs at the front door of the house and those at the front of the shed as well.

Failing that, I follow Cliff's example and head for the Vodka

[Cliff Rogers]

...Failing that, I follow Cliff's example and head for the Vodka

Yeap, long day, lots of driving, been doing more than 1000kms a week for 2 months now & still we lost a contract today.

Beer fixes it.

[Iain]

I know that tree, I walk under it on my way out and everything falls out onto me, or the birds eat it and the fly over and.........yeh, well.
On 2 weeks holidays now so stuff the tree, and the birds

[fred.n]

Yeap, long day, lots of driving, been doing more than 1000kms a week for 2 months now & still we lost a contract today.

Beer fixes it.

Ahmen to that brother

[reeves]

good story Cliff, leave yr troubles on the vine....