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<blockquote data-quote="Dry Rot" data-source="post: 4180126" data-attributes="member: 4505"><p>I doubt it will make a hoot of difference. You might be helping the men on the job but that will not matter to those back in the office.</p><p></p><p>The water main for the area used to run through my farm. It was old and prone to bursting. I used to let them in for nothing to repair it. Then they broke fences, left gates open, and stock escaped, so I billed them.</p><p></p><p>Then I didn't get paid. So I told them, next time they wanted in, they'd be refused. The inevitable happened and the foreman came to my door with the usual request. Him: "Can we go and repair a burst?". Me: "No!". It took a few moments for the refusal to register! I had a couple of lorries, a digger, a few vans, and a team of workers standing around on the road! The workers cheered when I appeared! (Apparently, there was a new boss and others had had trouble getting paid). The cheque book appeared quite quickly, especially when the water company got a call from "The Press" (now who could that have been? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" />) wondering why there was no water!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dry Rot, post: 4180126, member: 4505"] I doubt it will make a hoot of difference. You might be helping the men on the job but that will not matter to those back in the office. The water main for the area used to run through my farm. It was old and prone to bursting. I used to let them in for nothing to repair it. Then they broke fences, left gates open, and stock escaped, so I billed them. Then I didn't get paid. So I told them, next time they wanted in, they'd be refused. The inevitable happened and the foreman came to my door with the usual request. Him: "Can we go and repair a burst?". Me: "No!". It took a few moments for the refusal to register! I had a couple of lorries, a digger, a few vans, and a team of workers standing around on the road! The workers cheered when I appeared! (Apparently, there was a new boss and others had had trouble getting paid). The cheque book appeared quite quickly, especially when the water company got a call from "The Press" (now who could that have been? :rolleyes:) wondering why there was no water! [/QUOTE]
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