A plumber comes to switch my cold water supply from tank feed to the mains. His hair has a hint of ginger and he is wearing a boiler suit. He is Irish but now lives locally. We discuss the new supermarket, property prices around the area and the North London/South London divide. He tells me I should put sealant round the bathtub asap.
Job done, I ask my question. 'Whaat!?' he replies (the punctuation is pronounced). 'That is weird'. He wants to know how I've done it. I explain that it has involved approaching quite a lot of strangers. 'That is hard, man', he says. Then he gives me an answer.
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