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From: Bod on 21 Apr 2010 07:32 Brimstone wrote: > > > "Bod" <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message > news:8383suFe70U1(a)mid.individual.net... >> My daughter in law rang me to change a wheel(puncture) on her car >> earlier this morning. Before the call, she asked *10* men in her >> offic, if they would do it for her. ALL 10 of them said they couldn't >> do it or that they didn't want to get their hands dirty! >> >> Bunch of tarts! >> >> Took me 15 mins to change the wheel. >> > So why did she have to call Dad, didn't you teach her to do such things? > > That's really down to her husband to show her. She watched me carefully and I explained things to her. She's never had a puncture before. She'll probably do the next one herself. Bod
From: Bod on 21 Apr 2010 07:33 boltar2003(a)boltar.world wrote: > On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 11:55:20 +0100 > Bod <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote: >> My daughter in law rang me to change a wheel(puncture) on her car >> earlier this morning. Before the call, she asked *10* men in her offic, >> if they would do it for her. ALL 10 of them said they couldn't do it or >> that they didn't want to get their hands dirty! > > They probably figured that as a woman she'd > > A) Not have a spare or if she did have one it'll be knackered and/or > B) Not have a jack and/or > C) Not have the locking nut adaptor or not know where it is and/or > D) Not have a wheel brace > > Though none of the above are relevant if she's jaw dropping babe. I take it > she isn't. > > B2003 > > On the contrary, she's quite a good looker. Bod
From: Bod on 21 Apr 2010 07:47 Roger Mills wrote: > In an earlier contribution to this discussion, Bod > <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote: >> My daughter in law rang me to change a wheel(puncture) on her car >> earlier this morning. Before the call, she asked *10* men in her >> offic, if they would do it for her. ALL 10 of them said they couldn't >> do it or that they didn't want to get their hands dirty! >> >> Bunch of tarts! >> >> Took me 15 mins to change the wheel. >> >> Bod > > > So why didn't she do it herself? > > She'd never had a puncture before. Surely you wouldn't expect me to refuse to do it for her? I don't think my son would have been very impressed with me leaving her in the lurch. Bod
From: DavidR on 21 Apr 2010 07:47 "Bod" <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote > My daughter in law rang me to change a wheel(puncture) on her car earlier > this morning. Before the call, she asked *10* men in her offic, if they > would do it for her. ALL 10 of them said they couldn't do it or that they > didn't want to get their hands dirty! > > Bunch of tarts! a) Elf & safety b) No training c) No insurance d) She might sue for slightest negligence e) Are they alloys? No torque wrench
From: boltar2003 on 21 Apr 2010 07:49
On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:33:58 +0100 Bod <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote: >boltar2003(a)boltar.world wrote: >> On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 11:55:20 +0100 >> Bod <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote: >>> My daughter in law rang me to change a wheel(puncture) on her car >>> earlier this morning. Before the call, she asked *10* men in her offic, >>> if they would do it for her. ALL 10 of them said they couldn't do it or >>> that they didn't want to get their hands dirty! >> >> They probably figured that as a woman she'd >> >> A) Not have a spare or if she did have one it'll be knackered and/or >> B) Not have a jack and/or >> C) Not have the locking nut adaptor or not know where it is and/or >> D) Not have a wheel brace >> >> Though none of the above are relevant if she's jaw dropping babe. I take it >> she isn't. >> >> B2003 >> >> > >On the contrary, she's quite a good looker. Her colleagues are all a bunch of mincing metrosexuals then! :) B2003 |