PTC*

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23  08 2008

Oasis

I just got home and the phone went. I put my boots back on and went to the callout. 

I did get it fixed, but it was late now and I was close to eating the rubber handles from my gland pliers, what else was I to do. You have to run the gauntlet of MacDonalds, Pizza Hut, Burger King and a Dominos Take Away to get to the KFC.  They’re trying to hide it, so obviously that’s where I’m going to go. Wee spicy chicken things on sticks, fries and a proper coffee “to go” gave me the strength to drive the 30 miles home.

What did we do before all these glittery emporiums of marketing friendly fare existed? We only had chippies I think.
There wasn’t a chippy. I would have gone to a chippy if there was a queue in it, a good barometer of quality that.


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10 Responses to “Oasis”

  1. vorlich, Said:
    on August 24th, 2008 at 09:17


    //gags. wretches. pukes into wastepaper bin.

    Let me get this straight. You drove *past* Dominos to get to KFC???

  2. PTC*, Said:
    on August 24th, 2008 at 12:55


    I didn’t see the take-away until I was driving back out, but I would have eaten a salted rigger boot by that point anyway :o)

  3. shuttleworth, Said:
    on August 27th, 2008 at 00:01


    In the old days no one had heard of customer service. If someone had called you, you’d have told them to sod off and wait till morning, thus negating the need for any take-away establishment.

    Having said that, I’ve just got in from Tesco’s at 11pm after buying sweetie and sausage roll supplies for tomorrows trip to Malham, so I’m not knocking late night consumerism.

  4. PTC*, Said:
    on August 27th, 2008 at 08:16


    The pitfalls of offering 24 hour service to a handful of customers.
    Ach, could be worse.

  5. DavidG, Said:
    on August 27th, 2008 at 11:40


    Hmmm – the good lady and I are contemplating subscribing to British gas’ annual boiler ‘package’, but I’m a bit worried about the 24 hour emergency engeneer being asleep on the top of a Munro when the system packs up in the middle of the night

  6. PTC*, Said:
    on August 27th, 2008 at 18:10


    Nah, they guys sit in their vans, poised to try and extract money from customers by saying they need a new boiler.

    A lessez fair freelancer like myself may be late, but will fix you up good :o)

  7. shuttleworth, Said:
    on August 27th, 2008 at 22:33


    …..and proper?

  8. PTC*, Said:
    on August 27th, 2008 at 22:51


    Absolutely, mates rates an’ all.

  9. mattc, Said:
    on August 31st, 2008 at 09:22


    How far will you travel? We’re only 4 hours away!! ;O)

    And think of the stop-offs you could try on your way back… Pennines, Bowland, Yorkshire Dales, Howgills, Lakes, Moffat Hills…. tempted?

  10. PTC*, Said:
    on August 31st, 2008 at 09:35


    Helluva return journey if I have to nip back to the workshop for spares :o)

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