Showing posts with label government. Show all posts
Showing posts with label government. Show all posts
Thursday, June 28, 2018

Pint-Sized Problems - Thursday

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‘What are you drinking?’ Asks H, my vertically-challenged, rival manager. We’re in the pub that sits between our two office areas’ b...
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Thursday, October 26, 2017

Lambs And Slaughter - Thursday

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‘Lambs to the slaughter.’ Says assistant manager T, as the first batch of bright-eyed, naive punters start to arrive. A gaggle of  f...
Wednesday, June 07, 2017

Darkness On The Edge Of Town - Tuesday

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‘See that field on the edge of town is in the news again.’ Says assistant manager T. ‘The one they’ve been trying to build on for year...
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Wednesday, December 07, 2016

Back On The Chain Gang - Wednesday

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‘Anything happening?’ I ask the assembled office, as I come back from an abortive valuation where the owners seemed to think their house...
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Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Help To Cry - Tuesday

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‘Seen this guys?’ Questions fat finance fiddler M, as he sways into the centre of the office, waving his laptop. There’s a long, indif...
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Thursday, December 17, 2015

Complaint Box - Thursday

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‘We’ve got a complaint.’ Announces assistant manger T before I’ve even closed the office door. I often wonder what the assistan t bit is...
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Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Deaf And Dumb - Tuesday

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‘What’s that going to be worth?’ Asks trainee F, after I’ve booked a valuation on a dated block of flats, slap bang alongside a busy roa...
Wednesday, July 01, 2015

Summertime Blues - Wednesday

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‘Going to be hot this morning.’ Murmurs my wife, as I lie awake looking at the ceiling. I’ve been married long enough to realise thi...
Thursday, December 12, 2013

Sale Or Return - Thursday

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Diverted to some early doors Christmas shopping, after standing on a doorstep for twenty minutes waiting for a viewer who didn’t turn up...
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