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I'd drilled the holes for the tubular poles, and went along to the office to register the work done. Edna slid back the glass shutter. How long was you on the job? She asked It could have been quicker, but she kept moving, I said. Edna smiled a bit; I meant the work you just done. 15 minutes, I said. Slower than last time, she said. You remember? I thought after that last gin you'd not recall it, I said. 15 mins, then? She said, going red, you must keep to the work in hand she said. That's what the call-girl said to the bishop, I said. Edna looked around at the office behind her: the manager was out on the shop-floor snooping round. I am a happily married woman, she whispered. I am a happy single guy, I replied, taking in her neat sweater and red lips. You need only tell me the work you have done, she said. Ok, just the holes bored through, I said, all in 15 mins. She sighed, and looked at me: what was the job before that? She asked. Putting the elastic into the side holes, I said. And how long? She said. About 6 inches I said. She slammed the shutter shut. I walked back to the work bench, and Joyce handed me some more 6 inch elastic pipes to thread through the holes. Put it in like I showed you, Joyce said. I said nothing to that, and threaded the elastic through. What else was a young guy oversexed to do?
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Aug 5, 2016
Aug 5, 2016 at 3:17 PM UTC
WORK ETHICS 1968.
I'd drilled the holes for the tubular poles, and went along to the office to register the work done. Edna slid back the glass shutter. How long was you on the job? She asked It could have been quicker, but she kept moving, I said. Edna smiled a bit; I meant the work you just done. 15 minutes, I said. Slower than last time, she said. You remember? I thought after that last gin you'd not recall it, I said. 15 mins, then? She said, going red, you must keep to the work in hand she said. That's what the call-girl said to the bishop, I said. Edna looked around at the office behind her: the manager was out on the shop-floor snooping round. I am a happily married woman, she whispered. I am a happy single guy, I replied, taking in her neat sweater and red lips. You need only tell me the work you have done, she said. Ok, just the holes bored through, I said, all in 15 mins. She sighed, and looked at me: what was the job before that? She asked. Putting the elastic into the side holes, I said. And how long? She said. About 6 inches I said. She slammed the shutter shut. I walked back to the work bench, and Joyce handed me some more 6 inch elastic pipes to thread through the holes. Put it in like I showed you, Joyce said. I said nothing to that, and threaded the elastic through. What else was a young guy oversexed to do?
A YOUNG GUY AND WORK AT HAND IN 1968.
TerryCollett
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Aug 5, 2016
Aug 5, 2016 at 3:17 PM UTC
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