I’m putting a trough of tea and a skip full of biscuits in the garden tomorrow, so we’re thinking along similar lines.
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We went through this last year, similar work. Looking back now I’m amazed we took it on but worth it now.
We still have a few bits to finish after 3 years of work but will definitely finish this year.
Village neighbours went through this last year. They moved into a rental house until it was finished. It was amazing how much moaning they didn’t do 
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You deserve a medal for managing to get 10 trades on site at the same time, getting one on site is often like trying to find Lord Lucan.
The key is to confiscate their passports so they can’t bugger off abroad on one of their twenty yearly holidays…
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Those Romany ones do like to travel about.
not mince pies?
Have bucket, will travel…
No. It is feckin’ October not Xmas.
Wait a month and a bit. If they’re still here there is a chance of mince pies or murder, or mince pies with murder.
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It was reasonably straightforward. For example, the plasterer had agreed a schedule with me to suit him, and the other tradies. The plaster will be ready to paint on Thursday as it was only a light skim. The floor sander goes in on Friday. They’ll all be here on and off for 3-4 months so they don’t fuck me or each other about too much. I punted an electrician as he gave everyone the shits with his attitude and was always a day behind. That seemed to cheer everyone else up 
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I’ve built a bit of slack into the schedule, always pay on presentation of invoice and hand out the odd reward for top work (2 dozen cans of Guiness, a bottle of Southern Comfort and a bottle of Scottish Whiskey from Scotchland so far). They all seem happy enough and help each other out so it seems to work.
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I’m not moaning though. I’m quite enjoying this. It is house number 5 we’ve done, and although I can’t get as involved because I’m a bit fecked, I do what I can. It is all good fun
I will admit to being just a bit over all the dust and mess though…
Textbook management skills.
hows the VTA responding to dust - careful with the Dyson
Jaysus ! You clearly aren’t well 
Code for ‘the misses does it’.
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Missus
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Let a Strayan loose with real estate. Are you out of your mind?
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Out for this week’s walk. As you approach Ardington village from the west the first thing you come across is their ‘community garden’. They’ve put this at the entrance:
Country folk, eh … (actually maybe not, Ardington House is owned by the Baring family - sometime bankers).
VB
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