Restoring faith in the human race

[trousers]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-10795517

[EastleighSoulBoy]

Fair play to the fella, and let's hope he gets the progress in the job that he and his new boss both deserve.

[Johnny Bognor]

It just goes to show that if you really want to work, there is work out there for you to do.

[trousers]

It just goes to show that if you really want to work, there is work out there for you to do.

 

Indeed

[hamster]

Well deserved, the chap who gave him the break has done well too, initiative is a good trait imho.

 

 

Below is a true story:

Only yesterday mrs h had a chap knock the door asking if we wanted our front hedge trimming, he had an electric hedge-trimmer in his hands. When she began telling me this my initial thought was that he was sussing out the area for empty prooerties to rob (shame on me).

 

Stramnge thing was, half an hour prior to this a different chap had knocked asking the exact same thing, saying he'd do it for £3 (no hedge trimmer in hands though).

 

mrs h thought this a very strange coincidence but all became clear when she got chatting to him. He was living with his mate who had told him to get off his backside and earn some money. His mate was obviously leant him the hedge-trimmer and going ahead of him lining up work to prove that it could be done.

 

He baulked when mrs h offered him (only!) £3 but she told him about the other chap and the penny dropped. She made a cuppa and gave him a fiver when he'd finished, he did a good job and cleared up all the cuttings. Top bloke.

 

My only problem with this is that when I do jobs around the house I get sod all for my troubles. Well, maybe I get the odd 'favour' but that's part od the marriage past imo.

[thesaint sfc]

Great story. Shows that not all people on jobseekers allowance are leeching scum.

[SuperMikey]

Would be interesting to hear Dune's thoughts on this story...

[saint_bert]

Good lad. Must have taken real guts for him to do that.

[Jonnyboy]

Well deserved, the chap who gave him the break has done well too, initiative is a good trait imho.

 

 

Below is a true story:

Only yesterday mrs h had a chap knock the door asking if we wanted our front hedge trimming, he had an electric hedge-trimmer in his hands. When she began telling me this my initial thought was that he was sussing out the area for empty prooerties to rob (shame on me).

 

Stramnge thing was, half an hour prior to this a different chap had knocked asking the exact same thing, saying he'd do it for £3 (no hedge trimmer in hands though).

 

mrs h thought this a very strange coincidence but all became clear when she got chatting to him. He was living with his mate who had told him to get off his backside and earn some money. His mate was obviously leant him the hedge-trimmer and going ahead of him lining up work to prove that it could be done.

 

He baulked when mrs h offered him (only!) £3 but she told him about the other chap and the penny dropped. She made a cuppa and gave him a fiver when he'd finished, he did a good job and cleared up all the cuttings. Top bloke.

 

My only problem with this is that when I do jobs around the house I get sod all for my troubles. Well, maybe I get the odd 'favour' but that's part od the marriage past imo.

 

so was he claiming dole as well? hope he declares that fiver

[scotty]

theyre a tough breed in stoke, I know from experience. Fair play to him.

[hamster]

Good lad. Must have taken real guts for him to do that.

 

It is not a very tall hedge, the one out the back is much taller.

 

;-)

[TUS]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-10795517

 

Is it me or in that first shot is his sign pointing the wrong way for traffic to see it?

 

It's also a very dangerous spot for a prospective employer to be pulling over to arrange an interview.

 

:-)