Off Topic The Burly Arms

In 1:33 scale

 

How’s your head today mate?

 

Does that not push a show of appreciation at Christmas into the realms of a blatant back hander?

 

I'd engage his firm regardless. Most suppliers push things my way at this time of year, hampers, booze and so on but I just pool off all that crap for the lads on site.


The industry is set up for easy back handers though, M&E consultants must love Christmas.

 

My old fella was a chief buyer for a large factory back in the day, and we’d fill a room with the gifts he received at this time of year. From the standard bottles through to oil paintings. Back then no one thought anything of it.

I’ve always been wary of it tbh, and even though it’s got less and less over the years I tend to give the vast majority of it away. I might keep the odd bottle if it’s decent lol. I never take cash though.

 

Cash always looks dodgy, some of the folk I deal with are nuts though. I could probably get myself Hublot's and Range Rovers if I was 'flexible'. I never take anything at tender stage, at Xmas folk can give me what they like, it won't influence anything from my end.

M&E is different, they're almost on commission to push certain products into builds. I had mine almost in tears because I re-spec'd our boilers for an apartment block.

 

OK, didn't go nuts when I came home.

 

Same with me, I've come home with £500 in me pocket, three bottles of single Malt, one port, three wine and various biscuits!

Also a nice looking M&S Christmas cake but she's already made one so I'll give that to my neighbour.

I've come home with a banging head too!

 

You're not a Romanian pickpocket on Oxford St are you by any chance?

 

Nope, courtesy of a generous sub contractor.
I does feel a bit dodgy but everyone has done well out of the project I'm currently on so I'm saying nowt.

 

Good to hear the good old British bung culture is alive and well

 

Same as Tel though, this makes no difference to anything. Were into our third year working together, it doesn't influence anything really

 

Managed to get round the big shop without decking Mrs luv.

 

If you saw my motor, I guarantee you would cream your keks.

Don't give me all this bollocks that you'd turn down the offer to own it for a weekend. If you live up North, you'd have hot gash dripping off your chin within seconds of being seen in my car.

Trust me. I know.

 

What year is it mate?

 

I'll just have to stick to poodling around in my old bone shaker.

Trust me, I know

 

It's less than 10 years old. Very low miles, as I use only for posing purposes and Sunday driving.

Why is that important?

 

Yeah, right.

Like fcuk you'd pass on the chance to drive a real pussy magnet!

 

It’s not important mate, I just wondered

How many cars have you and the Mrs got between you then, given this one is just a Sunday car - 3?

 

What we have here is a penis extension which screams I need the illusion of money to lure road kill. Until they see the 13 mm wiener.