Cockney Mick and Preacher

Tues.08.05.07. I have continued to work on the re-modelling of the cockpit. Chris has spent odd hours on the engine panels.

Cockney Mick along with the Preacher were propping up the bar sampling the 6% ‘Inch’s’ cider that was the latest brew in the Oak. “its fackin’ great this brew, smoove and dry wiv a kick, you wanna fackin’ try it”. Perhaps not, if it makes me fackin’ speak like you.Andy Lewis joined us greeted by the the news that his £600.00 chop saw had been stolen from the the Oak over the weekend. Mick needed the saw to build his “fack off” deckin’ at ‘is noo ‘ouse and had previously asked Andy to drop it off at the Oak before he left for the annual folk festival in Whitby. Mick had felt a certain responsibility for the security of the machine generously offering to make up the loss. Andy chuckled, stating that he had not, in fact, had time to drop off the saw, so the joke instead was on Mick. “Fackin’ ‘ell, I’ve bin awt and bought a fackin’ ovva one, you cant”. Whilst everyone else was enjoying this wheeze reversal Andy suddenly realised that his foreman ‘Bodge’ may have dropped off the said chop saw. A quick phone call confirmed that that was the case. Andy was down one chop saw, Cockney Mick feeling slightly guilty, repeated his original offer being good to his word was prepared to make up for the loss offering £200.00 in the form of compensation. Andy accepted the bid knowing that he would claim the debt from ‘Bodge’ his dumb workee. Perhaps ‘Bodge’ was once the partner of ‘Scarpa’ the locally renowned builders?