General Chat

I guess Vic was the type of man you would find in most work places. One who was constantly “set up” by his fellow workmates, not I should hastily add, in a vindictive way. He was a gentle giant of a man aged around thirty five years, 6ft 4ins tall and weighing about twenty stone. One of the first things you noticed about Vic, was his hands. They were huge, as many remarked looking like hams! Vic worked very hard at trying to be “one of the boys” His favourite stance was to hold his great big mitts behind his back nodding or shaking his head in a very knowing way as he walked to and fro. Poor Vic was not very bright. He arrived in work one day really upset because his pet budgie had died. When the lads asked what had happened to it Vic explained, quite innocently that it had escaped from it’s cage and in trying to capture it, he had managed to grasp it, cupping it in his hands but in so doing had crushed it to death!!! I think what best illustrates Vic was the following. My very best friend Ann was off work for three months having had a hysterectomy. Vic came talking to me one day and in the course of our conversation remarked that he had not seen my friend for a very long time, had she left, he asked? I explained that she had had an operation and would be off work for some time. “What was the operation for?” asked Vic. “Woman’s trouble,” I replied thinking he would not know what I was talking about if I explained and I was not prepared to go into a detailed description of something so intimate! Vic still persisted, “what sort of women’s trouble” he asked? Assuring myself he would not know the meaning of the word I replied, “Ann has had a hysterectomy” With hands clasped behind his back he took his usual two steps forward and two steps back returning with a painful expression on his face. With a knowing nod Vic exclaimed” You don’t have to tell me about that” I was amazed to here him say, “That’s a very serious and painful operation” until he added, my father in law had that and he was off work for months.!! LOL Bridget x

Is that a true story !!! Ros

Oh Bridget, that did make me laugh....

Roslyan, Cross my heart, yes it's true!!! It happened when i worked in a large factory many moonas ago!. I could write a book about my years spent there. LOL Bridget x

Hi Bridget, You could not make that up lol!! Beautifully written as usual. Jill xx