Cheeky Builders.

sparky76_2

Indeed i did say yes, no problem. I even asked how many sugars they all wanted. I was that worried i was even contemplating making the poor sods a bacon sarnie lol.
To be honest i got more satisfaction knowing they were waiting for a nice cup of tea when i had no intention of doing any. My reply to his tea comment was more sarcastic than i can relay in this post.
I'm quite laid back and it was one of those moments in life when you say to yourself did that cheeky !!!! really just ask me that.

I agree with your reply though,it does read as if i perhaps looked to the ground and said yes sir no problem lol. A quick f u might have been better at that moment, was just shocked that he had the nerve to even ask.
Even if they had not started at that time i don't think many neighbours are in the habit of making tea for there neighbours builders.

Outpost

sparky76 wrote: »

To be honest i got more satisfaction knowing they were waiting for a nice cup of tea when i had no intention of doing any.

Well you certainly showed them who was boss. I'm sure they'll think twice before waking you up in the morning after that...

sparky76_2

Anyway nice talking to you outpost. I really do have to go now. Need my milk and cookies and a bed time story. I'll have nightmares if i don't.

Outpost

sparky76 wrote: »

Anyway nice talking to you outpost. I really do have to go now. Need my milk and cookies and a bed time story. I'll have nightmares if i don't.

Plus you'll probably be woken by the cacophony of builders drilling at the crack of dawn, fly into a rage yet manage restrain yourself from actually speaking to someone about the problem, then meekly say 'yes no problem' to those same inconsiderate builders when they shout over the fence asking you to make them tea.

paddedjohn

I think they should be praised for being eager workers and probably didnt realise they disturbed you, you should have made them a cuppa and asked them to keep the noise down before 8am, it costs nothing to be civil.

fluffnutter

paddedjohn wrote: »

I think they should be praised for being eager workers and probably didnt realise they disturbed you..

Perhaps they are indeed eager. They're also stupid if they don't realise that drilling into the wall of a terraced house would disturb someone.

Andystriker

Outpost wrote: »

Well you certainly showed them who was boss. I'm sure they'll think twice before waking you up in the morning after that...

Perhaps the OP would be interested to know how you would have handled the situation?

Outpost

Andystriker wrote: »

Perhaps the OP would be interested to know how you would have handled the situation?

Asked them to keep the noise down before seven? Is this somehow so glaringly obvious that you've somehow overlooked it?

Or do you hold that meekly agreeing to make them all tea and brilliantly not doing so is the most effective way of dealing with such a situation rather than actually talking to another human being?

Andystriker

Outpost wrote: »

Asked them to keep the noise down before seven? Is this somehow so glaringly obvious that you've somehow overlooked it?

Well you certainly showed them who was boss. I'm sure they'll think twice before waking you up in the morning after that...

pimento

At least if the electricity if off, their drill won't work.