I got a call today from Dad's movers/storage bloke Pete Stanbrook ..bit of a surprise..
"we've had a big job cancelled so we can do your Dad's move, load Monday drop off Tuesday if he wants..I can't get through to 'im at the b&b. Get 'im to ring me will yer?"
I'm onto it!
Previous arrangement was for next Thursday.
me"Hello Mum"(for it is she)
Mum"Hello Stephen is it? Hello dear we've been to see Auntie Peg" (90yrs+ Old Nana's remaining sis)"We're on our way to see Tina"(in hospital)
me"Oh good, I've had your movers Pete Stanbrook on the phone tell Dad"
Dad"Who is it?"
Mum"Oh dear Hugh It's Pete Stanbrook"
me "No it's me"
Dad(shouting)"We're driving! We're halfway up S***** Hill"
Mum "Oh no it's Stephen isn't it"
me "Yes tell him.."
Mum "yes dear"
me "tell Dad he's got to call Pete Stanbrook"
Mum "call Pete Stanbrook yes dear"
me "because they've had a cancellation"
Mum"cancellation yes"
Dad(shouting) "What?"
Mum "pull over Hugh" etc.. lol
So Mum and Dad complete on Kings Sutton tomorrow, (hurrah) booked to mainland 10am ferry Friday.
Stay at ours Friday night and pick up key Saturday.
Clive has a put-you-up which hopefully will do and we can have a lend of and a few chairs from the garden they can borrow and off to Banbury so that leaves a few days to give the place a vacuum and slap some paint on a couple of walls and the truck arrives Tuesday with all the stuff.
"Is there good access?" say's the man."It's a forty foot truck!"
me "Um well there's a bit of a slope up to the house, but you might need to back it up into the close."
So there we are.
H'are there (military pause 2,3) h'any questions?
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