Am I unusual...

[janey]

... In that I make tea for workmen???

 

We've got a lot of highways work taking place outside and in the general area at the moment, and they frequently do 10 hours plus a day.

 

I can - just about! - remember back to doing street tree work and I know how much a cuppa is appreciated, so I'm quite happy to make a few teas or coffees for them if I'm in. It only takes a couple of minutes and costs a couple of pence, so why doesn't anyone else bother? I was chatting to one bloke and he said that in 12 weeks, only one other person had made them drinks. Am I the only one who does this? I can't be, surely? Or am I just wierd?

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Janey, people like you are a rare breed, your not weird, just "special"

[janey]

...your not weird, just "special"

 

You're not the first person who's said that

[button1803]

some customers ive been to in the past dont even say hello.. tea and coffee at times has been very limited though!

 

appreciate the thought of when you do get asked and get a good cuppa though!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

We had a massive day on once, we was gasping, had done all our fluids that day, we plucked up the courage to knock on and ask, the client said she had better things to do with her time thsan make us a cup of tea!

 

we also had to park on the street and drag an extra 50 yds because she didnt want our big ugly trucks on the drive!

 

mental.

[Stephen Blair]

You are not unusual, pretty much every job we go to we get made a cuppa and biscuits. Getting lunch and rolls is pretty much the norm.

[RobArb]

think its a LA thing, we hardly ever get made a brew these days, occasionally the odd person asks if we're OK for drinks and do we want a cup, but very occasionally!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

You are not unusual, pretty much every job we go to we get made a cuppa and biscuits. Getting lunch and rolls is pretty much the norm.

 

You must be cheap, to have such happy generous customers!

[skyhuck]

I think it must be a southern thing, as up here in the north west we usually get offered drinks, had two today.

 

We even sometimes get asked by the neighbours of the house were working at.

[Tommy_B]

Thats the first thing I ask people that work at mine!! Its one of my pet hates. I've had people come outside when we've been working with a glass of cold drink with ice in it and they've just stood in front of us while we're covered in sawdust and sweat and not offered anything!! Another guy that worked for a big bank in a fairly high up position had us work for him for about 6 months in total and never offered a single drink. Doesn't matter, you're still getting paid at the end of the day, but I find it a bit rude personally.