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G4YVM David · 21st Jul 2019, 8:57 am

This is a true story which was told to my brother by the man to whom it happened, I'm guessing in the late 1980s.

Said man was a video and TV engineer and he was called to one particular house wherein lived a lady and her dog. The house, he said, was filthy, foul and kept shut up and hot. As soon as he went it he felt ill...the smell and the heat promised to overcome him.

He went to the video while the lady carried on smoking in the kitchen but as he knelt down the sight and smell of dog poo really did its worst and he was sick, poor chap. Sheepishly he called the lady and, explaining that he was not well at all, apologised for being sick. Upon asking for the requisite materials to clean up his own mess the lady said "no need, the dog will eat that" and duly called Fido to sort it out.

The engineer left as fast as he could pack his tools.

21st Jul 2019, 8:57 am	#27
G4YVM David Heptode Join Date: May 2014 Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK. Posts: 998	Re: Mrs Spittal's jumping records This is a true story which was told to my brother by the man to whom it happened, I'm guessing in the late 1980s. Said man was a video and TV engineer and he was called to one particular house wherein lived a lady and her dog. The house, he said, was filthy, foul and kept shut up and hot. As soon as he went it he felt ill...the smell and the heat promised to overcome him. He went to the video while the lady carried on smoking in the kitchen but as he knelt down the sight and smell of dog poo really did its worst and he was sick, poor chap. Sheepishly he called the lady and, explaining that he was not well at all, apologised for being sick. Upon asking for the requisite materials to clean up his own mess the lady said "no need, the dog will eat that" and duly called Fido to sort it out. The engineer left as fast as he could pack his tools. __________________ David, G4YVM.