How I upset a man who runs a gas appliance showroom
Dr Vernon Coleman
The following is taken from `The Diary of a Disgruntled Man’ (the first of Vernon Coleman’s seven diaries):
How I upset a man who runs a gas appliance showroom
The Princess and I don't go to parties, dinners or social events of any type but today we went to a neighbours’ home for drinks. We got suckered into it in such a way that it was impossible to say `no' without being rude. While The Princess talked to an elderly lady, who is an expert on compost, I met a man who, when he had asked me what I did for a living, said that it is his intention to write books when he retires in three years time. He was well oiled but not quite at the falling over stage. He said he thought he might write novels and biographies and that it didn't matter whether he earned any money from it because he had a good pension to look forward to. I asked him what he did for a living. He said he ran a gas appliance showroom. I said wasn't it funny but it was my intention to run a gas appliance showroom in my spare time when I retire. He indignantly said it would not be possible because his job requires a good deal of knowledge and training and skill and other things he didn't go into but expressed with an airy wave of the hand. I said I felt sure I could do it and that I thought it would actually be very easy. I said I might manage several showrooms and would be happy to do it for very little money. He got very red faced, spluttered and said that if I did I would be putting trained men out of work. He then stalked off in a huff. A few moments later The Princess came over, told me I'd upset one of the other guests and said that she thought we should leave so we left.
Taken from `Diary of a Disgruntled Man’ by Vernon Coleman – for more information please go to the bookshop on www.vernoncoleman.com or CLICK HERE
Copyright Vernon Coleman December 2024
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