My friend's sister, Laura, was desperate for some extra cash, but Martin wasn't happy about hiring a female at first.
An easy job on a high Chelsea flat came up, so as a last resort he gave Laura the job as it wasn't heavy work.
First day Martin gives simple instructions,
"Ok Laura, I'll go up into position and with this pulley you can pop the tools I need in the bucket. Then haul it up via the pulley."
Problem is, it's next to a road, busy traffic etc, so he sets up a system of hand signals to make life easier; hammer movement = hammer, saw movement = saw, screwdriver motion = screw... you get the idea.
First day goes fine. Not a hitch. Laura puts hammer and nails in when needed and so on.
Second day not so good. Martin's perched high up working, motions that he needs a screwdriver. Laura shakes her head,then taps her chest, her stomach then her crotch.
Martin kept going, even shouting all obsenities at her but to no avail. She just repeated tapping her chest, stomach and crotch.
Well, Martin finally got fed up with it, and had to come down. (lots of ladders etc)
When he gets there he says, "what the flippin" (I think that's right!) "hell are you doin? All I want is for you to put a screwdriver in the bucket and haul it up!"
To which Laura replies, "Yes, I keep trying to tell you; it's in your pocket you fat 68nt!"
I Know, it's a long one
phewOne to tell with the hand movements me thinks.