"To you Barry"!
"To you Barry!"
I had a problem with my hot water,
The problem? It just wouldn't come,
I made an appointment to see a plumber,
Never imagined he'd have a sore thumb!
I didn't just get one guy call,
There were two, and what a pair,
The dark ones name was Barry,
Bob was the youngest, he was fair,
The head of the tap screwed off neatly,
Then I watched the fun commence,
Have you ever witnessed two comic plumbers?
I have, I should have had more sense,
" I found the shut off point!" called Bob,
To Barry, who was at the kitchen sink,
"I'm on to it, it's all under control," said
Barry, who was drinking tea, with a wink,
Well they tried to loosen the tap,
They grappled and they strained fit to burst,
Two plumbers wrestling with a sink,
If I hadn't been nearby they may have cursed,
Bob caught the cold tap lever with his arm,
Wetting his red top and half his hair,
" Don't worry Robert, you have been wet before!
"Said Barry, I laughed and said, " You're a funny pair!"
" We're a regular Laurel and Hardy", said Barry with another wink,
He said I would need a new swivel tap,
The other was almost bonded to the sink,
I saw a bandage on his cut and bloodied thumb,
He said, " That was his fault!" looking towards Bob, who didn't blink,
Well finally I got my two new taps,
Over which the hand would have more control,
I gave a word of thanks and said," See you later chaps",
At last! Hot water for my washing up bowl !!!
©Christine May Turner.......21/3/2014
