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A striking lesson in keeping the upper lip stiff is (no, wait, wait...) is given in a recent number of the weekly bulletin of 'The Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors' which prints the following letter from a bricklayer in Golders Green to the firm for whom he works.

"Respected sir,
When I got to the top of the building, I found that the hurricane had knocked some bricks off the top. (See?) So I rigged up a beam, with a pulley, at the top of the building and hoisted up a couple of barrels full of bricks.

When I had fixed the building, there was a lot of bricks left over. I hoisted the barrel back up again and secured the line at the bottom and then went up (listen) and filled the barrel with extra bricks.

Then, I went to the bottom and cast off the rope.

Unfortunately,...the barrel of bricks was heavier than I was...and before I knew what was happening, the barrel started down, jerking me off the ground.

I decided to hang on! And halfway up, I met the barrel coming down... and received a severe blow on the shoulder.

I then continued to the top,...banging my head against the beam...and getting my fingers jammed in the pulley!

When the barrel hit the ground, it burst of its bottom... allowing all the bricks...to spill out.

I was now heavier than the barrel...and so started down again...at high speed!

Halfway down... I met the barrel coming up...and received severe injury to my shins!

When I hit the ground... I landed on the bricks, getting several painful cuts from the sharp edges!

At this point, I must have lost my presence of mind... because I let go of the line!

The barrel...the barrel...the barrel then came down...giving me another heavy blow on the head...and putting me in hospital.

I respectfully request 'sick leave'."
(ChrisWolvie)
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