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The Weatherman of Craggy Island
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Location: Dublin Ireland
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| Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 4:36 pm Post subject: Spending other peoples money . |
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One of the nicest things about being a gardener is going to a garden centre to spend other peoples money . Today I spent 500 euro buying all sorts of plants for a landscape job tomorrow  . Its a wholesale place , the owner is a total eccentric who refuses to serve anyone until they have all their purchases ready to go .
If an innocent civilian wanders in and asks a question , they are politely directed to the rival garden centre 100 yards up the road . This guy has survived at this for 40 years . Time wasters he calls them , yet he has no problem keeping me in his office drinking tea for an hour. Go figure ..
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Pinkiered
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| Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 4:52 pm Post subject: |
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LOL Its because of that money! You paid for that tea! HAHA!
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Sounds like an 'interesting' guy  There is a lot of eccentricity floating around in the air these days 
| Quote: | | If an innocent civilian wanders in and asks a question , they are politely directed to the rival garden centre 100 yards up the road . |
You mean even if it is a question like "Do you have plant X in stock?". Or you just mean directions? I'm sure it's the latter.
So what did you buy with the 500 yoyos Bugs? Anything unusual?
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i love bugs
The Weatherman of Craggy Island
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Location: Dublin Ireland
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| Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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His theory is that I will go in along with all the other Landscapers and serve ourselves , I will spend 500 , load up my van and be gone . Wheareas a " civilian " will ask countless questions and after a half hour maybe spend 5 euros .
He can be one grumpy old man 
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