STRANGE QUESTIONS

Have you ever been asked strange questions?

That may seem a strange question in itself!

But I’ll give you a couple of examples:

Some time back when I was working as a chimney sweep, I had a big blue van for my work. It was covered in stickers and nicely sign written, advertising the fact that I was definitely in the chimney sweep business, and open for custom. It had my name, my business name and my telephone number all over it, so there was no mistaking the fact that I was a chimney sweep.

So why oh why on many occasions when I was parked up somewhere, eating my lunch in between jobs, just trying to have a few moments to myself, did I get a knock, knock, knocking on the side of the van? Then a face at the side window. Then the question……

Yes you’ve guessed it, “Do you clean chimneys?”

…I mean, come on now, I’m not a bank manager or a hair stylist am I? I’ve got these overalls on, I’m in this van, and I’m not looking my cleanest.

How many times I really wanted to say “No I’m not. Go away I’m having my lunch”. But Politeness and good manners always won out, and the answer “Yes I am a chimney sweep, how can I help you,” left my lips.

KIDS TOO ASK THE DAFTEST QUESTIONS:

On occasions when actually cleaning someone’s chimney, I’d have all my necessary equipment nicely laid out on dust sheets in front of the fireplace I was cleaning. Vacuum cleaner, chimney brushes, rods, scrapers and me.

Then comes the dreaded question.

“What are you doing mister?”

Aaaaghhh!

Replies calmly “Planting potatoes,”

“NO YOUR NOT” comes the definite reply.

“What am I doing then?”

“You're cleaning the Chimerly,”

“You mean chimney?”

“Yes the Chimerly,”

I give up.

“Well, if you knew that why did you ask?”

Kid smirks

“Don’t know.”


...ramon
No question is ever settled, untill it is settled right...Ella Wheeler Wilcox 1855-1919