The Medway Handyman - in print

Nov 19, 2006 20 Replies
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Picked up a copy of the freebie trade publication "Professional Builder" magazine while in a builder's merchant yesterday, and since the paperboy was late this morning, I had a browse through it while performing my Sunday morning ablutions.



So imagine my surprise to find a feature article all about our very own magician-cum-handyman, the Medway Handyman! I'm sure modesty will prevent Dave from mentioning it here himself, so I thought I'd do it for him.



You've obviously hired yourself a good PR agent, Dave!



David


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I'm my own PR agent actually. Anything for free publicity. So far I've blagged two reports in the local press, one in a local magazine, for whom I now write a regular coluum, and been the prize in a reader competition.

Much better than paying for advertising!

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A

Now this is the interesting one. What did being the prize entail? You can say - we're all people of the world here.....

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T

A lady 'won' me for four hours :-)

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A

Did you have to turn up in your dungarees and leather tool belt?

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Axminster could have TMH braces - just in time for Christmas, individually autographed for visitors to the Sittingbourne branch. The old ladies will be queuing out into the street.

Next it'll be the TV series - Tommy Walsh will have serious competition

- and he can't saw young girls in half or pull rabbits out of hats.

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T

Great idea! This time next year we will be millionaires..................

Now that would be a great series. You can be my manager Andy.

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P

All at one time or on several visits?

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A

I wonder if planning permission was required....

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J

Surely that would be if a gentleman had won him ;-)

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T

Depends if they are leather dungareees.......................

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L

But leather dungarees AND a leather tool belt? How very passé, darling...

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D

I saw the article too. Good to put a face to the posts, but not what I had envisaged. lol.

Is that Escort car the company vehicle? I would have thought at least a Transit.

dg

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Don't be silly, one would never wear a leather belt with leather dungarees. Just has to be crocodile darling.......

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Can't help being an ugly bastard :-)

Hmmm. When I started out a car was the only option for family reasons. Now I wish I had a van.

Having said that, a sign written car stands out much more than a signwritten van, so it has got me work.

Downside is that I have to completely empty the car every night, and I have to know in advance what I going to be doing so I can load the right tools.

I will go for a van eventually, but not a Transit size, prolly an Escort size.

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Oh all at once. Tiring business being a handyman :-)

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A

Is this the reason for needing the braces to hold up the trousers?

Have you had your design done yet?

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