More from the VNRR
Nov. 12th, 2015 06:31 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
wellinghallMonologue at the Hare and Hounds pub, Alexandra Palace
"What a job. What a job. First there's a leak in the bathroom in cabin 3B, and the old biddy there is making eyes at me, and trying to get me to stop for a drink. Then I had to go onto 5A, to the bathroom there; at least the lady was younger, but I knew her husband was on board, so I wasn't taking any chances.
"Not that I was surprised about the leaks; the VNRR won't spend any money on maintenance if they don't have to; which means that muggins here gets twice as much work to do with the old emergency repairs. Still, they do pay well, I'll give them that.
"Then when I got out of there, I had to go down to the engine compartment; one of the main engines was giving problems. I reckon those Rutland Reindeers are a lot older than the VNRR say there are, the way the secondary steam valves keep failing. Probably got a job lot of 'em cheap somewhere, if you ask me.
"At least I didn't have to go up into the crawlspace above the cabins this journey. Apart from the fact that it's bloody cold up there, it really is a crawlspace; and you've got to crawl on the joists, and not step on the false ceilings of the cabins, or on the cracks between them; and keep ducking to avoid the ballast pipes.
"I dunno. Give me another pint, will you?"
"What a job. What a job. First there's a leak in the bathroom in cabin 3B, and the old biddy there is making eyes at me, and trying to get me to stop for a drink. Then I had to go onto 5A, to the bathroom there; at least the lady was younger, but I knew her husband was on board, so I wasn't taking any chances.
"Not that I was surprised about the leaks; the VNRR won't spend any money on maintenance if they don't have to; which means that muggins here gets twice as much work to do with the old emergency repairs. Still, they do pay well, I'll give them that.
"Then when I got out of there, I had to go down to the engine compartment; one of the main engines was giving problems. I reckon those Rutland Reindeers are a lot older than the VNRR say there are, the way the secondary steam valves keep failing. Probably got a job lot of 'em cheap somewhere, if you ask me.
"At least I didn't have to go up into the crawlspace above the cabins this journey. Apart from the fact that it's bloody cold up there, it really is a crawlspace; and you've got to crawl on the joists, and not step on the false ceilings of the cabins, or on the cracks between them; and keep ducking to avoid the ballast pipes.
"I dunno. Give me another pint, will you?"
