The injured bricklayer

[Ivan]

This is what a brickie wrote on his insurance claim form. He tried to move half a ton of bricks from the top of a fourth storey building to the ground below.It would have taken too long to carry the bricks down by hand,so I decided to put them in a barrel and lower them down by pulley. I fastened the rope around the barrel then around the pulley then swung it over the pavement below. this is were the trouble began, you see I only weigh 11 stone the barrel jerked me from the ground so fast I didnt have time to let the rope go and met the barrel coming down. This accounts for the bruises and cuts on my upper body. I held tightly to the rope until I reached the top, where my hand became jammed in the pulley. This accounts for my broken thumb. At the same time, however, the barrel hit the pavement and the bottom fell out. With the weight of the bricks gone, the barrel only weighed about 40lbs. Thus my 11 stone body began a swift descent, and I met the empty barrel coming up. This accounts for my broken ankle. Slowed only slightly, I continued the descent and landed on the pile of bricks. This accounts for my sprained back and broken collar bone. At this point, I lost my presence of mind completely and let go of the rope and the empty barrel came crashing down on me. This accounts for my head injuries.

[klause]

Very good Ivan..


Trust me to think it was real, a true mop bucket !

[Tony1948]

Paddy comes to minde

[Kiltie]

LMAO- good one Ivan

[JonnyP]

Haha.. I am a bricky by trade, and funny enough I have been using a pulley on the scaffold today.. No barrels of bricks though..

[Kiltie]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_Vfxuk8x_A&feature=fvwrel

[jbrown14]

That's an old song I've heard performed by the Clancy Brothers:
I happened to have the lyrics already on my computer, and now I'm going to have to pull it up on my MP3 player...ha! I love it!

"Dear Boss." aka "Why Paddy's Not At Work Today."

Dear Boss I write this note to you to tell you of my plight
And at the time of writing I am not a pretty sight
Me body is all black and blue and me face a deadly gray
And I hope you'll understand why Paddy's not at work today

I was workin' on the 14th floor; some bricks I had to clear
And throwin' 'em down from such a height was not a good idea
The foreman wasn't very pleased, he bein' an awful sod
And he said I'd have to take them down the ladder in me hod

Now shiftin' all those bricks by hand it seemed so awful slow
So I hoisted up a barrel and secured a rope below
But in my haste to do the job I was too blind to see
That a barrel full of buildin' bricks was heavier than me

Now when I came down I cut the rope and the barrel fell like lead
And clinging tightly to the rope I started up instead
I shot up like a rocket and to my dismay I found
That halfways up I met the bloody barrel comin' down

Now the barrel broke me shoulder as to the ground it sped
And when I reached the top I struck the pulley with me head
I still clung on though numbed and shocked from this almighty blow
And the barrel spilled out half the bricks 14 floors below

Now when the bricks had fallen from the barrel to the floor
Sure I then outweighed the barrel and I started down once more
Still clinging tightly to the rope I headed for the ground
And I fell among the broken bricks that were all scattered 'round

As I lay there moaning on the floor sure I thought I'd passed the worst
Then the barrel struck the pulley wheel and didn't the bottom burst
A shower of bricks came down on me sure I haven't got a hope
And as I was losing consciousness... I let go the bloody rope

Now the barrel it being heavier it started down once more
And it landed right across me as I lay there on the floor
I broke three ribs and my left arm and I can only say
That I hope you'll understand why Paddy's not at work today

[Kiltie]

A great ditty for a sing song round the campfire

[Ivan]

fantastic boys i had no idea , i will brush up on my irish accent, learn the words and we will sing it around the fire beer in hand

[jbrown14]

Seamus Kennedy does a version of it as well, so you might be able to get away with a bit of Scotts in there.

[Shewie]

Brilliant :)

[wisemen]

Very very good. I haven't heard that for years.

[Martin]

Very very good. I haven't heard that for years.

So what you're saying is 'the old ones are the best'? ;)

Martin

[klause]

A new one for me, very good...