Holiday over

With the May Day Bank Holiday over I had arranged with my mate to come next door and fit an Ariel to the young mans bedroom.
 He duly arrived around 10.00am. and after bringing me a few goods went round with his car to next door.
 I managed to see the man and asked him how he had got on with the pigeon racing at the week end. He did O.K. but last year with his Wife had a successful year winning several trophies but he was not worried as he was waiting for his youngsters to start racing. They have bred them themselves.
 In I went to the bungalow and called out for young Tim to come and help my mate. I sent him up the loft which he duly did as I asked him. I could see he was a little apprehensive but he did it.
 My mate went up and immediately noticed that the loft was full of unwanted items. Naturally all of them are just left near the loft opening. Tim managed to shift all the bits and bobs so that my mate could get on with the job.
 It didn't take too long, the worst was finding  an existing Ariel which he could tap into. He managed to get that without  ant trouble and drilled a hole so that the Ariel could be threaded to where his T.V. was.
 With the connection made the signal was a lot better so we tidied up and off we went to get the greenhouse dismantled.
 Typical of my mate, he had an idea which made a lot of sense, He suggested that we carry the greenhouse from next door's back garden to my driveway.
 It was a lot heavier than he thought and as we walked from next door's front to mine it meant that we had to go onto the main A52 which is generally busy this time of year.
 I stopped as I heard a vehicle approaching from the rear. I made sure I was just off the road. Just as well as it was a Police Car. Anyway we managed to get it safely on the driveway. I then told them that I would go and start getting dinner ready.
 I kept going out to see how they were getting on and was surprised how well things were going. My mate was also happy with things.
 My chicken was well done when I went to get the rest of the dinner ready but it was nice anyway.
I put the vegetables on around Noon and told them that it would be ready in about 30 minutes but would call them in time to wash their hands while I was dishing up.
 Sure enough about 12.30pm. I called them in and we ate.
 Just before 1.00pm my mate went out to finish off. I told Tim to go and help him while I did the washing up and cleaned to cooker as the veg had boiled over with not constantly watching the cooker.
 After doing the cleaning I shouted them in to get a cuppa. my mate was sure ready as it was the first time he had drunk anything since early morning. They had, between them managed to dismantle the greenhouse completely and as soon as my mate finished his tea was out again tying up the pieces of greenhouse into bundles.
 By now it was approaching 2.00pm. I had told him that I wished him to leave by then as he had 4 hours at the Night School starting at 5.00pm.
 Soon after 2.00pm. with his car loaded with all the bits he set off home.
I was happy the way the day went. I guess we will all sleep well tonight. More soon.