Bad management, though exquisite stupidity is more accurate
I was in my back garden when I heard a rattling squeaky sound of someone dragging a trolley made from sheet steel loosely bolted together. I peeked through the fence and sure enough there was a couple of unkempt gentlemen dragging a trolley. I saw then go through the rigmarole of holding someone's gate open as they dragged their trolley up to the front door and knocked on it.

It appears they were peddling 'free-range eggs' which sounds dubious to say the least. The occupants declined their offer, and they dragged their rattly barrow from the garden and across the street.

I carried on with my business in the garden. (Actually mixing up some weedkiller). A few minutes later, they came rattling and squeaking back and went to the house next door to the one they went to first. After the same response as last time, they buggered off again.

A few minutes later, they came back again and went to the house next door to that one. Same response. And then I suspected what they were doing. My suspicions were confirmed when I heard them talking,

"This is taking forever." says one
"Look, it'll be easier this way, we won't miss any out then. Anyway, who's fucking trolley is it? I'll decide how we do it So, that's 41, 42, 43, 44, 45 and 46. 47 must be on the next block over there behind the other". said the second imbecile.

Yup, rather than going along each side, they were knocking on doors in numerical order and having to cross the road each time. They're going to be stumped when they get to 51, 53 and 55 because they used to be flats and were pulled down leaving a new house numbered 57A.
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Tue 15 Jun 2010, 18:19, 1 reply)

Pfft...
Made me smile, have a click.
(robbersdog, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 12:18, closed)