AIBU about workmen’s cold drinks

[Ladyofmainlyleisure]

We are having new windows and a front door fitted.
I was out all day with the dog, but when I returned DP said he’d got some cold drinks in for the fitters, as they had been asking for them.
They had been offered and had drunk many cups of tea and coffee, but apparently wanted cold drinks too.
We have lemon squash in the house which they could drink, but they wanted coke and fruit juices.

My DP went to the shop and purchased Coke and Oasis for them.

My thoughts are: they’ve had hot drinks and a suitable cold drink has been offered.
If my DP can go to the shop and purchase drinks, why can’t they?

They worked 9-5 today and will do approx 9-1 tomorrow and we live in a small city, so not long days away from civilisation!

I know it’s not the end of the world, but requesting specific drinks, that we wouldn’t have in the house otherwise, seems a bit much!

Please can Midlife come back and explain. I don't think I can sleep until I know what on earth she's had renovated 😂

@Midlifelady whaaaaaaat? I’ll have what she’s having !

Actually I'm beginning to hope she doesn't and this remains a beautiful mystery. It would be so disappointing if she just came back and said 'office'.

Omg can’t wait to see what joysexrenovation is. Is it a German word for a really specific kind of vibrator? You know like they have 99 words for snow (or something)

Well that took a different turn . I'm also interested in joysexrenovation.

Sounds like your dp asked what cold drink would they like, so they told him

Joysexrenovation that's soooo funny

As in interested to see what joysexrenovation is, not that I'm a member of some secret renovation club. I realised how that sounded just after I hit post.

@Midlifelady
What the hell is a "joysex" and why did it need to be renovated?
Did you break it and if so, what were you doing with it at the time?

Literally only here for the joysex

This may well be the next 'I'm not a troll' quote ... 'naice ham, pomp poms, penis beaker, snapped and farted... joysexrenovation'

When we were having new windows fitted we were offering tea and coffee nearly constantly as it’s very cold day. Also I and DD were baking so obviously offered a piece of cake as well. The smell was all over the house. I wouldn’t go to the shop for a particular drink.

We’ve got planning permission for garage conversion. I wonder would I need a council permission for joysex renovation. I would love to get everything done at once. I’m married, exhausted and the house is detached so the noise won’t disturb neighbours much.

I think Midlife was just trying to say she approves of lemon squash, but in an alternate mode. Very alternate. This equates to joysex. The joysex of lemon squash

(I think she meant annexe but is a swinger)

I mean pom bears!

OK OK I should proofread before posting!

@Midlifelady

OK OK I should proofread before posting!

And....?

I’m very intrigued about the joy sex! Although my phone corrected it to house so I feel we will be disappointed!

So cheeky! I was having my roof done and the men putting up the scaffolding said 'put the kettle on love' when I got home from work. I smiled, walked through the front door and put the kettle on. For myself. Corner shop is at the end of the road. I do home visits in normal times, not once have I ever requested beverages. Bloody rude.

@Midlifelady

I would have given them what I had in the house but i wouldn't make a special trip. When I was getting my joysexrenovated I would bring donuts when I visited the site. But soon they were making special requests and I was spending £5-8 a time! I stopped - there was a shop around the corner if they really wanted something they could get it themselves.

Golly, your what? No wonder they were making special requests

I didn’t know before tonight that I needed my joysex renovated but you really do learn something new every day.

*when I type joysex my autocorrect wants to change it to house.

@Midlifelady

OK OK I should proofread before posting!

What should joysex be???

😲 why should you provide juice and coke for these freeloaders?!! Say no.

@ParkheadParadise

To be fair I wouldn't drink lemon squash either. I'm the person who feeds all workman that enters my house (rolls n sausage, soup tea coffee) so them asking for drinks wouldn't bother me.

It usually gets to page 2 before the professional over-caterers hear the klaxon for these threads - well done on arriving so quickly!

Also here for the big joysex reveal.

OP - you have a DH problem, not a workman problem.

😁 I need that renovation!

@Midlifelady Is it on rightmove? Can I have a nosey