
Im rehashing an old one lads, sorry about that but I haven’t had a minute all week to get my AtoZ up to speed, but I know you love ma when she gets going 🤣
Anyway, you know ma loves a good funeral story.Well, she had plenty to say when I told her about Jimmy’s mate, Frugal Frankie who died.
- Another double glazed widow then Bernie
- What’s that ma?
- A double glaze widow? Bury their husbands of a Monday, get the builders in of a Tuesday
- That’s terrible ma.
- Well, some of them wait a bit longer, they don’t like the neighbours talking.
- I think you make these stories up ma.
- As true as I’m sitting here Bernie, I’m telling you. As soon as the husband dies, they get the entire house double glazed because they weren’t allowed when they were alive.
- Weren’t allowed? We’re not living in the fifties ma
- You’ve no idea Bernie. Not everyone is as lucky as you.
- Maybe it was like that in your era ma, but not now.
- What are you talking about? Sure haven’t you just told me that Frankie’s missus getting a complete makeover on the house soon…and him only a few hours under the ground.
- That’s one person ma…ONE.
- …and what about Rita Burke in number nineteen? Attic conversion a month after Johnny kicked the bucket.
- She needed the room for the grand kids when her daughter moved in with her ma.
- …and Eileen Dunne around the corner. The hearse had hardly pulled away from the house when she had a new front door and a cobble lock driveway.
- Stop exaggerating ma.
- No exaggeration at all Bernie…and she had no one moving in with her except her fancy man.
- Ma, stoppit.
- You’re very naive Bernadette.
- ..and you just love making up stories about the neighbours.
- Then there’s Maura Whatsername in the cul de sac. Didn’t Jimmy put in a new kitchen for her a week after her fella died.
- It wasn’t a week ma.
- How long was it then?
- About a month.
- See! I told you Bernie. You mark my words, that Valerie woman will be ordering a new conservatory and booking a world cruise in no time.
- Actually Jimmy is calling around this week to give her an estimate.
- Holy god, she’s quick off the mark isn’t she, Bernie?
- She is ma. Frankie is only dead a week.
- She’s wasting no time spending the insurance money is she?
- Well by all accounts, he was a miserable bastard. He wouldn’t spend Christmas.
- So, she’ll be making up for all them years of penny pinching.
- Poor cow all the same. I’d hate to be married to a mean man.
- Nothing worse than a tight arse Bernie.
Maisie talks some shite at the best of times, but I think she’s right about this one lads.
I’m at work and should not be reading blogs right now and now I’m laughing so hard. What’s wrong?? Not a thing – not a thing!
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🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Same on divorce.
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Your posts always make me laugh. Thank you for that.
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Ah thats nice 😁😁😁
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Reblogged this on NEW BLOG HERE >> https:/BOOKS.ESLARN-NET.DE.
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I’m going to share this to a sister of mine. In her case, it wasn’t a death but a divorce. Within six months of her husband moving out, she had every room in her home renovated including the kitchen and baths! 🙂
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Share away. Fair play to her. Good Woman 🤩🤩🤩👏👏👏
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Heeheehee! This may be why women outlive men, we have to in order to finally get the house in order.
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Yes, you hit the nail on the head 🤩
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Ma sure is amusing and now I’m thinking about this, I can’t think of anyone who I know who’s done this after either death or divorce. Weird.
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Provably just an Irish thing 😆
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Love this Bernie …your Ma is right indeed she is 💜💜
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If only she could finish my AtoZ 🤣
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