24 OCTOBER 1992, Page 29

Pissed off

Sir: I followed Mary Killen's advice on how to deal with builders' merchants (Your problems solved, 10 October) and hope to be out of hospital quite soon.

The brief conversation went as follows:

Me: A firkin of rabbit-skin size please, my good fellow.

B.M.: Piss off!

Me: I demand to speak to the manager.

B.M.: Lam the f— g manager. Now piss off quick.

Me: How dare you spe The bruises and lacerations are healing quite nicely thanks. Meanwhile, would Mary like to reconsider?

Kenneth Bridges

Avondale Guest House, 26 St Johns Road, Sandown, IOW.

P.S. I don't think the manager was a Specta- tor reader. Probably Sunday Times.