{"id":120202,"date":"2021-02-06T13:00:33","date_gmt":"2021-02-06T06:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-workmen-want-my-opinion-but-im-not-falling-for-that-tim-dowling\/"},"modified":"2021-02-06T13:47:58","modified_gmt":"2021-02-06T06:47:58","slug":"the-workmen-want-my-opinion-but-im-not-falling-for-that-tim-dowling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-workmen-want-my-opinion-but-im-not-falling-for-that-tim-dowling\/","title":{"rendered":"The workmen want my opinion. But I\u2019m not falling for that | Tim Dowling"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nI don\u2019t actually care what happens, as long it\u2019s someone else\u2019s faultAt 8.45am there is a knock on the door of my office shed.\u201cYes?\u201d I say, with the distracted air of someone who has been interrupted at work, although even the casual observer would probably notice that I\u2019m holding a banjo. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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