mostly david ephgrave

I bet you didn't start your day by being threatened by a man from Scottish Gas. At just after 9 o’clock, I lifted the receiver on the security door at my digs to answer the doorbell. “Hello?” I said. Nothing. “Hello?” I repeated. Still nothing. I would have hung up, but as I missed the post the other day, I thought I’d take the risk and buzz the culprit in. A few minutes later, there was a knock at the door. I opened it, to reveal a guy in blue overalls on the other side. “I’m here from Scottish Gas and I need to change your meter.” I started trying to explain to him that I wasn’t the long-term tenant or the property owner and therefore couldn’t authorise the work, when he spotted the meter above me in the hallway. Before I could finish my sentence, he’d crossed the threshold without my permission and was inside the flat. He told me that if I didn't let him do the work, he’d call the police. I explained ...