tom dempsy, an older friend of mine worked in uk for subbys, 18 yrs of age, sat out the cafe at 6 in the morning, got picked, done this for 4 days promiced to be payed on the friday, friday morning came and he wasnt picked to go to work, following monday morning, same thing, but he was brave enoug and had only 1 week done in england, got the fore man and said ur not picking me and u also owe me 4 four days last week, the fore man egnored him and every 1 elce new it was truw but was afraid to say anything coz they might not get the next days work, anyway, tom had enough, turned him upside down with a belt, he was out cold, took his wallet from his pocket, took his 4 days wages and pegged the wallet back down on his chest, he got an up roar and an appaluse, he took no more and walked away, thats not to say that the fore mans wallet wasnt flessed while he was out cold! no fucking harm anyway if it was! just an old crickelwood history story that happened
@@mickybrennan3489 fair play to him, and I bet that Foreman thought twice the next time he ripped someone off. All my years in London never knew not to get paid, the Subbies would know its a small town if you are ripping.
Thanks for listening Scowerman, hey by the way I'm back in London as a subbie at the moment, how about coming to work for me and you can listen to me telling you to get a move on all day long, that is if you last the day out...lol
Back in the 80s working on the London Buildings, when a Foreman was giving you a hard time it was called "dogging", I think it means something different know.
