You just couldn't...

YOU just couldn't make this up, The carpenters men arrived on monday afternoon to start erecting the balcony. First they had to make the holes in the walls for the beams to slot into, so far so good and i know i am stating the obvious! Then they measured the beams and using a chainsaw cut them to length, no problems. Then they moved the beams onto the terrace and began putting them into place, after a couple of adjustments using the chainsaw again they were in position! Great, one happy bunny stood watching. It was agreed that if they put the beams in place i would fill in the holes around the beams and so i started sorting that out. So far so good. Wrong!!! Problem started with the question "Where are the other beams?" errr, "What other beams?" "The ones we need to do the next part of the balcony!" "Don't ask me, that's all that was delivered" long slow breath out " ahhh, we have a little problem" ALL problems in France are little no matter how big they are! Off they wandered to go and measure the offcuts from the beams knowing full well that they are NOT long enough! They are about 1 metre in length and they need two beams 3 metres long! Back they come, sit down have a discussion and then ask ME "What are we going to do?" i politely suggest that they phone their boss, explain the situation and see what he says. Out comes the mobile and call is made, i can hear the conversation, " We have a little problem , we don't have enough wood for the second part of the balcony" " How can this be, i calculated the length and the beams should be long enough and what you cut off should be long enough. How much have you left?" "1 metre!" "non, it is not possible, you should have 3 metres" By now you get the idea, there has been a miscalculation for the length..... Upshot is, they finish work for the day and have to go early the next day to get 2 x 3metres of beam from a depot 2hrs away. They arrive late morning put up the new beams and go for lunch. In the afternoon they finish putting on the walkway, i then ask them about the guard rail! Ahhh, yes,, ermmm, hmmm, guardrail errrr, yes we have to now make it! meaning....bugger we forgot about that as well.......... told you, you just couldn't make this up..... i need to lay down......