"Richard Faulkner" wrote
| I must admit that when I first became an estate agent, I believed
| that every buyer and seller were honourable, and took their word
| at face value. As time went by, I learned that this was somewhat
| naive and, as more time went by, I actually reached the point
| where it was difficult to believe any body until they actually
| proved themselves to me.

And by then it was 11 a.m. on your first day in the job and your turn to
make the coffee...

Owain