After months and months of comparing broadband suppliers, tormenting companies for the best deal, he settled on one and signed up, guided by the patient hand of Mr Fink (resident nerd).
The next step was to purchase a laptop. Shouty Grandad knows the limits of his knowledge so he asked Mr Fink to recommend a machine. The Finks checked out the computers locally, found a suitable one and passed the details on the Shouty Grandad. He went to the shop, had a look and said he wasn't sure about having a white laptop. White? The one we looked at was black? Weird. It transpires he was at his local branch (15 miles away) and they only had a white version. DOH!
Last night Mr Fink bravely went with Shouty Grandad to the computer shop to buy the laptop. Shouty Grandad has already planned their attack to obtain maximum discount. The plan was for Shouty Grandad and Little Fink to go and speak to the sales assistant, the premise was that Little Fink had birthday money (not quite enough to buy the model Shouty Grandad wanted) and Grandad would appeal to the assistant's softer side to get the price down for the poor wee girl, Nelly was to sniff and cry if required. Meanwhile Mr Fink was to wait by the door and appear to be in a rush, to add pressure to the seller.
The best-laid schemes o' mice an' men gang aft agley.
Nelly refused to take part in the subterfuge.
Mr Fink and Shouty Grandad went on their own, on entering the shop the sales assistant commented of 2 strapping chaps coming in, to which Shouty Grandad replied, "We're wrestlers....a tag team."
Mr Fink (could have said) "Yes, this is Kendo Nagasaki (famous 70's wrestler known for his wrestling mask), now you know why he wore a mask!"
The upshot of the outing was a lovely new laptop with a £5 discount, Shouty Grandad's comment to this paltry sum...."You can't even buy a bag of chips for a fiver!"
Look out world, Nanny and Shouty Grandad are coming online!
