Suck it and see

He broke the vacuum cleaner and after weeks and weeks of dithering and procrastination got hold of the name of A Man Who Does Vacuum Cleaners. But only for money, not for fun.

This strange man came and collected the bits of our vacuum cleaner that required attention and left us a temporary replacement. This was about ten days ago, before The Dick Head discovered that he has less than £10 to get him through to next payday, which is now just under a fortnight away. So that's OK. Since this geezer with the very lived in face had no idea when the part might turn up from Dyson or whatever intermediary he acquires parts through we were not expecting a next day return or anything like that and, given the circumstances we're currently in, we didn't exactly set up a howl of complaint.

So there we were this evening, sitting down to chicken and rice and there was a knock on the door. The Man Who Does Vacuum Cleaners had done our vacuum cleaner and wanted his machine back ... and £25 too, thank you very much.

Yup.

How much are baked beans and where can I buy them in bulk?