Andy Capp by Reg Smythe for September 02, 2018

Went to 1234 Elm Street instead of 1235 Oak Avenue.

measure twice demo once

Totally non-PC but Amos and Andy did this routine on their radio show, a long, long, long time ago.

I hope he got paid for the day. He and Andy will be spending a lot more time together.

it still is!

On the plus side, Nobby was soon after hired by the Army Demolitions Corp and go to blow up everything to his heart’s content.

And so it goes Cappers!

This comic really should have only been a 3 panel job. Panels # 1, 2, & 4 are just Sunday space fillers, and could easily be eliminated.

That has actually happened where a demo crew destroys the wrong house due to misreading the address on their paperwork. Costs the companies involved a fortune

Is that Nobby Nobbs? If so he’s a lot better looking here.

Went to a classic car show in Stanwood yesterday.

First rule for demoltions and SWAT teams…

I think Shel Silvertein wrote a poem with a similar joke.

I never knew of a demolition team taking down the wrong house but I personally knew a contractor, that built a house on the wrong lot.

What was really sneaky was that the property owner said absolutely nothing until the construction was completed ! He got himself a beautiful, free , 3 bedroom home in Oak Creek Canyon, Arizona.

The builder never lived it down and ( naturally ) had to build another house on the correct piece of land.

County mistakenly spread 22 metric tonnes of roadbed gravel on my driveway. Told them I would pay for it, but their reply was the most polite refusal to take my money that I have ever experienced.

Maybe Andy will find out Nobby had demolished his home!

Unfortunately, you will occasionally read about just such a mishap actually occurring somewhere.