The Plumbers Arms...The Return of The Gentlemen

Those of you who were unfortunate to be with us for our first bowling trip will no doubt have not forgotten quite how bad The Plumbers Arms pub was .
Well if you recall(and if not check out the earlier posts) I wrote to the MD of Thwaites who promised us a drink when the planned refurbishment took place. As I had heard nothing, and we are about to go back, I took it upon myself to write once more to Mr Morris, who has since replied.
The correspondence went as follows:

Dear Mr Morris,

Re: Your letter dated 7th May 2008

How are you keeping? I do hope that the job is going well and that you have found out the important things in any new position, such as, where the photocopy paper is kept, where the secretaries’ hide the good coffee and which of the ladies in the canteen will slip a few extra chips on your plate if you talk nicely to her.
As you are aware, I wrote to you several months ago about a somewhat less than satisfactory visit I and a few friends had to the Plumbers Arms in Chester. At the time you replied to me saying that you would let us know when the refurbishment of the Plumbers Arms had been completed so that we could take you up on your kind offer of standing a round or two.
I have to inform you Mr Morris, that we shall once again be visiting Chester for one of our outings on the 27th of October. Now I know that this is short notice, but do you think the refurbishment will be complete before then?
If not, then may I make a suggestion? Perhaps we could help?
We have in our small band quite a range of talents, For example our very own Mr Hawker, before he took on the executive role which he now holds, was a time served plasterer, now whilst I am not a professional, I am no slouch at hanging wallpaper and Mr Millward and Mr Higgins have both been known to wield a pretty mean paintbrush, and our Polish friends, Mr Waryszak and Mr Politanski, have said that they are willing to have a crack at the plumbing.
Now I am aware that at the moment, with the downturn in the economy and the credit crunch, the cost of materials might be an issue, but perhaps I can help with that too. My kindly, but elderly father has mentioned that pensioners can get a 10% discount at B&Q on a Wednesday; it is possible that we could arrange to meet him to come with us, to buy the required materials, thereby making a not inconsiderable saving.
Obviously we will have to sort out a time when we are all free to come and muck in, not an easy task with the demands of work and families, but I am sure we can come to some arrangement.
I look forward to hearing from you soon, so plans can be made.

Yours sincerely,

Mark Shaw.

He Replied

Dear Mr Shaw,

Re: The Plumbers Arms, Chester

Thank you for your letter, which I received today.
I am pleased to say that a refurbishment of The Plumbers has been completed and as promised in my letter of the 7th May I am happy to stand you and some of your friends a drink when you visit on the 27th October, therefore if you let me know how many of you there are I will arrange it.
Once again, thank you for writing.

Yours sincerely.

Peter Morris

I've written back

Dear Mr Morris,

Many thanks for your prompt reply.
I must admit I am rather pleased that the refurbishment of The Plumbers has been completed, as Mrs Shaw has decided that our house needs a total makeover before Christmas, it was going to be awkward explaining why I needed to decorate a pub first.
As for your kind offer to stand me and my friends a drink, there should be no more than ten of us and we will be arriving at The Plumbers around 6.30pm to 7pm.If you are in the area I would be delighted to reciprocate and buy you a drink, if not, then may I wish good luck for the future to yourself and Thwaites.

Yours sincerely,

Mark Shaw.

Mines a large Malt.