Two Blokes In A Pub

INT. PUB. TWO MEN (JIM AND DAVE ARE CHATTING).

JIM:
I hear you've started a new job Dave.

DAVE:
Yeah, yeah, started a new job, yeah.

JIM:
What's it doing then?

DAVE:
Night work, night shift, you know.

JIM:
In a factory, what?

DAVE:
Nah, nah, nah. No factory work, no. Sleep during the day, work at night, that sort of thing.

JIM:
What?

DAVE:
What?

JIM:
What is it that you're doing, your night job... is it driving?

DAVE:
Yeah, driving that's it. There's some driving involved.

JIM:
Delivery work,... I see.

DAVE:
Nah. Nah. I drive to and from work.

JIM:
So what is it you do then?.... what is your job title?

DAVE:
Painter, yeah. I'm a painter.

JIM:
You paint at night?

DAVE:
I paint at night, I certainly do.

JIM:
Where are you painting at night Dave?

DAVE:
It's, it's... it's a lighthouse Jim... Yeah, I paint a lighthouse at night.

JIM:
A lighthouse? At night.

DAVE:
Yep, it's a lovely relaxed job mate. I paint a stroke when the light comes round then I have a, it's a... let me see... one, two, three, four, five, six, seven. Seven,yeah, seven seconds between each brush stroke. How relaxed is that Jim? It's like slow-motion sex.

JIM: Why do you not paint during the day, when there's light?

DAVE:
But there's light at night Jim, it's a lighthouse. You get strong light... intermittent of course.

JIM:
Daylight Dave. That's what I'm talking about.

DAVE:
It's shut during the day. It's only manned and operational at night. Which, when you think about it is fully understandable. I mean Jim, what purpose does a lighthouse serve during the day.

JIM:
But if it's closed you can still paint it... during the day.

DAVE:
Nah, nah, nah. I'm painting the inside of it mate.

JIM:
Well. Is there no light on the inside?

DAVE:
Of course there is. Like I said, every seven seconds.

JIM:
No, a bulb, I mean.

DAVE:
A bulb? A bulb? In a lighthouse. I've never seen such a bulb mate. If there was a biggest bulb competition, the lighthouse bulb would romp home every time.

JIM:
No. A household standard bulb... A light on the way up, on the wall, inside the lighthouse. Normal sized bulb.

DAVE:
Just the one big bulb mate, no little bulbs... Nah, they probably couldn't afford the additional electricity expense.

JIM:
Yeah, probably.

They say don't meander in sketches but I actually really liked this. You managed to set the tone without going into detail which is quite an achievement, and I particularly liked

I mean Jim, what purpose does a lighthouse serve during the day

But because you'd been so good at making it intriguing, I wanted some sort of explanation at the end, this reads more like an extract from a sitcom- one which I would enjoy

At first I thought this just meandered round, doing nothing except showing some believable dialogue, but upon reflection I would have to agree with much of what AJGO said. The more I though about it, the funnier I found it.

Thanks

Nigel, liked it a lot, perhaps Dave needs a better finale maybe;

Dave; 'No Jim, as I've told you no one here in the day'...

I was intrigued why Dave was being so vague about his job and thought there was going to be a big twist of some sort...but there wasn't! A strangely likeable exchange between the two that I'd love to see more of.