Day 22 of my drabble-a-day challenge! Here is today’s drabble:

Spirit Levels

Joey read it again. And again. He was new to the industry. When Appendix E got mentioned on the trade forum, he'd assumed it was a joke.

"Malc, are you familiar with this?"

Malc fished for his reading glasses.

"Oh, aye, that's been in the book a while. One in a hundred, is it now?"

Joey tried to keep his voice steady.

"And how do I arrange that?"

"Contractors. Call Mrs Allpress, offer her a grand and a bottle of gin."

Joey shook his head. Why on earth did building regulations insist one percent of new-builds must be haunted?

I thought it was about time we had a drabble that sat a little further along the silly spectrum. I know it’s the time of year for ghosties and ghoulies, but no one wants a building inspector coming round to check you’ve installed them correctly.