Ex-truck driver Jamal Williams is LAUGHING all the way to the bank after launching a successful employment website using a laptop he found in a SKIP!
Mr Williams, 45, found the computer by ACCIDENT whilst working as a skip truck driver in Swindon and his site www.thepolishplumber.com is currently receiving a staggering 12,000 HITS per day (or so he says).
“It’s all happened overnight” he told The Skip, “and it’s ABSOLUTELY CRAZY. One day I looked into one of the skips I’d collected to see what goodies it might contain and I saw an old waterlogged laptop.
“I took it home and hung it on my washing line to dry out. I switched it on, and to my surprise, it worked perfectly.”
What makes the story even more amazing is that up until he discovered the computer, Mr Williams had never had any computer training in his life. He simply plugged the computer in and started studying at home using library books and free internet software until he had the website designed and primed for action.
“It’s almost beyond belief that a man with no training can set up a fantastic business so cheaply” Mr Williams added.
“The key to the site’s success is its domain name – ‘The Polish Plumber’. The brainwave came when I heard the phrase used on the BBC News about the influx of new emigrants to the UK from Poland. With migration such a hot topic these days, the phrase is hardly out of the media.”
Mr Williams is now hoping to use the wealth that he has created to set up a number of businesses in his native Jamaica but confesses that he will never end his love affair with skips and the treasures they sometimes contain.
“I LOVE LOOKING IN SKIPS” he admitted, “in fact I can’t walk past one without a quick look in.
“Over the years I’ve found printers, cameras and even a set of antique silver spoons. I love it – IT’S BETTER THAN SEX!”
“The streets of Britain may not be paved with gold” Mr Williams concluded, “but the skips and bins are full of golden opportunities”
What a guy!
