The greatest of all possibly disasters than can befall the staff of a municipal multi-story car park occurred today and I, dear reader, played a critical role in dealing with it.
At a little after 1800h the kettle broke.
And I’m sure you can imagine what would have happened should the guys have come in the next morning to find they couldn’t make a cup of tea. It would have been… well, I wouldn’t like to say.
So after a phone call to the manager of All Car Parks, Solihull, who was at home having his tea, I was dispatched to find a shop that was still open and able to supply us with a new kettle. After a frantic rush around Mell Square (Argos: closed, Boots: no, Dixons: no, Woolworths: yes except we’ve sold out) I eventually found one in Sainsburys for £5.48.
Phew!
(I’ve been doing extra days at the car park this week hence the quiet…)
That kinda puts all of my problems into perspective. It is well that every now and again life reminds us of how lucky we actually are.
The possibilty of losing the ability to “brew up” really makes one think!
;)
A day without Tea? I don’t think I could cope.
An interesting commentary on life in the workplace. In the US it would be the coffee machine that would have the same effect!
Speaking of disasters, what about this (from West Midlands Fire Service : Incident Detail)? Is the kettle nearby?
;-)