[Dabhand16]

Some time ago I was the duty officer for my department. This entails being on-call out of hours - 6pm - 7am for a week. One evening there was a leaving do for a whole section of staff at the end of their contracts. It was held on a boat moored on the Thames and there was a huge party and a disco.

I kept hooking my mobile out to see if there were any calls as I could not hear it ring, and someone asked why I was always looking at it.

When I told him, he asked what area I was covering. "The whole of the UK and Northern Ireland", I said. Wow! He was well impressed. "How much do you get for that"? He asked.

"£6.50" I said. After a short silence, we both burst out laughing.

The joys of being a public servant.......