In a message to Anthony about Comment From Dieter, Alan said:

AW> If the train is unreliable, catch an earlier one. Same for the other
AW> transports. The bike has never let me down BTW.

Mine never let me down either, except to get me wet every time it
rained...  Had a few punctures in a few years, but the tiny puncture
repair kit was never far... ;)

AW> In fact my seat broke off a few weeks ago, and I still got to work
AW> on time (had to remember not to sit down though ;-) )

ROFL!

AW> If you have to rescue the cat, you ring in and explain the problem and
AW> take a days leave. Sick leave is also a ripoff, and rorted by everyone.
AW> In the navy, you had to have a certificate stating you were unfit to
AW> travel, which meant you were on deaths bed. Nowadays any doctor will
AW> give out a certificate saying you've got urinary tract disease or some
AW> such thing. Certainly not serious enough to take warrant day of.

Yeah, there aren't many people who don't take a 'sicky' one way or
another.  A lot consider it their unofficial right to do so too...

'tnt, Amfony.


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