A nice cup of tea

Having been nudged by a friend to provide an update (and having gotten over being spooked by a news story a couple of months ago) I'd like to share an amusing incident that happened at the beginning of this week with you.

As you know one of my duties is to keep the stationery cupboard well stocked; this also extends to ensuring that there are enough dishwasher tablets, washing up liquid in the kitchen and that the kettles work. (These people get through a *lot* of caffeine).

Anyway the kettle that gets used the most finally gave up the ghost and broke down. The request for a new one was forwarded to me, along with a message asking whether I "could possibly order a rapid-boil kettle next time, since we waste time having to wait for this sort of kettle to boil".

I can see those vital seconds slipping away as I write. Bearing in mind that we don't work for the emergency services, but in the kind of industry where *everything* is late, rapid-boil kettle or none.

I think it may have been the same person who requested that the building lift was looked at, because "the doors take too long to close after you've pressed the button".

Bless.