Elizabeth the Second of Turkey or something, but thats not the point.

The point is I got up for work today at 4:50am, got ready and left at 5:20am.

Because I work so very far away from home I reached my lovely job at 8:20am all the time wondering why hardly anyone was on the train with me.

I approached my building and discovered no one was there.

So, I sat down on a bench next to some escaped mental patients...or they might have been teenagers, I forget, and told them of my dilemma.

The fat one suggested I not look a gift horse in the mouth and go home while the c***-eyed one asked me if I knew it was a public holiday. I don't think I've ever cursed so much in under 20 seconds.

I'm sleeping in tomorrow.

Stupid Queen.

It's a public holiday??!! It's not a public holiday here!!! That's just so not fair!! She's our flippin' queen after all!

Bah humbug... She left me off her Birthday Honours list, so she won't be getting a card off me. Hey and what is the big deal? it's not like it's Saruman's Birthday or anything special.

LOL, oh that sucks, not knowing you had the day off. I know all my public holidays and have never turned up for work on one. The last one for us in SA till October .

Well, in the queens defense its not really her birthday,t but an "ode to birthday" day we have put aside. Its always the monday of this weekend..... And has been for as long as I can remember.....

Now, while I like her about as much as I enjoy the thought of an opera being created of the antics of big brother, I can't blame her for this....

I could however ask you to look at your calender more in future lol

Poor Mad Manfred,

I've done that once with a RDO and they wouldn't let me stay and take a different one.

It's a pity I came down with some mystery illness a couple of days later and had to take the day off.