It Could Only Happen In Gibraltar...

[Shadow Leader]

Recorded message left on the Gibraltar airport telephone line this evening.....

"the airport will be closing at 1815 tonight due to staff calling in sick. All flights after this time will be re-routed to Malaga[resulting in lengthy delays to the flights]"







.....true story, folks!!!

 

[Relkeel]

I have never known a race of people that takes more sickie days off than the Gibraltarians. Most of them have more days off a year than Santa Claus.

 

[cricketfan]

I think you're both being really harsh. After all, the weather is lovely this afternoon.

 

[Shadow Leader]

Is it? Not down this end it ain't!!!!!

 

[Irish Stamp]

Suppose sunstroke could be classed as illness.

 

[Relkeel]

Sunstroke, my arse. They're bone idle.

 

[Shadow Leader]

I suppose they could get sunstroke due to the fact that they're often skiving off work to lie on the beach.....

Seriously, the natives around here have been known to ask their managers "how many sick days have I got left to take this year?"

 

[Irish Stamp]

:lol: Dom

I term the sunstroke pre-emptive sickness Relkeel, they take the time off work sick and then get sick whilst off