"Ian F." wrote

The scene: EXT. DAY. Willesden Junction station ticket office 12 noon-ish
today, window open, woman sitting behind window

Mrs. Ian: "Can I have a ticket to Boundary Zone 3 please?"
Ticket office woman: "No, sorry - I'm on my break."

:-))))

Not restricted to WJ. A well known British manufacturer of model railway
equipment based in Devon once employed a Mrs Turner (no relation) who
revelled in answering the telephone during her lunch break and then
complaining that the caller was interrupting same.

Fortunately she has now retired!

John.

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"Ian F." wrote


Not restricted to WJ. A well known British manufacturer of model railway
equipment based in Devon once employed a Mrs Turner (no relation) who
revelled in answering the telephone during her lunch break and then
complaining that the caller was interrupting same.

On a trip to Southern Ireland I once saw a notice in a cafe window "Closed
for lunch"
--
Paul

In message , STANNOX 30116
writes
On a trip to Southern Ireland I once saw a notice in a cafe window "Closed
for lunch"

That practice is quite common in rural France.......
--
Ian Jelf, MITG, Birmingham, UK
Registered "Blue Badge" Tourist Guide for
London & the Heart of England
http://www.bluebadge.demon.co.uk

In article , Ian Jelf
wrote:

In message , STANNOX 30116
writes
On a trip to Southern Ireland I once saw a notice in a cafe window "Closed
for lunch"

That practice is quite common in rural France.......

I have some friends who bought a cafe in Northumberland. They realised
it might be a going concern when they found the then owner closed for
lunch.

Sam