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17-12-2020, 10:26 PM
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Re: Oops! I did it again.

Originally Posted by Artangel ->
Longy, lt’s a good job you don’t work in a sawmill. Years ago, a local man fell asleep whilst working with a circular saw.
He lost his fingers!
Nothing that dangerous where I work, I might lose the odd sprout though.
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17-12-2020, 10:27 PM
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Re: Oops! I did it again.

Originally Posted by Bruce ->
I was lucky that for most of my working life as a shift worker (8 and 12 hour) I was able to sleep on afternoon or night shifts basically because I was only there for when things went wrong. The alarms when things did go wrong would wake the dead!

Falling asleep on day shift was frowned upon.

Now that I am retired nanny naps are an essential part of my day.
Those afternoon naps are great aren't they. I think it's the fact that you can fall asleep whenever you want to.
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18-12-2020, 12:06 AM
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Re: Oops! I did it again.

Originally Posted by Longdogs ->
Those afternoon naps are great aren't they. I think it's the fact that you can fall asleep whenever you want to.
Too true mate and a gentleman of a certain age needs to recharge his batteries
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Re: Oops! I did it again.

Naps ain't good, if you get involved in a ghost story.
 
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