[Ian Harris]

My employer holds a company-sponsored ****-up on the last Thursday of every month. First one I went to, I thought it would be rude not to take full advantage of the facility, and got completely trolleyed.

I got home about 4 am, and woke at 9 to the sound of kids playing in the street outside...assumed it was the weekend, and went back to sleep 'till 4 pm - the fact it was half-term week never entered my terminally dehydrated mind.

All things considered, work were very good about my "Sorry, thought it was Saturday" excuse .