Infuriati Anonymous

Apparently, Paul in BBC London recently needed to send an urgent video tape via courier to duly arrived in the post room at BBC Bristol for the attention of Beth.

Paul - noticing that the label was peeling off - decided to replace it with a new one. He removed the original and stuck it on the fridge, intending to copy the address after lunch.

The next morning, the Paul was surprised to find this voice message (mp3) on his mobile. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/06/17/fridge_message.mp3

A transcript of the voice message:

"First saved message: message received yesterday at 9.20am."

"Hi Paul, this is Beth. We have an emergency. Apparently you gave the courier a six-foot fridge to be delivered to BBC Bristol instead of the tape we need in the studio today. Could you call me on 0117-xxx-xxxx as soon as you get this message? Bye."

Lack of common sense rating: 10.0
Oh that's funny...

A pensioner was not allowed to give her friend a homemade birthday cake because it broke a centre's health and safety rules.

Elaine Richards made the cake for her friend's 96th birthday party at their local Age Concern day centre.

But when she arrived she was told the cake broke hygiene regulations and the OAP's were only allowed to eat cakes bought from shops.

According to The Sun Elaine, of Braunton, Devon, said: "It's nonsensical. I couldn't believe it. I have a family of four who will vouch for my cooking. The worst anyone has had is indigestion!

"My cakes are healthy. The rules are completely daft."
Andrea Scott of Age Concern, which runs the centre in Barnstaple, Devon, explained: "We have many frail and elderly come here and some are diabetic.

"If we let one person do this, the floodgates are open. We don't know where these cakes come from. If something went wrong, we could be sued."

Elaine and her friend tucked into the cake at her home instead.

Lack of common sense rating: 10.0
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