*starts knitting* Nicely written, although I have trouble imagining you swigging from a bag. Would it be a really good idea or a really bad idea to make sure there's a spare blanket handy at home, just in case? You know, in the general vicinity of the first aid kit, or next to the bag for expectant mums. That arrangement of holiday sucks. I remember one winter as a "morale booster" we had a competition where the prizes were five days, three days, and one day of additional holiday (to be used before the end of March). Even if we'd had the time spare to do an entry for their dumb competition, we had no opportunity to book the holiday time we already had, being "given" more would have just added insult to injury.