christ thats horrible
you could of course got on your mobile (they'd be clearly too thick to realise it wasn’t a radio) and went..

'control - DCI fossil here, yeah - can i get a response unit to (next station) I think I have spotted one of the suspects in the Millie Dowler case - yeah, dogs, good, oh and armed response team too, yeah? great'

That would have shifted them methinks

i once threatened to close the MacDonald’s (we were pissed and hungry shut up) in Princes Street at 2am -BIG BUSY FLAGSHIP BRANCH when a person in the 12 deep queue in front of me was told they had shut the loos due to lack of staff (mrs spimf ALWAYS needs the bloody loo)

Simply flashed a blockbuster membership card from my wallet asked to speak to the manager - who just about shit herself when i quoted the "provision of adequate toilet facilities for members of the public where food and drink is sold for consumption on the premises" told her i was from environmental health dept and she either be shut down immediately or open the toilets.

within minutes droves of drunken Edinburgers in the newly de-roped off upstairs area rolling joints and throwing chips

mrs spimf was horrified but also fairly amused
( spimf ™ is whoever you want him to be, Fri 2 May 2008, 17:12, Reply)