• From the "thermos flask sewn up inside the pitient" department comes the following gem.
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AWD's executives are just celebrating the opening of their latest dealership in Luton, when the phone rings. It is the dealership's first breakdown call, from an Irish haulier stranded in North London.
The breakdown truck is taken out of its covering, and the eager mechanics speed off to drag the truck in. Once the truck is back at the workshop, the staff swarm all over the vehicle to find the cause of its malady.
There is plenty of diesel coming through the injectors, but the truck seems a little short of air through the intake manifold. Looking for the most obvious solutions, the mechanics immediately strip down the air cleaner to see if there is a cheese sandwich stuck inside (well you would, wouldn't you?).
Yes, you've guessed it, there was, complete with an intact cling-film wrapper. There was a silence on the other end of the telephone line when the owner was told about his unusual sandwich box.
"I'll not be coming to pick up the truck this afternoon," comes the reply. "There's something I'll have to deal with first. Did you by any chance keep the sandwich?"
And did the mechanic responsible by any chance keep his job?