"Can you nip over to..
(location a few hundred miles removed) when you're done?"

No.

Short of sprouting a jet engine out of my arsehole and growing a pair of wings, this isn't going to happen. Whining about it won't change anything. Trying to force the issue by adopting a stern tone of voice, then resorting to (inevitably futile) ultimatums isn't going to work either.

When you do find a way to bend the laws of time and space, by all means give me a call back and fill me in on how you intend to collect your Nobel prize. You twat.
(mymilkshakebringsallthemongstotheyard poison hearts, poison minds - joining hate, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 20:12, 2 replies)

sometimes..
It pays to say "No" to the bosses, and not be mr/ms "shiny buttons" all the time, they only expect it, and they also have no idea what would happen if you weren't there for whatever reason..
(Beer Elf Thought this was like a campfire, anyhow, on, Fri 11 Jun 2010, 19:55, closed)

Or
you could have "popped" out, done the job and pissed about? Or claimed some OT?
(kitescreech still here, Sat 12 Jun 2010, 17:53, closed)