Apprentices
In the last place I worked at, we were a maintenance depot, which means any faults with the trains are fixed on-site by engineers (or 'fitters' as we call them, amoung other things).

Anyhew - it's about 4am and I'm getting my train ready for the morning service - but there's a fault not signed off in the book. So I go to find the fitter to ask how long the repair will take. I find one of the old boys looking in an inspection hatch, accompanied by a rather new looking apprentice.
"Any idea how long before I can take it out?" I ask.
"Hmmm" says the old boy winking at me. "This one's got a problem with the Automatic Rectifier System Exhust Flaps... could be a while."
He turns to the spotty youth and tells him to go to the depot supervisors office and tell them about the delay.

And that's how many an apprentice fitter was told to report a problem with some A.R.S.E flaps to the boss.
( HSDriver was probably still at work on, Fri 14 Dec 2007, 22:44, Reply)