Sinusull your post reminded me of an incident when i was a traffic warden back in Glasgow. My cousin had got a job teaching at a small school on one of the western isles and she and the other teacher thought it would beeducational to bring all the children (all 11 of them) to see the big city.

I got a call from hq asking me to go to Buchanan Street at St Vincent Street. Now that was a fair distance from my designated beat but I toddled of and found a male warden trying desperately to console two distraught women one of whom was my cousin.

At last the story came out they had managed to misslay all 11 little darlings. One radio message and a quick conversation with a senior warden later the call went out. (All wardens not on points pleasespread out from Buchanan Street and find lost island children.)

He HE 2 were found round eyed watching double decker buses 4 had found their way into the House of Fraser and were absolutely mesmerised by the victorian staircase and large open central well going right up through the building. 3 were captured going up and down the escalator in John Lewis and the final 2 had somehow made it to George Square before bursting into tears.