March 16, 2009
We've all had the odd day at work when things haven't gone our way. Perhaps the train was late, or your computer keeps crashing, or you throw your lunch into your lap, or you mistakenly send a dodgy email. Whatever.
But rarely will your bad day match that of one poor Buckingham Palace footman.
According to the Daily Mail, the unlucky lacky caused £60,000 damage when he spilled a trolley of drinks on a carpet that had only just been laid. The footman was wheeling the trolley across the plush new covering when one of the wheels fell off and the drinks scattered.
The Mail quotes an insider as saying: "It took three days to lay the carpet and it had only been down for two days when the accident happened. No one could believe it."
Ominously, the 'insider' says of the footman, "people don't think he will be coming back anymore". Surely spilling tea is not a offence punishable by death?
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