What time is it in Alexandria?

[Stan_Lite]

The question posed in this afternoon's text message (technically yesterday afternoon) was "I got off the rig 2 hours ago and I just got to the hotel. The car will pick me up in 7 hours to take me to the airport. What time do you think it is in Alexandria?".

I'm sorely disappointed in you guys. Everyone bar one (well done Zirax, who was close enough) got it hopelessly wrong.

The answer was simple. When the big Jock has been on a dry rig for 4 weeks and has just entered an establishment which houses two bars, the time, regardless of what the clock says, is BEER O'CLOCK.

Tut tut

Special mention to Pheebs who asked "Whose [sic] Alexandria? Shes got to be a big bird 2 have her own time zone x"

I won't mention any names (Paul Hudson) but one person thought I'd sent him the text by mistake

I'm now in Cairo airport waiting patiently for my flight, merrily pished with a can of Heineken in front of me (any port in a storm).

See y'all tomorrow