Ralph Adam wrote: > > Unfortunately, 'was' should have read 'is'! > > I was in a Kent library on Saturday and that's exactly what happened - > but the 'readers' objected loudly claiming they still had time left on > their PCs. They refused to knuckle-down shouting that they expected > higher-quality service from librarians! > And while we as devoted servants of the public can't mention such sordid things - of course the Kent staff were a) professional librarians and b) paid for the time they spend securing the premises after closing time. Of course they were. -- David Allen London