The inquest waiting to happen...

I can see the headlines now...

EDITOR CHOKES ON PASTA ON DEADLINE

And it's all about the grossly unhealthy lifestyle this job can bring.

6.45am national newspapers scan; 7am radio bulletins listen; 7.15am news conference; 7.30am cartoon review and daily gag decision; 7.45am onwards, live edition pages to proof and sign off until 9.15am; 9.30am 1-1 meeting with staff on a n other matter; finance meetings; forward planning meetings; project meetings, etc.

Until, at 1pm, a guy my size goes faint. Instant solution = pasta from Philpotts... and that was when I almost choked to death at this desk writing this blog while snaffling a quick lunch.

Lucky I bought that carrot and orange juice to wash it down. Luck a staff member spotted a blue face through the window and came to thump me on the back.

And so here I remain... still alive and sitting in that editor's chair, if a bit flushed.

Tell you what, though, I must sort out my eating schedule before I die.