WARNING: you must chew, swallow and pause while surfing...
Would you believe me if I told you I nearly choked at the screen again today?
It's the danger of computers these days. Whereas years ago we would have departed to the canteen for beans on toast or sarnies, the flickability of searches, discarding email or checking breaking news on the screen means most in-the-office journalistic lunches are left-handed quick munching while clicking away, eyes on monitors.
I was at it again and suddenly realised the fluffy white-breaded sandwich containing chicken, bacon and mayo had absent-mindedly disappeared in two minutes. And that's when the strange blocked feeling in my oesophagus had me worried.
I won't go into the detail of what I had to do to clear this impending problem, but it involved a red-faced scurry to the gents and a forceful finger.
I have now placed a post-it note on my screen warning me to chew, swallow and pause while surfing.
Meanwhile, I've not died yet. Now, where are those crisps...
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A "red-faced scurry to the gents and a forceful finger", eh? I shall say no more on a family newspaper blog.
It is a sad sign of the times that we are ALL nailed to our desks until the bell rings for hometime.
Where I earn my crust, there has always been a determination on the part of us work drones to go out of the building for lunch. Management got wise to this, however, and so provided senior members of staff with Blackberries. There really is no hiding place now!
I don't even think they count as one of our five-a-day!!