You can imagine the conversation...

beancounter: we spend to much on leccy. our fellow golf club members

are laughing at us. The BBC says our computers waste power

while they're not in use!!! How did we not know this!!!

Something must be done!!!

head of it: beancounters are moaining, make them stop.

I know, lets set up a training scheme and send

little notes to people about "saving energy".

yeah, that'll work.

sysadmin: <sarcasm>

yes, because our users are reliable people who care more

about the environment than being on msn before 9:01am?

</sarcasm>

head of it: that doesnt matter, as long as it looks like were doing

something.

sysadmin: about that pay raise...

H.IT/BC togethr: its not in the budget.

sysadmin: RIGHT THEN!!!

and the rest as they say is history...

dammit!! spotted the BOFH refference...!!!

and i thought i was being so witty :)

pub in 3?