Thanks tiny.
If the blitherings of "management" are to be believed there's a good chance we'll get 12 hours shifts sometime when Hell gets a but nippy, and then we'll probably work a Day, Night - sleep, Off Off pattern, which is the bee's knees. I've got some chums who work the DDNNSRRR pattern and they think it's quite good. And I also agree about the pattern being arse about face. This pattern was actually voted in by my lot a good year and a bit before I moved down south, so Think it should be swapped about.
shame no-one above gutter level listens to me and my sort....