[QUOTE][There are rules in place now of what you can and can't do on a night shift to amuse yourself (more to the point, stay awake) in the wee dark hours - you know the 0300 to 0500 when the body is at its lowest ebb. For instance, you're allowed to read a book, but not allowed to watch a DVD on your laptop (even with volume very low and your RT on loud speaker).
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And aren't these rules in place because of an incident that took place with with radars in use??
But, it'll be OK now coz there's less traffic blah blah blah
Do you remember the propaganda from NATS/the Union during the pay talks? "We won't get much sympathy from the public if we go on strike during a recession, the press will have a field day"
I'm sure they'd have a field day over the headline "Air Traffic Control switches off Radar at night to save money"