I couldn't wait for the part about the "smart ass monkey with a strong polish accent". )) There's a good chance that ALL of his 12 hours long duties are at least as stressy as your day desrcibed while he's working for peanuts (most probably) and does not even remember the last time having 4 consecutive days OFF (aside of his last holiday).
Warsaw is only CAT II, btw.
Last edited by TBSC; 15th Dec 2012 at 12:34.