In the dark....

We had a visit from a friend and his wife today. He used to be my boss but then I left the company and he spent 4 years or so working in New York... Anyway... while visiting today, he reminded me of this funny story..
 
We were both working on the same project and were early for a meeting. The meeting room was under the reception area in the Chase Manhattan Bank "Glass House" in Bournemouth and therefore had no windows.
 
We were both sitting there waiting for the other people to arrive and getting a bit bored when I came up with a brilliant idea! "Why don't we turn the lights off, close the door and when they come in, we can give them a fright"!
 
Not only did we think this was a good idea but we also kind of ducked underneath the table in the room.
 
Guess what happened next!
 
Two chaps came into the room, who were not part of our team... saw us there under the table.... IN THE DARK... and before we could explain.... uttered a "sorry"... closed the door and left us there.... Well..... we were so embarrased ....
 
and I was all embarassed all over again today when remembering the situation.....