A stitch in time, saves nine.

Having always lived my life my this maxim, imagine my surprise when the underwear factory I worked for, under pressure from the credit crunch, made me redundant for being the slowest machinist on the shop floor.

Pictured - Knickers

The savings made from getting rid of me saveguarded the jobs of the remaining nine machinists in the factory.

Pictured- Some of the smug machinists who were saved - there were nine of them.

Mike (the previous boss) always said I was a bloody good machinist - he would be spinning in his grave.

Pictured: Mike