Embarrassment Killed The Radio Star...

This all started yesterday... I was working in the shop, minding my own business, when in walked a guy with a microphone... which should immediately have raised the alarm.

Anyway, he explained that our tinpot local radio station, Radio Orkney (part of BBC Radio Scotland) was going to be having a quiz programme tonight, and they were going along shops on the street asking staff to record questions for it... and would I mind asking one!?

What could I do? I was the only person in the shop!

So, a microphone was thrust in my face, and I had to recite the following...

"Hello... I'm Alison from *Shop Name Deleted to Retain an Air of Mystery* and my question is... How many rows of Christmas lights are there between here and the harbour?"

Then a dramatic pause... Then...

"And the answer is... Four"

Well, last night I listened... and with about 10 minutes before the end of the programme, I thought I'd escaped and they hadn't had time for me...

No such luck! Mine was about the last question used!

Cringe!

It's probably somewhere on a "listen again" thing on the net, but I'm not sticking any links to it here... No way!