I hear a successful night at the Birmingham Press Club Media Awards went quickly down the pan for photographer extraordinaire Tony Flanagan when he got to his room in the Radisson Hotel.
It being one of his rare nights off, Flan, one of the award judges, had drunk his fill as had many others.
The problem was that because of demand he had ended up in one of the Radisson's disabled rooms.
So there he is in the early hours stumbling around in the toilet, pulls a chain he supposes will flush the loo, and lo and behold it is an emergency alarm.
And no sooner then he can say the word befuddled the alert has sounded and security goons are banging at the door.
Embarrassment all round!
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It seems 2007 has been something of a landmark year for Lois Burley.
Not only has she celebrated 21 years in business and is possibly the longest established PR consultancy in the city, but only the other week announced her engagement to former financier and saloon car racing driver John Morris, of Berkeswell.
Having got together only a matter of months ago it could be deemed something of a whirlwind romance, but, I'm told, they first met over 30 years ago when Lois was a reporter on the Solihull News and wrote an article about his racing career.
No date or venue for the wedding yet, but apparently flights have been booked for the Monaco Grand Prix in May.
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Nice anecdote from Peter Rossborough, president of Coventry rugby club, while guest speaker at Moseley's recent Sam Doble 30th anniversary dinner.
It concerned former England captain Bill Beaumont who first played for his country in Dublin, aged 23.
Rossborough claimed: "Before that day he had never played for England, been out of the country, flown or had sex.
"By the time he got back he'd done all four!"
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Mike O'Sullivan and Steve Byrne, of Birmingham developers MCD, were heading out to Dubai for the firm's Christmas Party and had a few moments to kill at Manchester Airport.
So they wandered over to where a Bentley was being raffled – you know the form, you buy a ticket and never win.
Anyway, they were admiring the model when they got approached to have a go at the competition.
And the conversation goes something like this ... O'Sullivan tells the salesman he isn't interested – he already has a Bentley.
"Oh yeah," says the man, thinking he is being wound up.
And, nodding towards Byrne, adds: "And I bet he has too."
"Well, actually, he has," comes back the reply.
Cue one very deflated sales guy.
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Some sage advice on how to enjoy Christmas from divorce lawyer, Diane Benussi.
It came as she put on a Who is Counting? event at Purnell's Restaurant in Birmingham's Cornwall Street. It turned out to be her birthday and my spies tell me she is 60. Wearing well, I say.
And I am glad to report the top team drank the place out of Champagne and had to send out for more. An excellent event.
Of course, Christmas is a big time for divorce as all the pressure sees everyone fall out with each other. Women get all hung up on the turkey, the tree and the presents, while men think of it as 10 days to put their feet up.
Recipe for disaster.
Diane's top tip is to order Christmas from M&S, Sainsbury or whoever which is where Bright would have to take issue with her. Far too artificial.
Her other tip? Find time to get out – perhaps to the panto or even Twycross Zoo.
And her message to women?
"Lighten up."