I ' d be happy if I thought he represented any of us Brits . <| sep |> Sorry ! I grabbed the second one . Damn lucky . Thanks to original poster ! !!!!!!!<| sep |> My dad ' s been on night shifts for 30 years now , I ' ll pass along a few of his tips Novels either lengthy fantasy fare or ones that you can sit and ponder over for a long period of time . C r o sswordssudokuwordsearches innocuous enough to be able to hide if a supervisor is checking on you . Movies on tabletportable DVD player take up around two hours a pop , allows you to cultivate an interest . Handheld gaming console my gameboy colour would regularly be pinched for my father ' s night shift pokemon adventures whilst I was a child , he said it was fairly easy to hide from the cameras . Writingdrawingcreative pursuits you can produce something even when there ' s nothing to be done . If all else fails , hypothetical mind situations who would win in a fight x or y ? What could totally collapse society as we know it ? Are red skittle better than purple skittles ? The list goes on . I hope your night shift work fares well ! edit formatting