I've heard about you Aussie sparkies and this aspect of the job, I thought it was all myth and legend until I saw a programme on TV one night.
It's definitely not myth. I used to work with a guy who was a great worker on construction sites but you wouldn't send him to do an existing domestic. He was likely to find food in the cupboard, cook it up and eat it, and then leave the washing up for the customer.
I keep a couple of tuna lunch packs behind the seat for when a burger shop is too far away. Usually I starve for hours before finally remembering they are there.
