The Big Party for the Ageing Boss!

March -

The Big Party for the Ageing Boss!

Well the weekend has come and gone and the sore heads are better, thanks to all methods of healing be they isostar, paracetamol, hair of the dog, a swim or just staying in bed!

Yes it was Andy Sanderson’s birthday bash weekend, shared with Rich Mayhew. The big "40", however Andy had managed to persuade someone he was only 35! The food was a veritable feast thanks to Alison, and Margreta, with assistance from others, -catering requests are now being taken, specialities include Barmvitzas and golden weddings!

The celebratory day started in highly competitive fashion with a "squash tournament" in Porthmadog. Straight away into the quarter finals-8 turned up- various excuses were given by others, hair appointment, "I felt a twinge in my knee and didn’t want to risk it", "I haven’t made a will", and other lame reasons.

Then it was to the pub, well Andy thought he would be sociable and go to the Vic and then the Ty Mawr and back to the Vic just in case some one went in to buy him a drink! At 7.30 I thought with clanking, laden carrier bags I would see him in the Ty Mawr, not there so to the Vic.. Between dealing with clients " how are things going", on their existing sale and old clients wanting to chat about putting theirs back on I was sufficiently fortified by a glass or two of Pastis to get to the party so off we went.

After a drop of red, well you have to be sociable, time for the food, which was going well until Rich said the lovely beef was Flossie, a birthday present from one of his family! Well the looks this caused but it still didn’t stop old Flossie disappearing with gravy! As the evening wore on the bottle started piling up and a guest who hadn’t danced for 12 years or so tripped the light fantastic I will not mention him by name, other than well done Dave! Apparently I kept on saying I hadn’t had enough to drink to dance, at some stage that point of no return arrived and the floor was hit, but I must be like the uncle on home videos-same dance regardless of the music!

It seems Alison has been hiding her real talents, she was called upon to fix the toilet, but the remedy was a little tinkering with the ballcock, all this and no call out charge! Mind you that would have been cheaper than keeping her glass filled!

As the evening progressed and the dancing intensified Jane’s husband Mark really let his hair down, and this mane just filled the room, talk about the wild man of Borneo.

The next day Andy’s actual birthday comprised of a run on the beach, a cycle ride, a swim in the sea. All I can think of he had alcohol poisoning or now he is 40 and the dementia has started. At least this time I didn’t promise to start going to the gym again!