Bugger.

I'm 41.

 

Check the calibration - you might be well under 40.

GWS.

Oh sorry - I meant Hairy Bathday.

 

Cane scribbled on the back of a napkin:

Commiserations you old git.

 

Bastard! I'm 48 years 3 months and 6 days

Not that I'm counting you understand

Hippo Birdy anyway you old fart!

Dave

 

There's nothing wrong with being 41.
It's the age to be this year.

 

Cane emerged from their own little world to say

Too many corporate jollies. Better get the Atkins book out again.

 

attention-seeking wanker.

Coming out tomorrow night, BTW?

 

Where is the final venue BTW?

I won't do food (no money) but could do at least a drink.

 

I thought everyone had suspected for ages now?

 

official start at Dragon, Leonard Street - around 7pm or so. Maybe head
to The Reliance on Old Street later, and then for some food.

If you want to start earlier than that, meet me in The Paternoster, by
St.Pauls tube (on Newgate Street) about 6.

If I'd known you were hard-up, I'd have offered you the MS developer
contractor role I've just filled...

 

and your point is?

Not now you've been horrible to me on my birthday, no.

 

he's well beyond "suspect", if you ask me.

 

Oh get over it guys.

Just cos I do it with men sometimes that doesn't make me an R1150GSer

 

now you're officially a middle aged bisexual, I bet you've been
secretly flicking through V-Max brochures, though...

 

Sounds like a plan - especially if SimonK can come out his building about
the same time.

You could just offer me money. Anyway, I'd prefer to sell my soul for a
permie role...

 

Happy birthday.

New bike?

 

I'll have a permie ASP.NET/VB/SQL Server/XML/General MS Gubbins role
coming up around Feb next year. I think the current contractor might
consider it, but if not, I'll try and remember to ask you.

We don't pay permies much, mind - what's your salary expectation?

 

We can discuss on Friday. I'm fairly sure you will laugh (as it will be in
the lower end of your expectations).

 

No, some CDs and a book.

 

<shudder>

In answer to you question, Heather and I are going round the corner for
a few early beers at The White Horse on Friday evening. Her Mum's over
so she'll mind the kids.