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Friday, February 05, 2010

End of an era

Well, that's been an interesting day.

It's been T.Aldous' retirement day. And by and large it's gone very well. We had the usual pot-luck brunch and people popped in and out of the place all day wishing T.Aldous well on his retirement. Then we had the traditional "get everyone together upstairs at the counter for to present somebody with their card and some flowers." (That bit took a few goes as he kept disappearing to mess around with the recycling bins or the booksale books.) And the gift we've all chipped in for will be presented to him at his official leaving do next week. All very nice.

The one cloud on the horizon was the final words of his accepting-my-retirement-card speech...

"As you know, I'm not one to let go easily."

12 comments:

nursemyra said...

Portentous.....

Gadjo Dilo said...

"As you know, I'm not one to let go easily": Or he could have say (in an Arnold Schwarzenegger voice) "I'll be back!!"

geraldgee said...

Couldnt you quietly move the library to somewhere else?

Pat said...

Is it usual to have a retirement day and a leaving day. Seems to be dragging it out a bit - especially if there should be tears.
Love the pigs - I hope I'm not the only one to see them:)

Madame DeFarge said...

I have seen the future and it contains pigs. Love the background. Make sure he doesn't come back as a consultant.

Happy Frog and I said...

Hi, I'm new to this site, found it via Wendy. Also loving the flying pigs! Not one to let go easily, does sound very ominous indeed though potentially good posting fodder. :-)

Red Squirrel said...

He sounds like my senile old grandfather...

Kevin Musgrove said...

nursemyra: we are nervous.

Gadjo: not even in jest, please!

geraldgee: excellent suggestion that man!

Pat: there's talk of more, I know not why. Glad you like the pigs.

Madame DeF: another vote for the pigs! (lord no! not a consultancy!!)

Welcome Happy Frog! The pigs will be staying. I hope T.Aldous isn't.

Squirrel: this is one of my concerns...

syncopated eyeball said...

Uh oh! I picture smiles on the faces of those present freezing into grimaces at the sound of that line. (I love the flying piggies too.)

Kevin Musgrove said...

eyeball: you have it exactements!

Lavinia said...

I'm trying to remember that literary line, about having to pry the corpse's fingers from something or other...talk about really NOT wanting to let go!

Kevin Musgrove said...

Lavinia: I think we're tapping into the zombie zeitgeist