Old Friends

The Gorse Fox had a frustrating start to the day... "Can you be in Farnborough for a review from 8 until 12" came the request. GF thought about the logistics and politely declined - he also had to be in London in the afternoon and it just wouldn't work. He agreed to dial-in.

0800 GF dials the number and waits. Twenty minutes later he is still waiting. He gives up. He makes contact with the "team"... the call had been deferred until 0930. (What a good job he hadn't trekked up there for eight).

0930 he re-dials, ten minutes later the call is opened and we start. GF explains that he has entered his reviews as commentary and markup in the files... he is thanked and dismissed. He is even more pleased that he hadn't trekked across there.

He collects his thoughts and heads up to London. What a pleasant trip it was. The train was fairly empty, the journey trouble-free. A he left the train his phone rang and he was asked to help out with some work for Auntie for a few weeks. That sounded fun so he agreed.

The afternoon's meetings went well and when all was done GF headed along to the Festival Hall's Skylon restaurant for dinner with Mother Superior and the Abbott. It was the perfect end to the day - a very nice meal with good friends. GF suspects he will be doing the London trip far more frequently over the next few weeks!