FPAWC

Last week’s after work pints went so well that we decided to make it a regular thing. On Thursday, so as to broaden the scope of the attendees, I’d written the following notice…

Very Important Notice!
The next meeting of the Friday Pint After Work Club* will take place on Friday 23rd January at the Lass O’Gowrie from half past four onwards
ALL WELCOME

*The Friday Pint After Work Club has no membership fee, constitution, rules or aim, other than encouraging people to have a social pint or two after work on a Friday. There’s no need to book, and no form to fill in. Just come to the pub.

…and I’d stuck it up in a few strategic locations around the building. When I arrived today, there had been a few mumbles about it. One person had put up another notice by mine that said, “Who are you? Do I need to wear a red rose in my lapel?” Someone else had complained about the inherent sexism of asking somebody to come out for a manly pint rather than a gender neutral drink. Seriously. The same complainant had, it turned out, moaned about how much notice was given, and had said that it would “never last,” until her team were free to attend. Imagine living with such a negative worldview! I felt quite sorry for them.

Dr Jim breezed into the Lass, looking very well. We had a couple more beers then headed out towards the Winter Ales Festival. The queue was enormous, over an hour, said the warden. No thanks! To Sinclairs! To the Wellington! To a 16oz Aberdeen Angus Burger for a tenner! And then home, listening in rapt silence to a Radio 4 documentary about the American Civil War in the back of the cab.