Gary rang today to say he was making his annual trip to Broome, and could he stay at my place tomorrow night. Also, could he borrow $1000 for petrol. I think he knows my daily limit on ATM withdrawals. Well, I was happy to lend him the money, as I always get it back eventually, but I’m not all that keen on him staying at my place anymore. Anyway, I said OK this time. He can sleep on the couch and use the sleeping bag I was going to use when I went camping. (It’s still brand new. I might let him keep it.) He’s going to pay me back on his way home in a week or so, after he’s completed his business transactions in Broome.
Then, this afternoon Stuart had a great laugh at my expense. I told him I didn’t trust the backup facility on our network, so wanted his OK to order an outdoor drive. Of course I meant an external drive. Easy mistake. I, and the rest of the office, didn’t hear the end of that for the rest of the day. Was I going to use it in my house or in the garden? Did it need to be waterproof? Was I going to run a long cable to it? Ha, ha.
Anyway, he said he wasn’t paying for one.
Warned Agnes about Gary tonight. She seems quite excited to meet him.