So was this an outing for hospital staff, and did it go well ?
It was the ward annual Christmas piss up. Yes, I got my times wrong, but I'm on nights and always tired.
Went well, food was just about adequate, but I'm used to having a large plateful and filling my boots.
We were all very undressed, seeing how the rest of the great unwashed scrubbed up.
Stayed in the Premier Inn right opposite the convention centre, so not far to stumble. Paced myself with the drinks, so didn't get drunk at all. Personally, I don't like the feeling the next morning, so know when to stop the alcohol.
Entertainment was good, some Cirque de sumat. Finale was fire dancers and a bloke on a trapeze, huge gasps all round as he went from sitting to holding on with 1 hand etc.
There is a fairground there, tickets are extremely expensive, but we managed get 25 free ones. Used the 1 I got to go on the Waltzers, Now, Last time I went on them was back in 1974, I was very young and didn't have a care in the entire world. This time, I am going to be 60 in 20 days. 1 of the lads I sat with told the bloke running it to spin us as fast as he could, because I enjoyed that. No! I almost met my tea again. Got off and everyone that had been laughing at me going on there, suddenly went quiet because I had gone the same colour as Casper the Ghost. I am normally very pale, but I was white. Happily, said bloke has now left for pastures new in Sheffield, so we shouldn't have to see his face ever again.
Was a good night tho.
