On 7th May 2012 my big Bro turned 40. We had a fabulous family get together at
Peebles Hydro on the Scottish Boarders. Let’s
face it any hotel that is happy to take the kids off your hands while you can
sit and enjoy a ‘grown up’ meal in peace gets my vote! (and the kids vote for
that matter; couldn’t prise them away from the kids club!) Thank you Farah for organising everything
especially the gift bags, how did I not know that Nige shared my passion for
Caramac, must be in the blood!
Now…my Bro is a big fan of the wires! Any latest gadget on
the market has to be tried and tested and more often than not collects dust in
the garage when the newer model is launched! Whatever happened to that Tassimo?
Nigel’s passion for gadgets over the years has meant that
his childhood thriftiness has been put to the test. Growing up, my brother Howard and I would be
counting up our Easter eggs whilst Nigel dusted off his intact Christmas
Selection Box!
In my case pocket money was meant to be spent on 10p mix ups
(in the days when you could get mo jos and black jacks for ½ pence each)
Howard’s would be spent on a polystyrene aeroplane and be over the fence in 5
minutes and Nigel’s would be saved in his tray wallet purse and transferred to
a pound coin dispenser before converting into a five pound note!
You can imagine how difficult it was for him to contain
himself when he was showered with money and Apple vouchers for his 40th.
Politely thanking everyone at the table and conveniently nipping to the loo to
no doubt count up his good fortune, pity you didn’t dust off the tray purse for
the occasion!
I am glad that your 40th allowed you to achieve
the ultimate gadget of champions the new iPad and would have loved to have
accompanied you on your detour home via the Apple Shop! Happy 40th Nige hope you are in
gadget heaven cheers Bro, love you x
Oh……I made the cake (of course!) here it is:
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| My Nephew Hadyn, stunt man in the making! |
Happy 40th Gadget Man!
