Sunday, 6 April 2014

That's the way to run a conference

Happy Birthday to me, happy birthday to me.  51 today...  how old?  My daughters managed to get a few 'old man' comments in,  I did feel a little bit sad at this - not the comments as I'll get my own back when they least expect it - but 51!! To lift my spirits Alison offered to take me for a coffee ....to the garden centre!!!  OMG that's it, middle age has well and truly arrived. You know when you go to the garden centre on a Sunday morning for a coffee, the next step will be buying clothes in Marks & Spencer.
As I peered over the top of my latte and looked around the room, I realised that in this company I was still a young whipper snapper.  Just then it dawned on me, there was method in Alison's madness, I'm not so old after all! Trash the Silver Line phone number, put the pipe and slippers away and get the Lycra out, I'm off for a cycle ride in the morning.

Yesterday I received my conference joining instructions for the CAMRA AGM in Scarborough. Now this is the way to run a conference. The joining instructions come with a beer list for the bar and a pub guide for Scarborough, Malton, Filey and Whitby. So many beers so little time!! The bar opens when you arrive for registration on the Friday and again at 12:30 and 18:00 on Saturday and Sunday. If only more conferences were like this.  Roll on 25th April.

Just to celebrate my birthday I have managed a couple of  Scarlet Macaw beers from Oakham Ales my favourite beer of the moment, give it a try.

Must remember no work tomorrow

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