The trouble with Tigger

As previously mentioned he and the lovely Dennis are working and staying in Birmingham this week. That is dangerous as it exposes him to the risk of having to go out on the pop with Tigger.

In light of the tender state of his liver he could not afford to take that risk. In true total lack of willpower style he managed precisely no time at all before succumbing to Tigger’s wicked blandishments and was in Hotel du Vin on the bubbly before Tigger could say “fancy a quick one after work?”

The quick one was a mild euphemism and suffice to say 6 bottles later they were in a shocking state.

By shocking state we mean asleep on a sofa in the bar.

As mentioned the lovely Dennis is also in Birmingham which was a blessed relief as he could never have made his way back to the flat they are staying in under his own steam. Mind you the return to the flat just led to puking so whether that was a good thing is up for debate.

Now when they first got to Brum in the morning he just dumped his car (full of all their stuff) under the office and, foolishly believing Tigger’s promises that it would just be a quick one, he hadn’t bothered to unload the car before hitting the bar. Due to the ridiculously harsh drink driving laws (I mean how can it not be safe to drive after the thick end of a case of bubbly and a quick snooze?) of this country he couldn’t get the car (and therefore their stuff) from the office to the flat so upon waking this morning his options as to what to wear were somewhat limited.

As it turned out this was a bit of a blessing in disguise because as everyone who knows him knows he takes ages to choose what to wear of a morning (are we shure about this? – ed) and he didn’t wake up until 0830. So only having what he was wearing the day before to wear gave him his only chance to get into the office on time (wearing the same clothes as yesterday, un-shaven, un-showered and un-teeth brushed (are we shure this is a word? – ed), gosh he knows how to impress).

He was not at his most productive during the morning but went back to the flat at lunch-time to
wash, change and nap. It would be nice to report that improved his productivity. Nice certainly, true no.