{"id":1042,"date":"2009-11-28T23:28:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-28T23:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lesguis.com\/wp\/?p=1042"},"modified":"2017-06-27T21:00:28","modified_gmt":"2017-06-27T21:00:28","slug":"i-had-a-nice-surprise-this-evening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesguis.com\/wp\/?p=1042","title":{"rendered":"Saturday 28th November 2009 – I had a nice surprise this evening."},"content":{"rendered":"

\"pierre<\/a>Not quite as nice as the surprise Pierre had, but nice enough none-the-less.<\/p>\n

There I was, quietly watching the football like I do, when Elodie (the young girl who works at Auchan and who persons the Pie Hut at the football ground) whispered in my little pointy ear “it’s Pierre (the footballer who works at Brico Depot)’s 21st birthday today and we’re having a surprise party for him after the game. Would you like to come<\/span>?” <\/p>\n

Now I don’t do social occasions as you know but firstly Elodie invited me and I think she’s cute. I have a little soft spot for her (her mother has a soft spot for me as well – in her case it’s the Goodwin Sands but I digress) and secondly it’s nice to be invited to close social arrangements in the village such as this. It’s not quite “come to my house and sleep with my daughter” but that will surely come. Give me another 50 years or so.<\/p>\n

\"pointing<\/a>We were about 10 or 12 at Liz and Terry’s and did quite a bit of pointing although we didn’t go up to the top of the scaffolding – not with this howling gale that was blowing around. I spent most of the day pulling a primeval forest out of the cracks in the stonework.<\/p>\n

We did tons of work – mostly in the morning. In the afternoon things went slower due to the extra weight that we were carrying. The food was gorgeous as usual.<\/p>\n

And as suspected, no-one said anything to me at all about “witness X”. Isn’t that a surprise?<\/p>\n

Talking of the football, I remember saying that Pionsat’s 2nd XI wouldn’t find it so easy in the 2nd Division as they did in the 3rd last season and the thrashing that they received on the opening day of the season<\/a> went to reinforce that opinion. But tonight I have seen the worst team that I have seen for a while (anything in Division 4 excepted) and how Pionsat only scored 5 and how they let Charensat score 2 is a mystery that will stay with me for ever.<\/p>\n

\"fcpsh<\/a>The 1st XI played hated local rivals St Gervais and drew 4-4 in a match that was filled with scandal, controversy, dubious tactics, dubious decisions and a sending-off for a headbutt. It was freezing cold all evening with this piercing wind
(“what did you say?” – ed<\/span>)
(“piercing – what did you think I said<\/span>?”)
but the action on the pitch warmed up the pretty large and voiciferous crowd, and of course a good time was had by all. Nothing like a bit of excitement and controversy to liven up a freezing cold Saturday evening.<\/p>\n

-11<\/span><\/a><\/div> <\/div>
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