Baiting the envious

Eric, up on the ski-fields, can’t help texting his colleague Diarmad who has to work.

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Eric 090116 11:07 AM Blue skies, streaming sun, one is reminded of Sicily in spring.

 

Diarmad: 090116  11:24 AM Weather report is for streaming skies from Sunday. How long U up there for?

 

Eric: 090116 11:32 AM If it's streaming Sunday I may stay all day. Last train is 9.40.

 

Diarmad: 090116 13:16 PM Don’t you just feel a tiny bit guilty while we all work late to cover you not being here today?

 

Eric: 090116 13:35 PM Guilty? It’s hard work you know. And I’ve only done 28 runs so far AND I’m getting badly sunburnt.

 

Diarmad: 090116 15:38 PM  Nice pic. Was that taken before you had your afternoon fall?

 

Eric: 090116 5:59 PM No fall as such, but this was taken by a kawaii gakusei who had just helped me dig my ski out of 3 feet of snow.

 

Diarmad: 090116 Any more tantalizing photos of blue skies and stories of romps with snow queens and your apartment may be broken into and ALL your computers sent to China!

 

Eric: 090116 18:03 PM Feel free to burgle. All my computers (the ones in Japan anyway) are with me here.

 

Eric: 090116 19:52 PM I am not gloating in any way, you must understand. I am sure you had a delightful day at work. Nevertheless I have to say I think I just had one of the best skiing days ever, with sunshine, clear blue skies, crisp new snow and not too many people on the gelaende. I broke all the rules by rushing on to the lift for that very final run of the day and came no nearer to a cropper than losing my ski in very deep snow once (I think I was trying to turn on an azalea bush). It didn't hurt that Y-san has lent me a car for three days that is rather more intelligent than I am: I know how to read satnav but not to programme it enough for it to know where I want to go.

But I am back now. I have the place all to myself and can tell the cook just what I want for dinner or sit in various nooks and crannies to avail myself of the WiFi (they offered to lend me a laptop for the purpose but I'm not falling for that old one) and hop out the window for a naked stroll in the snow after my long, luxuriant bath.

It's 19:45 and I now have the rest of the evening to explore every inch of my surroundings. I could play pingpong, or raid the beer machine, or maybe rumple all the starched pillow cases in the linen room. So why is it I think I will just err go to sleep. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

 Enjoy work tomorrow.

 

Diarmad: 090116 20:18 PM This is serious. All alone up there. But hold on just a little longer.

 

We are all coming up to keep you company, and to keep you from going completely 100% bonkers by yourself. Everyone feels so sorry for you. We are also bringing DragonLady to serve you tea and mop your brow.

 

We will be there by MIDNIGHT. Meantime and by all means, you CAN raid the beer machine, and, yes, after a couple of cans, we all think it an excellent idea that you take a walk in the snow. Naked. Very refreshing so you can be ready for us.

 

So nice to be among friends don't you think? Don't go to sleep now!

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