Dannie walked in from the back room. "You old curmudgeon! Why did you do that to him? He was the most respectful and polite customer you've had in mon...ths."The old man finished his own non-magical Grapette and put the empty bottle in the rack. "In the first place, you'll notice that he was not a customer. He didn't buy a thing! And in the second place, he was so close to the truth I felt he deserved to become one of the statistics he loved playing with. It seemed appropriate, somehow." Why. She was hoping to take it easy and even sneak in a couple of drinks. Fuck the code of conduct! BOAC was throwing her away after years of devoted service. Besides the company was about to merge BEA and become British Airways so who knew if she would even have a job?Michele was feeling a little sad as well as angry so she had drunk a couple of drinks before she showed up for the flight. That was the good thing about gin and tonics; people couldn't smell the drinks on your breath.Michele stood at. She had no idea I was in her home town, and I made sure she'd be in the city working for the week before saying goodnight when it was time for her to head to bed.I woke up the next morning feeling jet lagged, but after a lie in to try and accommodate I found I felt much better. I dressed and left the hotel just before lunch time. I was not at all prepared for the Australian heat which had sprung itself upon me with force as I left the hotel - it felt nothing like home! I felt like a real. Really, he was pleased. He'd thought he'd have to play on the freshman squad. With the varsity, he didn't get much playing time, but he learned at the top level.He got to play twice, during the season. One game was a blowout and the coach emptied the bench. The other was a tighter contest, but Stanford had a lead with only a minute to go."Rogers!" the coach barked."Yessir?" Get in there. Run a double fade, long. Then the X-Post." Yessir!" Jason said, as he put on his helmet and ran onto the.