Where has the time gone?

At the end of our departmental meeting this morning, my boss popped into his office for a moment and came back through with a bottle of champers and a card. He observed that it was thirty years ago to the day that I started in my job. I had completely forgotten, so it was quite a surprise! I have been around longer than any other member of staff - you might even say I was in with the bricks, but since the building dates from the 1820s perhaps we won’t go that far. Of course, I was a mere teenager when I started (I wish!) …