You got Mail

April 23rd, 1985

I arrived back from work at the end of the day, it was a Tuesday and the man behind the desk at Oakwood Apartments said that there was a post office receipt for an express mail package.

That night, Ray Rapo, from Cleveland Pneumatic, invited us to a party, plenty to eat and drink and after a great time Ray Norton and I ended up, drunk as farts, in the Oakwood Jacuzzi at 2.30am.

The next day I went and picked up the letter, which was from Menasco and there it was in black and white, a job offer. I can (sort of) remember the words even now, twenty four years later..

"Menasco have the pleasure in offering you the position of stress analyst on an urgent basis, we request that you complete the requirements for residency as soon as possible"

However, it may have more been like :

"Menasco have the pleasure in offering you the position of stress analyst, the offer is dependant on your meeting immigration requirements and we encourage you to start that process as soon as possible"

or was it...