More temping, 1966

[Sandra Davies]

He had a penchant for pale purple shirts.  ‘Lilac’ maybe, or the longer-drawled, elderly ‘mauve’, pinstriped with white.   Smoked unpleasantly-reeking thin brown cigars under a crayon-drawn black cad moustache.   Fancied himself, you could tell, when he walked round the office, handing out work to the typists.

Along with the letters he gave me, he said ‘I bet the sparks fly when you undress in the dark’, causing my colleague to say I could claim it was sexual harassment.

‘Oh no,’ I replied, ‘merely scientific enquiry as to tight-clinging dresses, nylon petticoats and the nature of static electricity.’

[Mike Handley]

Love this, S. Would like to see more vignettes from your past ... with photos, too. :-)

[Brittany]

the photo and your matter of fact response in 6 are the cherry on top of your great description of him!

[Stephen Buss]

Love it Sandra... brings back memories of being a kid and sleeping under a nylon duvet and always waking up looking like a loo brush! I think I had an uncle that liked cigars!

[Gita]

Woohooo! Love this. And look at you all Vidal-Sassoon bangs and long hair. Fave.

[Robert McEvily]

Outstanding. 

[Stephen Torelli]

Swaggering and reveling in the attention and you had him all figured out. Nice Six and even nicer picture.

[Cita]

... and the tags!

[Cita]

LOVE this. 

[Teresa]

I love it when you show us "How Sandra Came To Be..."  These experiences are priceless.  Love the pic, too, and the expression on your face and in your comment to Mr. Fancied Himself.

[Ron. Lavalette]

Yeah...I know that cigar smell, that tacky moustache, that general sleaze.  You nailed this guy.