(no subject)
Sep. 2nd, 2010 09:11 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
holytoastrYesterday was my boss' last day. We threw her a big party and made her cry. We got a huge turnout too. (I think it helped that I mentioned cake in the invite.)
After the party, we had another one at a nearby bar so she could say goodbye to all the vendors she has worked with over the years. We had a pretty good turnout for that too. My department clearly not only excels at begging for donations, but also at throwing parties. :)
The bar was right next to the Mayflower, which is a hotel frequented by important people. Right now the Israeli Prime Minister is staying there, I think. For days, we've had police barricades, K9 units, and helicopters flying around. Yesterday we got to see the guy arrive back at the hotel with his whole entourage.
First big black vans pulled up. Before they even stopped, the doors and back of the van popped open and men in armor with rifles jumped out of the car. Then another set of vans pulled up with more armored guys that ran over the the don't-shoot-me tent, examined it, then opened it up.
After that, an ambulance pulled up and parked next to the tent. Just in case I guess. Finally a black limo with Israeli flags stuck to it pulled up, quickly followed by several more black vans with armored and armed guys jumping out. The limo went straight into the tent. As soon as it was completely in, the guys guarding it snapped the tent closed.
You could tell when the PM was finally safely inside, because all the very tense armored men relaxed right after.
It was all very action movie.
After the party, we had another one at a nearby bar so she could say goodbye to all the vendors she has worked with over the years. We had a pretty good turnout for that too. My department clearly not only excels at begging for donations, but also at throwing parties. :)
The bar was right next to the Mayflower, which is a hotel frequented by important people. Right now the Israeli Prime Minister is staying there, I think. For days, we've had police barricades, K9 units, and helicopters flying around. Yesterday we got to see the guy arrive back at the hotel with his whole entourage.
First big black vans pulled up. Before they even stopped, the doors and back of the van popped open and men in armor with rifles jumped out of the car. Then another set of vans pulled up with more armored guys that ran over the the don't-shoot-me tent, examined it, then opened it up.
After that, an ambulance pulled up and parked next to the tent. Just in case I guess. Finally a black limo with Israeli flags stuck to it pulled up, quickly followed by several more black vans with armored and armed guys jumping out. The limo went straight into the tent. As soon as it was completely in, the guys guarding it snapped the tent closed.
You could tell when the PM was finally safely inside, because all the very tense armored men relaxed right after.
It was all very action movie.
