"Anyway, you've shamed me into it. I just rang him, and have arranged to meet him tomorrow lunchtime, to buy him a couple of drinks, and give him his Ventilator back. He can't complain too much, I loaned him an overdrive to test out last year, and he had it for nearly six months."
SSM, I was totally busting your chops, but all in good fun.... The way it was written struck me as humorous....