Dear Ms Midorikaeru

Position of Maintenance Operative

We refer to your application received at the office today, 9 May 2007.

We regret to advise that since the closing date for applications was 30 March 2007, the position has been filled.

We thank you for your interest in CFPA and wish you every success in obtaining appropriate employment.

Yours sincerely

etc.

(They didn't specify what they considered to be "appropriate employment" for somebody such as myself. I wonder...)

Okay. I reeeeeeeeeally am going to do some filing now...