Hi,welcome to the eve of Rocktober 1 ! Not to be outdone the Joneses will party hard to the last minute of September celebrating Dads 80th birthday. What better way to do just that than at the world famous Sunday night buffet at the Brownsy Razza! Congratulations Dad your life membership of the good buggers club is assured and well deserved. I have a lifetime of memories to thank you for and look forward to as many more years as we are blessed to have with you to create some more.
Some favourite memories;
- Using a WWII air raid siren to support me at my First XV games….Crikey what a noise!!
- Buying me a DKW?as my first car and then painting it ‘lemon’ yellow ( quite appropriate)
- Painting an already unusual boat ‘air sea rescue orange’ just in case people didn’t notice!
- Converting an ex Helleabys small goods delivery truck into our family mobile caravan!
- Converting a 36 foot aluminium ex life boat off a cruise ship into our family launch !
Yes my Dad is delightfully different, he loves a challenge and turns anything anyone says cant be done into his next personal ‘project’. Some projects take longer than others but they all have two things in common; 1)They have the unique Jones look and feel. 2)They are all completed with love.
Thanks Dad if I am half as good at doing stuff as you are I will consider myself a big success!
Have a cool, fun introduction to your first week of October,……..cheers Jonesey
Harry and the Hendersons are loving the daylight saving 2 x walks in a day program!!
“If you think you can or you think you cant , either way you are right.” Henry Ford
Henry himself would be proud of me if he were alive today!!
I have always liked Fords, I have had a few in my time and I even spent two years as the new Vehicle Sales Manager at John Andrew Ford one of NZs leading dealerships.
My company car is a Ford so it made sense that we would look to buy one of Henrys finest for our second car now that we have a new family member to ferry around!
That all seemed quite logical until the Ford Laser station wagon we purchased developed an intermittent problem that tested the patience of all involved over the last four months it has taken to sort it out.
The problem with an intermittent fault is it never recreates itself when you try to show someone or if you leave the car with someone else to check it out. The more you tell people about it the more you start to doubt there might be a problem or even think you may be imagining it all together.
We are lucky we were protected by the all encompassing Consumer Guarantees Act and that we were confident enough to insist that those concerned got the problem sorted. It took over four months but our patience and loyalty to the brand was rewarded and we are once again happy Ford owners.
Lessons; 1)Know your rights and pursue them if things go wrong.2)Stick to your guns. 3)Trust others to do the right thing and give them space to do so. 4) Be loyal to favourite brands. 5)Communicate confidently……….Good luck fellow motorists…..Go Ford !!!!
“Don’t find fault, find a remedy, any fool can complain and most fools do.” Henry Ford
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