Edition
209 Tuesday October 29th 2013
Hi, is there anything
better than a fine long weekend? I am so glad I took an extra day to recharge
the batteries and stack up some much needed ZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzz’s. Fletcher is at
a cool age at the moment exploring everything and pretty much still cute and
doing as he is told (the calm before the storm?). We chillaxed and enjoyed the
sun whilst also managing to get some stuff ticked off the to do before xmas
(only 8 weeks??!!!and counting ) list….YAYJ.
We couldn’t believe how sluggish my new car was off the mark,
it is so sssssllllowww we had started thinking ill of its Asian origins and
wondering how long we would survive the many intersections we encounter
daily/weekly. It was so bad Christine refused to drive it and was reluctant to
even ride in it with me…….hmmmmm could be career and family life limiting so
time to get it back to the dealer and hold my breath in the service area until
they fixed it!!! Well I didn’t have to wait long as a crowd of service personnel
quickly surrounded the car and insisted I unlock the drivers door and stop
holding my breath !!! It wasn’t long before someone pointed out that I had been
driving in ‘winter’ mode not ‘summer’!!!!! Seems it was rectified with the
simple flick of a switch!, the difference between starting off in first gear
(summer) and 2nd gear (winter) the winter mode being used where snow
and ice make 2nd gear safer and slower to start off in…..eg; not in
Auckland (hurry up dickhead, race to the death every day)) traffic conditions
!!! I wish I could have shrunk into my sunglasses case and zipped it up to
avoid the red hot embarrassment of the moment but alas I took the full brunt of
the service teams sympathetic looks as the penny dropped!!! If in doubt of
course I guess I could have referred to the manual that the nice Asian
manufacturers had so kindly printed in ENGLISH!!!! Yes I hate it when that
happens but at least we and all who travel with us will now be safe in Auckland
traffic.
I hope you had a ‘safe’, relaxing and fun long weekend with
family and friends and that you are looking forward to another short but successful
week ahead, take care , cheers Jonesey !!
Harry
and the Hendersons instinctively know the exact moment we wake up. Then they wake us
10 minutes sooner!!!!.....GGrrrrrrrrrr J
“Don’t
freak, just speak.” C. B. Jones National Table Topics finalist!!!
I talked recently about winning a Toastmasters
contest and how chuffed I was about that…..well I am still basking in the glow
and as a typical salesman I want to tell you more about how bloomin wonderful I
am !!!!
You see I have now qualified for the national final
and I will be representing a dozen Auckland Clubs as their representative…..one
of eight finalists nationally fighting it out to be crowned New Zealand
Champion!! Crikey, so close yet still so far.
The
competition is even more intriguing as it is the ‘Table Topic’ competition
which is all about the art of ‘Impromptu’ speaking or making something up off
the cuff and on the run……perfect for someone like me who loves the sound of
their own voice and is full of the proverbial on any topic…..or so you might
think!! Thing is no one knows what the topic will be so no preparation is
possible prior to!!
Impromptu
speaking is tough going and you need to be on your game to make something up
that has an opening, a body and a close all this in just 2minutes 30 seconds
!!!
Crikey,
no pressure but great training for the game of life where we are placed on the
spot all the time and how we react dictates how successful or otherwise we will
be……cant wait, watch this space!
Join now ; www.toastmasters.org.nz you know
you want to !!!!!
“We all have butterflies, question is, are
yours flying in formation?.” C.B. Jones
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