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242 Monday July 14th 2014
Hi,wow what a crazy weather week on the wild west coast.
Whilst we were mostly sheltered from the easterlies blasting overhead and
offshore we were still without power for a big part of the week. Underground and
power are two words that are yet to find each other out our way so you tend to
expect it and hunker down when there is a storm! Still hard to get used to not
turning switches on when you walk into rooms or try to use electrical stuff! I
can pretty much cope personally except for the cold showers which I am a big
sook about brrrrrrrrr.Makes you thankful for power and extra quick in the
bathroom!
I stumbled on a veritable goldmine last week when I coincidentally
arrived at the opening day of the new City Council recycle shop at their
transfer rubbish station in Henderson! I was like a pig in the proverbial and
ended up putting a ‘first option hold’ on three amazing items that had been
recovered from the waste stream (just trying to pick the right time to purchase
and sneak into home!!shhhhh)…I still find it incredible to believe that people
throw away what they do proving indeed that one persons waste is definitely
another persons treasure….Yay (watch for the pics!)
From
the Fletcher file; bit crook at the moment
and had to flag regular weekly program items like swimming and beach
combing….resting his body temporarily like Dad and hoping to be back soon!!
As you know I like my coffee and good service so I am happy
to tell you how impressed I am with the way I get looked after at Columbus
coffee outlets.Nothing is a problem and apart from complimentary wifi every sixth
coffee is free,life ‘on the road’ in Auckland doesn’t get any better, proving
“Too much of a good thing can be wonderful”(my Mae West quote on my Columbus
coffee cup this morning J)
I hope you are still in one piece after the storms last week
and having fun with friends and family. Cheers Jonesey!
Harry
and the Hendersons reckon having a dog(or three) is the only opportunity a human ever has
to choose their relatives!! J
“Better to fight
for something than live for nothing.” ― George S. Patton Jr.
Imagine
if you worked for a company with the following ideals;
01 Customer focus (listen and
build)
02 People Development (learn
and grow)
03 Continual Improvement (be
better)
04 Hard work and positive
attitude (Have a go)
05 Lead by example and take
responsibility ( don’t blame others)
06 Teamwork and respect for
others (work together)
07 Extrepreneurial Spirit
(initiative, innovate, create)
08 Keep it simple (use common
sense)
09 Honesty and Integrity
(make your word your bond)
10 Be humble (recognise and
praise others)
I met a
company that does…Reece Plumbing and their employees are happy they do.
This list
encapsulates most others I have seen and rolls them into one impressive ten
point plan.
They are
a pleasure to deal with and were only too happy to share this information with
me. Impressive ideals indeed however clearly a company setting their sights
high and one we would do well to emulate……..worth thinking about and having a
crack at some if not all on the list.
“Ideals make reason inaccessible.” ― Floriano Martins
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