Sunday, December 11, 2016

The Show must go on !!!


Joneses.jpg                                                                                       Edition 361 Monday 12/12/16

 

 

 

 

 

Hi,now you know my thoughts on snails especially those running loose in my wardrobe so imagine how I felt when I saw one crossing the road when I was out running.Initially I thought that snail needs to get a move on if he/she doesn’t want to get run over and kept running.On my way back 20 minutes later I noticed the snail had not progressed very far so I picked him/her up and put them down safely on the other side of the road……don’t ask!

We were delighted to attend the grand opening of the new Hunting Lodge Winery at Matua on the weekend.We cant wait to return to our happy place during our Summer holidays the scene of many cool family picnics and World Soccer and Rugby inter family finals!!!!

Fletcher reckons; getting an ‘Avenger’ face painting at the Matua reopening party was cool but Captian America was not happy with the spelling!!!Talking Mum into adding a 4th dog to our family was also a major coup especially as ‘Izzy’ is much cleaner,quieter and tidier than Harry and the Hendersons!!(see attached fresh from the local garden centre!!).

A wily old Steptoe told me not to worry about a little bit of borer as we were negotiating a deal on a retro foot stool recently.The deal clincher was some worldly/wily advice about using kerosene to kill the borer and treat the wood in a 2 for 1 double whammy!The deal was done and the kero duly applied much to the doubt of the team at 48!!After the initial doubts in the dodgey advice I am pleased to report the solvent fumes have cleared sufficiently to allow normal habitation of the house again trust me I know what Im doing?!

Have a festive and ‘Upbeat’ week getting plenty done……..Cheers Jonesey!

 

Harry and the Hendersons reckon nothing will ever be as good as the real thing!Sizzle.jpg



 


“Everybody is searching for a hero”. Whitney Houston

 

‘They’ say the show must go on regardless and ‘they’ are right….no matter what!!

The story goes like this……We provide waste collection and disposal services for the cruise ships visiting Auckland durng the busy Spring and Summer period.

Friday was like many others we had dropped off bins early morning as the ship docked and collected them in the mid afternoon prior to the ship sailing that evening

Then at approximately 5pm all hell broke loose as the producer of the on board musical show discovered a number of suitcases containing costumes were inexplicably missing!!!

They had been mistaken for waste and thrown into our bins for collection and disposal!!

A desperate call for help went up and the GG team swung into action intercepting the waste on its way to landfill. Several of our team went diving through the waste and eventually recovered the  missing costumes. By this time it was 6pm and we managed to get the costumes back to a relieved producer and cast before the ship sailed……whew!!

We initially won this business by working through the night to clear a ship full of waste and have continued to provide exceptional service as cruise ship tourist numbers have grown!

So through the swift efforts of our committed ‘business as usual can do’ GG team……the show did definitely go on (just)!!!....a great example of doing what it takes no matter what!

 

“Ooh Ma ooh Pa where has the feeling gone,ooh Ma,ooh Pa will I remember the songs, ooh aah ‘the show must go on’ “. Pink Floyd


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