Young Haylie Vidal thought that she had escaped my attention by taking a holiday on her recent birthday but I'm sorry Haylie, you don't get away that easily. Haylie was 20 last week and I am pleased to offer her our belated congratulations. She joined us in the summer after coming to us highly recommended by our service manager Max and you can't get a better recommendation that that (even if he is her dad).Haylie enjoys nothing more than a bit of shopping especially if it involves shoes and handbags. She is doing very well in the office, where she is involved in dealing with the cash and bank statements and is also learning to run the credit control department. You may hear from her if you are late in paying your account but try and make her life easy and pay us on time.
As we are winding down towards our retirement in just under five weeks I have found a bit more time for my hobby of selling on eBay. I recently listed this great little map of the smaller islands surrounding Great Britain and hope that it sells well. It's a really nice example and, for almost 300 years old, is in good condition.
Whilst it's good to collect old things and buying antiques for use is extremely green, I still don't understand those who collect animal heads as trophies. I know I'm a bit late and it's yesterday's news but I was really saddened to read about the stag known as The Emperor Of Exmoor that has been shot. I have read a lot of the arguments both pro and anti but even if the stag was past his prime, the deer population has to be kept under control and his carcass will be eaten and not wasted, there is something extremely undignified in the mounting of his magnificent head on a board and hanging it on display as a trophy. Such a fabulous animal deserved better than that. Lets hope the Emperor has the last laugh and his head falls off the wall and brains the brainless hunter.
A quick word about "Getting On" the wonderful sit com which is now in its second series - sadly in the wilderness that is BBC4. It's so refreshing to see such a realistic and genuinely funny programme about old people heading towards the oblivion of senility in a medical ward and the hospital team that looks after them. Written by and starring Jo Brand, Vicki Pepperdine and Joanna Scanlan it is beautifully observed and in Doctor Pippa Moore, Vicki Pepperdine has created a character to rank alongside David Brent in the annals of comedy brilliance. Do watch it.
Aplogies if you have a few problems getting hold of Instanta on the phone today and tomorrow. We are having a brand new all singing, all dancing switchboard fitted in preparation for the switch back from the wonders of VOIP to plain old ordinary phones.We are all in favour of the latest technology but VOIP sellers please don't come back to us until it's totally reliable.
I'll leave you today with a pretty awesome film called "People Are Awesome". You will have seen some of this but you won't have seen it all.
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