I went to the general meeting of the Boorowa Business Chamber Monday of last week.
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I was a little concerned as to how the Chamber was going.
President Mike Ward gave a preamble that indicated all was well with positive direction ahead and a good roll up attended the meeting.
Mayor Brian Ingram was the guest, speaking for about twenty minutes about himself, then moving on to Council/Boorowa related issues, speaking for a total of two hours, including irrelevancies of little interest to Boorowa ie Young Library.
The information imparted could easily have been covered in about 25 minutes, not two hours.
On 2LF the next morning I said that the Chamber was going well with good attendance at the meeting, but refused to elaborate how well the meeting went.
People have asked why?
Sometimes saying nothing says more than a mouthful of words.
WITS
On this day in 1908 Henry Ford’s first Ford Model T automobile left the Piquette Plant in Detroit Michigan.
Elon Musk has said, “When Henry Ford made cheap reliable cars people said, ‘Nah! What’s wrong with a horse?’ That was a huge bet he (Henry Ford) made, and it worked”.
With our city streets jammed with auto traffic, maybe it would have been better if Ford’s bet hadn’t worked and we still relied on the horse, but that’s progress.
We’ll just have to put up with the congestion … until the next transport revolution.
WITS
As we get older we need to face a driving test to see if we are capable of keeping our licences.
Many of say, “I’m okay”.
Consider Bessie driving her similarly aged friend Mabel through town, neither barely able to see over the dashboard.
Cruising along, Bessie came to a major intersection and drove straight through a red light, Mabel telling her as much.
At the next intersection, the same thing happened.
Mabel, thinking she was losing it, was sure they had driven through another red light, but Bessie was unfazed.
Mabel was beginning to feel a little nervous and when Bessie drove through another red light, Mabel turned to Bessie saying, “Bessie, did you know that we just drove through three red lights in a row? You could have killed us both!”
Bessie replied, “Oh! Am I driving?”
WITS
A minister was completing a temperance sermon.
With great emphasis he said, “If I had all the beer in the world, I’d take it and pour it in the river!”
With greater emphasis he said, “And if I had all the wine in the world, I’d take it and pour it in the river!”
Finally, shaking his fist in the air, he roared, “And if I had all the whisky in the world, I’d take it and pour it in the river!”
Sermon completed, he sat down.
The song leader stood very cautiously and announced almost laughing, “For our closing song, let us sing Hymn 365, ‘Shall We Gather at the River.”
Smile – life is too short not to.
See you at the river … bring your own glass.
WITS
The long weekend brings Irish Woolfest, opening with St John’s Art Show Friday night and bringing a fab, fun filled festival right through to the last event on Sunday.
A lot of work goes in to putting this event on so I hope it turns out to be a terrific weekend.
“Never, ever underestimate the importance of having fun.” (Randy Pausch)
