Tongue and Groove
Members’ News
Enquiries: Secretary 0417 425 007
Mail: 57B Billington Street Labrador QLD
4215
Patron – Councillor Margaret Grummitt
This is a very short version of the T&G as I am
off on Wednesday for a bit of a holiday.
Dates for Your Diary
March 2016
Email: [email protected]
Wedbsite: www.mensshedlabrador.org.au
Editor: Len Thomson
Ken Strobel
John Botwright
Albert Lewis
Bill Weatherhog
Geoff Sear
John Taylor
Graeme Wood
Phil Jarvis
Bob Marcombe
Saturday 9th April
Gold Coast Triathlon
We need volunteers for marshal duties at this
event. Please see John Botwright.
Tuesday 3rd May
Bus Trip
Tour of the Beenleigh Distillary and then on to
Alexander Hills Men’s Shed for a Shed visit.
Full details later.
Bob Miller
It was very gratifying to see 21 members attend
the funeral of Bob’s dear wife, Kay who passed
away following a long illness.
I am sure the support shown was appreciated by
Bob and his family.
Margaret Grummitt’s Morning Tea
It was great to see so many come to the morning
tea put on by the Shed to acknowledge the many
great things the Margaret has done for our Shed
in her role as Councillor for Division 4.
Margaret has asked me to pass on her thanks to
all those who came along.
Margaret will always be welcome to drop in for
smoko from time to time and we hope she does.
Bunnings BBQ
The held on Saturday was very successful and
contributed approximately $1,150 to the Shed.
Our thanks to:-
Graeme Wood, Albert Lewis, John Botwright
IMPORTANT
NOTICE TO ALL MEMBERS
It has been the practice in the Shed that
members have a tendency to modify, disable
safety features, remove guards and various
other activities associated with equipment.
This practice has extremely serious implications
for the Committee and the individual member.
Should an injury occur on a piece of machinery
that has been tampered with in any way, any
subsequent investigation by our insurers or, in
the event of a catastrophic injury, the
authorities, the insurance claim would be denied
and the Committee members could face
prosecution.
The Committee has determined that all
machines will be inspected for compliance with
the manufacturer’s manual and re-instated
where necessary to the manufacturer’s
standard.
Once this has been finalised, all members are
required to notify Chas Allport, Maintenance
Supervisor, of any maintenance issue and under
no circumstance are members to modify, alter or
remove any part of a machine.
Due to the gravity of this matter, the Committee
has further determined that any member who
does modify, alter or remove any part, without
consultation with Chas Allport may be asked by
the Committee to resign their membership.
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Time is like a river. You cannot touch the water
twice, because the flow that has passed will
never pass again.
Enjoy every moment of life...
As a bagpiper, I play many gigs. Recently I was
asked by a funeral director to play at a
graveside service for a homeless man. He had no
family or friends, so the service was to be at a
pauper's cemetery in the Nova Scotia back
country.
As I was not familiar with the backwoods, I got
lost and, being a typical man, I didn't stop for
directions.
I finally arrived an hour late and saw the funeral
guy had evidently gone and the hearse was
nowhere in sight.
There were only the diggers and crew left and
they were eating lunch. I felt badly and
apologized to the men for being late.
And as I played "Amazing Grace", the workers
began to weep. They wept, I wept, we all wept
together.
When I finished, I packed up my bagpipes and
started for my car. Though my head was hung
low, my heart was full.
As I opened the door to my car, I heard one of
the workers say, "I've never seen anything like
that before,
and I've been putting in septic tanks for twenty
years."
Apparently, I'm still lost ... it's a man thing.
******
A man asked an American Indian what was his
wife's name.
He replied, "She is called Five Horses".
The man said, "That's an unusual name for your
wife. What does it mean?"
The Old Indian answered,
"It old Indian Name. It mean.............
NAG, NAG, NAG, NAG, NAG!
*****
A blonde wanted to sell her pet python so, she
listed it on eBay.
A bloke rang up and asked if it was big.
She said, "It's massive."
He said, “How many feet?"
She said none -
"It's a bloody’ snake"!!..
*****
I went to the side of the grave and looked down
and the vault lid was already in place.
I didn't know what else to do, so I started to
play.
The workers put down their lunches and began
to gather around.
I played out my heart and soul for this man with
no family and friends.
I played like I've never played before for this
homeless man.
Congratulations to –
Pete Braniff
Craig Douglas
Albert Lewis
Graeme Wood
Ron Chetham
Bob Holmes
Perry Nelder