Re: Interesting findings on the internet
Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2024 2:20 am
When I was at the TV Studio, from time to time we would do major OBs, which entailed someone sitting on a hill setting up microwave links, baby sitting them all day, then derigging them, & the same the next day.Cerebus wrote: ↑Tue Aug 27, 2024 9:53 pmI apologise if I've told y'all this anecdote before.
I used to work with a salesman, Nick, who in a former job had sold custom carpets, the sort with a made-to-order pattern in them, often a company name or logo. Nick discerned a pattern in one sub-class of his sales; when he sold a carpet complete with corporate branding to a company that was refurbishing its reception area in more than half the instances that company folded within 6 months.
Often, someone would have to sit in a Toyota Hi Ace all day, but at one place we obtained access to the former Bond Corporation land sales office, which was perched on the side of the Darling Scarp, with a magnificent view.
We could bring the link gear back into the building, so there was a lot less "derigging" involved, the place was airconditioned & generally it was a soft job.
The whole sales office was palatial, with Bond Corp patterned carpets, & a magnificent Jarrah desk, supplemented by very comfortable swivel chairs.
Looking back at the timeline of this place, it seemed that its construction didn't precede Bond Corp's precipitous disappearance "down the gurgler" by very much.