Tuesday morning I was up and after my chill cuppa and breakfast got down to scanning in statements and invoices to fax and email. It was finally finished late morning and Diane and I quickly went into Alberton to fax those statements that go via the landline. We were there a couple of hours before heading back to get ready for the Chevy Draw. Hubby was home early and we left just after four as the venue was the other side of Jhb. By the time we got through the traffic – taking side roads and avoiding highway as much as possible – it was a few minutes before six. We arrived at the offices and after signing in were directed into an office. As we walked in I realized that this was not a genuine draw but a Time Share Con. There were rows of chairs with a large screen at the front of the room. I was very annoyed as we had come a long way through temper-fraying traffic just for this. Hubby was fuming and ready to leave after giving them What-For. I told him to relax and we sat down. A guy came in and welcomed us and said they had sponsored the draw which would follow a short show of all their resorts. We had to fill in a form putting in six numbers in a space provided. We had our show after which the guy came back and called us out in our groups to go with a consultant to explain how they worked before the draw was done. We had our explanation and then went for the draw. What a Farce! The draw was done behind closed doors, separately for each couple or group. Nobody won a car and the number written down was used for the draw – everybody ended up with a stay at one of their resorts. We at least were handed a meal voucher for the ’Kitchen Bar’ downstairs. At R35 each it at least paid towards our bill as we stopped to eat there. Diane had a pizza, Hubby had greek snacks and I had chicken livers with foccacia bread. The food was tasty and the best part was we didn’t have to go home and cook. I really don’t know why these Time Share Places must use these tactics to con people into buying. As far as Hubby is concerned, if they con you to get you there then their product must be dodgy and he wants no part of it. Talk about Live and Learn! A genuine competition will send you your prize. I most certainly won’t take a ticket in future draws if approached.
Wednesday Diane and I spent the day doing more computer work. Thursday morning Hubby and I went into Alberton for a funeral which was on late morning. After the church service we went off to the `Piatto’ for a quick lunch. We both had a rock shandie and the special of a cheese smothered steak and chips. Delicious! I took Hubby up to the workshop afterwards to check on things before heading home. Back home I relaxed in front of the TV and watched the movie ` At first Sight’ which was very good. Diane was still busy working on the computer. Just before seven friends arrived to take Hubby and I out for dinner. Diane stayed home to carry on working. We went into Three Rivers to Rio Sol. The ladies had wine and the men draughts. I had prawns and rice which, as usual, was the most delicious ever. Hubby had a Seafood Platter as did Carl. Siegrid had Kingklip. Everybody enjoyed the meal which we followed with a Dom Pedro and then coffee. We were having such a good time we didn’t want to leave and in fact we went outside where we chatted for almost another hour. It was a wonderful evening with the usual combination of good food, conversation and company.
On Friday morning I was up as usual to have a quick cuppa under the trees. I fed the dogs, gave Hubby a snack breakfast and then we all headed into Alberton. We stopped at the workshop to pick up Don before going to Rand Airport. Hubby’s friend works there and has been working on a Catalina that they were going to fire up today and he had invited us to be there for it. We arrived in time for a tour of the hangar and an informative talk all about the Catalina and its history. Diane took plenty of pics and we also took a video. The fire up was to be at half twelve so we went up to The Harvard Café for breakfast. It was a lovely day and there were plenty of people enjoying the sunshine and all the activity at the airport. After breakfast we went back to the workshop to drop Don and Hubby off. Diane and I quickly went down to Alberton City as we wanted to get ourselves some new takkies for hiking (We have decided it’s time to get back into it). We found exactly what we were looking for and went back to fetch Hubby ready for The Fire Up Test Run. Don was already there and we watched as the Catalina was towed out on to the runway in front of the hangar. Regulations there are strictly enforced and a Fire Truck was on standby. We took more pics and another video. Hubby was absolutely thrilled as he was invited to be inside the plane for the Fire Up. It started raining while the test was on and we sheltered under the wings of another plane nearby. It was a very exciting event and we have been invited to be there for when the Test Run is done at the Vaal. Hubby can’t wait. Once the plane was pushed back inside we left, dropping Hubby at the workshop before going back home. Diane and I drove through an absolute downpour on the highway. It was so bad I couldn’t see anything in front and just crawled along. Luckily we soon passed out of it and by the time we got home the sky was clear. We had a coffee while we made a shopping list for Saturday. Hubby’s cousin and wife were coming for lunch on Saturday. I decided to go in and see what the shops had before finalizing the menu. We ended up buying veggies and a chicken to roast. Friday evening was the usual routine of supper, TV and our Milo.
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