President James chaired the meeting. Looking at the new shed, he was proud to be able to say we “planted a seed“
James welcomed guests Alf, Noel and PE partner Yvonne
Thanks for the photos Irish
And thanks for the breakfast Yvonne
James attended a convention planning zoom meeting with Mark, which went from 7:00 till 9:30. It is shaping up well, and Dr Rizsa will be a speaker
RAWCS Showcase, that’s Rotary Australia World Community Service, Saturday 20th November between 1pm - 4pm at the Mudjimba Northshore Community Centre
Richard sends his love he is grateful for the messaging. He is the “luckiest man alive“. He still has some blood clots and will be convalescing for 6 to 12 months
Mark spoke to Gordon on the weekend - he’s halfway through his radiation treatment and in “better spirits“
James was able to present James (Jim) with his Rotary badge
Regarding membership, Nevill is going back to Cal Pac. Paul will be inducted next week.
John is happy to be International Director, but will need a 2IC for when he is away.
Directors
Darryl – we have a raffle committee meeting tomorrow at 4:00pm. Sellers will need a QR code. Purchases will only need a credit card. There will be no physical tickets. Unfortunately, payments cannot be made using your Everyday Rewards Card, like the one James tried to use to pay for his Rotary breakfast this morning
James said the goal was to raise $5000
We all groan when James says it’s time for some jokes, but don’t let that put you off James
James is building a new house, the first floor is going well, but the second, well, that’s another story
What’s red, and smells like blue paint? Answer – red paint
Thought from the day is from Martin Luther King Junior "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."
James presented Jim with a Certificate of Appreciation for the Men’s Shed for the hosting of today’s meeting
President Elect Jim was trying to understand why the English are always drinking tea. Well now he knows - he tried their coffee.
Jim introduced Ron Anderson to say a few words of introduction about the Men’s Shed. Ron is an accountant, and used to work for KPMG. His normal role is to bring in workers from the Philippines, but the pandemic has put an end to that for the moment. They lost a few members during the construction of a shed (nothing to do with poor workplace health & safety I hope) but now numbers are increasing with 3 to 4 inquiries every week. Some just come in for a cup of tea, some have experience, and some don’t
They go from useless accountants to practical people. The shed is already too small, so they are extending at the back, and trying to acquire the land we are sitting on from the Council.
Jim thanked Ron
Apparently upturned chairs can provide protection from meteorite strikes
Jim gave a brief rundown on the progress on the men shed – seven years ago we had “nothing“, but we had an idea. he spoke to Alan and Deborah, who was Rotary president at the time. He remembers Deborah saying “this will happen“.
Jim, Alan and Patrick had to “knock on a lot of doors“. Council was slow, and without land they could not get grants. They acquired land belonging to the Church of Christ at Meridan, and constructed new building, but the contract was wiped and they had 30 days to go.
The current land originally belong to Unitywater, but the land reverted to the State and Council was appointed caretaker. The Men’s Shed was given a yearly lease two years ago for the two lots 115 and 117. Andrew Wallace pledged quarter of million dollars, with one condition, his government had to win. They also put in $50,000 of their own money
Jim made a brief mention of his elevation to President Elect of Rotary, and said again that he had big shoes to fill.
Stewart asked about tenure – currently three years but they will be able to increase it to 10 years
Ron shows off the equipment
The construction process was interesting - they found they had to drill down 6m to solid rock, and the building is supported on 50 screw piles, which cost an extra $25,000
Jim gave a tour of the building, 475 m² plus mezzanine. The equipment has been acquired through grants or donations. There’s mechanical, electrical, storage and a wood turning area with three lathes
A $35,000 grant for dust extraction system is in progress. They hope to be able to install a ventilation system through another grant.
Jim acknowledged Alan Bethune‘s hard work in bringing the shed to fruition
James thanked Jim, Yvonne and the Men’s Shed for the visit
LEXOPHILE - WHO ON EARTH DREAMS THESE UP? A lexophile of course!
• Venison for dinner again? Oh deer!
• How does Moses make tea? Hebrews it.
• England has no kidney bank, but it does have a Liverpool.
• I tried to catch some fog, but I mist
• They told me I had type-A blood, but it was a Typo.
• I changed my iPod's name to Titanic. It's syncing now.
• Jokes about German sausage are the wurst.
• I know a guy who's addicted to brake fluid, but he says he can stop any time.
• I stayed up all night to see where the sun went, and then it dawned on me.
• This girl said she recognized me from the vegetarian club, but I'd never met herbivore.
• When chemists die, they barium.
• I'm reading a book about anti-gravity. I just can't put it down.
• I did a theatrical performance about puns. It was a play on words.
• Why were the Indians here first? They had reservations.
• I didn't like my beard at first. Then it grew on me.
• Did you hear about the cross-eyed teacher who lost her job because she couldn't control her pupils?
• When you get a bladder infection, urine trouble.
• Broken pencils are pointless.
• What do you call a dinosaur with an extensive vocabulary? A thesaurus.
• I dropped out of communism class because of lousy Marx.
• I got a job at a bakery because I kneaded dough.
• Velcro - what a rip off!
• Don’t worry about old age; it doesn’t last.
• What the father buffalo said to his son when he went off to college. Bison