10 October 2013

Finally... another table

What is it with people? The table that I bought on eBay last week got cancelled because it was in a storage unit in Port Adelaide, and the guy couldn't find the legs to it! Then I found one on The Gum Tree, and we went out to look at a table described as in good condition yesterday, and the legs were chewed to shreds by the family dog. God help me. Finally, we found our table out at Gawler, a really good solid table in great condition too. A bit of a drive out there, but we finally got it back in the end. Looks great in the dining room, and will last for years.


Just the ticket (lhs)

Ken and I have finished undercoating the verandah completely, so we will get it painted tomorrow in Pale Biscuit enamel. It will look nice when that is done. I will get a shot of it tomorrow when I'm there next.

We have decided not to bother with a PR company after several initial meetings with McClusky and Co. This is no reflection on them at all. The cost for us at this time is too great, and we are at the tight end of the wedge. Whilst we would like to get politicians and Councillors to attend our events, the likelihood of that actually happening cannot be guaranteed by them, or in fact anyone, and the end of sitting in Parliament is too near. The opening events will still be happening, but managed totally by us.

I am pretty certain that we will be able to manage a press article and even perhaps a news story with someone locally ourselves, as there is such a great story here.  The other issue is that Drug and Alcohol treatment isn't sexy, shiny, or sensational, so it doesn't really sell well into a government that have just axed 5 million dollars from their health budgets directly to do with drug and alcohol and mental health. I'm sure Ken and I can manage a good news story into press somewhere to gain some publicity ourselves once we get the build out of the way. And that, dear readers, is just showing on the horizon.








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