Arthur has recently jumped out of an aeroplane. At the time he was strapped to an instructor and this was part of his 40th birthday present, which is quite strange seeing as Arthur is generally terrified of heights. I think it is due to him being a P.O.R.G (person of restricted growth). Usually he is closer to the ground than the rest of us, so any increase in height is correspondingly greater for him.
Anyway I knew he was travelling down to Lincoln for the jump last Wednesday, and around 11 o'clock I received a text message telling me he had done it. I rang him back to inquire as to his health. "Fine mate", he replied, "Not a scratch on me!", which just goes to show what a selfish little git he really is. For weeks I had been extolling the possibilities of publicity for the company if he managed to splat his self on landing, after finding I couldn't convince him to do that I at least thought he would have come up with a few broken bones for me, but no, not even a bloody nosebleed (pardon the pun). So now we have the opportunity to tell people about him jumping out of a plane and landing safely, all the publicity value of someone drinking a cup of coffee without incident. I should have arranged to have the instructor throw him out without a parachute. I will post a video of the jump here as soon as Arthur sends it to me.
Anyway back at HQ where some of us have to work rather than jaunting about the skies, we are hard at work putting the logistics together for the upcoming Durham festival on 1st and 2nd December. The festival has been running for a number of years, but this year there is a concerted effort being made to expand it and turn it into a major festival. We have been asked to supply a number of catering solutions along with Victorian style sidestalls and a ferris wheel. The event organisers are expecting around 40,000 people to attend the event on the Saturday. A local council news release is here.
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Anyway I knew he was travelling down to Lincoln for the jump last Wednesday, and around 11 o'clock I received a text message telling me he had done it. I rang him back to inquire as to his health. "Fine mate", he replied, "Not a scratch on me!", which just goes to show what a selfish little git he really is. For weeks I had been extolling the possibilities of publicity for the company if he managed to splat his self on landing, after finding I couldn't convince him to do that I at least thought he would have come up with a few broken bones for me, but no, not even a bloody nosebleed (pardon the pun). So now we have the opportunity to tell people about him jumping out of a plane and landing safely, all the publicity value of someone drinking a cup of coffee without incident. I should have arranged to have the instructor throw him out without a parachute. I will post a video of the jump here as soon as Arthur sends it to me.
Anyway back at HQ where some of us have to work rather than jaunting about the skies, we are hard at work putting the logistics together for the upcoming Durham festival on 1st and 2nd December. The festival has been running for a number of years, but this year there is a concerted effort being made to expand it and turn it into a major festival. We have been asked to supply a number of catering solutions along with Victorian style sidestalls and a ferris wheel. The event organisers are expecting around 40,000 people to attend the event on the Saturday. A local council news release is here.
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