We are a messy bunch at Radio Heartbeat and I am probably the worst of all. So it was almost a tragedy when our recently donated vacuum cleaner - which, in fairness, was not new when we got it - became very ill. Our cleaner rendered first aid with a screwdriver and sticking plaster but no amount of tlc was going to rescue this baby. It had sooked its last sook!
We were very sad. Money at this radio station is always at a premium and vacuum cleaners do not contribute to good station output which is our current priority. There was no cash to spare for a cleaner. It was more than a little problem.
Undaunted I reached for Yellow Pages, flipped open to Janitorial Supplies and dialled the first number I came to. Magic sometimes happen if you wish hard enough. I got straight through to the boss man at Alex Shanks & Co. He was charming. He was helpful and he knew immediately what to do.
'Come and see us,' he invited.
I did.
Now we have the beautiful and ever so helpful James as part of our station team. He is not just a cleaner he's our pal. He is shiny and gorgeous and much too nice to sit in the cupboard so we leave him in the hall so that everybody can admire him and we tell them all we are shining like a shilling thanks to our pal Alex.
Thanks, Alex - and here's the plug we promised you!
2 comments:
So, who gets to exercise James around the Station ???????
I do realise that this type of appliance requires much tlc. You have to keep on boosting his ego by informing him that he is certainly the most handsome vacuum cleaner you have ever seen. The idea of sitting him in the lobby where everyone can see him will do the trick, but remember to be ever so gentle when giving him that final little polish.
Has my mind deserted me you ask, and well you may. But no, it is just the sympathetic relationship I've developed with machines over the years.
I am actually convincced that a necessary qualification for being blind is the ability to converse with machines
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