Summertime … and the living is easy

December 2, 2008
by Rodney Olsen
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sunflower.jpgAre you ready for summer? Whether you are or not, it’s officially arrived here in Australia. The warmer months are now upon us.

Already throughout spring we’ve seen more people in shorts and t-shirts but we need to get ready to see more white legs making an appearance for the first time since last summer. My cyclists’ tan is coming along nicely. My brown arms stop where my cycling shirt starts and my legs have a similar thing going on with the very white bits suddenly turning very brown where my shorts end. By the end of summer I’m sure the difference will be even more pronounced. I could always try to tan the white bits but a cyclists’ tan is a badge of honour.

I’m sure that BBQs are being wheeled out everywhere and their gas bottles being filled, air conditioners being serviced. Summer has arrived and we’re getting ready for some scorching hot days.

A white Christmas is the last thing we’re ever likely to experience here, unless it’s the magnificent, white, sandy beaches along our coast.

How’s the weather where you are? Is it getting hotter or colder right now?



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Summer or Winter?

June 6, 2008
by Rodney Olsen
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I got an email today letting me know about some great summer savings from a large international computer and electronics company. (I don’t want to name them … but think fruit.) I thought it was pretty interesting considering we’re in the first week of winter.

I know that summer is on the way for those in the northern hemisphere but surely when you have customers all over the world you should keep in mind that the US isn’t the only place in the world. The majority of their customers probably do live in America but you’d have to think that they have a sizable customer base below the equator.

The fact that I had to tell them where I live when I signed up for their emails should have given them the information they needed to get the seasons right.

I know it’s only a small thing and there are so many more important things to be concerned over but it just felt like they were saying that unless you live where they live, you’re not all that important to them. Probably not a good message for an international company to be spreading.



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