By the time Christmas 1975 came round I began to think it was time to put in for a manager’s role at one the Rank Organisation’s Odeon cinemas. I believed Tony, my manager at Romford, had taught me all he could teach me. This included matters one did not automatically connect with cinemas, such asContinue reading “Thanks for all the information – now it’s time for me to say goodbye”
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Happy workers are good workers, as long as you’re not a soft touch
I was much happier when my induction course in Birmingham was ended and I could get back to proper work at the three-screen Odeon cinema in Romford, where I had recently become an assistant career manager. It is not that I have anything against Birmingham. In fact when we lived in Redditch we went toContinue reading “Happy workers are good workers, as long as you’re not a soft touch”
Quick as a flash – in fact it takes a lot longer to do simple tasks nowadays
Strange thing about people, they think they will go on forever, doing the things they do and still doing the things they did when they were younger. When I was younger I could drink till morning at an all night party; I could get behind the wheel of any car from a 1955 Moggie MinorContinue reading “Quick as a flash – in fact it takes a lot longer to do simple tasks nowadays”
A child’s imagination is a wonderful gift, never take it away from them
Our daughter brought our grandchildren over to see us today, they’re here for a few weeks from the UAE and this week they will be visiting friends but from the weekend will be staying near us so we can spend time together. My granddaughter, Harriet, wanted to have a look around the garden so IContinue reading “A child’s imagination is a wonderful gift, never take it away from them”
I smell a rat – well actually I don’t because I chose the final solution
I recently asked you, dear readers, about dealing with rats, having recently Tweeted about it. The viewings of the Tweet have increased since I last mentioned it but there has still not been one comment. Even you, dear readers, haven’t jumped in calling for the death penalty for rats or calling for mercy and expoundingContinue reading “I smell a rat – well actually I don’t because I chose the final solution”
Horace can be a bit of a bully boy but he knows when it’s time to stay still
One thing we have noticed about our friendly little hedgehog, Horace, that although he bumbles around looking for food he can be quite a little tough guy when he wants to be. It first came to light not long after we set the camera up. One night a hedgehog turned up only seconds after HoraceContinue reading “Horace can be a bit of a bully boy but he knows when it’s time to stay still”
Back to class for the fourth time
Unlike joining the staff at a local shop, where new assistants tend to pick it up as they go along, the workings at any Odeon cinema could not be passed along by the manager, who would be too busy running the show to teach a new assistant manager what’s what. Within a week of startingContinue reading “Back to class for the fourth time”
Caring for cinema connoisseurs as well as the dirty mac brigade
There were some real blockbuster movies playing in Odeon cinemas in 1975, when I first joined the Rank Organisation as an assistant manager early in that year. Mind you, there were some real stinkers as well. This was a time when many cinemas were being turned into multi-screen operations because the days of a fullContinue reading “Caring for cinema connoisseurs as well as the dirty mac brigade”
Dodgy lyrics or were these guys trying to play things straight?
I got into a discussion on Twitter the other day about lyrics from pop songs in the late 50s and the 60s. When it got around to lyrics that would be looked on in horror today (although some of the modern rap stuff is very close to the mark)someone referred to Young Girl by GaryContinue reading “Dodgy lyrics or were these guys trying to play things straight?”
Farewell Andy – now let’s get back to normal on our TV shows
I’m sorry that Andy Murray got knocked out at Wimbledon today (Friday, 7th July) and I am sure there are thousands of tennis fans who will be crying bucketfuls of tears as the British two-times champion at this London suburb an tennis court bows out half-way through the competition. Mind you he sometimes seems toContinue reading “Farewell Andy – now let’s get back to normal on our TV shows”
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