A dark dull and dismal morning turned into a dark dull and dismal day. Coronavirus cast its shadow over the meeting and our numbers were possibly reflecte of this.
18 Members and 1 Guest. The gloom was slightly lifted by the use of the Wuhan Shake. Not only did this go viral on YouTube; it went viral at our meeting. Many Members looked like demented Morris Dancers but it did mean that we were able to greet one another; without kissing, shaking hands or doing anything else that might be considered risky.
The Performance League
February’s Award went to Kevin Radford. He scored 376 points. Second and third places – Saj Sreedharan and Stuart Smallcombe also topped the 300 mark.
Education Presentation
It was Terry Maylin’s turn this week and he used it to emphasise that the Performance League, whilst an interesting piece of entertainment for the Members had a serious point. Given all the various catergories of potential contribution, it is a good indicator of how we are performing as Members. He ran through the various ways of earning points which reflected contibutions made to the Group. He also talked about absence from our breakfast meetings and how consistent failure to attend resulted in a “cumulative negative” of points.
Cumulative negative did sound like a cloud formation rather than a points deduction, but his point was well made. We all have various skills that we can bring to the group but if we are self critical by reference to the Performance League we should be able to improve the Group for the benefit of all of us.
The 60 Second Round
Paul Booth was awarding the Oscar this week. He used his 60 seconds to emphasise that he offered his clients tax enquiry insurance.
Tina Walker has had an article published in the Brentwood Chamber of Commerce partly in conjunction with Paul Dulieu who provided his writing expertise. What a double act….
Inevitably Coronavirus reared its ugly head in the presentations.
Mike Rogers started it, Marcelle followed and was quickly followed by Matt Barry who seems already to suffered financial damage through this potential pandemic
I was also guilty of unashamedly referring to the consequences to employers in dealing with their workforce over what is good practice and how sick pay can be dealt with. T M Law offers consultation for concerned employers of £150.00 plus VAT. Unfortunately, such a tantalising offer was obviously not as tantalising as Terry Maylin’s offer at the same price for advising Landlords in relation to potential possession proceedings. At the end of the session, there Oscar was duly awarded to him. Well done Terry. Toby Acton asked, “how big is your chest” which was his clarion call. He was, of course, suggesting positive measures by creating a “War Chest” to deal with the potential pandemic problem.
So what excited other members this week?
Kevin Radford was excited by being involved in insuring Copa Cabana. Not the iconic resort but a guest house in Southend. Ah well… you must take it where you can find it….Kevin wants introductions to guest houses in Southend on Sea, even if it’s called Valhalla.
Blinds and shutters for schools occupied some of Paul Dulieu’s time this week. A company that produced such blinds and shutters advanced their cause to attract more schools through a 130-word letter. Often less is more…
Brian Painter was into phobias of a medical nature. Fear of operations and fear of injections produced subject matters from 2 of his clients, one of them was a doctor who had panic attacks. I stopped listening at this point.
I thought I had listed in this Blog all of those Members who jumped on the Coronavirus bandwagon. I missed one however!! Stuart Smallcombe who can help people work from home sees this an opportunity…and quite rightly so. If anybody had forgotten what VOIP was, they should know that they would need it if they are going to quickly arrange facilities for their staff to work from home.
The Mayor of Gants Hill was into tongue twisters culminating in something less tongue-twisting aimed at promoting his business.
Scott Griffiths was talking about platforms; my attention strayed… and I was left only with the impression in my mind of Waterloo.
In a dazzling display off knowledge, Saj Sreedharan was able to advise us all that the Daffodil was the flower of spring and more importantly, it was yellow, You can order flowers from with confidence.
If you are about to buy an electric vehicle Alan Moller will be your man… after the 4th May 2020. He should have done the course by then and will be at the centre of the fight to save the planet.
And so our 60 Second Round drew to a close.
Referrals and Testimonials Round
However this had to wait Paul Booths delivery of the 10 minute Presentation he had lots of certificates including one showing him finishing the London Marathan in 1989, he was barely recognisabal but of course he wass a lot younger then. He kept our attention through his 10 Minute Presentation by having all of these certificates passeded round the room.
This weeks statistics and points of note
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18 Members Present
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1 Visitor in attendance
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28 referrals passed
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Terry Maylin won the Oscar
The world has gone crazy! I find it most disconcerting that we are all wary of shaking hands with each other in case one of us is harbouring the dreaded killer virus. I hope this blows over before too long and life as we know returns to whatever normal is. The good news is that we may be offered porridge next week as an alternative to BB, SEoT, SS, BS, SS&SEoT or GY. You can work it out can’t you…
A great meeting, as always. The wuhan greeting is a menace though especially if you have 1) a full cup of coffee 2) natural balance akin to bambi on ice. Great ed and 10 minute slots Terry and Paul. Looking forward to Thursday.
Screw the virus… I am just happy that porridge will be an option! Great 10 minutes Paul. Thanks
Great 10 minutes Paul B and well done Terry for winning the Oscar. Great meeting although missing a few bodies. See you all next week.
If I had enough money to employ an accountant then Paul (the interesting accountant) would be my man.
Obviously my own “dig” at the present fear driven anti travel pandemic was missed….
Nice blog, cosy meeting, good job Terry with the educational slot and also well done on being awarded the Oscar. Thank you Paul Booth for stepping in last minute with a fantastic ten minute presentation. Have a safe week and don’t forget to was your hands.
Although light on numbers it was another great meeting.
Marvellous , Magnificent merriment was provided by we happy few. Being bellman is a pressure job you know. Some of us have to learn to count to sixty – you know who you are . Well done to Paul last minute.co. very entertaining and congrats to Terry for winning the Oscar.
Well done Paul on an unusual 10 minutes at such short notice. Glad to see that most of the members understood why we are not shaking hands just at the minute and instead introduced the Wuhun shake in its place!
Sounds like I missed a great meeting sorry I could not make it . I had an emergency call out in the very early hours.. Congratulation Terry on wining the Oscar and sorry I missed your ed slot.