Thursday 27 January 2022, Day 119 of Level 1 š·
Corona Lockdown Gratitude š
#grateful for a busy and successful day; for posting for my clients this morning and preparing for two Status meetings; for Alex finally getting hold of BA via Twitter, all other phone call attempts failing, and costing R300 in holding on and on and on, or the calls unanswered, with the sad news that they cannot delay their flight by one day, so itās back to the UK tomorrow š„²; for getting my restrung pearls delivered to my home by Timeless Pearls ā¤ļø; for collecting my post at Vlaeberg Post Office Continue reading →

Monday 24 January 2022, Day 116 of levelĀ 1 š·
The Sour Service Award goes to Audi Waterfront, Ā for the problems I experienced after the annual service of my car a week ago. I had instructed the Service assistant to not have my seat setting moved, but my car radio station was changed, my boot separator was moved, and the cubby section between the seats was not cleaned. Ā But worse was to come. As I drove home, a warning light went on. I called the branch, and the Service assistant had no idea what it meant! Ā An Audi Assist person was sent to meet me in town, where I had to go to a meeting, did a Diagnostics Test, and found that the coolant pipe was broken, clearly done so during the service! My car had to be towed to Audi Century City, and I was to be given a replacement car for the weekend, all while I was meant to be in a client meeting. In my six years of driving my Audi I have never had anything break! Before I was able to receive a replacement car, I had to sign a four page form with terms and conditions, not being given a replacement car if I didnāt sign everything Bronwyn threatened, completely unsympathetic!Ā
My friend Gary Peterson invited me to choose a restaurant at which to celebrate my December birthday. I was eager to try Cabo Beach Club, the former Shimmy, in the Waterfront, as I needed a sounding board as I was not expecting much in respect of its food offering, despite knowing that Chef Ryan Cole of Salsify at the Roundhouse is in charge of the restaurants at Cabo. I had a feeling that this restaurant visit might become similar to the one to the renovated The Winchester Hotel and its disappointing Shoreditch Restaurant, a previous outing with Gary.