Archive for August 2009

Summer Holiday 2009

Aug 31st, 2009 | By admin | Category: Other Topics

This year we had a camping trip to Italy and France, with day trips to Venice, Euro Disney, and Paris, and stayed in our own and provided tents – and a Tree House!
 
 
More details, pictures and videos later…



NatWest Bank Customer Services – UnHelpful Banking

Aug 29th, 2009 | By admin | Category: News, PERSONAL

"How to Lose Customers and Alienate People – in Just 10 Minutes"
My oldest son Joshua had a large pile of coins he wanted to change into notes.
We were in town on a Saturday afternoon and I was pleasantly surprised to find a high street bank actually open with staff serving their customers – or so [...]



Telefusion National Workshop, Trentham, Staffs

Aug 3rd, 2009 | By admin | Category: 1976-80: Telefusion Ltd., CAREER

 

Telefusion were a very successful high-street TV rental company in the 1970’s and 80’s.
I joined them as an Apprentice TV Engineer, straight from school, in 1976.
The National Repair Centre I worked at was located at Newstead Industrial estate, Trentham, Staffs.
250 would-be apprentices were interviewed, about 10 were appointed.
We all attended an initial full-day interview session at [...]