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Published On: Jun 07, 2009 12:29 PM
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Published On: Jun 07, 2009 12:29 PM
The Festival kicks in with staff injuries.
The season has started at last with the beginning
of the Verbier
Festival.
...some hardware problems and staff accidents
Sandy on Monday was cycling down to Migros...
....Hanski was playing volleyball
...the cigarette machine...one of the computers... the dishwasher.
...some hardware problems and staff accidents
Sandy on Monday was cycling down to Migros...
....Hanski was playing volleyball
...the cigarette machine...one of the computers... the dishwasher.
The season has started at last with the beginning
of the Verbier
Festival. On Monday Harold's was the official check-in point for the
Academy musicians which is really good news for us as it means not only instant
publicity but also endorsement from the Festival organisation. In consequence,
we have, as with the other years, had a steady stream of students using us as a
base and eating here.
And with the start of the official Festival, we have seen many old friends and stars drop by, including Mischa Maisky and Ilya Gringolts. David Garrett has also been by a couple of times. We hope to see more over the next couple of weeks.
But it has not been a completely rosy week with some hardware problems and staff accidents. Sandy on Monday was cycling down to Migros to do some shopping fo Mom when a kid thought it funny to jump in his path, knocking him off his bike. The kid ran off laughing. Scratched with a badly sprained wrist and knee (not so badly), he has been unable to work all week.
Then yesterday, Saturday, Hanski was playing volleyball when one of her partners had the good idea of standing on her toe. She was unsure if it was broken and hobbled to the doctor who proceeded to give her crutches and instructed her to take the night off. This meant that Alan, who had been working flat out organising a dinner for 80-100 people as well as an aperitif and a barbecue for the following day for the Swiss-Russian Cultural Foundation, including all the logistics for its AGM (including collecting the members and guests from Martigny, the lodging, etc.) With the 2 full-time jobs on his hands and covering for the injured, Alan managed to crank up 100 hours in 6 days! Unsurprisingly, he admitted that he felt tired...
As if this wasn't enough, we have had more than our fair share of hardware problems for the week. First was the cigarette machine. Alan quickly pinpointed the fact that a fuse had gone, and guessed that this was due to its age. But on Sunday you can't find a fuse. Changing it on the Monday, the machine still refused to work, and so we had to call in a technician. Within a few minutes he realised that the difficult-to-reach fuse wasn't sitting tightly in the spring, which simply needed tightening a tad. Groan!
Next on the list was one of the computers that began making a horrendous noise. Alan thought that the problem was a dirty fan, but it appears that it might be the hard disk. We'll find out next week when we take it in to be repaired. But it is a drag that it has happened right at the beginning of the busiest part of the summer.
Finally, on Saturday, the dishwasher refused to heat up. A phone call to the maintenance company helped find that a wire had broken. A screwdriver job later and the machine was back up and running. But it was simply not a problem that a tired Alan needed.
A finally, the steamer has been taken away to be repaired. They said they would bring it back on Friday, but we're still waiting for it. Maybe next Friday?
And with the start of the official Festival, we have seen many old friends and stars drop by, including Mischa Maisky and Ilya Gringolts. David Garrett has also been by a couple of times. We hope to see more over the next couple of weeks.
But it has not been a completely rosy week with some hardware problems and staff accidents. Sandy on Monday was cycling down to Migros to do some shopping fo Mom when a kid thought it funny to jump in his path, knocking him off his bike. The kid ran off laughing. Scratched with a badly sprained wrist and knee (not so badly), he has been unable to work all week.
Then yesterday, Saturday, Hanski was playing volleyball when one of her partners had the good idea of standing on her toe. She was unsure if it was broken and hobbled to the doctor who proceeded to give her crutches and instructed her to take the night off. This meant that Alan, who had been working flat out organising a dinner for 80-100 people as well as an aperitif and a barbecue for the following day for the Swiss-Russian Cultural Foundation, including all the logistics for its AGM (including collecting the members and guests from Martigny, the lodging, etc.) With the 2 full-time jobs on his hands and covering for the injured, Alan managed to crank up 100 hours in 6 days! Unsurprisingly, he admitted that he felt tired...
As if this wasn't enough, we have had more than our fair share of hardware problems for the week. First was the cigarette machine. Alan quickly pinpointed the fact that a fuse had gone, and guessed that this was due to its age. But on Sunday you can't find a fuse. Changing it on the Monday, the machine still refused to work, and so we had to call in a technician. Within a few minutes he realised that the difficult-to-reach fuse wasn't sitting tightly in the spring, which simply needed tightening a tad. Groan!
Next on the list was one of the computers that began making a horrendous noise. Alan thought that the problem was a dirty fan, but it appears that it might be the hard disk. We'll find out next week when we take it in to be repaired. But it is a drag that it has happened right at the beginning of the busiest part of the summer.
Finally, on Saturday, the dishwasher refused to heat up. A phone call to the maintenance company helped find that a wire had broken. A screwdriver job later and the machine was back up and running. But it was simply not a problem that a tired Alan needed.
A finally, the steamer has been taken away to be repaired. They said they would bring it back on Friday, but we're still waiting for it. Maybe next Friday?
Posted: Sun - July 20, 2008 at 02:16 PM