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Published On: Jun 07, 2009 12:29 PM
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Published On: Jun 07, 2009 12:29 PM
Hanski and the take-away
The resort has been inexorably slowing down as
autumn points its nose.
George's lip is much better.
Hanski got annoyed with some clients mid-week
George's lip is much better.
Hanski got annoyed with some clients mid-week
The resort has been inexorably slowing down as
autumn points its nose. Despite the sunshine, the terrace does not attract
customers as much as it did as the cooler temperatures encourage people to seek
the sun rather than the shade. The Italian families have been drifting back to
their homeland and the local Swiss kids are back at
school.
This is not to say that the town is dead..yet. There are still (downhill) bikers in town that we have managed to capitalize on and Harold's has done better this week than the same week last year. But we did not manage to take advantage of the fact that the Verbier-Grimentz mountain bike race was delayed 24 hours due to the (wrong) forecast that there would be bad weather and low cloud. These people are spaghetti eaters, and we don't fit into their menu preference. Instead, we tend to work better with them after the race when they come back to collect their kit. Even this is uncertain as the check-in is now down in Sion and many participants were bussed up to Verbier for the departure.
George's lip is much better. Amazing just how fast the healing process can be and one would be hard pushed to believe that he had stitches put in only a few days ago. He has in fact finished working in Harold's but will be hanging around for most of the autumn. And Richie finishes today as well. Harold's enters low season timetable mode next week.
Hanski got annoyed with some clients mid-week, or rather with the female partner. The lady requested that the food be a take-away, and, as usual, Hanski asked what sauce she would want. The woman umm-ed and arr-ed, constantly getting Hanski to repeat the options, before finally settling on "no sauce". Then, when Hanski gave her the bag of food, the woman complained that there was no sauce included. The whole process began again with Hanski finally throwing in a selection of sauces. Some people can really make life difficult for themselves (and others).
This is not to say that the town is dead..yet. There are still (downhill) bikers in town that we have managed to capitalize on and Harold's has done better this week than the same week last year. But we did not manage to take advantage of the fact that the Verbier-Grimentz mountain bike race was delayed 24 hours due to the (wrong) forecast that there would be bad weather and low cloud. These people are spaghetti eaters, and we don't fit into their menu preference. Instead, we tend to work better with them after the race when they come back to collect their kit. Even this is uncertain as the check-in is now down in Sion and many participants were bussed up to Verbier for the departure.
George's lip is much better. Amazing just how fast the healing process can be and one would be hard pushed to believe that he had stitches put in only a few days ago. He has in fact finished working in Harold's but will be hanging around for most of the autumn. And Richie finishes today as well. Harold's enters low season timetable mode next week.
Hanski got annoyed with some clients mid-week, or rather with the female partner. The lady requested that the food be a take-away, and, as usual, Hanski asked what sauce she would want. The woman umm-ed and arr-ed, constantly getting Hanski to repeat the options, before finally settling on "no sauce". Then, when Hanski gave her the bag of food, the woman complained that there was no sauce included. The whole process began again with Hanski finally throwing in a selection of sauces. Some people can really make life difficult for themselves (and others).
Posted: Sun - August 24, 2008 at 10:55 AM