Gyro Luncheon Meeting
Blackfoot Inn
Wednesday, October 2nd, 2002

Birthdays:

This month the following Gyro members will be celebrating a birthday
Bill Mcintyre – 3rd
Gordon Coates – 14th
Doug Flamme – 19th
Alan Campbell – 20th
Jack Douglas – 24th
Have an excellent day Gentlemen!!

Health and Welfare:

We regret to inform you that Mrs. Alice Wrangham passed away on the weekend. We send our condolences to Peter and his family for their loss. Funeral arrangements have been made for Saturday October 5th at the McInnis and Holloway Funeral home on 50th Ave and Elbow drive S.W.

Gyro Happy Draw:

Find out in the fall!!!!

Up Coming Events:

Oct. 2nd      Luncheon Meeting      Big Rock Brewery
Oct. 21st      Founders Night      Danish Canadian Club
                              Hosted by Stampede City Gyro Club
Nov. 1st, 2nd& 3rd   Gyro District VIII - 2002 Curlarama   Banff Alberta
                          More Info below


Gyro District VIII Curlarama

The Best deal and the most fun you can have in a weekend.
Host – Stampede City Gyro Club
Dates – November 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
Accommodation – Voyager Inn, 555 Banff Avenue, Banff, Alberta
Price - $165.00 per curler which includes

The prices are based on two persons per room (single supplement $30.00 per night)
Non- Curlers - $125.00
Non-Curlers, Saturday only - $75.00

If you need more information or are planning on attending please contact John Hodgson before October 15th.
John can be reached at (Home) 253-3150 or at (Business) 509-7529

 

Past Events

Gyros and Gyrettes Visist the Zoo
 The visit to the Calgary zoo was organized for September 3 by Bill McIntyre with his friend Alex Graham, President and CEO of the zoo. Gyrette President Betty Fildes and President Doug decided to make the visit a mixed event, and that turned out to be a very welcome idea because it was probably the fun event of the year. Soon after we arrived the zoo personnel took the Gryos and Gyrettes behind the scenes for ‘Bath time with the Elephants’ where our members participated in scrubbing two of the elephants down with brushes and soap, and then in feeding them peanuts as they rolled around in their pool. After Bath time, Alex Graham took us on a personal tour of the fantastic new Africa Pavilion, which is due to be opened on January 10, on time and on budget, and then after lunch he gave us a talk on the future plans for the zoo. Only 35 Gyros and Gyrettes turned out for the visit, too bad, the rest of you missed a lot of fun.

Laugh About It

"New ATM Procedures"

Please note that your Bank is installing new Drive-through teller machines. Customers will be able to withdraw cash without leaving their vehicles. To enable customers to use this new facility the following procedures have been drawn up. Please read the procedure that applies to your own circumstances (i.e. Male or Female) and remember them when you use the machine for the first time.

Male Procedure

  1. Drive up to the cash machine
  2. Put down your car window
  3. Insert card into machine and enter PIN
  4. Set parking brake, put the window down
  5. Retrieve card, cash and receipt
  6. Put window up
  7. Drive off

Female Procedure

  1. Drive up to cash machine
  2. Reverse back the required amount to align car window to machine
  3. Set parking brake, put the window down
  4. Find handbag, remove all contents on to passenger seat to locate card.
  5. turn the radio down
  6. Attempt to insert card into machine
  7. Attempt to insert card into machine
  8. Open car door to allow easier access to machine due to its excessive distance from the car
  9. Insert card
  10. Re-insert card the right way up
  11. Dig through handbag to find diary with your PIN written on the inside back page
  12. Enter PIN
  13. Press cancel and re-enter correct PIN
  14. Enter amount of cash required
  15. Check make up in rear view mirror
  16. Retrieve cash and receipt
  17. Empty handbag again to locate wallet and place cash inside
  18. Place receipt in back of checkbook
  19. Re-check make-up again
  20. Drive forward 2 feet
  21. Reverse back to cash machine
  22. Retrieve card
  23. Re-empty hand bag, locate card holder, and place card into the slot provided
  24. Give appropriate one-fingered hand signal to irate male drivers queuing behind
  25. Restart stalled engine and pull off
  26. Drive 2 to 3 miles
  27. Release parking brake

 

Think About It:

"What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence."
-Samuel Johnson (1709 – 1784) "Footprints on the sands of time are never made by sitting down."
- Anonymous

Attention All Gyros:

Please forward your stories, notes, and function summaries to Korina or Harold; we will gladly print anything you wish to share. Please forward items to the following:

E-mail: weel@wecal.com *please note the change in our email address

fax: 1(403) 253 -1497

Tel: 1(403) 253 - 4111

Thank you

Harold Lissel, P.Eng