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Date: 02 March 2005 13:07:23
The other day I was speaking with my niece Warren* (*not her real name) as her and her family are still to meet the lovely one. (This situation has now been rectified since this written). As I was speaking to her and HE called me on the radio to inform me that we had a Code 8 situation. My niece was all apologetic and said I will let you go so you can look after that. By the way uncle what does Code 8 mean it sounds pretty important. Oh it is I replied it means there is free cake down in the canteen. No way she said. I said seriously every now and again we get free cake. I said you could go a week and see no cake and then the next week heaps every day. She continued to deny that some one as professional and suit wearing like my fine self could be interested in cake. That was however till HE walked back into the office and said you need to get down there quick. There are profiteroles, chocolate pie, and cheesecake or one or two slices of carrot cake and there are scones as well. My niece could not get over the fact we had a code for that sort of thing. We need to appear professional at all times and several clients had radio's so we had to be on our best behaviour. My personal fav is the carrot cake. It even works well for the cake in a cup. Where you get your piece of cake and slide it in on it's side and with a lid on what cake I am not trafficking cake back to my office for later consumption.
The reason you need to get down there is certain departments Sneeze (aaaaaaaaaahousekeeping) seem to stake out the canteen and have look outs for when the cake turns up. They use the old eagle has landed code. You think that seems severe you should what they are like when there are hot breakfast left over. They grab stacks of the pre-plated breakfast such as eggs benedict. There could be 6 housekeepers on and they will grab about 10. Which is a little selfish and lacks respect for your co-workers. Our code hides in the officialdom of the word code followed by a number. But it's not really number it is in fact actually a code ate. It has served us well over the years. Some cakes are just so run of the mill they don't even get called. But some are truly worth it as it was the other day. And by the way the Chocolate pie was to die for.
Got a call from h.r it seems I need to sign a model release photo as I am now featured in the House of Chops brochure. The only highlight is that my burns as they were then look pretty damn good. Apart from that is a bit of a shocker and I am not looking all that good. I look a little confused which I don't think is the vibe we were really going for. It's not the first time I have featured in a brochure. I was also in a travel brochure when I was 8 and visiting Disneyland. Let me tell you I was not all that impressive in that photo and let me tell you in 22yrs nothing has changed.
Till next time remember there is no cake as sweet as free cake,
Chops