MORNING MIRROR EDITION 89 18 APRIL 2004
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In this edition
1 AIRBUS BLUES
2 SMALLS
3 THOUGHTS FROM ABROAD
4 CONDOLENCES
5 TIDBITS
AIRBUS BLUES
THE TRIP FROM JOHANNESBURG TO ATLANTA IS SOMETHING THAT MOST PEOPLE
ONLY UNDERTAKE ONCE IN THEIR LIFE TIME, TRUST ME ONCE IS QUITE ENOUGH.
IT IS 19 HOURS OF UNADULTERATED HELL UNLESS YOU ARE LUCKY ENOUGH NOT TO
TRAVEL CATTLE CLASS.
HE WHO MUST BE OBEYED AND I HAVE HAD TO SUFFER THROUGH THIS TRIP
SEVERAL TIMES TO VIST SHE WHO MUST SING AND WE THOUGHT WE HAD IT DOWN
TO A FINE ART... UNTIL THE INTRODUCTION OF THE NEW AIRBUS....
IN THE OLD TRANSATLANTIC 747 WE HAD SUSSED OUT ALL THE BEST CATTLE
CLASS SEATS AND KNEW EXACTLY WHERE THE FEW COMFORT ZONES WERE.
THE SEATS BY THE EXIT ROWS, THE SEATS IN FRONT OF THE BULKHEAD WHERE
THERE WAS A LITTLE MORE LEG ROOM , AND WE OFTEN MANAGED TO SECURE
THOSE SEATS, SMUG IN OUR EXTRA TINY BIT OF COMFORT WE WOULD LORD THE
HOURS AWAY WITH OUR LEGS STRETCHED OUT IN THE MOST UNSEEMLY FASHION....
BUT THE CAME THE AIRBUS AND THE CONFIGURATION HAD US IN A QUANDARY.
NOT KNOWING THE ROPES, WE FAILED TO OBTAIN OUR NORMAL SEATS BUT THE
ULTIMATE IRONY CAME WHEN WE NOTICED THAT THE PLANE WAS CHOCK A BLOCK
WITH AN ENTIRE TOUR LOAD OF SWEET LITTLE OLD FOLK.
NOW I LOVE OLD PEOPLE, THEY ARE ALWAYS POLITE, ALWAYS PATIENT, ALWAYS
FORGIVING, BUT THIS TOUR I AM SURE MUST HAVE BEEN ADVERTISED AS
"OCTOGENARIANS PARADISE" OR ALTERNATELY "ZIMMER FRAME SPECIAL"....
THE YOUNG LADY BOOKING US IN OBVIOUSLY HAD NO PLANE PLAN ON HER
COMPUTER SCREEN OR SHE WOULD NOT HAVE BOOKED US FREQUENT FLYERS INTO
ROW 59 SEATS F AND G.
EITHER THAT OR SHE MUST HAVE HEARD THAT I WAS BELONGED TO THE
PRESTIGIOUS CLUB CALLED THE FELONS WIVES CLUB, BECAUSE THESE SEATS WERE
WITHOUT DOUBT THE BOOBY PRIZE.
YES I KNOW ALL SEATS IN CATTLE CLASS ARE CRAMPED AND HE WHO MUST BE
OBEYED HAS SHOULDERS LIKE MOHAMMED ALI, BUT WHAT SHE NEGLECTED TO TELL
US THAT WE WERE RIGHT NEXT TO THE LOOS !!
NOW A PLANE FULL OF OCTOGENARIANS IS BAD ENOUGH, BUT SEATS TWO INCHES
FROM THE LOOS IN A PLANE FULL OF OCTOGENARIANS IS NOT A PRETTY SIGHT.
FOR A START EVERYTIME THE FLUSH PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, WE NEARLY SHOT OUT
OF OUR SEATS LIKE A COUPLE OF MADRID TRAIN TRAVELERS. THE WALLS WOULD
VIBRATE IN THE STALL, THE LOOS DOORS OPENED AND CLOSED WITH A KA-PLUNK
EVERY FEW MINUTES, AND TRY AS I MAY I COULD NOT STOP MYSELF PICTURING
THAT (ALTHOUGH I OBVIOUSLY COULD NOT SEE THROUGH THE THIN PAPER WALLS
OF THE PLANE), THERE WAS ALWAYS AN OCTOGENARIAN PRECISELY 8 CENTIMETERS
FROM MY HEAD, SITTING ON THE LOO......
NOW THESE DEAR LITTLE OLD GRANNIES AND GRANDPAS, ALL HAILED FROM BATON
ROUGE AND IT WAS THEIR FIRST TIME IN AFRICA (AND THEIR LAST) THEY
INSISTED ON TELLING US.
A GREGARIOUS NATION, AS THEY QUEUED CONSTANTLY, PATIENTLY, URINARILY ,
SHOULDER TO SHOULDER, FOUR INCHES FROM HE WHO MUST BE OBEYEDS FACE,
THEY OBVIOUSLY GOT LONELY AND LOVED TO TRY AND STRIKE UP CONVERSATIONS
WITH HIM....
AND SO WE WERE TREATED TO AT LEAST FORTY FIVE ROUNDS OF NARRATIVE
DESCRIPTION OF THEIR GRANDCHILDREN / HOME TOWNS / HOLIDAYS, TWENTY
NASALLY DRONING DRAWLY ACCOUNTS OF THEIR LAST TOUR TO THE INCA TRAIL
(THEY MUST OFFER A ZIMMER FRAME VERSION !!)
AND AS THE TRIP PROGRESSED, TEMPERS BECAME FRAYED, DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS
BECAME A GENUINE FEAR FACTOR THE CONVERSATIONS THEY STRUCK UP WITH MY
VERY LONG SUFFERING HWMBO, WERE REDUCED TO 'NOW WHEN WE TRAVEL BY DELTA
OBLIQUE AMERICAN AIRLINES, ITS NOTHING LIKE THIS" OR an EVEN MORE NERVE
LURID DESCRIPTION OF THEIR BOWEL AND BLADDER MOVEMENTS.
EVENTUALLY HE WAS FORCED TO DON THE LITTLE MASK THING THEY GIVE YOU IN
THE BUDGET BUDDY PACK, AND PRETEND HE WAS ASLEEP TO AVOID EYE CONTACT
(OR RATHER BIFOCAL, MAGNIFYING GLASS AND MONOCLE CONTACT !!)
WHEN FATE IS CRUEL ITS REALLY CRUEL AND ROW 59 WAS ALSO OBVIOUSLY
ALLOCATED TO THE BABY BRIGADE AND (THERE WERE TWO OF THEM AND THEY MUST
HAVE BROUGHT THE AVERAGE AGE ON THAT AIRBUS DOWN TO NINETY SEVEN YEARS
OLD) SWEET LITTLE GIRLS THEY WERE, WE BOTH LOVE CHILDREN EVEN MORE THAT
WE LOVE OLD PEOPLE BUT MAN THESE WEE THINGS HAD LUNGS ON THEM AND WHEN
THEY WERE NOT YELLING COS THEIR EARS WERE SORE, THEY WERE YELLING IN
DELIGHT AT THE SOUND OF THEIR OWN YELLING.
BUT NOTHING LASTS FOREVER, THANK GOODNESS, AND WE HAVE TAKEN A LONG
HARD LOOK AT THE AIRBUS FOR NEXT TIME, AND WE KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THE
PRIME SEATS ARE FOR FUTURE TRAVEL.....
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SMALLS
GRANITE VALLEY NURSERY
Alan & Eria bradnick
In these days we must try to live in as pleasant surroundings as we
can. That means having a colourful garden and the winter garden is the
most colourful.
For all your winter garden seedling requirements why not pay a visit to
GRANITE VALLEY NURSERY
Alan & Eria Bradnick
You will find that we are full of blooming ideas.
HOW TO GET THERE:
Go up the Old Gwanda Road, turn left into Emerald Drive, take 1st left
into Amethyst Close. We are No. 10.
Opening Hours: 9 - 5 on weekdays
9 - 4.30 on Saturday
Closed on Sunday and Public Holidays.
Telephone: 09 244593
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HOUSE FOR SALE
R. Mugabe Way, opposite Queens cricket ground.
Well built, very well maintained B.U.C/I. Spacious 3 bedrooms, lounge
with fire place, dinning room, fitted kitchen and separate walk in
pantry. Oregon pine floors under fitted carpets. Useful enclosed back
verandah with a well secured and spacious front verandah. Lockable
garage and single quarters. All on small low maintenance walled and
gated stand. Has commercial rights, but is a private home at present.
Realistic offers invited - phone: 65550 after hours for appointment to
view.
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COTTAGE - MATURE WORKING LADY OF SCOTTISH ORIGIN REQUIRES COTTAGE
URGENTLY,
CAREFUL TENANT. NO PETS. WOULD SIGN LEASE. SUNNINGHILL, RIVERSIDE,
MATSHEUMHLOPE, SELBORNE PARK, KUMALO, SUBURBS AREAS. TEL. JOHN LOVE
MOTORS
71783 BUSINESS HOURS. 289369 AFTER HOURS, CELL 011 401 768
Cathy Brash
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HOUSE FOR SALE IN KUMALO
VERY SECURE, GOOD BOREHOLE, LARGE SEMBLE IT KITCHEN WITH 2 EYE LEVEL
OVENS & HOB. VERY LARGE LIVING ROOM WITH LOVELY BUILT IN UNITS, LARGE
TV LOUNGE AND DINING ROOM, TWO BEDROOMS AND 2 BATHROOMS WITH LARGE
DRESSING ROOM.
2 LOCK UP GARAGES AND 4 UNDERCOVER CARPORTS, PAVED FRONT YARD. 2
DOMESTIC ROOMS WITH KITCHEN. LAUNDRY AND STOREROOM. BAR AREA OFF LIVING
ROOM.
TEL : 023 444462
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employment offered
Looking for female domestic worker - mature - sleep in. Good
salary to the right person. Please telephone Pat -
244004 - mornings before 9.30 am. Thank you!
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EDUCATIONAL NEEDS
Flora Eley is selling second-hand educational materials and teaching
apparatus suitable for schools, teachers or parents.
There are reference books, school maths/ English text books and a great
range of lovely imported children's reading books.
Included are new Smile educational toys, which can be ordered.
Please call in at Eley Education, 5/6 Silver Oaks 14th Ave Josiah
Tongogara. Telephone 66703 or 70749.
You can also contact Flora on 011209949.
e mail -
eley@ecoweb.co.zw
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WALK FOR HEALTH FOR HOSPICE
Come to the ASCOT RACE COURSE on THURSDAYS at 4PM TO 6PM and
WALK For Your HEALTH while you help to raise funds for
BULAWAYO ISLAND HOSPICE SERVICE.
Bring and Walk with your Friends.
Walk in safety while you walk for fun and fitness on a 3KM circuit
around the ASCOT TRACK
Cost: $500 per session and $200 for pensioners and children
ENTRY at the MAIN GATE
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT
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FOR SALE:
Pentium 120 Computer (cpu only)
2 GB Hard Drive, 32 MB RAM, 4O X CD Drive,
Windows 95, MS Office.
No Monitor or Keyboard.
$ 450 000 o.n.c.
Seagate 1 GB Hard Drive, formatted no errors
$ 85 000 o.n.c.o.
Phone 241263 Bulawayo.
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"Toys for Sale"
Brand New (unopened) - Roller blades, helmet, elbow and knee pads;
Brand New (unopened) - Skateboard with elbow and knee protection;
Cars, diggers, garages, wooden puzzles, and lots more. All in good
condition.
If interested, please contact Heather on 245173 / 091 301 643.
Many thanks - have a good day and thank you again for this service.
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Anyone Going to Pretoria?
We have a small box of books that we need to get there - can anyone
assist?
Thanks
Brian Jones
'amaBooks
amabooks@gatorzw.com
, 091 274 341 , 28340
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FOR SALE
50 piece Willsgrove Dinner service $400 000.00
Moulinex Microwave - Offers
Nebuliser $80 000.00
Kango single hot plate $50 000.00
Alba portable CD player (needs attention) $ 125 000.00
Lots of books - Hardbacks $1000.00 each
Others $500.00 each
Long playing records $100.00 each
Ball and claw dining room suite $700 000.00
Turquoise carpet $60 000.00
Green carpet $50 000.00
Oval kitchen table $40 000.00
Oblong Kitchen table $30 000.00
White dressing table and stool $200 000.00
Bathroom Scale $6000.00
Small portable braai on wheels $30 000.00
Wrought iron Fish Tank stand $20 000.00
ZX Spectrum computer ( for computer games ) $250 000.00
Mitsubishi computer (for computer games) $250 000.00
Gold China TV game $250 000.00
Terminator 2 TV game $250 000.00
Tennis, football etc TV game $250 000.00
Dell laptop computer (lid does not close but in working order) $200
000.00
Large coach built baby pram $ 200 000.00
ALL PRICES NEGOTIABLE
Tel Ken Scott - 206769 or cell 091 303741 or Sherryl Scott 091 312579
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FLAT FOR SALE
Very large. Two bedrooms, two bathrooms, kitchen, lounge cum
dining-room, Large enclosed verandah. On second floor. Nice block.
Close to town. Parking available. $130 million or nearest offer.
Tel Sherryl Scott 091 312579
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For Sale 20 inch Philips colour TV with remote control. Excellent
condition.
Please phone 242190 if interested.
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Boat Wanted
I am looking for a Sunrunner with a 115HP motor or a Sportster or Volvo
with
similar motor. Boat for watersports only.
Phone Mark 011 420 452
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WANTED COTTAGE/HOUSE/FLAT TO RENT
Does any one know of any of the above as I want to move as soon
possible the
area if possible
Close to centre to town but would consider some distance out as well in
the
eastern suburbs
Please contact A McIntosh at either TF 252576. or bus hours 478166/7 or
472803/4 leave message with reception if not there or email
mcnosh@mango.zw
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FOR SALE
1 x Welding Machine with all accessories (cables, helmet).
$3 000 000.00
1 x Small Gas Fridge with bottle.
$350 000.00
1 x Small Washing Machine (old type) working just needs a service.
$150 000.00
1 x Wooden Kist with brass leaves.
$800 000.00
Please contact Hetty Theron. Telephone :226505
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Saw this article in The Star newspaper in Johannesburg dated 06th April
2004 and am sure it will be of interest to many of your Morning Mirror
readers who have bank accounts in South Africa.
BANK LAW COULD SEE CUSTOMERS LOSE THEIR ACCOUNTS
Thousands of bank clients could lose their accounts because they don't
know they have to reconfirm their banking details by 01st July 2004.
In terms of the Financial Intelligence Centre Act, account holders must
present their ID books and proof of home address in person at the banks
by the end of June 2004 or have their accounts closed.
It would be advisable for people concerned to contact their banks and
make inquiries.
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Defy Gas stove for sale.
4 Plate stove with oven and warming draw.
Includes 1 x 10kg gas bottle with hose and regulator.
Telephone : 091 240181
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Advert
I am desperately looking for an employer recommended house maid to work
for me in Hillside. No cooking skills are necessary but preparation
skills would help. Need an organised lady to look after my two sons,
aged 9 and 7. An above average wage is offered, together with food and
accommodation.
Please call me on 240823 or 011 205449
Celine Scheijde
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LANTANA ALERT
In the far distant days of my childhood ( when we had great meat pies &
rode to school on our bikes) every Post Office in Bulawayo had
colourful posters showing tiny orange, yellow & pink flowers in a
lollypop shape with bunches of little shiny black berries growing on
the stems. All looked very pretty until you read:
" GET RID OF IT NOW"
This was the dreaded LANTANA CAMARA.
LANTANA CAMARA (Cherry Pie)
Poison: Liver toxin
Locality: Particularly prevalent in Mashonaland & particularly Mazowe
Valley but also in other localities.
Clinical signs: Jaundice, photosensitivity, sunburn, peeling skin &
liver failure.
Treatment: Provide shade. Liver protectants.
The Natural Resources Board gave the following information -
"LANTANA CAMARA
There are many varieties of this attractive shrub, two of which are
illustrated (shown on the poster). The small bluish-black fruits are
usually sought after by birds, which act as dispersal agents for the
seeds which pass unaffected through the alimentary tract. The plant
grows very readily from seed & spreads rapidly. Like most delinquents
it thrives on neglect. On waste land, road verges & uncultivated
ground it can form dense thickets from which the seed spreads to more
valuable agricultural grazing areas.
LANTANA hedges of all varieties should be cut out & replaced. If
necessary keep the LANTANA hedge cut back, whilst establishing a new
hedge. On areas of wasteland, uprooting by hand or mechanically,
followed by burning is probably the most practical control measure.
Where chemical control is economic Herbicides 2.4D & 2,4,5-D are
recommended for controlling the young re-growth after slashing.
Alternatively, cut stumps may be thoroughly covered with diesel fuel
when dry.
To achieve effective control everyone must play their part. Don't
delay! The only "safe" Lantana is a dead one. Start your war now. "
Today we don't appear to be aware of the dangers of this invasive
shrub. Travels in Matabeleland show the shrub is appearing with gay
abandon - plainly visible after the good rains.
The Mbalabala clump has grown with alarming speed into a dense mass.
Worringham & Esigodini areas have pretty farm hedges of LANTANA. Hope
Fountain area has impenetrable masses. Bulawayo is not immune - the
plot next to the Suburbs Squash Court also uses LANTANA CAMARE as a
hedge. Obviously the spread is much greater than my little travel area
shows.
Perhaps with more awareness we can help rid ourselves of this invasive
plant.
Can we make a difference?
The Stockenstroms
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MORE LANTANA
It has been one of the many issues that Watch Dog have dealt with, and
we have appealed to the Council and their Plant Inspector to place
warning messages on the Rates Bill, but to no avail. They write back
and explain that they are only responsible for public areas, although
it is an offence in national terms to allow the plant to exist on one's
property. However, they virtually do noting to deal with their zone of
jurisdiction.
Just this weekend we took up the subject with the Matobo Conservation
Committee, and there is research taking place in Pretoria, in the hope
that a bug can be found to assist in its eradication. The sandy veld
between Fort Usher towards Matobo Mission is heavily invaded, as is the
Honde Valley, Urban Bulawayo and many other areas.
It is a dreadful curse and must be priority No 1, in terms of
eradication of noxious weed.
We understand that they may be a Trust based near Chipangali (The
Research Station there ?) which is involved. It should also be noted
that the leaves are very poisonous indeed and yes, systemic herbicides
must be used to kill the root system.
It must not be confused (and shouldn't be!) with the other Lantana
species commonly found in gardens.
Thanks once more for bringing up the subject and for entering the
crusade to deal with this menace.
Simon Spooner
WATCH DOG COMMITTEE
'Promoting National Accountability and Civic responsibility'
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Two male Boerbul puppies for sale
Purebred
71/2 weeks old
Vaccinations up to date
Z$750 000.00 each
If interested please reply to baymee@gatorzw.com with details.
Thanks
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Captivity
If you put a buzzard in a pen six or eight feet square and entirely
open at the top, the bird, in spite of his ability to fly, will be an
absolute prisoner. The reason is that a buzzard always begins a
flight from the ground with a run of ten or twelve feet. Without
space to run, as is his habit, he will not even attempt to fly, but
will remain a prisoner for life in a small jail with no top.
The ordinary bat that flies around at night, a remarkable nimble
creature in the air, cannot take off from a level place. If it is placed
on the floor or flat ground, all it can do is shuffle about helplessly
and, no doubt, painfully, until it reaches some slight elevation from
which it can throw itself into the air. Then, at once, it takes off like
a flash.
A bumblebee, if dropped into an open tumbler will be there until
it dies unless it is taken out. It never sees the means of escape at
the top, but persists in trying to find some way out through the sides
near the bottom. It will seek a way where none exists, until it com-
pletely destroys itself.
In many ways, there are lots of people like the buzzard, the bat and
the bee. They are struggling about with all their problems and
frustrations,
not realizing that if they look up, they'll find the answer. ---------
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LEGO FOR SALE
BOX OF LEGO, INCLUDING 3 TECHNIC MODELS AND INSTRUCTION BOOKS.
$150,000 or nearest offer.
Must sell this week.
Phone Jonathan on 247042
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Maid required - 3 months from mid May, while my maid is on maternity
leave.
. This will be a part-time position: anything from 2 - 5 mornings (or
afternoons) a week. Must live within walking distance of Famona, and
must
have traceable references.
Please ring Lucy 62831 or 67201 mornings.
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ACCOMMODATION WANTED
Looking for small secure house/townhouse.... in Hillside/Burnside area.
We
have no pets. Please contact Alison 011 211 854. Many thanks
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A FESTIVAL OF FLOWERS
in the
CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION
HILLSIDE
on
SATURDAY 8th MAY 2004
from
2.30 PM TO 5.00 PM
3pm PERFORMANCE BY GIRLS' COLLEGE ORCHESTRA
IN THE CHURCH
EXHIBITION OF PAST TREASURES IN THE CHAPEL
SALE OF ARTS AND CRAFTS
TEAS SERVED IN THE GROUNDS
ENTRANCE BY DONATION
Any Artists or Crafters who wish to have a stand please phone Judy on
249 728 or Robin on 233 758
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STOVE FOR SALE
I have a top of the line 4 burner stove that I purchased from the
states with the proper 220 voltage (was bought from a proper export
appliance store). The stove is a continuous self-cleaning stove, has a
digital clock and heats quickly. I used it our 4 years there and I paid
US $700.00 and am asking US $350.00. It is in excellent condition.
(just push a button and it self-cleans!!)
I know that many folks are selling items and that 350.00 is a lot for
many folks. But if you know of folks who want a great stove (it is also
wide-- I enjoy baking and wanted the oven to be wide enough for extra
large cookie sheets and etc.)
e mail - docbeaty@hotmail.com
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NEEDED
Wheel crank handle to lower our spare tyre on a Mazda SDX B2500. Does
anyone have one that they are not using and would like to sell?
Looking for a good 2nd Hand Nissan Sunny Station wagon to buy.
Please contact
Wendi Brooking 091 249 304 or 241101 Margaret
We still drink Tanganda tea and you forgot the Eskimo Hut mega cone
with a
cherry on the top for a 1/-
Regards
Quentin
gibs@mweb.co.za
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'm looking for the 2nd book of the Left Behind Series for Kids from Tim
LaHaye & Jerry B. Jenkins.
If anyone has one that we could BUY, please contact us on 466330 or
Cell 023408167 (Larissa).
Many thanks
Larissa Stockil
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l New World Gas Stove (3-plate)
Z$
1 000 000
l Baby Cot (needs painting)
35 000
1 Double Bed 2 x1.4m
800 000
1 Local exercise bike
2 000
1 Asbestos heater
5 000
1 Bridge table
200 000
2 Camping Mattresses
30 000,
1 Brown Karina embossed carpet 3 x 3,7m
200
000
1 ditto 4 x 4 m.
270 000
1 ditto 3,5 x 3,2m
200 000
1 Coffee table
15 000
1 large fibre glass cooler box
140 000
4 plastic cooler boxes
140 000 each
1 cupboard with shelves
250 000
1 Caravell Deep Freezer - 6 cu.ft.
600 000
1 Gala Deep Freezer - 8 cu.ft.
800 000
1 Mahogany Dining-room suite comprising
table, 6 chairs, sideboard and small cupboard
1
200 000
l chest drawers
250 000
1 Desk Fan
40 000
1 Fan Heater
25 000,
1 set fireplace tools
5 000
1 electric frying pan
50 000
1 Kenwood food processor
300 000
1 Gazebo Portable as new
35 000
1 GEC Fridge large
500 000
1 Stereo set
100 000
l Salton Hot Tray
50 000
1 Hot Tray
30 000
1 Ironing Table on cupboard
200 000
1 long mirror with pine drawer
3 000
1 Pellet Gun
90 000
1 Phillips TV Set
500 000
1 Singer sewing machine
50 000
l Soda stream & cylinders
20 000
1 standard lamp
4 000
2 large sun brollies
15 000 each
2 small sun brollies
10 000 each
1 Child's swing
15 000
1 Half moon table
15 000
2 Steel folding tables
20 000 each
1 large round table, 6 chairs with cushions
1 200 000
1 Tape recorder
300 000
2 tents
60 000 each
3 tin trunks
300 000 each
Plastic trolley
5 000
Wood trolley
5 000
l wardrobe linenfold
500 000
1 Welding Plant
900 000
Wire mesh (used)
4 000
2 Fireplace baskets for wood
10 000 each
Phone - 282800
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FOR SALE
BRAND NEW:
* State-of-the-art JVC DVD player
* Multichoice 910 satellite decoder
* Fortec satellite decoder, featuring a huge range of free
international channels
Tel: 011 804 819
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FOR SALE
30-06 Bruno with factory fitted Zeis scope. Excellent condition.
Contact Sandy deKlerk at: sdeklerk@mango.zw, or Harare number 302145,
or 091 262 062.
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BEAUTY
"For all your beauty requirements, please note that Wendy Hunt has
started
working from home again. Tel: 241635 or 011 631 845, 13 Cumberland
Drive.
After hour appointments available on request"
Wendy uses a really nice product from Germany as well as
essential oils.
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Anyone interested in stamps - First Day Covers. I have First Day
Covers of the Zimbabwean Independence - 1980. Please contact me on
Bus:- 882097 Home:- 882432 Cell:- 023 691884
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Lizzies
Tel 285576
Cell 011 205 428
Please will folk leaving , down sizing or just clearing up, be so kind
as to remember me for jam jars and sauce/chutney bottles. If you could
just phone me I will willingly come and collect. I would like to thank
the kind people most sincerely who responded to my last request.
I would also appreciate any guavas on the green/yellow side as they
make delicious jelly. I am most willing to come and pick them myself.
Also if anyone out there has pawpaw branches breaking, please dont
throw the green pawpaws away, just call and I will be there to collect.
If readers would like a list of the products I make and have stock of I
can be contacted on the telephone number above or my email address is
emnorman@mweb.co.zw
Thanks everso much again for your kind response.
Lizzie
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FOR SALE
parallel bars $250 000
double swing $300 000
casual chairs, solid wood frame. $200 000
badminton shuttlecocks $2 000
video $750 000
Tel: 233741
email: sajuda@netconnect.co.zw
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Does anybody have a venturi type swimming pool vacuum for sale or to
loan?
Tel: 233741
email: sajuda@netconnect.co.zw
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Rhodesia full sheets of Rhodesia stamps wanted up to 1977.
will pay in any currency US dollars or GB Pounds or Australian dollars
must be full sheet can be one or one hundred sheets i want them
reply to 55 Wickling drive Beckenham 6107 Western Australia
or email
shanewheeler@msn.com
look forward to any comments
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FOR SALE
Welder - oil filled, with all cables & clamps, face mask $ 1,500,000
shanewheeler@msn.com
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FUND RAISING EVENTS ORGANISER
Wildlife and Environment Zimbabwe - Matabeleland Branch are looking for
someone with imagination and flair to run THE GREATEST FUN-RAISING
EVENT EVER (golf tournament, ball / how-down, auction - or something
less conventional ?). We need LOTS of money - we all know about the
currents costs of everything !!!
Please would all those who feel they fulfill this role contact Margie
(H) 247009 - tel / ans / fax
011 218 314
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Experienced and reliable domestic maid required, either part-time
or full-time, to look after one person and 2 small dogs. Must be able
to cook and be trustworthy. Traceable references required.
Accommodation provided.
Please phone Mrs H Brice Tel 250719
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SOLAR COOKING DEMONSTRATION
The last Saturday of April is the 24th - so we will be at the Methodist
Church grounds in Main Street/11th Avenue at 9.00 am to give a
demonstration of the very popular Solar Cookers - and to sell you a
cooker, 2 high temperature cooking bags, a leaflet of instructions, a
cook book and a Solar Manual - all for only $6,000. What a bargain!
The cookers are ideal for use at home (even if only to cook the dog's
food and heat some water) - but you can do your whole evening meal
(chicken and rice, or beef stew) and a cake for tea (banana loaf, or
sun buns) or make your marmalade using the sun's energy to cook it.
Equally good for solar cooking are sadza, pumpkin leaves, beans, mopani
worms, kapenta and lots more.
Enquiries to Morag Stone (286154) or Jill Miller-Cranko (241274)
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Required: Mature Male Gardener with swimming pool maintenance
experience. Applicant will be stationed 50 kms out of Bulawayo and
housed in single quarters. References essential.
Basic wage + Mealie Meal + Bonus is offered
Applications to : Box 2206, Bulawayo. Phone 088 546
Dug Dugmore
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Single Mum requiring flat/semi/cottage, min 2 bedrooms, preferably
close to
town and in secure complex if possible.
Please contact. ASAP
Ursula Tel 70401, 74623
Cell (011)616661
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Dark stained mahogany book case with glass front $400 000
English dark oak refectory draw-leaf dining table - seats 8 comfortably
when extended $750 000
South African made double bed settee $1 200 000
Mboya bar unit with fridge - in immaculate condition $ 3 000
000
Oak Tudor style telephone table - in immaculate condition $ 1 500 000
Two English oak carver dining chairs $500 000 each
Telephone :259391
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have the following items for sale:
1:Mitsubishi Mini-bus (luxury 7 seater) with or without trailer
2:Mazda Familia (1996)
3:Capri fridge
4:Chest of drawers
5:Book cases
6:Various household furniture
Please phone 091 301 641
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Diamond Engagement Ring - 18K, 6.85Gms. Gold three stone 8mm wide
ridged broad band diamond ring, with three modern brilliant cut
diamonds in rub over setting. Est 1x 0.07ct, 2x 0.037ct, Clarity - VS
2. H.Bloomhill & Co Insurance Valuation Est $4,200,000-00 - request
$3,500,000-00 negotiable.
Single Professional Gentleman looking for an upmarket townhouse pref
already furnished with domestic quarters and a garage for long-term
rent - prepared to pay $500,000-00 for it per month. Ideal locations
should be private and quiet with good security.
Please contact me on 011631253/285381/091377634 or nturner@mweb.co.zw
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Why I love Zimbabwe???
I have decided to write a few words on why I love Zim, it is in no
particular order, I write it down as the thoughts pop in to my mind. I
thought of this while one morning I was lying in bed and felt that we
need to focus on the positive, it's too easy to get bogged down with
all the negative things that are around us each day. Please feel free
to add to the list and pass on to others. I hope to get it back one
day!
Rgds,
LN.
I love the Burnside/Hillside area of Bulawayo where most of the houses
have used natural stone to build the walls....
I love the "Blue skop" lizards we see scampering up the trees...
I love the fact that you can have a Braai with friends any time you
feel like it, even and especially in the pouring rain...
I love the fact that we have such a network of friends and family that
we can call on...
I love the bird life in my garden, I wake up to no less than 20
different calls each morning...
I love it that if you stay over at a friends place your car is washed
the next morning regardless if clean already...
I love the gathering of House maids in the early morning or at lunch,
all decked out in bright coloured outfits from TM...
I love to watch the build up of storm clouds knowing they will empty
their bellies over you that night...
The sound of the rain on a corrugated tin roof...
The wide Jacaranda lined streets of Bulawayo and Harare...
I love the fact that 30mins from the city centre you can find wild
game, there is a Reedbuck right behind Bruce's house in Burnside...
I love Matopos ...
The Bass fishing so close to town and on a par with the USA...
The fact that I can wave to a few people on the way in to town, try the
sub way in the UK or the bus in the US????
The fact that most of us have pets, the family dog/cat etc...
Cold Castle/Lion...anytime, anywhere...!
Twokeys...
We have at least 240 sunny days a year...
Even with all the hardships people are still friendly on the street and
stop to help you on the side of the road...
I love the Zambezi east to west...
I love Acacia trees( thorn trees ) and Mopane trees...
I love a Mopane fire in the bush with all the stars of the "Milky way"
above you...
The fact that we can see the stars for most of the year...
Prime Zimbabwean rump steak sizzling over a braai...
Red billed wood Hoopoes or "Shlegga bafasis" doing their dance on a
tree...
I love our wild game, not to be rivaled in the world or to ever be
replaced...
I love to watch an electric storm over the hills in Binga...
I love Mayfair and Inyankuni dams...
The dusty smell of the bush at the end of October...
The sunsets and sunrises anywhere in Zim...especially in winter...!
I love sadza and stew with chomullier African style...
The Bee Eaters I can hear out my window getting ready to migrate before
winter sets in...
Bonjour 'ne half peri -peri chicken and chips...
I love Biltong and dry wors...
I love the autumn and spring in Zimbabwe...
Real log fires in winter...
Eskimo hut ice cream...
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FOR SALE
Bedroom Shoe rack 50,000.00
Bedroom Dressing table 250,000.00
Bedroom Dressing table 250,000.00
Bedroom Dressing table 250,000.00
Bedroom Bedroom suite padded headboards 500,000.00
Bedroom Heater 50,000.00
Bedroom Metal trunk 100,000.00
Dining Room 6 piece Dining Room suite 500,000.00
Dining Room Carpet Mustard colour 200,000.00
Entrance Hall Half moon table 40,000.00
Entrance Hall Bookcase with glass doors 200,000.00
Garage Rake 20,000.00
Garage Plastic garden rake 30,000.00
Garage Panga 20,000.00
Garage Push lawn mower 20,000.00
Garage pick (no handle) 20,000.00
Garage Garden broom 15,000.00
Garage Axe 20,000.00
Garage Kennel 20,000.00
Garage Commode 60,000.00
Kitchen Stove 1,000,000.00
Kitchen Fridge 1,000,000.00
Kitchen Grill 80,000.00
Kitchen 4 X stoneware dinner plates 20,000.00
Kitchen Toaster 40,000.00
Kitchen Kettle 30,000.00
Kitchen Liquidizer & Blender (brand-new) 300,000.00
Kitchen Kitchen scale 20,000.00
Kitchen Tray 5,000.00
Kitchen Tray 5,000.00
Kitchen Electric frying pan 100,000.00
Kitchen Electric carving knife 50,000.00
Kitchen Gas ring with bottle 250,000.00
Lounge 3 piece 6 seater Lounge suite 600,000.00
Lounge Coffee table 120,000.00
Lounge Coffee table 80,000.00
Lounge Cluster of tables 250,000.00
Lounge Pot plant table(stand) 80,000.00
Lounge Fire screen 80,000.00
Lounge Floral carpet 400,000.00
Lounge Occasional chair 100,000.00
Lounge Set of coffee tables 350,000.00
Tel : Mr Schmidt 203437 0r 023 407 704
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WANTED.
Chicken (Broilers) slaughter equipment:-
eg. Plukker Drum.
Please contact Alison on 283407 or 60319/76523
or e-mail: baobab@mweb.co.zw
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Condolences
Mary Cooper ( Nee McManmon) Passed away in London on Fri 9th April,
beloved Daughter of John & Felicity, Sister to Terry, Mike & Cate.
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ALEN PEDEN (passed away on 6th April in uk) - Founder member of the
Matabeleland Hound Association used to own
TailWaggers Kennels in the 70's and 80's. Bred and showed Afghans,
Saluki Hounds and Dachshunds
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Jim McGahan beloved husband of Pauline passed away peacefully on
Tuesday 13 April.
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tidbits
Work is for people who don't know how to fish.