Mars


One of my clients, let’s call him Mark, that is not his real name and his voice is portrayed by a well chosen actor. Anyway one evening, after a fine bottle of wine, he phoned me and asked if I could setup access for a surveyor on Mars. Mars! Well, I was about to say no but realised he does not take no for an answer. 

I told him I would look into it and get back to him. I did warn him it could take a while as the Mars rover was not accepting signals from BCOS as yet. He then explained that there is no one there and he thought that Mars was under the Borough in Cornwall. In his own style he did go on to explain how important it was that it worked smoothly. 
I was not really listening, as I was trying to figure out what to say to NASA. Maybe something on the lines of; 

Dear Sir.

If by any chance you are planning to do any building on Mars, maybe a garage for the Rover or a garden shed. Please allow us to quote, we have a very good reputation in the Poole and Bournemouth area and are a fast growing company with a wealth of experience and we will send you a balloon and a cup of coffee.

Well something along those lines, will polish it up a little. 

We do have some very stranger requests but none as strange as this one, not sure how to tell Derek. He is nearing his 50th year on Mother Earth and can be quite grumpy. His birthday is on the 21st December, poor child, would have got one present to cover his birthday and Christmas. Maybe that explains his bubbling personality and infinite understanding of all things internet.

It turns out it is St Mawes, not Mars, that he wanted for his surveyor. Must get one of those phones with a boost button, no need to shout.

Maybe that children’s writer was right when she said ‘A blog is just a bunch of mundane observations’. If that is true then a book of fiction is just a bunch of pages filled with someone’s over active thoughts. The best part is they both entertain.

Merry Everything and Happy Always.

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