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Jul 8, 20212 min read
MR MORLEY'S CAR
I was a little taken aback when I saw Bush’s car for the first time, outside the Elgro Hotel in Potchefstroom. It was a rather grubby,...
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Jul 8, 20212 min read
MR MORLEY & THE PICKPOCKET
We stayed in the Thuringerhof Hotel in Windhoek in 1978. It had a beer garden where one could take meals and a convivial pub which Bush...
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Jul 7, 20212 min read
MR MORLEY & THE COFFEE MACHINE
While in Windhoek in 1978, Bush decided to buy himself a smart coffee percolator. I think he missed supper quite often and found a couple...
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Jul 7, 20212 min read
MR MORLEY'S BAD COLD
We were called upon to audit Witbank branch but when it came to finding accommodation, the closest we could get was a motel outside...
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Jul 7, 20212 min read
MR MORLEY & THE CAMEL
We were sent to Senekal to carry out a special investigation of the activities of a manager who Bush described during the special as...
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Jul 7, 20211 min read
MR MORLEY'S GOUT
On my way down to breakfast at the hotel where we were staying in Carletonville, I had to pass Bush’s room and noticed the door was open....
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Jul 7, 20213 min read
MR MORLEY SINGS
We audited Evander branch sometime in the early 80’s where the accountant Cor Kaan, arranged with the fellow managing the Winkelhaak Mine...
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Jul 7, 20212 min read
MR MORLEY'S STAFF FILE
In the time I worked with "Bush" Morley, I came to the realization that he had a bit of a chip on his shoulder about Head Office and...
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Jul 7, 20212 min read
THE DESERT LANDING
In 1978 Mr A.O. MORLEY (Bush) and I were sent to audit Walvis Bay branch. Janna van Wyk, the manager knew the area well and took us to a...
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Jul 7, 20213 min read
THE LUCKY BLACK CAT
I love animals generally and would not go out of my way to harm one on purpose. I’m deeply ashamed of the way I used to shoot birds with...
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Jul 7, 20213 min read
MR MORLEY & THE FIRE
I have quite a crop of amusing stories about Mr A.O. MORLEY (Bush) which I will tell in due course but I feel that before I do, I need to...
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Jul 7, 20211 min read
INTRODUCTION
If you’re reading this it probably means you have read one or two of my essays on Facebook and want to read more. It’s also possible that...
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Jul 5, 20211 min read
WYSIWYG
I think it was probably in the late eighties or early nineties, when we Auditors were given laptops to replace the trusty typewriters we...
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Jul 4, 20217 min read
BEWARE! I SMASH CHAIRS!
I started off this “literary” journey by asking people in our group, for stories they might have of me breaking chairs in their offices...
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Jul 4, 20213 min read
JOHN THE DOPPER
I started my working life in the South Western Free State, in a place called Fauresmith. I briefly served as a pay clerk in the...
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Jul 3, 20212 min read
THE BOOZY WAGTAIL
The Philippolis Hotel had a congenial pub with a well-stoked fireplace in winter where one could enjoy the banter and achieve a buzz and...
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Jul 3, 20214 min read
UNSUNG HEROES
If ever there was a group of totally unremarkable employees, bank cleaners would stand head and shoulders above the rest. It wasn’t...
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Jul 2, 20213 min read
CRAWLEY & THE GIANT SPIDER
I was a pretty poor golfer, never rising above mediocrity in the year I tried the game, but next to Henry Crawley I was Tiger Woods....
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Jul 2, 20213 min read
A BIT OF FOOLISHNESS
The old Hilltop Hotel was sought after by company reps which would visit trading stations in Lesotho and exit via the Telle Bridge...
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Jul 1, 20213 min read
AN UNHOLY FAUX PAS
We were Anglicans and we attended St James Church in Ladybrand when we moved there in 1957. The time came when our Vicar decided I would...
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