The festive season is approaching. It’s been a good year for the business and the managing director (MD) is in a relaxed and benevolent mood. He calls the production manager into his office.
“Joe, you might have heard that tomorrow morning at 9am there’s going to be a total eclipse of the sun.”
Joe nods and the MD continues: “It’s a rare occurrence. Let’s get the workforce out to watch it. I’ll explain the phenomenon, but if it’s cloudy or raining, let’s assemble in the canteen.”
Joe meets the department head. “Sid, by order of the MD there’s going to be a total eclipse of the sun at nine tomorrow. If it’s raining we’ll follow the disappearance of the sun in the canteen. This is not something we will see happening every day.”
At the afternoon meeting with his section managers, Sid announces: “Guys, the MD has decided that we should follow the disappearance of the sun in the canteen at nine o’clock tomorrow morning. He’ll tell us whether it’s going to rain, which doesn’t happen every day.”
The section managers pass it on to their foremen: “If it’s raining in the canteen tomorrow morning, which is something that we don’t see happen every day, the MD will disappear at nine o’clock.”
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New Spier wine collection highlights the strength of diversity
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Agriculture's massive rail burden
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French elegance and Hollywood glamour in the heart of Cape Town
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Losing a horse: reflecting on a personal experience
There is a special bond between a rider and their horse, and when that bond is broken, it is difficult to cope with the loss, writes Dr Mac.
SUV shoot-out: the verdict
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Underground problems.in a field of beans
Bill Kerr says the benefits of growing crops in healthy, organic soil was never adequately taught to him during his agricultural education.
Fire-smart farming: how to tame the flames and be prepared
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Free-roaming cheetahs: researchers and conservationists join forces with farmers
Cyril Stannard, project manager and field officer at the Cheetah Outreach Trust, spoke to Roelof Bezuidenhout about the progress of the Free-roaming Cheetah Census, which covers the entire area where this iconic cat occurs in South Africa and neighbouring countries.
Kenya's Boran breeders' society joins SA Stud Book
The Boran Cattle Breeders' Society of South Africa has welcomed Kenya's Boran Cattle Breeders' Society (BCBS) to join SA Stud Book, the South African animal registering organisation.
UK farmers don't fear lab-grown meat
A new report from the Royal Agricultural University (RAU) in Gloucestershire, England, suggests that lab-raised meat may not be as threatening to traditional farming as previously thought.
