How to use this computer. Situation 1) When having a trying conversation. Hand the Kiwi MEWE to the other person and ask them to set it to the word they believe best describes your focus. Take the MEWE back and rotate the first letter 180° (turn the first letter upside down). Continue the conversation from […]
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Inactivity Report (sort of) Late June 2019
We did a lot of talking last week. Alice Wong the Member of Parliament for Richmond Centre came to visit us. This was brought about by Doug Mackie who, when he isn’t carving diamond willow walking sticks at the Woodhaven Men’s Shed, carries Men’s Sheds Canada. Doug has been trying to attract some attention in […]
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Inactivity report for May 2019
Well my friends it has been quite a month, it started with a BIG cheque curtesy of Vancity Credit Union. The cheque was to update our tools. Wow! Now we had to decide on priorities. As usual everyone came around to my way of thinking in the end. Susan Devlin of Vancity Credit Union presents […]
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Inactivity report for April 2019
Sorry that it has taken me so long to get around to this, the problem is that there has been very little inactivity this month so I will have to report all the things that got in our way. Some time ago someone mused about building a small community garden at Sunrise Terrace, the development […]
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An actual Activity Report – Early April 2019
THIS IS NOT AN APRIL FOOLS DAY STUNT. 5 cubic yards of soil being delivered to the homeless shelter, to be moved into the garden by a bunch of Coquitlam Men’s Shed volunteers and an iffy weather forecast. What can possibly go wrong? “You are 9 minutes late” was the first thing I heard as […]
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Inactivity Report – End of March 2019
Doug 2 consults with Russel Mitchell of the Okanagan Men’s Shed. Russel came by for a visit on his way through Coquitlam. We learned a lot, thanks Russ, we look forward to more visits. New member Ted checking things out while Doug 2 and Ian try and figure out what this machine is supposed to […]
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Impending Activity Report for March 2019
Now we have done it. Or should I say we haven’t done it yet. Last week Sunrise Rotary Club gave us $600 to purchase materials so we can build a community garden at Sunrise Terrace. What the heck we already have the Shed. However, that means WE are going to have to do the work. […]
Continue readingInactivity Report – Early March 19
No one has asked why we call this an Inactivity Report so we thought we should address the issue. Things do happen around the Shed (so called activity) but it has proved difficult to document. As soon as someone picks up a tool or a piece of material an amazing thing happens. Everyone else gets […]
Continue readingInactivity Report. Stop press. 28th. Feb. 19
Wow, you won’t believe what just happened. Last week the Friends of Refugees asked us if we could do a little work around a couple of town houses to make them ready for refugee families and Coquitlam Men’s Shed sprang into action (it was a very weak spring). They supplied the funds needed for the […]
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Inactivity Report for February 2019
Collaboration is a natural outcome of belonging to a Men’s Shed. For example look at these three Shedders working together. The back story is that someone pointed out that they were all at the Shed on Valentines evening. They put their heads together and came up with a solution. Doug reports that this little heart […]
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