Monday Update

 

Our friendly Aoraki team.  
Don't they look great? The girl is Gazelle, the site manager, who knows everything, and keeps it all under control. The sign behind Gazelle tells the public what is going on, and what safety measures are in place.  Well worth a stroll to have a look -- but do not venture into the site without the full PEP.

Their toilet block arrived today, along with a lot more scaffolding. The four girls will use the toilet down in the gardening shed, so the guys will have the toilet block to themselves.  I am told that the queue at smoko time is a long one.

Schedule. This Wednesday and Thursday Conroy will be on level 13, packing everything ready to shift next week. On Monday next week the access will be made into apartment B, and the hoist readied for action. The following Wednesday and Thursday, Conroy will have the use of the hoist to take furniture out of level 13, so expect to see their truck on the site.

Level 12.  Conroy are packing level 12 at the end of the first week of April, and will have the use of the hoist on 7 April. 

All whiteware has to come out of levels 13 and 12, and out of all other levels where there is asbestos. (D apartment owners, take note, it is not likely that there is asbestos in the hallway storage cupboards.)

Level 11. The meeting in Ken's apartment (ground floor) of level 11 shareholders plus Damien, Ken, Joan will be on April 3, at 10am.  There will be a Zoom link. 

Curtains and blinds. Damien with the help of Opie, is taking down all curtains and blinds on the top two levels, and storing them in the top garage that is closest to the wall, and not affected by the scaffolding.  They will be protected with mattress covers.  Dehumidifier.  It would be good if there was a dehumidifier in that garage.  Does anyone have one they could lend us?

Carpets. We are still working through the possibility that Aoraki's carpet people could offer a bulk deal and lay new carpet.  That means that we urgently need the names of people who are interested, with details of how many rooms, and apartment numbers. 

Private documents.  We all know that you have to keep tax documents for seven years before discarding, but still we all have papers that need shredding securely.  David Dunsheath has come up with a great idea for solving this. 

He writes: For possible interest to others, I recently disposed of confidential papers (equivalent volume of half a small wheely bin) by taking them in cartons & bags to TiMG for shredding. I was charged $40 cash (with optional receipt provided if requested). No need to remove staples but I removed metal clips.

They offer casual service at cash-only rates from $20, anytime until 2pm weekdays. Request access to their yard at 2 Tyler Rd, Ngarangha Gorge, using their gate intercom system.  It was a very straight forward process for smaller volume of paper that does not justify renting a disposal bin.