The free newsletter aimed at fostering goodwill among residents, merchants and visitors to Melville Letter from the Editor “Procrastination is the thief of time.” I have always attributed this quotation to Charles Dickens’ character Micawber in his novel David Copperfield, but my Google search indicates it was originally penned by Edward Young, an English poet […]
Melville News – Issue No. 12, July 2011
The free newsletter aimed at fostering goodwill among residents, merchants and visitors to Melville Letter from the Editor Hallelujah for the new Consumer Protection Act. I have long called myself a consumer activist and I complain often but I also issue praise and say thank you when it’s due. Recently I experienced both excellent and […]
Melville News – Issue No. 11, March 2011
The free newsletter aimed at fostering goodwill among residents, merchants and visitors to Melville Letter from the Editor The day before we were leaving on holiday I noticed a persistent drip from the geyser overflow pipe. It was a Saturday mid-December when most plumbers had closed shop. I found an emergency team in operation and […]
Melville News – Issue No. 10, July 2010
The free newsletter aimed at fostering goodwill among residents, merchants and visitors to Melville Letter from the Editor What kind of World Cup have you had? I’m feeling a little cheated because apart from the first Bafana Bafana game for which I donned my yellow and green, I’ve spent much of the time floored by […]
Melville News – Issue No. 9, March 2010
The free newsletter aimed at fostering goodwill among residents, merchants and visitors to Melville Letter from the Editor I love putting together Melville News because I never know what stories will come in. At the risk of sounding like a broken record, when you’re asking friends, colleagues and acquaintances to do for free what they […]