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THE MERRY EMAIL
Christmas is drawing closer and Santa
and his elfin workforce are getting in to high gear with toy
production at full tilt and target figures being met. While keeping
an eye on Quality Control and Safety Standards
at the same time, of course. Not an easy task, even for Santa but a labour of
love for him, as Merry has assured me.
Now I have been communicating
for some time with my chat and email friends "Merry" and her husband
"Reindeer Man". So you can imagine my astonishment when I recently
learnt who these two very special people really are! Naturally, with
"Reindeer Man" being so very busy, it has been mostly Merry who has kept
in touch and, being the kind and sweet person that she is, she has agreed to
let me post some of her email updates on happenings at the snowface.
She would also like to answer any small
questions that you might like to send her way.
I shall be eternally grateful for
her generous
contribution to this humble Aussie Christmas Web Page. If you have any
little question you would like to ask, please email me and I will
pass them along to Merry for an answer.
Virgo
December 2000
....Oringinal Message....
From: Merry.....merry@southpole.com
To: Virgo....virgogarden@bigpond.com
Hello Virgo,
Here I am with another little update on our hectic
life here at the South Pole. You asked in your last email
if Santa's workshop is at the North or South pole.
It is true that many years ago the main workshop was at the North Pole,
hence the use of the dear reindeer etc. But as the numbers of
children in the world have grown so wonderfully over past times, we found it
necessary to expand the Santa Operations and start up a new South Pole facility
as well. This is now well established and as the plumbing is very, very old
at the Northern workshop, I persuaded Reindeer Man to move permanently down
here. We also have the advantage here of the
nearby Antarctic Bases, should we be in need of assistance or some good
company. They are such a cheerful breed of folk out at the bases, it's
a treat to go visiting occasionally. Of course, there is also now the
Lunar Operations but I will save that subject for another day.
As I told you last time, the pace is really picking up here for all of us
but especially for poor Reindeer Man. Although we are well on target,
it is such a busy time for him and things have not been helped by a
sudden "Down Tools" at the North Pole Workshop last week and a problem
with the gas supply here in the South last month. The gas, thankfully,
has now returned to normal
and we can all forget the horror of cold showers in the morning!
There was a lot of grumbling coming from the Reindeer quarters, I can
tell you.
The troubles in the North were more of a concern. Normally the elves are
hardworking and uncomplaining, if a little excitable,
but there are one or two who have been
watching a little too much cable TV and are getting some odd ideas.
Such as "Superannuation Packages"....not a little impractical for little
folk who live forever! There is one elf in particular who likes to "stir
things up", I believe is the terminology. "Whistle" is only 500 years old so I guess
we have to be patient with the young folk!
All has been resolved now, thank goodness. With Reindeer Man promising a packet
of TimTams a day for every elf as long as we keep on schedule.
Hopefully it will now be
clear plowing until Christmas Eve. Elf digits crossed.
Well I guess that will have to do for now.
I hope, time permitting, to write to you again before Christmas.
Goodbye for now
from your friend
Merry
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