Skype PTA Meeting #6 

@TimuTimu8

18 February 2013

Present: Chris Ball, Max Melvill, Andrew Nell, Rob Levick.

Absent: Jamil Randera absent but still more involved than Andrew Nell.

Key:   

• AN:      Andrew Nell
• CB:      Chris Ball
• MM:     Max Melvill
• RL:      Rob Levick
• JR:      Jamil Randera

CB said the welcome and prayer just after 8:30 RSA time.

The first order of business was brand awareness. MM said that more attention needs to be paid to speling and gramar. This was directed in particular at CB’s most recent article on the blog. CB defended himself by saying that the only reason there were spelling errors in his post was due to the fact that he was under the influence at the time. The pros and cons of “Drunk blogging” were then discussed at great length. The verdict of this debate was that that if you are too drunk to drive you are probably too drunk to blog. AN then said when he drinks and drives he can’t see so well and this might hinder his blogging abilities but he still maintained that he was sober enough to drive. The group then agreed that AN may not under any circumstances drunk blog.

On the topic of social platforms there was an incident that caused much controversy within the team... A tweet from @miekaola was the cause of the ruckus. After reading Timu Timu’s blog she innocently asked if there was an extra space for her to join the rally... Little did she know that this small tweet would lead to many of the team members wasting away their weekend and bandwidth looking at countless photos of her. It was agreed that she would have to answer a few questions before being able to join the crew. MM proclaimed that he would be the questionnaire and proceeded to ask @miekeola to marry him... Needless to say she said no and we are still searching for an elusive 6^th wheel.

The next item on the agenda was a bit more serious. All members shared a feeling of repugnance and humiliation towards the Put Foot Rally’s Facebook (@PutFootRally) comment regarding our blog. It was agreed that 11 minutes and 38 seconds to change a tyre was a great feat of physical and mental ingenuity. Michael Schumacher allegedly said that he would still be racing F1 if MM have been a part of his pit crew.

Team morale was then debated for some time. The uplifting notions were Ottos mini Put Foot which gave everyone a little tickle. Some of the downers included AN punching MM in the eye, just after MM had been cleared from hospital after having his eye operated on. The group agreed that this went against the interests of the team as well as crossing the line of Abuntu. Nelson Mandela wanted to kick AN off the team, however we went against our better judgement and left him on... On condition that he would have to ride with the baggage until JHB.

CB admitted to the team that he had sunk his education savings into Otto. He went onto say that an education in life was more valuable than an education at UCT. Everyone was very impressed at this display of commitment and dedication to the cause.

A few inside competitions were then set. These being the following:

The first teammate to get another Putfooter pregnant would receive free drinks at the next pit stop.

The first teammate to have a napover in Otto would be able to cancel cleaning duties for one meal.

The first teammate to have a legover in Otto would have to clean the seats, once completed however this teammate would be allowed to wear the yellow jacket.

A fine tally was also drawn up:

AN: Having less input during the meeting than Jamil

JR: Missing the meeting due to a 60^th