Loyal readers of this blog don't hear from me here very often, but today I just happen to have a couple of goodies to share. First, a mood-lightener via my husband (aka the avid golfer in my household) who got it from his brother. In other words, this hasn't been fact-checked in typical GCM fashion in any way or shape and may actually be made up in whole or in part. But it's funny anyway, and might be worth sharing in your own newsletter. Supposedly, this notice was posted in war-torn Britain in 1940 for golfers with stiff upper lips:
Richmond Golf Club. Temporary Rules. 1940. 1. Players are asked to collect Bomb and Shrapnel splinters to save these causing damage to the Mowing Machines. 2. In Competitions, during gunfire or while bombs are falling, players may take cover without penalty for ceasing play. 3. The positions of known delayed action bombs are marked by red flags at a reasonably, but not guaranteed, safe distance therefrom. 4. Shrapnel and/or bomb splinters on the Fairways, or in Bunkers within a club's length of a ball, may be moved without penalty, and no penalty shall be incurred if a ball is thereby caused to move accidentally. 5. A ball moved by enemy action may be replaced, or if lost or destroyed, a ball may be dropped not nearer the hole without penalty. 6. A ball lying in a crater may be lifted and dropped not nearer the hole, preserving the line to the hole, without penalty. 7. A player whose stroke is affected by the simultaneous explosion of a bomb may play another ball from the same place. Penalty one stroke.
Next, under the heading of "Open and read every e-mail you get because it just might actually be useful to your magazine's readers":
On Tuesday (Nov. 9), readers of GCM will have the opportunity to log on to Proxibid's website and bid live online on high-quality, used golf course machines from John Deere, Toro, Jacobsen, Wiedenmann, Lastec and Agri Metal. Bidding will begin at 9 a.m. Eastern. To register and bid in this auction, please visit www.proxibid.com/weeksfarmmachinery
Proxibid says many of the machines have been serviced and are ready for immediate use. Proxibid rep Justin Weeks says, "This is the perfect opportunity to purchase high-quality used equipment on the auction block with unreserved prices and have John Deere finance it. We are bringing this auction online to allow bidders from across the world the opportunity to bid in this auction. The inventory is terrific, and we want all bidders to have the chance to participate, even if they cannot make it to the live event."
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