The contest reads like this: Everybody does one thing really . . . really well. Y108, Steamwhistle Pilsner and Stonewwalls wanna hear all about it! Nominate your most talented, thoughtful or skilled friends and you could win a Steam Whistle Home Delivery Service and catering by Stonewalls delivered to you!
I submitted a story (which I never kept a copy of, even though people have asked to read it a few times - I just filled out the online form and away it went) about my neighbour Chad.
I explained how I'd been working in the garage with my father when we first moved into our new home about 12 years ago and Chad showed up with a smile and a few cold beer in his hands. Since then, almost every time there's a lawn mover, rake, or snow shovel out at either of our homes, there's a friendly neighbour with a smile and a beer. Whether we're washing or working on our cars, watching our kids play together or having a BBQ or a smile in the back-yard, one thing has always been consistent - Chad has been leading the charge on being the friendly neighbour to share a beer with.
Basically, Chad does the "neighbour beer" thing really, really well - better than anyone I've known. In my mind, it's that neighbourly effort that helps build communities and is something worth celebrating.
So I won the contest -- or rather, I won the contest in honour of Chad.
So last night, Andrew G and Jesse from Y108 delivered the fantastic and delicious food from Stonewalls, and Alex from Steamwhistle delivered the 30L Keg. (I've long favoured Steamwhistle on tap over having it in the bottle, and that was the consensus for everyone that night)
About an hour after dropping off the catering, Andrew G was back in the Y108 studio and live on air, and he shared the story I had written in honour of my buddy and neighbour, Chad. He also played a Rush song, because we couldn't resist putting in a request when he was in our backyard, since we were listening to Y108 in the back-yard all night.
So last night, a group of friends got together and had some good eats and some good beer and a lot of laughs while the kids played in the backyard, then had popcorn and watched a movie downstairs.
Good times!
Thanks Y108! Thanks Steamwhistle! Thanks Stonewalls!
Thanks, Chad!
2 comments:
First, congrats on honoring your neighbor and winning the contest. That is great.
Second, I believe that those people who do a combination of TWO things well at work are the ones that blow the doors of the competition. For instance, the doctor who does the technical doctoring is appreciated. But have a physician that does the diagnosis of a problem who also is great at bedside manner and you have a doctor that EVERYONE wants to be treated by.
The eatery that serves good food is appreciated. But when you serve good food and the atmosphere encourages groups to congregate - and that place is golden.
Good points, Leesa, thanks for sharing. And I'd say I have to agree with you that excellence is usually the combination of multiple things done well simultaneously.
Just as an FYI, Steamwhistle's slogan is "Do one thing really, really well" because they brew one beer and one beer only. No light version, no dark version, no lime version - they brew a single pilsner. Thus, their slogan. :)
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