Kodak has teamed up with Brett and Cameron, The Compliment Guys for the
Brightside Tour. Brett and Cameron have been traveling from city to city, giving passerbys free compliments... brightening everyone's day.
Tina Clark and I had the chance to meet up with Brett and Cameron in NYC, where we got to ask them a few questions about their experience. We also tried our hand at giving compliments... these guys work so hard, we thought it was their turn to receive some.
It was early evening last month and as I was looking out the kitchen window into the backyard, I noticed a LOT of bugs flying around. I thought to myself - am I paranoid, or does it sort of look like the locusts are coming?! It turns out that they were bees - and a lot of them! My husband and I watched them as they hovered in one area of backyard and then another and then back again. Then, they started forming huge clusters on an area of our eave. They would cling onto one another until the bottom bees could not hang on any longer and a clump of bees would fall to the ground. After awhile, they were able to hang on, and it looked like our bee swarm was trying to make a new home on the eave of our house.
At this point, what started out as somewhat fascinating to watch, quickly turned into mild panic as we realized that they probably weren't going to go away on their own! Some quick internet searching and a phone call led us to the local Bee Guild and soon a beekeeper was on his way.
It turns out that one only needs a five-gallon bucket and a brush for bee swarm relocation. Well, actually, a bee suit and an experienced beekeeper don't hurt, either! The beekeeper climbed a ladder, held a five gallon bucket underneath the bees and carefully swept them into the bucket.
Once most of the bees were in the bucket, he put the lid on, which had a small hole cut into the top of it. Since the queen bee was already in the bucket, the remaining bees were drawn inside of the bucket to follow her.
Once the temporary bee condo was full, the beekeeper was on his way, taking the bees off to their new home!
It doesn't quite have the same ring to it as "The Thunder from Down Under", but my car can definitely be seen before it is heard. The once black Volkswagen Jetta has changed its acronym from VW to ZX. Thanks to the brilliance of Georgina Wain - Trade Marketing Manager CDG Digital Devices & Inkjet Systems Australia, the Zx1 is attracting the publicity it deserves across Australia as the team drive around in their mobile Zx1 billboards.
My three year old son calls it "Daddy's crazy car" (which I think he got from his Mother). He tells anyone who will listen about it which generally leads into the Zx1 story. Needless to say I always have a brochure in the car to hand out.
Having just finished PMA in Sydney, the Zx1 received loads of attention with several customers saying that it was the product to see at the show.
Keep your eyes on
YouTube, as the Zx1 cars are filmed in action using the fantastic
High Definition Zx1 pocket video camera.
