Your Old Mumbler heads off to Muniong this weekend for the first of the working bees that we announced in our last newsletter. You will recall that we aimed to reseal and resurface the deck. And you might also recall that we asked for volunteers for each of the weekends that we had planned. How did we go, I hear you ask.  Members that contacted the President to confirm for each of the planned days were as follows:

1-2 November: zilch, zero, none, 0, naught, nix, nothing, nihil, nil.

15-16 November: zilch, zero, none, 0, naught, nix, nothing, nihil, nil.

29-30 November: two – hooray!

Of course, we are never bitter and twisted here at newsletter central, but the term “disappointed” is probably a bit too mild.  And we won’t even mention the word “levy” to get all the maintenance done professionally.

Of course, we’d still love to see you this weekend, or any of the above. Email the boss at president@muniong.com.au.

It’s the third week in August and your Old Mumbler is happy to report that he is at Muniong, enjoying the hospitality of Peter and Terry and the company of his fellow Muniongers.

It’s a crisp sunny day, the slopes are not too crowded.  And there is plenty of snow. Expert judges are saying that this is one of the best seasons in memory.  The only downer causing some angst is that, on the morning we write, the Link t-bar is not working.  I’m sure, though, that it will be a temporary set back at most.  In the meantime, there is fabulous spectator sport watching people going down the shoot in front of the lodge.

The Mumbler is happy to report that he is in the company of royalty this week.  Not the British type, but the Muniong type.  Chris Sassellla and Peter Zanetic, together with wives Shirley and Katie, are holding court.

Newer members may not be aware that Chris and Peter, between them, knocked their heads together for the construction of the front wall of the lodge.  Not only does the wall provide extra strength to the superstructure, but, most importantly, we don’t need to close the curtains at night.

And best of all, they both still love their skiing.  Peter skied every day.  Chris received a text from Perisher, advising that he was the oldest skier on the mountain.  Peter O’Connor made the point that many lodges are losing their older members, but not at Muniong.  Because we value them and their contributions.  Go, Guys!

We wait to see what the gods give us, but there is plenty of room at the Lodge for mid to late September skiing.  Why not think of coming down.  If nothing else, you know you will be pampered.

See you at Muniong

Hi Ho, Hi Ho

Smiggin’s snow is all the go!

Your Old Mumbler admits to not being much of a poet, but he knows a great season when he sees one.  What’s better, he can see it, and so can you.  No, we’re not talking about the snowcams on the Perisher website, excellent though they are.  No, we’re talking Facebook.

Muniong now boasts its very own Facebook page at;-

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Muniong-Ski-Club/582274941886910?ref_type=bookmark

If, like your Old Mumbler, you are a certain age and, dare I say it, a certain gender and you just don’t get it, ask your wife to explain it all to you.  If she can’t, grab the nearest teenager.  Facebook will keep you up-to-date with the Lodge goings on and provide member communication and feedback.  A great tool!  But you need to “like” us.  Like?? – refer to wife/teenager above.  It’s easy.

But back to the snow. Season 2014 looks like being one for the ages.  Ooodles of the white stuff everywhere.  All lifts are operating now- and it’s only early July.  School holidays are drawing to a close, so now is the ideal time to book your Muniong vacation.  Peter and Terry are all fired up to make your holiday an experience to remember.  Why don’t you invite a friend?  You know they’ll love it.  Book with Bernie now.

See you at Muniong!

Welcome to the ski season!  Your Old Mumbler hopes that you can enjoy your lodge and ski to your hearts content over the next few months.

Guests this long weekend will note that the main hall in the lodge has been repainted.  Gone is the mustard look, so popular in the early ’70’s, but looking a bit tired in 2014.  Replaced by the latest avant-garde colour, hogsbristle.  Looks better than it sounds, and it does look very good.  You will need to book to see just how good it looks.  Have you booked your ski holiday at Muniong yet?

Peter & Terry are back from a relaxing few months in the USA.  They are fired up to give you the best lodge experience on this mountain, or any other mountain.  And you know they can!  We are very lucky to have them.  Want to be pampered?  These are the guys to do it.  But you have to book (see previous paragraph).

Going back to the paint job, (see previous previous paragraph).  Eight troopers fronted up to the lodge in early May for a working bee.  Got a whole lot of things done, too.  A great commander goes into battle knowing his troops must have two things – a great plan and the weapons to do the job.  Squadron Leader Bob Smith made sure we had both, and even kept smiling when we spilled enamel paint in his van.  Ooops, sorry Bob.  Behind every great man is a great woman and Board member Staff Sgt Betty Smith made sure there were no slackers on the team.  What a couple!

It was great to see Craig & Sarah Cottman there, too.  With kids of a certain age, they haven’t been to the lodge over the past couple of years, but they’ll be back.   Alice Lehane & Sandy Russell did most of the grunt painting.  Thanks, girls.  President Rob faffed around with the television.  Treasure Tubby faffed around with the modem.

Most of all, it was a really fun weekend, with a great dinner on Saturday night.  Hope to get more members involved.  We’ll be announcing another bee, probably in November, very soon.

See you at Muniong

Your Old Mumbler

Hello to all Members of Muniong

And welcome to the brave new world of Muniong communications. This email has been generated from within our website, using a live member database. This means that when the membership register is updated, communication lines will also be automatically updated. So, hopefully, we won’t miss you.

Of course, as this is the first Mumble under our new system, we are all a little nervous about it. We’ve tested and tested (as some members will know, oops!). Hopefully it will go out without a hitch. But we’d really love your feedback. Post a comment on the website, www.muniong.com.au, or reply to muniong@muniong.com.au.

Those that visited the lodge last year would be a aware that many members were keen to participate in a working bee to do some of those maintenance things that are always needed around the place. We are pleased to announce that there will be a working bee held on the weekend of 12-13 April. Followed by another in early May. The main task will be to prep and then paint the lodge hall. It has been looking a bit tired, so we are going to spruce it up. If you would like to help, contact President Rob Holdaway. Get to him at president@muniong.com.au, or call him on 0407 056 7370407 056 737.

That’s it for now. About to push the button to send this. Wish us luck.

Cheers

Your Old Mumbler