Never have I felt a more apt expression as we moved through September of what can only be described as a year of discovery about ourselves, society, business, nations and governments as we have been impacted by events and actions that have unfolded around us. Personally, I find myself feeling a sense of responsibility for new beginnings and opportunities that we have at the start of a New Year or Spring whereas we are heading into Autumn and Winter.
As Autumn begins, lockdown was easing but perhaps not after all; we find ourselves moving out into a world much changed since we rang in the new decade all that time ago; and we have learned the need to adapt, by design and out of necessity.
The pandemic accelerated changes in the workplace; online resources proved vital in allowing us to maintain communication with employees and trading partners to ensure some form of future exists.
However, as we move into a workplace and society that has changed dramatically; we now have to find the balance between utilising these resources efficiently going forward and maintaining face to face contact. Mainwaring : Look. For a start you've got no right to take that gun off these premises.
Most of all that gun is totally useless without its butterfly spring. If a Nazi Storm Trooper came rushing in through that door you could do nothing with that, but hit him with it. Jones : Permission to speak sir.
If Frazer were to hit him with it, it wouldn't half make his eyes water. Hodges : It's when he comes to you, you want to worry. That ball leaves his hand at ninety five miles an hour.
This guy would've been playing for England if the war hadn't started. Mainwaring : What? Hodges : I'm gonna enjoy this. Mainwaring : He's not bowling at the stumps. He's bowling at me. From other episodes Mainwaring: No liquor is to be taken without my permission. Frazer: Hold on! That is undemocratic! Mainwaring: You, Frazer, will be in charge of all liquor permits.
Frazer: I'm right behind you, Cap'n! The platoon has gone into a pub dressed as Nazis without Mainwaring's permission. Jones: We shouldn't be doing this, Mr. Wilson Wilson: Well, what are you going to have? Jones: A pint. Landlord : Good afternoon, Gentlemen. What can I get Landlord: Stammers Pints or halves? Pike: Pints! Finally I said to myself, no, I couldn't.
Mainwaring: But you're not married. Reverend Farthing: I have a very vivid imagination. From the episode The Bullet Is Not For Firing Reverend Farthing : Captain Mainwaring, if you can do your blood-curdling bayonet practice in the middle of my responses, I can do my jubilate in the middle of your inquiry! Jones: I was just going to give the order Mainwaring: What's the matter Corporal? Jones: I I think I'm going Sir. I hear angel's voices! Mainwaring: Those aren't angels voices, it's the choir in the office!!
Jones : Well if that's what it's like to go, then I like it, I like it J ones: Come on boys, show 'em! Charlton, Rotherham, Sheffield Wednesday and Mansfield have all discovered that if you press the hell out of us in possession, and then create from crosses out wide when we are out of position, we have a backbone made of jelly, and are easy to play against. Pressure is ramping up significantly on Lee Johnson, which may seem mental to some, given how well we did to get past Queens Park Rangers and into the League Cup quarter finals almost three weeks ago.
We were all on top of the world back then but, in typical Sunderland fashion, we were brought back down to earth with an almighty bang - and now, there are some fans who want to see the back of the manager. Frankly, he needs to start earning his money. Because this is where things usually turn for the worst for a Sunderland manager - but Johnson has the luxury of managing a side at the top end of the third tier, and a change in the overall mood is only really one or two good performances away.
Now though, things have changed.
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