Morning at Comart after sleepless night and then London shopping trip with the family with me buying lots of clothes and ending up tidying my wardrobe. Russians unhappy with flight bans and Clive Sinclair launches his handheld TV and gets all of the publicity rather than me!
A very sleepless night, troubled over the problems of Comart Management and the difficulty of keeping the fidelity of the Sales Department to Comart Marketing Policy. Eventually to sleep at 5.00am after two trips out of bed and also opening the windows on a milder night. A windy but mild day with the showers keeping at bay. First to take Daniel to school for woodworking, French and English lessons and on to the office for the morning.
After looking for papers on Xitan and Microserve trademarks I end up spending the time completely re-filing all trademark papers and creating a system for future access and work order. Then with little time to spare to the Bank for £100 and home to collect the girls and on to Kimbolton to Daniel. We then drive together to London for the afternoon, stopping for a ‘Happy Eater’ lunch in Sandy. In London to the Princes Street, W1 branch of ‘High and Mighty’ for four shirts, two sports jackets and trousers and a suit and tie for £500 which I think is good value but a deal of money at once. The truth is that I have neglected the wardrobe and most of my clothes have worn out.
After an hour in Hamley’s of Oxford Street to please the children, we set off home to a tea of cockles and strawberries which we have bought from roadside kiosks this day. After tea we separate the ducks into the two halves of the hutch to see if they lay better over the night. An evening sorting out my wardrobe and throwing out many clothes before wearily to bed.
News of Russian Ministers not going to the UN meeting in New York for fear of safety with USSR civil flights banned and more critical comment including Margaret Thatcher who thinks a two week ban is too light. Clive Sinclair launches his new pocket TV for £90 and his comments in the press on issues is carrying more weight than any I may make which causes me to wonder why government spurns representative trade group opinion and favours industrial company representation.