been managing the construction of the Phoenix bar. It was a stunning
spring day in Shanghai - bright blue sky, sun and crisp air. I spent a
few private moments enjoying the feeling of being almost there. Almost
everything is ready and I am excited about actually opening. We have
fridges, drinks, all manner of glasses, a coffee machine, a sound
system, tables - chairs and sofas are being delivered on Wednesday. We
are almost there and I was very happy.
That is, I was until around 3pm this afternoon. At 3pm I decided to
plug in the coffee machine and have a go at brewing a cup. It's quite
a different machine from the ones I have used before and it's second
hand and without an instruction book. I figured I would figure it out.
I avoided pitfall number one and plugged it in. Sadly, I did not avoid
pitfall number two, making sure the plug socket was connected to an
electricity supply! My beautiful bar was designed with 10 sockets, 4
behind the bar, 2 for the airconditioning and the rest strategically
placed for guests' laptops so they can make use of the free wireless
access. It seems our builders assumed that I had put the plug sockets
on the plans for decoration and not actually to use them. Three
sockets are actual sockets, the other seven are just the white plastic
fascia stuck onto the beautiful brickwork that runs half way up the
wall. Gutted. Did I learn nothing from the "flat floor" issue. Of
course, if I had wanted plug sockets that were actually connected to
an electricity supply, I should have said so in the first place.
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