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imes T RETIREMENT

A Newsletter for Honeywell Alumni

Volume 24 Number 11, November 2013

ADDRESS LETTERS AND COMMENTS TO:

Honeywell Retiree Club, 85 Enterprise Boulevard, Suite 100,

Markham, ON L6G 0B5. Or phone 289-333-1214 or e-mail us at

[email protected]

Make your newsletter more fun by

sending your contributions. Don’t

worry about writing ability. Just send

your stuff. We’ll do the rest.

A Letter From The President

Club Returns To Shaw Festival Af ter A Long Absenc e

“Over the years, I have seen this

show three or four times. This is

one of the best productions!”

That was just one of the very

favourable comments heard from

Club members and guests after the

performance of “Guys and Dolls”

at the Shaw Festival, October 15.

Thirty-nine participants boarded

a luxury coach (two self-drove

and joined the group later) for the

trip to Rockway Glen Golf and

Country Club for a lunch of honey

mustard ham or grilled chicken

with all the trimmings. During

lu nc h e ve r yo ne ha d a n

opportunity to sample three wines

compliments of Rockway, which

is also a winery. After lunch there

was a chance to visit the winery’s

museum with artifacts of wine-

making and a history of wine. All

p a r t i c ip a n t s r e c e iv e d a

complimentary bottle of wine to

take home.

Then it was on to Niagara-on-

the-Lake and the Festival Theatre

for the stunning performance of

“Guys and Dolls”, the musical

fable of Broadway based on a

story and characters of Damon

Runyon. This perennial favourite

had its world premiere on

Broadway in 1950 and starred

Robert Alda (father of Alan Alda

of M.A.S.H. fame), Sam Levene,

Isabel Bigley and Vivian Blaine.

The film version, released in

1955, starred Marlon Brando as

Sky Masterson, Frank Sinatra as

Nathan Detroit, Jean Simmons

as Sister Sarah Brown, Vivian

Blaine, again, as Miss Adelaide

and Stubby Kaye as Nicely-

Nicely Johnson.

Attending this event were:

Nives Re, Bill and Gloria

Seeley, Sean and Olive Carey,

Sheila Sidlo, Helen Van Hoof,

Ben and Pat Greenaway,

Maureen Telford, Al and Adel

Shearer, Tamas and Judith Vepy,

Bill and Enid Wilson, Eric and

Ann Howes, Ray and Joyce

Atkinson, Albert and Ruth Lenz,

Madelaine Muller, Audrey Dean,

Kay Bradford, Anna Fedor,

Colin and Audrey Randall-

Smith, Dorothy Adams, Lil

Turner, Greg and Betty Smith,

Molly Gray, Dave and Kathryn

Raybould, Lorraine Ware,

Carolyn Salazar, Evangelia

Romas, Helen Bartlett, Mary

Williams and Joan Baker.

Credit for this outstanding

outing goes to Social Committee

member BILL WILSON with

an assist from ENID.

by John MacMillan

Most folks who have a smart

phone seem to be using texting as

t he p r e fe r r ed me a ns o f

communication these days, as it

is faster and, more importantly,

cheaper than actually making

phone calls.

Then we have people who have

a Twitter account and use

“tweeting” to communicate but

have a message limitation of only

140 characters. This has led to

alphabetical shortcuts such as “u”

for “you”, “ur” for “your” or

“you’re”, “BTW” for “by the

way” and so on. You get the idea.

“LOL” has a lot of usage. I used

to think it meant “lots of love” but

my grandchildren tell me it means

“laugh out loud”.

Of course, in our previous lives

at Honeywell, we used some

shorthand too. We called it

a c r o n y m s , m a k i n g u p

abbreviations using the initial

letters of a sequence of words.

W he t he r w e wo r k e d in

Engineering, Manufacturing,

Marketing, Accounting and so on,

we all had our own acronyms and

jargon which we used to

bamboozle the other parts of the

organization to good effect. This

was called job protection! (see President’s Letter on Page 2)

P ag e 2

(President’s Letter from Page 1)

But you need to be careful when

acronyms are created as it may

have an unintended effect. For

example, in Germany, a software

company called System Analysis

and Programming shortened their

name for marketing purposes to

SAP! One of my favourite

golfers, Ernie Els, actually sports

the SAP logo on his hat. Not a

good idea Ernie!

But back to Honeywell and I

hope my friends from IT

(Information Technology) will

forgive me but they were probably

the most significant users of

acronyms and jargon. When we

were introducing new systems

into the factory, I left the planning

meetings utterly mystified. My

favourite acronym was “wysiwyg”

which apparently means “what

you see is what you get”. In the

context of information systems I

have no idea what they meant but

they seem to work OK anyhow.

You may have your favourites.

Let us know. TTFN!

from the Journalism School at

Ryerson University in Toronto.

“Other than a summer, prior to

my graduating year, as acting

editor of The Whitehorse Star

weekly newspaper in the Yukon,

a nd t w o b r i e f s c ho o l

assignments on two weekly

newspapers, t he Leaside

Advertiser and the Dundalk

Herald, Honeywell is the only

company I ever worked for. I

jo ined Honeywell as an

Industrial Editor, editing the

company paper and writing press

releases, product announcements

and speeches for senior

management personnel.

“I was appointed Advertising

Manager for three of the

company’s then divisions,

Electronic Data Processing (later

Information Systems), Military

Products and Photographic

P r o d u c t s , a n d t h e n

Mer cha nd is ing Ma nager ,

responsible for the advertising,

sales promotion and public

relations for all of the company’s

six divisions at the time.

“In 1973 I was becoming

restless so I initiated a career

change by applying for and

getting a position as Training

Manager in t he Human

Resources department. I ran

management and supervisory

training and development

sessions for all divisions and

departments from coast to coast.

I retired from Honeywell in 1993

as Director, Human Resource

Planning and Development.

Following official retirement, I

had a two-year consulting

contract with Honeywell running

training programs, mostly for

factory personnel. Following that,

I had another two-year contract as

Industry-Education Liaison with

the Sectoral Skills Council, a tri-

partite organization, made up of

representatives from the federal

government, management and

labour, responsible for training

and deve lo pment in t he

electronics industry.

“After that, I joined the Retiree

Club’s Board of Directors as

editor and publisher of the

monthly newsletter, a position I

have held ever since. I also

volunteer as a guide and exhibit

interpreter at the Toronto Zoo, and

have previously been a volunteer

for Doors Open Toronto, an

annual event where city buildings

and facilities, not normally open

to the public, are on display.

“Adel, who is secretary of the

Club’s Social Committee and the

newsletter’s eagle-eyed proof-

reader, and I have three children

and five grandchildren, all of who,

as do we, enjoy our cottage in

Muskoka as often as we can. We

also enjoy attending the many

hockey, baseball and soccer

games in which our grandkids

take part. Our son is the owner of

the California Closets franchise

for the Greater Toronto Area, our

oldest daughter runs her own

company which specializes in

performance management and the

design and facilitation of training

(like father like daughter?) and

our youngest daughter is senior

manager of customer service for

A l l s t r e a m , a m a j o r

telecommunications company.

For the first time in 38 years, we

are without pets. Within the last

couple of years, we lost our two

beloved Labradors and two cats.

Meet Your Social Committee and Board

of Director s

This is the fifth in a series of

articles in which Retirement

Times will feature profiles of the

members o f your Socia l

Committee and Board of Directors

as written by themselves. This

month we feature...your editor.

“My name is Alistair (Al)

Shearer. I was born in Aberdeen,

Scotland, in 1933 and emigrated

with my family to Canada when I

was 15. I attended North Toronto

Collegiate Institute and graduated

The Honeywell Retiree Club

YEAR 2014

Membership Fees Are Now Due

It’s time to renew your membership in the Honeywell Retiree Club. Or

maybe you know someone who hasn’t yet joined and would like to meet with

fellow retirees at our monthly social events. If so, give her or him a copy of

this registration coupon. Members regularly receive our monthly newsletter,

Retirement Times, for news of their friends from Honeywell days, along with

details of upcoming social events, important updates for retirees and news of

Honeywell. Members also save money on our two major banquets, Spring

Roundup and the Fall Banquet.

To renew your membership or join the club, complete the coupon below and

send it, along with your cheque, to the address shown. The membership fee is

still only $5 for each member...the best bargain in town! When you send your

cheque, make a note below and retain for your records.

On_____________(date) I paid the Honeywell Retiree Club $___________

for my/our 2014 membership(s).

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All returns complete this section:

Surname_____________________________Retiree’s first name___________________

Phone ( )_________________Spouse/Partner’s First Name___________________

E-mail address____________________________________________________________

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NEW members or CHANGE OF ADDRESS complete the following:

Address__________________________City____________Prov._________Code______

NEW MEMBERS complete:Year of retirement___________Dept./Div._____________

Mail coupon and cheque for ____memberships at $5 each = $_______________to

Honeywell Retiree Club, 85 Enterprise Blvd., Suite 100, Markham, ON L6G 0B5

The Honeywell Retiree Club Presents

“The Snow Train”

Saturday, February 8, 2014

$106 per person includes deluxe motor coach, tickets for the Credit Valley Explorer

“Snow Train” with lunch included, and all taxes and gratuities.

Convener—Bill Wilson 416 519-0863

Our luxury coach will leave the Honeywell parking lot at 85 Enterprise Blvd. at 9:30 am

sharp. By 11:00 am will be enjoying a leisurely scenic tour aboard the Credit Valley

Explorer “Snow Train”. Experience by rail the beauty of Mother Nature’s winter cloak

spread graciously over the rolling hills, deep valleys and rivers of the Hills of

Headwaters. Passengers will enjoy the large picture windows and comfortable seating all

climate-controlled for complete pleasure. A hot turkey lunch will be served on the train.

At approximately 3:30 pm we will arrive at the Magnotta Winery for three tastings and

shopping. Magnotta is Ontario’s third largest winery and the only company of its kind in

Canada licensed to produce and sell wine, beer and distilled products. With over 3,500

awards to date for product excellence, Magnotta is Canada’s most award-winning

winery.

REGISTRATION/CANCELLATION DEADLINE IS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22

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Please reserve space for me/us for The Snow Train, Saturday, February 8, 2014

SURNAME_________________________________________FIRST NAME__________________________

PHONE ( )____________________SECOND PERSON_________________________________________

If you need assistance (wheelchair, special seating, transportation, etc.) check here □

Cheque enclosed for ______tickets at $106 each = $___________________

Return to Honeywell Retiree Club, 85 Enterprise Blvd., Suite 100, Markham, ON L6G 0B5

The Honeywell Retiree Club Presents

“Boeing-Boeing”

At The Herongate Barn Theatre

Sunday, March 9, 2014

$65 per person includes bus, lunch, seats in the first three rows and all taxes/

gratuities

Convener—Adel Shearer 416 291-4750 or 416 427-6507 (cell)

Our bus will leave the Honeywell parking lot on Enterprise Boulevard at

11:15 am sharp. After a delicious lunch at the Herongate Barn Theatre, we

will sit back, in the first three rows, to enjoy “Boeing-Boeing”. It’s the 1960s,

and swinging bachelor Bernard couldn’t be happier: A flat in Paris and

three gorgeous stewardesses all engaged to him without knowing about each

other.

But Bernard’s perfect life gets bumpy when his friend Robert comes to stay

and a new and speedier Boeing jet plane throws off all of his careful

planning. Soon all three stewardesses are in town simultaneously, timid

Robert is forgetting which lies to tell to whom and catastrophe looms!

Registration/Cancellation deadline is Thursday, February 20, 2014

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SURNAME___________________________________FIRST NAME___________________

PHONE ( )_______________SECOND PERSON_________________________________

If you need assistance (wheelchair, special seating, transportation, etc.) check here □

Cheque enclosed for_______tickets at $65 each = $____________

Send to Honeywell Retiree Club, 85 Enterprise Blvd., Suite 100, Markham, ON L6G 0B5

Please remember to mark the name of the event on your cheque and please don’t postdate