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The first day of week four of my training completed. Still not really sure what we're going to be doing when finished and our manager is moving on so we don't know what our job actually is or who our manager is!
Pavements were a bit icy in places this morning. It was really freezing too when I was walking home with ice on parked cars but a little while later when I was walking to my dance class, there was no evidence of frost so it must have stopped freezing again. Forecast is for -3 overnight. No doubt I'll have to listen to my trainer moaning about how long it took him to defrost his car and how long it took him to get to work which seems to be the usual start to the day. If you can't get to work on time, leave earlier or else move somewhere closer and stop whining would be my advice!
I've just polished my shoes. Being in the office after working for home for so long is a major culture shock as I have to dress appropriately and have to actually talk to people!
Pavements were a bit icy in places this morning. It was really freezing too when I was walking home with ice on parked cars but a little while later when I was walking to my dance class, there was no evidence of frost so it must have stopped freezing again. Forecast is for -3 overnight. No doubt I'll have to listen to my trainer moaning about how long it took him to defrost his car and how long it took him to get to work which seems to be the usual start to the day. If you can't get to work on time, leave earlier or else move somewhere closer and stop whining would be my advice!
I've just polished my shoes. Being in the office after working for home for so long is a major culture shock as I have to dress appropriately and have to actually talk to people!
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
It's been a grey, raw and drizzly day here chez Casa Reynard.
Did not sleep well, so have been making my way through the day on a serious sleep deficit. Am really sniffly and snotty as well, and meds aren't touching it.
Spent the morning doing chores and paperwork. Went into town this afternoon to run a bunch of errands and to clear the shopping list. The paperwork was put in the mail and I managed to source brown paper and "fragile" parcel tape in the post office. I did lose an hour doing that, between seeing the queue out of the door, looking for the said items elsewhere (double the price), going to the loo (who wants to queue when busting for a wee?), and then rejoining the much shorter queue on my return.
Tesco was (mostly) successfully negotiated, although I was running horribly late by then. Chose not to queue at the customer service desk to buy stamps. I did get most of what was on my list however, plus picked up some nice bits on YS: pears, green beans, raspberries, avocadoes, cauliflower, broccoli, kale and a bag with six croissants.
Six pm is too late to get to Waitrose - counters were all cleared up and closed. But I did buy three nice pastries on YS. No free newspapers to be had, which is a pain, as I'm running low on newspaper to start the fire. I've other paper and thin card which I also use, but I like to start my kindling pile with newspaper on the bottom, as it catches much more easily than the other stuff.
Now planning on a quiet evening. Relieved the paperwork has hit the mail. It's something that's been running on for a while, and hopefully this is the end of the matter in question. Why do people harass you when you want to live the quiet life?
Did not sleep well, so have been making my way through the day on a serious sleep deficit. Am really sniffly and snotty as well, and meds aren't touching it.
Spent the morning doing chores and paperwork. Went into town this afternoon to run a bunch of errands and to clear the shopping list. The paperwork was put in the mail and I managed to source brown paper and "fragile" parcel tape in the post office. I did lose an hour doing that, between seeing the queue out of the door, looking for the said items elsewhere (double the price), going to the loo (who wants to queue when busting for a wee?), and then rejoining the much shorter queue on my return.
Tesco was (mostly) successfully negotiated, although I was running horribly late by then. Chose not to queue at the customer service desk to buy stamps. I did get most of what was on my list however, plus picked up some nice bits on YS: pears, green beans, raspberries, avocadoes, cauliflower, broccoli, kale and a bag with six croissants.
Six pm is too late to get to Waitrose - counters were all cleared up and closed. But I did buy three nice pastries on YS. No free newspapers to be had, which is a pain, as I'm running low on newspaper to start the fire. I've other paper and thin card which I also use, but I like to start my kindling pile with newspaper on the bottom, as it catches much more easily than the other stuff.
Now planning on a quiet evening. Relieved the paperwork has hit the mail. It's something that's been running on for a while, and hopefully this is the end of the matter in question. Why do people harass you when you want to live the quiet life?
classic33
Leg End Member
Tell him on his bike.
No windscreen to defrost, and it'll be quicker.
Considering he's about 20 stone and has about 40 miles to cover, I doubt he'd be quicker.
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
An early one for me.
Nunnight one and all xxx
Nunnight one and all xxx
Andy in Germany
Guru
- Location
- Rottenburg am Neckar
Good morning. Yesterday was a bit rushed, so I got up half an hour earlier today.
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
First cuppa brewing
Trying to decide between starting work early to get ahead of myself or go back to bed 😪
Trying to decide between starting work early to get ahead of myself or go back to bed 😪
Jenkins
Legendary Member
- Location
- Felixstowe
Good morning from Suffolk where about the only good thing about the weather is that it's not raining. Cloudy, overcast, breezy and barely light enough to see out.
Don't know why, but I woke up at around 05:30 and couldn't get back to sleep. Mind you as it was so warm in bed, I didn't bother getting up either so coffee has only just been had. Time now to get moving and await the arrival of the solar people.
Don't know why, but I woke up at around 05:30 and couldn't get back to sleep. Mind you as it was so warm in bed, I didn't bother getting up either so coffee has only just been had. Time now to get moving and await the arrival of the solar people.
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
It's light enough to tell you that it's damp underfoot but not raining, grey skies and trees are swaying.
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
I am dreading a meeting we have later and that's all I am going to say ...