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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Nov 26, 2009 18:40:21 GMT
At work, as well as doing my own job and another interesting job on the side, I've also been given half of a colleague's job who has gone on maternity leave. It is unbelievably boring stuff, I don't know how she does it. At least I only have to keep an eye on it for another five months.
But I'm free of it now until Wednesday, and I'm now enjoying my first Guinness of the weekend. I'm weak. I couldn't wait for Glasgow. Not long now!
Martin
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Nov 26, 2009 19:25:35 GMT
Does a union have to be recognised by a company for the union to be able to help an employee that has a problem with said company? It seems a bit one sided and unfair if a company breaking the law can't be prosecuted because they don't recognise the organisation making the prosecution against them. |<o>| My work don't recognise unions but trade union reps can accompany people to hearings for discipline and attendance and I'm sure most places are the same. Though if a company is as shocking as we've seen it's no surprise that the unions aren't recognised. Andy |
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Post by Shockprowl on Nov 26, 2009 19:54:06 GMT
HAPPY THANKSGIVING TMW to all our Americorn members!
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Post by Shockprowl on Nov 26, 2009 19:55:53 GMT
Note to Edinburgher City Council: I've told you I want to start paying Council Tax, please ******* bill me. -Ralph It hurts when you've got to do stuff like that doesn't it? Asking to pay tax, urrrresh. But rest ashured if you don't, they'll come down on you like so much WWF fighter. Damn them. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2009 20:29:34 GMT
we have the auditors in my work this weekend, so everyone is helping with a stock take (just a standard annual thing <.<) so that will be fun, but if we get it mostly done on Friday then Saturday should be a very quick day  |
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 26, 2009 20:52:23 GMT
One more day and I will have survived a full week back in the workplace, and the first half of the initial induction training. I am cream crackered but good. Tomorrow is 'FUN DAY' I am told, which just means on the last Friday of every month the office shuts about an hour early and the bosses give us free beer. Then I plan to vegetate in a corner of the flat and die quietly for the rest of the evening.
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Post by legios on Nov 26, 2009 21:33:20 GMT
Glad to hear that you are almost through the first week Ralph and that it is going, by the sound of it. well if tiringly.
I've been having a fairly hectic week of it workwise myself - between illnesses and various other things not going quite according to plan. But fortunately I have had some good listenables to hand and a Michael Moorcock book that was in need of starting. So I am getting through it with sanity intact (or at least, as intact as my sanity qualifies for normally).
Karl
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 27, 2009 21:30:52 GMT
Week 1 survived!
Relaxing by editing a video.
-Ralph
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Post by dinogrrl on Nov 28, 2009 1:19:34 GMT
Good to hear you made it through the week, Doctor.
I ate a lot of turkey and pie yesterday. Still had to go into work today, but at least I don't work in retail. Today is 'Black Friday', America's favourite crazy sales day. I did get some shopping done but I didn't line up outside stores in the cold and dark at 4am to do it. People are nuts.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2009 7:07:22 GMT
I went shopping after work yesterday, and completely forgot it was the xmas tree lighting that day SO MANY PEOPLE!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2009 10:42:21 GMT
I did get some shopping done but I didn't line up outside stores in the cold and dark at 4am to do it. People are nuts. Just like some people in the UK. A computer game was released recently (it was a war game but I can't remember the name exactly because those games don't interest me) and idiots waited outside the store for several hours so that they could buy a copy of the game as soon as it went on sale at midnight! I don't understand how buying one of the first copies of the game is going to benefit anybody in any way. Whenever I want something like a computer game, book or DVD I'll wait until I'm ready to get it. |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 28, 2009 16:04:21 GMT
Call of Duty 5. My brother and our child minders husband were amoungst the ranks of the idiots.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 28, 2009 16:10:38 GMT
I feel ill
Either my tummy trouble and the fried breakfast sandwich I had this am have combined to hirt me ....
or what the boy had and has given to me is the piggy flu cos I now have the complete set of symptoms.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2009 17:07:44 GMT
I'm glad I'm not feeling ill because in about two hours time I've got a Christmas dinner to get to along with my father, sister, brother and almost the entire mothers side of the family (which number over twenty) at a pub in Warwickshire.
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Post by Hero on Nov 29, 2009 1:29:48 GMT
Just finished putting up Christmas tree number 2.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2009 7:28:01 GMT
Just finished putting up Christmas tree number 2. ===KEN How many xmas trees are you putting up? Anyway I've finished all my crimbo shopping, and wrapped everything up, but still need to go shopping for 3 specific dvd's tomorrow (ROTF, TFA 5&6) ^.^ |
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Post by Hero on Nov 29, 2009 10:33:32 GMT
We have a duel Christmas tree feature in our living room. First tree at one end of the room is an older tree with custom decorations and other clobber, the Second tree is a newer one with newer decorations on and better lights.
Most of the custom decs are made from Robot Heroes/Star Wars Heroes/Dr Who Time Squad/TMNT: Mini Mutants etc.
So far we're getting away with room for both trees until we eventually make the top half of the room either a play area for whenever we have a baby or a dining area which we badly need.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2009 11:31:15 GMT
The Christmas dinner I attended with some of my family last night was lovely. Although not really a Christmas dinner in the strictest sense it was still a dinner where a number of my aunts and uncles on my mothers side of the family all got together for the first time in a year. Although the odd relative pops into our house on the odd occasion throughout the year some of them don't bother because of the distance between their house and mine so an annual get together is an ideal way of meeting up.
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 29, 2009 23:12:04 GMT
Scotcon weekend was good chat. Alas, I took no video footage as the camera was playing up. Though in a sudden flush of inspiration I have now downloaded a firmware patch and suddenly it works fine, which is good as there's been a vid stuck on it for a while I was unable to transfer to the computer. Yay.
Sleep now.
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Post by Hero on Nov 30, 2009 7:11:40 GMT
Happy St Andrews Day to the Scots Crew.
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