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General => General => Topic started by: Chris on 16 March 2013, 01:05:04 am
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I assume that's why most of us are still up at this hour.
What do you guys/girls do?
I'm a nightshift social carer at a 24/7 support service unit in lerwick, shetland.
Chris
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I'm up cos I've been to the pub, nearly home, cheers :))>:D
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W@n&er... hahaha!
Have you had a good night?
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It's been canny good, aye! Mates over from south Africa, so a couple of years since I've seen them, and some good craic! And we get to do it all again tmw :-)
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Sounds good, I'm on another 12 hour shift tomorrow night.. grumble grumble.... :(
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"I assume that's why most of us are still up at this hour." most of the members are Tapatalk users whose phones are "viewing the portal" while their owners sleep. See here: http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php?action=who (http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php?action=who)
And yes, I'm on night shifts at the mo :)
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Ah, thanks for that farjo 8)
Where abouts do you work?
Chris
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Up every two hours helping to feed a 5 day old baby :eek
So it's a night shift I don't get paid for. Joy.
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Congrats again! Maybe someday your kid will be looking after you every 2 hours over night. ;)
Chris
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Congrats again! Maybe someday your kid will be looking after you every 2 hours over night. ;)
Chris
I hope I've left the mortal plain long before that becomes a reality ;)
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As an aside can someone tell the weather to sort itself out?
Snow last weekend, peeing it down with rain today..
I wanna get some miles down.
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You not alone Chris - I'm on day 6 of 7 providing 24 hour cover for fire investigation in the North East of Scotland
- our shift pattern is changing soon and it can't come soon enough - 7 days is too long on 24 !
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7 days is nuts man! Think the most i've done was 4 in a row. Know people, friend that's a nurse, that regularly used to do 10+ nights in a row... Crazy...
Anyway, off to bed now!
Night all,
Chris
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Always a good feeling walking out when everyone else is going in to a day's work :) Goodnight everybody :z
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Always a good feeling walking out when everyone else is going in to a day's work :) Goodnight everybody :z
I know this one well. 12 hour day/night shifts atm. Its good watching them go to work when I'm going home, but 1/2 the time I can't remember the 20 mile journey home I'm that knackered, and that's quite scary on the bike!!
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You not alone Chris - I'm on day 6 of 7 providing 24 hour cover for fire investigation in the North East of Scotland
- our shift pattern is changing soon and it can't come soon enough - 7 days is too long on 24 !
Aye but crofts and sheep are the only combustibles and its always snowing. Go to yer bed
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I've just finished my 2 night shifts driving a truck around Hampshire with 16 ton's of shite on the back.
I work 2days,2 nights 4off. But silly me asked for overtime so doing 4days and 2nights this week.
Mickey
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I know this one well. 12 hour day/night shifts atm. Its good watching them go to work when I'm going home, but 1/2 the time I can't remember the 20 mile journey home I'm that knackered, and that's quite scary on the bike!!
Ye, it is a bit scary when you get home and think... How did I get here, I can remember leaving work and arriving at home but nothing in between... That's the main reason I always take my car to work the other reason being my blueflame exhaust might be a bit loud for the old people at half 7 in the morning right outside their windows. haha.
It is a great feeling when the morning staff come into the unit around 20 - 25 past 7 but from 6 until they arrive is the longest hour and a bit of my life. haha. Still that's usually when some of our residents want to get up so keeps me busy for that last hour.
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Chris - what's it like riding a bike on Shetland - no traffic jams I guess ? Been watching 'Shetland' the programme on TV. Roads look interesting ! No trees to get in the way either ? Mark
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Hey,
Shetland is a beuatiful place to ride a bike or indeed to live 8)
What did you think of the program? It showed mostly single track raods but generally that isn't what Shetland roads are like. There are a few lovely stretches of tarmac up here, lovely sweeping bends etc. No traffic to speak of really, You do have to be carefull of sheep as sometimes they can get out of their fields in some of the more rural areas but not something you usually have to worry about. You should come and visit shetland sometime. As you say very little amount of trees which means that the beautiful views aren't blocked by anything. 8)
Chris
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Hi Chris - Program was general detective stuff, good but not great. Yes most of the road shots seemed to be done on one stretch, which looked like it was meant to be on one of the outlying islands. A bit different to the M25 down near me ! Looking at the map, some of the long stretches of road look delicious. Tried the beers a few times while in Edinburgh. Yes a visit to Shetland is definitely on my list.
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Hey,
I watched the program too, it was a bit sureal seeing all the places etc. I liked it, thought it wasn't bad for a first episode. Although it was supposed to have been set in bressay most of the filming was actually done in whiteness just over the hill from where I live and a lot of the roads the showed were down at the south end of the island.
The thing is that some of the roads here are great and are always nice to ride along but after you've had a bike and been out for a few runs then you've covered most of the roads and it does get a bit boring riding the same roads all the time.
You should definately come up some time, it is beautiful. PM me if you do and I can show you about some nice places that the guide books don't tell you. That goes for anyone else reading this too. 8)
Anyway, back on topic and more to the point back on nightshift... Tonight is dragging much more than last night. be glad to get home in the morning!
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Continuing with the original topic, I am a programmer and work from home. The major advantage is that my boss really doesn't mind too much as to what hours I work, as long as I actually work and meet deadlines. I am essentially "on call" 7 days a week and am very flexible around hours (have worked 8am - 2am before now) and in return I get to sleep in pretty much every morning :D
The last few days has marked the release of two major games for me though, which has made me nocturnal... staying up till 7 - 8am then sleeping for 4~ hours and back to grinding away - this is what sparked my Gamers thread, my friends and family think I'm crazy but I find their interesting in football and rugby equally baffling. Currently enjoying the MLG StarCraft II Winter Championships :D
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Cool,
Nice to have such a flexable job. Although demanding of your time when you are busy at least you are doing something you enjoy 8)
Chris
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Yeah, it's awesome with things being so flexible - really love this aspect after working a standard retail job.
Doing something I enjoy... you mean gaming whilst I'm supposed to be working right? :lol
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Right. haha!
Me and my dad used to spend hours playing battlefield2 online together. Love that game.
This is me: http://www.bf2stats.net/player/131438482/ (http://www.bf2stats.net/player/131438482/) All my map scores have vanished because it's so long since I was online but you get the general idea.
and this is my dad: http://www.bf2stats.net/player/128989335/ (http://www.bf2stats.net/player/128989335/) Ranked 335 in the world for aviator, safe to say he's pretty damn good in a jet! haha!
Probably best that I don't play it while I'm at work though or the old people might think the war is back on... :eek
Chris
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I never really got in to the Battlefield series until Battlefield 3 and its safe to say that I am a terrible pilot haha
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Well you can see how many hours he's logged and mine too but we used to practice together on our own server which didn't log any hours kills etc for hours and hours. I'm probably about the 1000 hours mark in total and he's more like 3k... sad I know but was good fun 8)
I'm not a bad pilot, he says modestly, but I was pretty vicious in the helicopters. Practice etc etc etc... haha
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Nice, I haven't quite logged that many hours on BF3 just yet :P I used to use Xfire to track stats (and still do) but have recently taken to using Raptr as it pulls in information from both Xfire and Steam and has more stats information (I love stats :D)
http://www.xfire.com/profile/deadeyese/ (http://www.xfire.com/profile/deadeyese/)
http://raptr.com/deadeyese/games (http://raptr.com/deadeyese/games)
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WOW! That's serious amount of stats! haha!
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The impressive / scary part is that the tracking began in 2006 (as shown on Xfire) and since then I have averaged at least 2 hours of gaming every single day for the past 7 years... I should note that these stats are not padded - I've seen people just leave a game on constantly to get their hours recorded which makes absolutely no sense to me what-so-ever. If anything, there is probably time missing...
Should probably stop hijacking this thread :lol :hijack
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Ye stat padding seems so stupid. Never taken part myself either.
That is a lot of hours my friend, I've probably spent a similar average of hours detailing cars/bikes since I was about 17 so I can't really comment.. haha
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Not a gamer myself so cannot contribute to hijack, sorry!
But to get back to the OT, I am a paramedic currently on third night of four, and it's been BUSY!!! I'm on here now trying not to fall asleep for the last 2 hours of the shift, or before the next job comes in, which ever is soonest...
Chris, I have a lot of contact with your people in this part of the world, usually a nice polite lot :) . How does it work in Shetland with ambulances and suchlike? Is there anything on the island, or do they get flown in? I guess people in your area are a lot more self-reliant than here; only last night we had someone call us because he had a head cold and blocked sinuses and said he couldn't breathe. Which he could. And someone else who had seen doctors and consultants and surgeons and hadn't been made better, so called us because he wanted an injection to cure him :rolleyes .
Anyhow, mustn't grumble :lol . Do you find on a night shift that sometimes it will go really quickly even though you may not be very busy? And other times it can go on for what seems like days even if theres a lot going on?
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There are people who can eat all the time, people who can have sex anytime, and people who can sleep anytime. I'm one of those - anytime, anywhere. Literally. If I have a 15 minute break and I'm sleepy - no problem, I sleep.
Still I hate night shifts - no amount of money can compensate for it. I'm all broken and need several days to go back to normal. Even if I sleep well, I can't function good (it is mostly apparent if I try to play football the next day, no dribbling, slower reflexes etc). I need sleep from 24:00 to 4:00 to work well.
I believe 6 hours of hard work are more than enough, people need private lives and spare time. Capitalists draining people, louring them into working too much for buying things they don't really need... but that's a different topic.
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As far as sleeping patterns go I tend to be able to sleep mostly on cue but not if I'm not tired enough or if something is on my mind (be it good or bad). But I can stay up all night, sleep during the day, sleep for 3 hours, sleep for 15 hours etc etc... I do usually have a standard pattern of around 01:00 - 10:00 but lately its been more like 08:00-12:00 :D
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I only manage 4-5 hours sleep after a night shift, and by the time I've done a set of 4 I'm almost like a zombie, and It takes days to recover.
I'm up at this time because I have an early shift to go to. Start at 6am after a 40 minute ride to work, looking at a 7.30pm finish then the return journey home. A rare bit of an o/t moment that doesn't happen too often!
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Have a good day, Stevierst :)
I'm on the home stretch, last one of four. I usually sleep pretty well during the day, but still feel wrecked at about 2am to about 5am especially the first night. I recover well though, for which I am eternally grateful.
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I usually don't have a problem sleeping, especially after a nightshift. In fact I used to have real trouble getting to sleep but since I moved onto nights it's been my best sleep in years! Haha.
Before my first night then I have a long lie in the morning instead of having a nap in the afternoon as a sleep in the afternoon makes me feel hellish. After my nightshift I get home between quarter past and half past 8, if I am working that night then I'll try and sleep from whenever I get home till 4 (usually only sleep till about half 2 or 3 though) and If I'm not working that night then I make myself get up at one or two at the very latest then do something like have a game of squash or go to the gym to really tire myself out so I can get a normal time sleep that night and kick my body clock back into a normal routine which is about midnight or 1 till 8 or 9.
I'm off now until next monday though! Woop!
Chris
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I did night shift for 2 years on an IT Helpdesk on a rota of 3 on/3 off; 1 day and 2 nights, and the constant flipping of my sleep pattern eventually destroyed me. It was a good laugh while it lasted and as it was usually very quiet I spent my nights watching films or playing games on my laptop. Still, I much prefer the regular 9-5, I feel more awake and I get to spend more time with my daughter/family. Also not being on the phones now is a breath of fresh air. :D
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Im working nights for a security company. I decided that im to old and fat to do a job where you have to wear a stab vest (youve seen them running in and out or banks with a big box thing) so now i work in the vaults. Theres pros and cons to working nights but at the moment im to knackered to remember the pros. Still its a job and the pays ok so i should dry my eyes and remember summer and dry salt free roads cant be far away eh.
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Creatures of the night- mind take yur vitamin D...its widely believed that most folk in the uk are vitamin D defficient & almost definately night workers since we rarely see daylight even when it does appear.vitamins are controversial but i firmly believe shift workers need them as the body is put under extra stresses.
Another tip for staying alert on a night shift-go to the gym before.a good metabolically challenging all body workout about 45 minutes to an hour will raise yur metabolism for 14 hrs afterwards so instead of slumping & fighting sleep you'll feel alert & youll want to fuel up with quality grub instead o Ginsters.by the time the shift ends you're fully fuelled & ready to repair.
Stay on yur feet as much as possible during a night shift & try to best trick yur body into thinking it's day time,im sat in a control tower for 13 hour night shifts,i cant leave the building except to piss,i wont sit for any longer than 20 minutes at a time,i prefer to keep all the lights on to simulate the day but my colleagues tend to go dark & put on the heating which i feel is perfect for feeling dozy.
Always make sure you repay the sleep debt built up over the shifts,even if it means having 11 hours kip on 1 of yur days off,thats my excuse today :D
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Haha,
As for keeping the lights on and not being too warm... Working in a care home which is at a constant 22 degrees + with lights off to encourage our residents to sleep doesn't help me... haha.
Chris
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Haha,
As for keeping the lights on and not being too warm... Working in a care home which is at a constant 22 degrees + with lights off to encourage our residents to sleep doesn't help me... haha.
Chris
You're doomed chris :eek :eek :eek
In your case i'd prescribe a bag o werthers originals, a tartan itchy blanket,a microwaved roasty toasty bean bag infused wi lavender & a bit o heartbeat on the telly coz if you cant beat em.....join em!!! :lol
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Haha,
As for keeping the lights on and not being too warm... Working in a care home which is at a constant 22 degrees + with lights off to encourage our residents to sleep doesn't help me... haha.
Chris
You're doomed chris :eek :eek :eek
In your case i'd prescribe a bag o werthers originals, a tartan itchy blanket,a microwaved roasty toasty bean bag infused wi lavender & a bit o heartbeat on the telly coz if you cant beat em.....join em!!! :lol
HAHAHAHA!! :rollin
It's fine, I'm only contracted for two nights a week, I quite often do an extra one or two here and there, but It's fine for me. Plenty time off to recover! :D
Chris
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ive just finished 7 night shifts (12hrs) going back on to 5 day shifts (12hrs) then back onto 7 nights.
its a loooooong time!
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ive just finished 7 night shifts (12hrs) going back on to 5 day shifts (12hrs) then back onto 7 nights.
its a loooooong time!
Jesus, that's crazy!
Anyone else on tonight?? I've been called in to do an extra one tonight... didn't have an extra sleep this morning though so will be pretty shattered when tomorrow morning rolls around... :z
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woop woop, another night in paradise, 30 to 40 knot winds are making my life easy tonight.time for another coffee. :nana
On the down side it's due to moderate after midnight & once the ships start a moving i'll need to face my front :(
only tonight & tomorrow night to go then im on my rota'd 14 days off to enjoy all this excellent biking weather :foc rain & wind!!!!
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Last night for me :woot
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Last night for me :woot
Surely Admins arent allowed nights off as you are living the dream 24/7 :D
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ive just finished 7 night shifts (12hrs) going back on to 5 day shifts (12hrs) then back onto 7 nights.
its a loooooong time!
Jesus, that's crazy!
Anyone else on tonight?? I've been called in to do an extra one tonight... didn't have an extra sleep this morning though so will be pretty shattered when tomorrow morning rolls around... :z
Chris you soon wont have any time to work, what with being the Shetland Isles :faz specialist & Foc-u affiliate :smokin . The Shetlands Fazer contingent will hunt you down, all 3 of them :lol , & theres hardly anywhere to hide, the more posts you tally up, the more they'll hunt you,you'll be like a haggis running round & round a hill with 1 leg shorter than the other. You have been warned!!! :evil :evil :evil
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No more night shifts for me. But now on splits so start at 0700 finish at 1300 then back on from any where between 1530 to 1800 until 2200, with 7 on 2 off then 2 on 3 off. I is a royal bottom wiper in the community now. But due to pattern it can get a little tiring at times as I is also on call.
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ive just finished 7 night shifts (12hrs) going back on to 5 day shifts (12hrs) then back onto 7 nights.
its a loooooong time!
Jesus, that's crazy!
Anyone else on tonight?? I've been called in to do an extra one tonight... didn't have an extra sleep this morning though so will be pretty shattered when tomorrow morning rolls around... :z
Chris you soon wont have any time to work, what with being the Shetland Isles :faz specialist & Foc-u affiliate :smokin . The Shetlands Fazer contingent will hunt you down, all 3 of them :lol , & theres hardly anywhere to hide, the more posts you tally up, the more they'll hunt you,you'll be like a haggis running round & round a hill with 1 leg shorter than the other. You have been warned!!! :evil :evil :evil
HAHAHA!! Thanks Frazer! I'll keep that in mind! Haha, pretty sure i'm the only Shetlander on here but there are certainly a few fazers on the island. I'll try and get a few more members when the bikers rally is on in June. If you've never been to the simmer dim rally then you are missing out!
Been pretty flat out here tonight so probably won't be on here much. Enjoy your last night on Farjo!
Chris
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Thanks Chris :)
Question - Does anyone else have days off between nightshifts, and if so do you go back to daytime living or stay nocturnal?
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Thanks Chris :)
Question - Does anyone else have days off between nightshifts, and if so do you go back to daytime living or stay nocturnal?
I do, I've been on tonight (friday night) and am on again Monday night but i'll sleep till lunch time tomorrow (saturday - still tomorrow in my head even though i'm almost 4 hours into saturday) and get a normal nights sleep saturday night and sunday night then a long lie on Monday morning till half 11 or maybe 12 then do my nightshift on monday.
So to answer your question, if it's more than one night off in between then no I don't stay on nightshift time i'll kick my clock back around but if it's just one night inbetween then i'll stay on night mode.
Hope that makes sense... :z :lol
Chris
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As I work 3 different shifts (earlies, lates, nights) with only a day or two between them I have little choice. :-\
Although after a set of nights I too sleep only a few hours and just walk round like a zombie with jet lag for the first day off. It can't be good for your health (and I've got to keep this up 'till I'm 55???) :-[
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Yes, sometimes I question how good this kicking my body clock in the head is but this is the happiest I've ever been with my work/life balance. When I used to be on full time day shifts consisting of earlies and lates then I just felt like I was at work all the time and it made me take my work home with me which was horrible. Doing nights means I've dropped a few hours overall but enhanced pay for unsocial hours almost makes that a negligible difference especially because I do a few extra shifts here and there but only when I want too.
Because the shifts are longer 12 hours instead of the 7.5 hour day shifts then I get all my work out the way quicker too and therefore have much more time to do things I like, eg, work on my bike, speak to you lot :eek etc etc 8)
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Who's all on tonight then?
Chris
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I finished mine Sunday morning but am back in Monday grabbing some triple time
Mickey
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I'm on tonight, Last one. Out on a ride tomorra round Wales too. Bugger all sleep for me then ;D
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ye, i'm on till 8 in the morning so getting some nice extra money for that :D
Wish I was on a ride tomorrow, :'( SOON though! 8)
Chris
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Sorry geezers,it'll prob piss yous off that i coulda went to sleep but i havent :eek
I was watching batman the dark night rises though,ace film,even if it has gone on an awfully long time 8)
Have fun in wales stevie,ill be out with my next door neighbour on his gsxr tomorrow but we're keepin it local to the south west coast o wales,more of a mooch around & findin our feet before the summer.
Right bed time......sorry :D
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Tis a good film that, Tom Hardy did an awesome job as Bane in that film.
Have a good ride tomorrow mate!
Chris
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Morning all. Not got a clue which is my arse or me elbow. Body clock screwed and most of the house clocks are too?
My mrs knows the difference and most of the noises are not from me elbow?
Sweet dreams y'all
Mickey
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Yous ound more out of it than me at the moment! :eek haha!
Night then!
Chris
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After reading this my earlies nights lates three shifts looks quite straightforward. Ah well today off back to nights on Tuesday.
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Finished my nights this morning but overslept today so gonna struggle sleeping tonight :\
Better nip to the off licence... :b
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Im on tuesday to friday this week.12 hour shifts so its work eat sleep and back to work for four nights then 5 nights off
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Finished my nights this morning but overslept today so gonna struggle sleeping tonight :\
Better nip to the off licence... :b
Just done exactly the same thing. Slept in till nearly 3pm. Sat here now wide awake, and will still be here at 3am :-[ bloody shifts!
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Shift work does have its plus points to be fair, empty shops midweek, no sitting in rush hour traffic, off peak gym if that's your thing...
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Shift work does have its plus points to be fair, empty shops midweek, no sitting in rush hour traffic, off peak gym if that's your thing...
Those are certainly some of the highlights :D
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Im on for the next 3 nights. 12 hour shifts then 5 nights off. I stay nocturnal unless i have 4 or more nights off so thats twuce a month.
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On a lighter note according to the papers we are all going to die early :evil
Mickey
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Ah well large whisky finish off to bed now. Night night ......
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Don't know about the rest of you but tonight is dragging really badly... :(
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off for five days now. bed timezzzzz
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Back to reality & back to shifts tomorrow after a great rota'd 2 weeks off.so no doubt ill struggle to sleep til about 1am then alarm goes off at 0530 :eek
Not that i wish my life away or anything......but only 6 weeks until my next rota'd 2 weeks off....which is gonna be 16 days off due to swapping a shift to help a colleague go on a cruise.plenty time to visit scotland & do some touring up the north,cant wait :)
I always feel guilty when i go back to work....like what am in the crap for :lol ..after the first day shift all is back to normal & the bonus of starting back on a sunday is no management about,jus me & my oppo,enough time to catch up on the goss without interuption & silly phonecalls.
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I always feel guilty when i go back to work....like what am in the crap for :lol .
So it's not just me that feels like that then....:)):)):))
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Hahaha, I know what you two mean about that feeling. I'm on again tonight then 2 nights off and in for another 3 :D
Getting the first one of 3 out the way is the hardest one for me then the other two fly by. However, at the end of it if you asked me about something that's happened in the unit over night I'd be hard pressed to tell you what night it was of the three as they all roll into one big brain mush! haha. Must remember to write everything down! haha.
Chris
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Back on nights and driving up the A34 near Winchester. Should be finished early though as not much to do. Yay!!!
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What is it that you do frieblake?
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I work for a company that works for the local (South Coast) Waste water management. Our job is to run there 'product' between their sites. Basically i transport shit from one place to another. It's a big job don't you know, and when it all runs smoothly it's poetry in motion?
I work 2 days on, 2 nights on 4 days (and nights off) We use tankers to transport the raw sludge from small local sewage farms to major processing plants and then the processed sludge, which is now in a cake form is then transported by Roll on off to other sites for further processing, this is usually just storage until it can be taken to agricultural farms for fertilizer.
Mickey
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That sounds interesting fireblake, if not a little stinky! haha
This is my first of 3 nights on this week. anyone else out there tonight??
Chris
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Im not working but i cant sleep at night lately. Back on thursday for five nights.
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I tell you what folks, I totally miss shift wprk even tho I thought I wouldnt when I was doing it.
Firstly was monday friday for apprenticeship. Left that for same in call centres.
Then moved to do constant night shift 4 on 4 off. Just lived nocturnal. The counter strike ganja days. Ah.......
Then from there went into pubs and clubs with a while studying. Didn't turn up for study but rarely missed a shift despite how high I was. Be professional an that.
Back to full time but was 7 days a week and it was heavy physical 80 a week work. That was fine. I still managed to keep my gills workin despite the hourage, sometimes on the job on the way back from long distance drives like wigtown and lochaber (its long distance if you got there at 10 and didn't stop til 9 with no chance of stay over?)
Then back to study and back to nights and weekends in the club. Less high this time.
I thought I would enjoy doing monday friday and apparently getting home early (aye right) and having weekends to myself.
What a load pf pish thats turned out to be.
Ye finish friday amd in no time you're back into the shite. Monday to friday is fuckin killin me now.
My only hope is getting into wholetime firefighter and hope the shifts don't change, but even rhats not guaranteed thanks to the reform cos nobody knows what the fuck is goin on
There's my life story then. Pointless as ever. Pfft
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That sounds interesting fireblake, if not a little stinky! haha
This is my first of 3 nights on this week. anyone else out there tonight??
Chris
Hell Yeah!!!!....i mean Foc Aye!!!!
Wide awake, earning the Fazer tokens.
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can't believe how light it's getting in the morning. Only half 5 and it's pretty light out already! :eek
Chris
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can't believe how light it's getting in the morning. Only half 5 and it's pretty light out already! :eek
Chris
same here up at 5.30 for work, bloody birds are giving it rock all in my garden! Noisy tw@'s. LOL
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Time to get the air rifle out again ;)
Pigeon pie for tea?? :b
Chris
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My only hope is getting into wholetime firefighter and hope the shifts don't change, but even rhats not guaranteed thanks to the reform cos nobody knows what the fuck is goin on
Don't do it Ramy - I know the grass looks greener over here - but look closer its fucking gravel painted green!
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My only hope is getting into wholetime firefighter and hope the shifts don't change, but even rhats not guaranteed thanks to the reform cos nobody knows what the fuck is goin on
Don't do it Ramy - I know the grass looks greener over here - but look closer its fucking gravel painted green!
Best quote of the month so far! :rollin
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It'll be playing football on the school pitch then. Nae sweat
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3rd of 4 off and fixed the Fazer and now trying to sort out my boys starter motor on his Punto, the Bastid thing is well hidden?
Mickey
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Last of 3 nights tonight! Woop!
Can't wait to get home in the morning, sleep till oneish then go and work on my bike all day!
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Nah, not nightshift, just pish sleeping pattern.
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Still, generally a good time to witness whatever foccin' keech is bouncing about Raymy's head today...
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booo.... im back on them 7 night shifts again as of 1900hrs Sunday night....
got another 7night shifts then 3 days off....
need to find a job that doesnt include nights....
whos going to be keeping me company this week then?
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Well I should be on 4nights starting yesterday, but I am on a four week course at the moment. Very hard work and I don't like getting up early five days a week! And my night shifts have't been covered. It's not as if the management didn't know I would be elsewhere. The usual piss-up/brewery scenario. Nice not doing weekend nights, though :) .
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Blackout tactics: for me it's duct tape and broken down cardboard boxes, the drawback being that you never quite get the tailoring right and light bleeds in, and that the cardboard warps in the sun's heat and needs frequent re-taping / replacing.
But today I had an idea, which is either useless or ingenious... Has anyone tried duct tape and kitchen silver foil?
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I bought some blackout blinds for the bedroom, and double thick curtains. It's dark as a cave in there now, and the neighbours don't think im harbouring a cannabis farm in there with tin foil curtains. :D:D:D:D
Good idea though, it'll certainly be dark in there with tin foil taped up.
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in the sun's heat
You've lost me there? :lol
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back on for 7 days of 24 hour cover - area now increased so now covering all of Tayside , Grampian and H+I which is basically half of Scotland - so I guess I may be busy !!
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lol i have the blackout blind option and curtains too..... except my window is HUGE and its difficult to get the blackout blinds to fit exact causing the light bleeding effect!
ear plugs are a must even though i live on the top floor of an apartment block... i use a pair of PJ bottoms and wrap them around my head too....
hows everyones shifts going then?!
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The tin foil plan works so long as it's out of any drafts, otherwise it's annoyingly noisy :) As a bonus I will be protected from North Korean nuclear fallout :thumbup
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:rollin
Better make it two sheets thick just to make sure the nuke can't get you! haha!
This is my split week so on tonight and then off till the end of the week but taken an extra day shift on thursday. Spent too much money on the bike over winter and need to replenish the funds a bit... hahaha! :D
Chris
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Been on 7 days a week for over 15 years, no set start/ finish time but average 70-75 hrs a week annually. Salary is pish but job satisfaction is top of the tree. I'm off on Monday which is my 3rd official day off since June 2012, wouldn't swap my job for anything. :) :) :)
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Been on 7 days a week for over 15 years, no set start/ finish time but average 70-75 hrs a week annually. Salary is pish but job satisfaction is top of the tree. I'm off on Monday which is my 3rd official day off since June 2012, wouldn't swap my job for anything. :) :) :)
Wow, that sounds full on mate! As long as you enjoy your work that's what matters!
Chris
Goodnight/day everyone :z
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Can be at times but the best part is having no set hours so if the sun comes out I can hop on the bike for a spin then get on with my work when I return :)
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+1 to this :D
I work from home but it is expected of me to be available pretty much 24 / 7 in case of an emergency. I've worked 70+ hour weeks before in the earlier days but thankfully work has quietened down a lot to the point where a busy week is maybe 35 hours? Fixed wage is good for when it gets quiet but can be a bit of a pain when doing a lot of extra hours. But I think its worth having the flexibility to run off and play in the sun if I want to :D
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Not been on here for a while, but am I right in thinking you are a gamekeeper, Looney? What do you do, Dead Eye?
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I am a Programmer... easiest way to describe it :P
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None the wiser :rollin
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I write computer software programs - currently I build and maintain the systems for an online insurance broker :P
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Oh, OK :) .
Fair play, clever stuff. I'm not techy at all, and only do what I must with computers. :rolleyes
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Not been on here for a while, but am I right in thinking you are a gamekeeper, Looney?
You are spot on yes :)
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Off nights and drinking tea at home - this is the life. Why work when you can shirk :sun
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Off nights and drinking tea at home - this is the life. Why work when you can shirk :sun
+ 1 trying to join the land of the living,doin a laundrython,wanna go out on the bike but im not quite alert enough, I get all my chores done whilst drinking silly amounts o tea n coffee on my first day off.
Then my next 3 days are mine for biking bliss,bbq's & gettin pished 8)
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Well Chris, they sent out emails today to see if any internal candidates would be interested in wholetime. The time is now. Gym bunny Raymy is about to bust oot
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Best of luck, Raymy :)
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Thanks Pong
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All the best man, got any news yet?
This is me on until wednesday :'(
Chris
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They are only taking names to see who's wanting it. Q&A session at training centre on monday and presumably the applications will be released shortly after
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Really hard one for me tonight. I only had 4 hours sleep due to a neighbour and a jack hammer and some stubborn concrete. I had a mishap at work and was covered in product. Not good it'll take a week of hot baths to get rid of the smell.
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Really hard one for me tonight. I had a mishap at work and was covered in product. Not good it'll take a week of hot baths to get rid of the smell.
I hope you don't work at a sperm bank !! :lol
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! Nice one looney
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Pretty sure he works with SH*T.... :(
That sucks mate! :\
Chris
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Chris is right. The processed stuff is as black as coal and after my mates were laughing as all you could see was the whites of my eyes. My mouth was clamped shut tight. Not got Ill yet so all good.
Mickey
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Hope all your injections are up to date :eek
Chris
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If i fell in shite i'd come out smelling of roses ;)
Glad to get my dayshifts over with & in comparison looking forward to tonight and tomorrows night shifts.
Miraculously on a night shift with only me & my oppo,no management,office staff or board members in sight.........the job still gets done :eek ...do we really need these people???...NO...they're a pain the arse & they get in the way....but we're all on big family...used to be a team but thats cliche so now they're family ha ha :lol
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Hey Noggy,
I'm on tonight and tomorrow so if I get a spare minute I'll pop on here!
Stupid thing is I'm on 2 off 1 on 1... :rolleyes
Chris
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Enjoy your night shift chaps. I will be mainly drinking giggle juice for the first time in 49 days. :lol
Daz
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Cheers Daz,
Have a couple for us poor sods that are at work :lol
Chris
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Who's all about tonight?
This is my second night on then one off then one on, stupid rota :(
Chris
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all about, drinkin loads o coffee outta my massive Pot Noodle Mug, mmm i could go a Pot Noodle right now, or a 'Normous Noodle' rip off which i think taste far bettter...anyway i digress..all's good down here, passed some time earlier with a Foc-uathon, giving people dodgy advice & having fun.
took the bike in to work this evening, can see her on the cctv by the door,watching out for unsavouries (read dodgy wee bastards) trying to steal her, im sure she's moving bit by bit though, got a life of her own dont you know, thinks i cant see her :b ,anyway the bike is really stonking at the moment, the simmi can with the baffle out really does sound the cats tits.
Couple hours kip later on when i finish then im back out on the bike to a mates BBQ then Monday im meeting up with slimwilly & a few others who i dont think are members here for a bit of a ride out round the Brecon Beacons which im looking forward to even though they're gonna leave me for dust on there thou's
all good! 8)
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That sounds great man! Get some pics while you're out on your run if you stop for long enough :lol
Don't think I'd want to ride my bike home after a nightshift. Sometimes I leave work then I open my front door 10 miles away and don't really remember much in between.. :(
Chris
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That sounds great man! Get some pics while you're out on your run if you stop for long enough :lol
Don't think I'd want to ride my bike home after a nightshift. Sometimes I leave work then I open my front door 10 miles away and don't really remember much in between.. :(
Chris
I know what you mean Chris, i get my second wind though when i see my relief come through the door then after giving them the rundown on the current situation im quite alert, probably not quite as much as usual though granted, gotta be honest i'm just looking forward to Buzzing my mates house with the exhaust on my way home, he's right on the road & it's his bbq later so i'll give it some,maybe beep the horn & see if theres any comments later & try keep a straight face,i'll teach them to get bank holidays :evil :evil :evil , it's basically a B road all the way home, nice and quiet, sun should be up about half 5 so it'll be light.
last time i rode to work on a nice evening, next morning was pitch black, raining & focin cold, not good! :(
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Glad you're enjoying the new exhaust buddy, can't wait to fire mine up with the new can on! Shouldn't be long now!!!!!!! :D I might even put up a pic to prove I have a bike. haha :rollin
Hope you get nice weather for the BBQ!
The morning shift arrive about half 7 then I usually get out of here, after doing handover, about ten to 8 and home by just after 8. Such a good feeling when they walk in through the door. You're right you do get a second wind when you know the next shift is coming on but the fresh air floors me.
Chris
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well i just hope you dont end up selling it after all that graft, look forward to seeing some pics, i bet it'll be gleaming
keep up the good work :thumbup
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Cheers mate, I'll hopefully not have to sell it for a long time. I really like it. It's got more than enough power for me at the moment, I can use it to do a bit of touring when I can afford to get off this rock for a while and it's easy to work on myself and learn more about doing my own work etc so it's kind of perfect for me.
I think it's pretty clean but yours looks spotless!
Chris
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What kind of things do you guys eat over a nightshift?
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Hello gents ive worked two nights had one of then im on tonight then three off. I dont know when to be awake anymore not that you could tell the difference. Ive enjoyed a nice ham and cucumber sandeitch tonight. We used to have a microwave but it was condemed as a health risk. It was like something out of doctor who haha. The night shift blamed the day shift and the day shift blamed the night shift. I never used it myself as i coldnt catch the bugger.
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Hey Bri h. Ye, this is my 4th night on but off until sunday! Woop! Sometimes if you just have one or two days off between nights then it's not worth turning your body clock around but then the flip side of it is that when it gets to a few days off then it's harder to kick your clock around because it's been in night mode for so long! haha. can't win. What do you do mate?
Chris
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Hi chris i work for a security company chucking other peoples money around.
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Haha, sounds like fun. Do you get to wear a storm trooper outfit and drive an armoured van?
Chris
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Haha i used to but im too old and fat to wear a stab vest to work so i now work in the vaults. What are you up to mate
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I work in a 24 hour care home so there are two of us on waking nights every night. I love my job but I'm glad to be home and off until Sunday! I am determined to get my bike back on the road this week too! I might even have a chance to get some pics of it!!
Off to bed now though! Night lads!
Chris
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I'm doing Wednesday and Thursday nights and then 2 weeks off and going to the Lake District in a little cottage with a wood burner. Just me the Wife and our dog. Lots of walking, pubs and eating. Can't wait.
Mickey
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Sounds idylic enjoy
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Sounds great Mickey. Hope you have a lovely time on holiday.
Chris
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Its 0445 and no I is not on night shift but the sun is coming up I is waiting for the :z to do their job. So is it only me that is up at this time not needing to get to work in the early hours and dreaming of the open road where I is free to open the throttle?
Daz
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You are not alone! The only difference is that I'm on early shift for the next 2 sets, so its up at 4.30. The blast to work is a hoot though :))
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There have been some good rides to work and back - at last. Not tonight though, peeing down when I left home.
When was getting kitted up to leave for home the other day, Gino, the shift guy for that night commented on what a faff it seemed to be compared to just getting in a car. He doesn't get bikes at all, and it wasn't worth trying to explain, even if I could. And I wanted to get home.
Lennie (female, who I took over from tonight)on the other hand, is a fellow biker.
I'm rambling on, I know. Just trying to stay awake :rolleyes
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Pongeroon
It isn't faffing as I love getting geared up and out regardless where I is and yes none bikers don't get it. I tend to turn to UTub in early hours. A couple of favs are anything crashing or off's and barron von grumble.
Have a speedy shift mate
Daz
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I agree Daz, getting kitted up is all part of the pleasure ;)
Utube doesn't work too well on works computer, takes ages loading and usually ends up freezing, that's if it doesn't block it as 'tasteless and/or offensive' even when it is about a basket of fluffy kittens :rolleyes . So I annoy other people who are working nights instead :evil
Damp outside, so in the car again (wimp...)tonight. Warmer though, so stuff will start to grow properly on the allotrment, I hope.
My Fine Young Man asked me today what I would like for my birthday. I said I would like a tank bag (I have been borrowing his, my last one got trashed when the Fazer was written off). He misheard and was very suprised at my request for a handbag. We've been together a long time, and he never realised I was that into them... :rollin
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Chris, been looking elsethread, nice to see your bike MoT'd and looking v slinky :D
I no longer own a Fazer, though my Fine Young Man has one. I now have a BMW F800R which is very different, but lots of fun. I would love to post some pics, but feel as though I shouldn't, this site being the Home of the Foccers, an' all.
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Hey Pongeroon, thanks, I've not been off it since I got it MOT'd! Love being out on my bike again.
Just realised you've not done an introduction thread so, welcome to the forum :) you could post a pic or two of your bike if you made an introduction thread ;)
I've not been on shift for while so I've not been about on here over night but on again on sunday. what do you do?
Chris
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Hi Chris :) . I'm a paramedic in the Midlands. I didn't do an intro thread, I used to post a bit on here a few years ago, so didn't feel the need, though I don't suppose anyone remembers me. I was more of a lurker than a poster :lol
Busy tonight? Not too bad here so far. The last few nights have been :z , which is not a good thing for me, I need to stay awake. Good for the esteemed citizens though, not getting ill :lol
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Wow, Mucho respect to you for doing your job. I'm not on again till sunday night and then quite a few days off until friday saturday next week. I know what you mean, working as carer myself then a quite night can be a long night but it's nice the people in our care are sleeping well. :)
Stick a pic up of your bike in here, you won't get banned for it. haha.
Chris
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I hope to finish about 4am tomorrow and give the Fazer a bloody good thrashing for the 10 miles of motorway on my route home. Should be able to max it out. Well it keeps the battery charged
Mickey
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:lol take care mate, enjoy yourself :lol
Chris
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Finished a run of five nights, sleep this morning, took bike to Shelsley Walsh hill climb. Not taking part, obviously :rolleyes , but a good afternoon out.
Off to training centre tomorrow for refresher driving course, hope I can stay awake :eek
Oh, and last night I took a guy into hospital who had a mishap while having some rest and relaxation with his wife...There but for the grace of God (or whoever)...
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That's my shifts over till Wednesday when I do another night to cover for a mate who wsnts a night off.
Mickey.
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Oh the joys of a week of nights when the weather woman on telly is pointing at the UK map full of high temps and good weather. Meh!
Stop polishing it and ride the bloody thing!
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was sunny when I got home from work this morning, had 4 and a half hours sleep and it's pissing down now. Not on again till thursday so hopefully get some nice days now!
Chris
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Ive done a day shift followed by 2 nights,having 1 day off & back to 2 days and 2 nights, all 12 hour shifts,
Im kinda all over the place at the moment which is the joy of helping someone out with some swaps when working a fixed yearly roster. :\
On the plus side i can plan my holidays for next year :)
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Hmmm, like you Noggy, I've been doing some extra shifts in order to get get a couple more days tagged onto my holidays next month. I did five nights, finished on Sunday morning, then back on for four days Monday morning. Last day today and I'm feeling a tad tired :z
I was supposed be doing a driving refresher course on Monday, but it was cancelled and no-one thought to tell me, so I had a couple of hours being paid to ride the bike in the sunshine (to the training dept and back to my workplace) :D
Smug? Oh yes :lol
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Well now, who's all awake at silly o'clock today then? :eek
Chris
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Just about to hit the hay as I is trying to get my body clock in line for Monday change in shifts
Daz
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Still at work sat in the car in the pouring rain. 3 shifts down, and one to go! I'm knackered.
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Just got home, in two minds whether to go to sleep or not - I've got to be up in about 5 hours to go back to work anyway!
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Two down, two to go...
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That's the last one done, and on absolutely knackered! A whole 3 days off, and the sun will be shining (yeah, right!) Ill be putting some more miles on the bike then :D:D:D
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Struggling on my first night shift this week. But hopefully I'll finish a bit earlier and enjoy the ride home.
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So, who's all on nightshift tonight then? I'm on tonight and tomorrow then off for a week and half!! Woop!
Chris
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Jack. It's 4am (now 5), you're 6 months old. You've slept through the night before. Go back to damn sleep.
That's my night shift ;-)
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Haha, at least I get paid to wipe arses at this time in the morning :lol
Chris
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Haha, at least I get paid to wipe arses at this time in the morning :lol
Chris
You had a choice too :-P
When he's asleep for the third time, you lay him down and oh so carefully remove your arms and think. Oh yeah. I'm the man....... then the twitch, then the sob, then the cry.
Makes me feel like doing a rugby pass with him in to the adjacent wall.
He's a reluctant sleeper that one....and now I can't get back to sleep either :-P
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sounds a little testing for ones patience!
Having said that at least you know your balls work :lol
Chris
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I didn't need proof. I already had one :-P
It's the picking him up, calming him down, relaxing him, stopping him from headbutting me, getting him to sleep .....then you have to put them down.
It's 20 mins to get him to sleep, then another 20 to put him down.....then you see if he notices and wails.
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Better to have two to make sure it wasn't beginners luck :lol
Trust me, working with the elderly can be exactly the same... although picking them up is frowned upon :lol
Chris
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I was always up really early for work so my gorgeous beautiful sexy wonderful extra special wife dealt with the kids at night. Now i do nights a few days a week i sleep around my Mums as those little Ba$t&rds are in their 20's and don't know how to close the door, walk up the stairs or even deficate without the whole house knowing. You gotta love 'em though
Mickey
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I was always up really early for work so my gorgeous beautiful sexy wonderful extra special wife dealt with the kids at night.
Mickey
Sounds like you're tryin to earn your way out of the doghouse Mickey! What did you do wrong this time?! :lol
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Me I'm retired now but after 45 years at sea most of it watch keeping I am used to 4 hour shifts with 8 off , also I am a bit of an insomniac,
When I do go to sleep I snore something awful and it disturbs the wife so by staying up she gets a bit of sleep.
lew
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my gorgeous beautiful sexy wonderful extra special wife
You know she can't hear you in here right?? haha...
Although pictures are welcome :lol
One more shift tonight then it's holidays for a week and half! Hopefully get some nice weather to get out on the bike and do a bit of detailing on the car before winter sets in... and do the wheel bearing I've been meaning to do... and change the oil... the fun never ends :D
Chris
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my gorgeous beautiful sexy wonderful extra special wife
You know she can't hear you in here right?? haha...
Although pictures are welcome :lol
One more shift tonight then it's holidays for a week and half! Hopefully get some nice weather to get out on the bike and do a bit of detailing on the car before winter sets in... and do the wheel bearing I've been meaning to do... and change the oil... the fun never ends :D
Chris
Isn't that mucking around with plasticine, clay or summat ?
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There certainly is clay invloved. :)
Chris
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Well enjoy yourself Chris. I've just had a week in Germany, but not on a bike. Just a rather amazing BMW M3 that we hired for a few hours.
This is what I'm trying to persuade my totally amazing wonderful better half that we need one. She just says, what about the tyres, what about insurance, what about the petrol, what about the servicing, what about the road tax blah blah blah
Mickey
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Well enjoy yourself Chris. I've just had a week in Germany, but not on a bike. Just a rather amazing BMW M3 that we hired for a few hours.
This is what I'm trying to persuade my totally amazing wonderful better half that we need one. She just says, what about the tyres, what about insurance, what about the petrol, what about the servicing, what about the road tax blah blah blah
Mickey
You may tire of it as the UK hasn't an autobahn...
Or you'll lose your license. :evil :evil
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Well enjoy yourself Chris.
Mickey
Thanks man, I certainly will!! :D Been a mad shift so far! Finally got sat down for two minutes!
Who's all on shift tonight? or is it just Simonm and the fruit of his loins?
Chris
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Well enjoy yourself Chris. I've just had a week in Germany, but not on a bike. Just a rather amazing BMW M3 that we hired for a few hours.
This is what I'm trying to persuade my totally amazing wonderful better half that we need one. She just says, what about the tyres, what about insurance, what about the petrol, what about the servicing, what about the road tax blah blah blah
Mickey
We've had this discussion....... your missus is right on this occasion. She forgot to add depreciation too. Save yer money !
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Well enjoy yourself Chris. I've just had a week in Germany, but not on a bike. Just a rather amazing BMW M3 that we hired for a few hours.
This is what I'm trying to persuade my totally amazing wonderful better half that we need one. She just says, what about the tyres, what about insurance, what about the petrol, what about the servicing, what about the road tax blah blah blah
Mickey
We've had this discussion....... your missus is right on this occasion. She forgot to add depreciation too. Save yer money !
Bah, never!!! It's our right as men to buy expensive things that go fast for no other reason than fun and freedom :D
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Well enjoy yourself Chris. I've just had a week in Germany, but not on a bike. Just a rather amazing BMW M3 that we hired for a few hours.
This is what I'm trying to persuade my totally amazing wonderful better half that we need one. She just says, what about the tyres, what about insurance, what about the petrol, what about the servicing, what about the road tax blah blah blah
Mickey
We've had this discussion....... your missus is right on this occasion. She forgot to add depreciation too. Save yer money !
Bah, never!!! It's our right as men to buy expensive things that go fast for no other reason than fun and freedom :D
That's exactly what I said to her. Then I said, can I have those back as they look crap as earring and without them my jeans are baggy.
Mickey
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Oh yeah, I'm on nights tonight but just for one as I've booked Friday off as its her birthday and I feel the need for a spoil her rotten weekend.
Mickey
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Oh yeah, I'm on nights tonight but just for one as I've booked Friday off as its her birthday and I feel the need for a spoil her rotten weekend.
Mickey
Can't imagine why... :lol
Chris
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Feels like I've spent the whole summer on nights. Just finished my last nightshift, gonna take the silver foil off my bedroom window :sun
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I'm off at the mo but have volunteered to do extra nights for the next 3 weeks, so I'll be working 2days and 4 nights with 2 off. Roll on pay day November.
Mickey
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whos on the night shifts this week then? I got 7 lovely nights starting from tonight!
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sorry, just logged on. I'm not on shift again until Saturday! Woop!
Hope you have a good week though!
Chris
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Not quite nights, but a shift of 2 days on 4 days off,
driving a fifty foot boat around the Bristol channel, bloomin awfull in yeaterdays weather ;)
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I'm doing the next 4nights, 2 of them are overtime cos I is a greedy Bastid
Mickey
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I'm doing the next 4nights, 2 of them are overtime cos I is a greedy Bastid
Mickey
Yawn!
Have fun with that. I will be asleep. :lol
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well im 2 in now... only another 5 to go!
I dread Wednesday.... the midweek peak.... its terrible! but get to play bikes sunday!
off to ashbourne to the race track if anyones nearby?!
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Woop, almost finished the last night of this week then a couple of days off!!
Wonder how the manager would feel about me bringing in my calipers to overhaul when it's quiet... haha
Chris
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I'm on week off after day shifts and from day1 went in to night mode :(
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Im working mon tues wed this week the i have two weeks off. hoping my body clock can change before the 9th.
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I'm on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week too.
Yeah, got to try not sleep too long after the last one so that you can kick your body clock back around to normal mode.
Chris
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Apparently scientists are not too far away from developing a pill that can quickly reset the body clock thus relieving symptoms of shifts and jet lag.
& we could prob get away with having our work pay for them.
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Think I'll stick to the old fashioned way ;)
Chris
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I'm on nights tonight. I will only do 2 nights and then have 4 days off. The pill will be the same as 6 cans of Red Bull. I don't think i would take anything, although only working 2 nights i hardly have the time to get all mixed up. Because of all the flooding i've been working extra days. so 5 days 2 nights and back onto 5 days again. That has been hard. I have a lot less sleep on days as i have to be up by half 4 but sometimes struggle to get to bed by say half 10. Put the dog out and lock the doors and just check those bloody emails and have a quick look on FaceBook and before you know it it's half 11 and you know its gonna be a crap day at work tomorrow.
Mickey
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1st of 3 nights tonight...
Any good games/books/websites anyone can recommend to pass the time?
Try this one: www.freerice.com (http://www.freerice.com)
Chris
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My problem is i work three nights then have two nights off. That means i finish work at six in the mornig and go back at six the next nigt. No time to adjust.still it pays the bills.
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My problem is i work three nights then have two nights off. That means i finish work at six in the mornig and go back at six the next nigt. No time to adjust.still it pays the bills.
We salute you Dark Lord, and those blood sucking teeth. During the winter you must struggle to see some daylight?
Mickey
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Yeah, over winter can be a killer. Quite often go 3 or 4 days without seeing daylight... need to get myself one of those SAD lights.
Chris
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Ive got two weeks off after tonight and the wifes hinted about clearing up the garden. I could be in the poop as i havent seen it in daylight for ages now. Think ill have to find something to do in the garage. My bike is booked in for a service and valve clearance check on friday so i should be able to hide behind that for a while haha.
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Haha! Good luck with that!
This is my first summer with a garden to look after... New house has quite a large grass area, going to have to buy a lawnmower..
Chris
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u could always turn it into a veg patch:)
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u could always turn it into a veg patch:)
Too many bloody rabbits about. I'd rather tarmac it and put a massive shed on it. haha!
Chris
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Im with you chris, id tarmac the window box if i could get away with it.
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Im with you chris, id tarmac the window box if i could get away with it.
:rollin
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I;m a greedy piglet, i'm doing an overtime shift tonight. I sleep around my mums when on nights as its quieter and i get a cooked breakfast when i get in. Anyway, my biggest gripe is that i have to go home first to sort out my lunch, say hello and walk the dog and just generally get my sh!t together. It's absolutely peeing down. I have to put my bike gear on, to ride the mile home. My gear will get soaked(on the outside) I have to take it off for about an hour but then put it on again wet and go to work. I'm typing this looking out the window and not liking what i see.
Mickey
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Bump.
Writing a report for my IET EngTech accreditation. Then might reasearch Final Year Project and group design.
First all-nighter of the academic year! :rolleyes
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What's the report on Christo? I'm doing a report for my BEng on risk assessment. Now that's what you call a long shift :lol
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What's the report on Christo? I'm doing a report for my BEng on risk assessment. Now that's what you call a long shift :lol
Just report on my placement at e-Go Aeroplanes. The FYP's on "Stability, control and flight test engineer for the BMFA Heavy lift UAV". Group design is designing a cargo plane capable of carrying oversize cargoes whilst still being able to take regular freight (and be competitive!!) when the supersize capability is not required.
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Sounds pretty interesting Christo :)
Kind of wishing I'd brought a film with me to work tonight... haha
Chris
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Sounds pretty interesting Christo :)
Kind of wishing I'd brought a film with me to work tonight... haha
Chris
Oh hells yeah! Just not enough hours in the day! :lol :lol :lol
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I'm looking at changing careers, really like my job in care work but just nowhere to go career wise.
Thinking to try and get work with Bristow on the s92's always loved helicopters. Much cooler than planes =P haha
Chris
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Thinking to try and get work with Bristow on the s92's always loved helicopters. Much cooler than planes =P haha
Bullshit. :b
Welp, I was more productive than I thought. Yay! Sleep! :D
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haha,
Alright for some... still got another 5 hours to go :(
Chris
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back in 1988/89 i used to work 6 nights a week for 18 months solid ( bar holidays), 22 50 to 0600. and most days after the night shift id do a delivery (im on the post obviously ) so would get home about 10 am on average,on every other saturday,id get home,have a fry up and then go up to see my beloved Arsenal via the pub,and every saturday id go pubbing/clubbing in either london or back in Bracknell. sundays i just slept a lot !! :z
absolutely fooced me after 18 months of that,came off nights for a few weeks to re charge my batteries and never went back on them and hope never to again !!
amazing what you can do when your younger :o
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I'm on my first of 2, easy peasy. I've got the first season of The Wire on my laptop so hope to get stuck into that.
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Did 4 nights a week for 20 years, loved it just seemed to suit me. I work a mix of days and nights now, just done 3 nights of 12 hours each.
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Ooo, that reminds me...used to do fri/sat/sun 6.00 am to 6.00pm, no official breaks ;) then rest of the week off....no social life but the money was good :)
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Ooo, that reminds me...used to do fri/sat/sun 6.00 am to 6.00pm, no official breaks ;) then rest of the week off....no social life but the money was good :)
Was that when Clement Atlee was promising teeth and spectacles ?