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Nah, they'll put 'I'm in a frock, on the checkout
I think the shop shuts at 8pm so he will soon get bored on the checkout (once he gets used to the frock)
I would just like to say
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I think the shop shuts at 8pm so he will soon get bored on the checkout (once he gets used to the frock)
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Escaped both Scotland & wales today but ended up near Lincoln.
Already dreading tommorows job as it’s in Grimsby.....
Escaped both Scotland & wales today but ended up near Lincoln.
Already dreading tommorows job as it’s in Grimsby.....
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Funny day today. Wifey cleaning and me doing DIY,
Spent part of the morning arguing about buying a new laptop, what to get if I do and whether or not to get the old one repaired. Never bought the last one, well I paid half but wifey did the biz cos she knows about this stuff. But if "we" get a new one it'll be me buying it as she don't use it. Thort these things had got cheaper, don't seem so!
Wifey tries to scare me with how long repair could take as they'll have to get the parts from the dark side of the moon, etc.
She got a job offer from an agency to work from home for £350 a day, doing what she used to do.
She retired at 63 ten years ago ffs! Now she's trying to wind me up about doing it! (Thort she'd turned off all those agencies!)
Put anuvva coat on the door, then light sanding then anuuva coat. Still got tother side to do, as it is lying flat. If it were hanging up it would be full of dog hairs by now.
Still got to use my "invitation code" to apply for my pension.
Passport application been "approved"
Rang up for an MOT on wifey's car next week when we are out of quarantine, no chance, they are stuck in the flood that was caused by the first lockdown, so now it will be done just 6 days before it runs out. 24th of Nov., runs out 30th.
Wifey in full "ordering for xmas" flow. Non-stop deliveries, why does she never answer the door for them?
Hope you are all having fun. Never even noticed the weather, or watched the news!
Have fun peeps.
Spent part of the morning arguing about buying a new laptop, what to get if I do and whether or not to get the old one repaired. Never bought the last one, well I paid half but wifey did the biz cos she knows about this stuff. But if "we" get a new one it'll be me buying it as she don't use it. Thort these things had got cheaper, don't seem so!
Wifey tries to scare me with how long repair could take as they'll have to get the parts from the dark side of the moon, etc.
She got a job offer from an agency to work from home for £350 a day, doing what she used to do.
She retired at 63 ten years ago ffs! Now she's trying to wind me up about doing it!
(Thort she'd turned off all those agencies!)Put anuvva coat on the door, then light sanding then anuuva coat.
Still got tother side to do, as it is lying flat. If it were hanging up it would be full of dog hairs by now. Still got to use my "invitation code" to apply for my pension.
Passport application been "approved"
Rang up for an MOT on wifey's car next week when we are out of quarantine, no chance, they are stuck in the flood that was caused by the first lockdown, so now it will be done just 6 days before it runs out.
24th of Nov., runs out 30th.Wifey in full "ordering for xmas" flow. Non-stop deliveries, why does she never answer the door for them?
Hope you are all having fun. Never even noticed the weather, or watched the news!
Have fun peeps.
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Well Done Shimmy. pleased for you.I think I mentioned it a few weeks ago but it's working nights at a supermarket. I did an interview about 4 weeks ago but they sent me a "No Thanks" letter because they needed someone to start asap but I still had a month to go on my notice.
Anyway, they contacted me yesterday to see if I was still interested and this afternoon I signed all the paperwork.
The hours are very unsociable at 8pm 'til 7am but the pay is good and I'll only need to work 4 out of 7 days. There will of course be the opportunity for much overtime over the Christmas period which would help the bank balance.
At 44 hours a week I should hope you only are doing 4 days a week.
Hope you get staff discount before the Xmas shopping season!
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Don't forget to fill the shelves NOT your belly!I think I mentioned it a few weeks ago but it's working nights at a supermarket. I did an interview about 4 weeks ago but they sent me a "No Thanks" letter because they needed someone to start asap but I still had a month to go on my notice.
Anyway, they contacted me yesterday to see if I was still interested and this afternoon I signed all the paperwork.
The hours are very unsociable at 8pm 'til 7am but the pay is good and I'll only need to work 4 out of 7 days. There will of course be the opportunity for much overtime over the Christmas period which would help the bank balance.
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Unfortunately, the warmth of the welcome will depend on the answer to the question "Who did you vote for."
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Very pleased for you Jason.Evening All.
It would appear that I have secured meself a full time job so unfortunately I won't be a man-of-lesiure over the Christmus period.
Not sure of the starting date yet but the HR lady is trying to arrange it so that I have a week off between leaving the current job and starting the new one.
A change is as good as a rest.
I hope that the reward/effort ratio will be more favourable.
Best Wishes.
Dan.
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The Expensive SIP welding helmet that fell apart ...has been resurrected.
The headband mechanism broke where the pivot bolt on the RH side affixes the headband to the helmet via a ratcheted friction device just snapped into two halves.
The hollow plastic moulded bolt just sheared/pulled-apart.
I could not find any spares on the SIP web-site and so I got a cheap Chinese headband but its mechanism was somewhat different so I could not cannibalise it for parts.
At this point some ancient curses were invoked and a “Plan-B” was required.
So I resorted to drilling through the centre of both halves of the little axle-stud that had snapped into two (that fastens the internal rotating headband to the helmet itself).
I put a 3.5mm bolt in it and a nut on the inside (where they had conveniently moulded a counter-bored hole that it fitted into quite nicely).
All back together again and working.
Sometimes you can get a “Win”.
...has been resurrected. The headband mechanism broke where the pivot bolt on the RH side affixes the headband to the helmet via a ratcheted friction device just snapped into two halves.
The hollow plastic moulded bolt just sheared/pulled-apart.
I could not find any spares on the SIP web-site and so I got a cheap Chinese headband but its mechanism was somewhat different so I could not cannibalise it for parts.
At this point some ancient curses were invoked and a “Plan-B” was required.
So I resorted to drilling through the centre of both halves of the little axle-stud that had snapped into two (that fastens the internal rotating headband to the helmet itself).
I put a 3.5mm bolt in it and a nut on the inside (where they had conveniently moulded a counter-bored hole that it fitted into quite nicely).
All back together again and working.
Sometimes you can get a “Win”.
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And now it matches the ones in your neck!The Expensive SIP welding helmet that fell apart
The headband mechanism broke where the pivot bolt on the RH side affixes the headband to the helmet via a ratcheted friction device just snapped into two halves.
The hollow plastic moulded bolt just sheared/pulled-apart.
I could not find any spares on the SIP web-site and so I got a cheap Chinese headband but its mechanism was somewhat different so I could not cannibalise it for parts.
At this point some ancient curses were invoked and a “Plan-B” was required.
So I resorted to drilling through the centre of both halves of the little axle-stud that had snapped into two (that fastens the internal rotating headband to the helmet itself).
I put a 3.5mm bolt in it and a nut on the inside (where they had conveniently moulded a counter-bored hole that it fitted into quite nicely).
All back together again and working.
Sometimes you can get a “Win”.
Win Win!
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Sadly not.Hope you get staff discount before the Xmas shopping season!
I don't get any discounts until the probation period is over which I understand to be 6 months!
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Dammit... maybe this job isn't what I thought.Don't forget to fill the shelves NOT your belly!
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Thanks Dan.Very pleased for you Jason.
A change is as good as a rest.
I hope that the reward/effort ratio will be more favourable.
Best Wishes.
Dan.
I know it won't be easy to begin with especially as I do like to sleep at night rather than work but the least I can do is give it a chance.
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We'll see
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They tried (without the frock I hasten to add!) but I turned that one down.Nah, they'll put 'im in a frock, on the checkout
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oohh... you got new 'ooks?
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Congrats Shimster
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I start tomorrow, so i'll let you know!!Cheers bud
I wonder who'll get fired from their new job first.
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In the little gem called "The meaning of Liff" Douglas Adams penned the following entry for Grimsby.
Grimsby Noun:
A lump of something gristly and foul-tasting concealed in a mouthful of stew or pie.
Grimsbies are sometimes merely the result of careless cookery, but more often they are placed there deliberately by Freemasons.
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