Dr Gloom 21924 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Fabulous mood. Work done, shopping done, kids fed, me fed, kids bed, women on a night out. House and Telly to MYSELF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Got Wank night written all over it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4725 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Got Wank night written all over it Or Lincoln Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4725 Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 At work for a double shift so a bit urghh, but nice to walk out the door with a lovely smelling home brewed latte in my hand. Much easier than home brewing beer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 21626 Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Home brewed latte? Wtf? You mean pressing a button on a machine? Are double shifts normal in your line of work CT? Am I able to request a taxi where the driver hasn't been at the wheel for 18 hours non-stop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Brutal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4725 Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Home brewed latte? Wtf? You mean pressing a button on a machine? Are double shifts normal in your line of work CT? Am I able to request a taxi where the driver hasn't been at the wheel for 18 hours non-stop? No limitations whatsoever on Taxi driving, bit like Doctors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7029 Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Pensive. Upset the wife today and feel shit about it. Stuck at work til 9 too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 21626 Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 No limitations whatsoever on Taxi driving, bit like Doctors Yeah, I know, but I personally wouldn't want to be driven by someone who had been driving that long. After 300 miles diving I always stop as I don't think it's safe for me to continue. And I'm a considerate driver, not a taxi driver (road twat). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 21626 Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Talk about an unhealthy job as well........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4725 Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Talk about an unhealthy job as well........ Yup, all that stress, office politics, set hours, dress code.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monroe Transfer 0 Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Pensive. Upset the wife today and feel shit about it. Stuck at work til 9 too Were you caught reading the Belta Minge thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gejon 2 Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Yeah, I know, but I personally wouldn't want to be driven by someone who had been driving that long. After 300 miles diving I always stop as I don't think it's safe for me to continue. And I'm a considerate driver, not a taxi driver (road twat). I have to say I would be equally as worried about a doctor looking after me when working said hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 7083 Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Yeni fucking Raki. Serious bastard behind the eyes today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 337 Posted March 3, 2013 Author Share Posted March 3, 2013 No limitations whatsoever on Taxi driving, bit like Doctors Doctors working hours are regulated now and average about a 10hr day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4725 Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Doctors working hours are regulated now and average about a 10hr day. Yet some still doing 100 hour weeks according to the GMC. And taxi drivers spend most of their time parked up, resting, educating the less informed through forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 337 Posted March 3, 2013 Author Share Posted March 3, 2013 Yet some still doing 100 hour weeks according to the GMC. And taxi drivers spend most of their time parked up, resting, educating the less informed through forums. Aye, but their "100 hr weeks" are due to the way their shift patterns fall over 2 weeks and not a regular thing like it used to be. When I worked 7 nights on/7 nights off I used to do an "84hr week" except it was actually 2 weeks hrs just done on a Thurs, Fri & Sat of one week and a Sun, Mon, Tues, Wed of the other. Regardless, as you said, your 16-hr days probably consist of sitting eating doughnuts for 12 at least Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10857 Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 I wouldn't want to get into a cab with a driver who'd been there for 18hrs. Imagine the foetid stink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Yet some still doing 100 hour weeks according to the GMC. And taxi drivers spend most of their time parked up, resting, educating the less informed through forums. Aye Mumsnet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Pensive. Upset the wife today and feel shit about it. Stuck at work til 9 too Is this why you ended up at the cinema by yourself? Hope you got it sorted out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4725 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Pretty damn fine it must be said. Sitting in the office, trusty cup of latte by my side awaiting my first customer of the day. Grey day but at least it's a bit warmer and the forecast looks really good for tomorrow. Might even get in the garden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 33221 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Had a terrible day yesterday, was sitting on the settee about to watch the match, the Wife had just got in from picking the kids up from her mams when she collapsed in the dining room. I thought she'd just fell down at first but as I knelt down she looked like she was having a stroke, I called an ambulance as she then then started to go white faced and her lips turned black/blue and she wasn't breathing for a spell, (only about twenty seconds of not breathing but seemed much longer), I thought she was going to die, all of this in front of my daughters who were frantic seeing their mam like this, the youngest who's seven was screaming. After ten mins the ambulance got here she was breathing and started to come round a bit and hadn't a clue what had happened, which was obviously one hell of a relief for us all and the bairns got to see her looking ok-ish before my folks took the kids to stay at theirs while we went to hospital. She had some tests and they wanted her to stay overnight but we discharged ourselves as she was all in, had had nothing to eat all day, was uncomfortable and we were sat in a corridor, (I was just standing) for a lot of the time as they were really busy and there was a lack of beds, (It's hard to believe how many drugged up/pissed mongs there was on a sunday in A&E btw). Got home last night and we've just got up at nine. I can't wait to get the girls from school as that wasn't nice for me to deal with never mind a ten and seven year old and I can't wait to give them a cuddle. The Docs think the wife had some sort of seizure but weren't sure as the symptoms seemed slightly strange to them. She's going to be referred for some more tests as an outpatient but she seems ok at the minute save for a bit of bruising when she fell. Had better days, like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30611 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Fucking hell, that's some scary shit, I hope she has a quick recovery. Tbh I wouldn't have a clue what to do if someone collapsed in front of me (aside from call 999). Hopefully they find out what caused it quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4725 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Being you, I read half of that with a smile on my face waiting for the punch line! Sorry to hear that mate, must have been truly terrifying. Hope they get her sorted out quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFaul 35 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Had a terrible day yesterday, was sitting on the settee about to watch the match, the Wife had just got in from picking the kids up from her mams when she collapsed in the dining room. I thought she'd just fell down at first but as I knelt down she looked like she was having a stroke, I called an ambulance as she then then started to go white faced and her lips turned black/blue and she wasn't breathing for a spell, (only about twenty seconds of not breathing but seemed much longer), I thought she was going to die, all of this in front of my daughters who were frantic seeing their mam like this, the youngest who's seven was screaming. After ten mins the ambulance got here she was breathing and started to come round a bit and hadn't a clue what had happened, which was obviously one hell of a relief for us all and the bairns got to see her looking ok-ish before my folks took the kids to stay at theirs while we went to hospital. She had some tests and they wanted her to stay overnight but we discharged ourselves as she was all in, had had nothing to eat all day, was uncomfortable and we were sat in a corridor, (I was just standing) for a lot of the time as they were really busy and there was a lack of beds, (It's hard to believe how many drugged up/pissed mongs there was on a sunday in A&E btw). Got home last night and we've just got up at nine. I can't wait to get the girls from school as that wasn't nice for me to deal with never mind a ten and seven year old and I can't wait to give them a cuddle. The Docs think the wife had some sort of seizure but weren't sure as the symptoms seemed slightly strange to them. She's going to be referred for some more tests as an outpatient but she seems ok at the minute save for a bit of bruising when she fell. Had better days, like. Awful that like. Glad she's going to be fine. Poor bairns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 33221 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 I was pretty calm for the kids sake and tend not to panic at this kind of stuff but this was another level, I hate to think what would've happened if I wasn't there, (I was due to go to work at tea time). The oldest is usually like me but even that would have stretched her coolness. (she was cool as a cucumber when she had that compound fracture in the summer). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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