I must add that the time spent by Gob sleeping was around seven and a half hours. So although he is waking earlier than had usually would have, he is settling down a lot earlier too.
The cast-strength Laphroig may have summat to do with that ...
As for Barnum, the next seven days are critical to his future prognosis. If he is unable to respond under the current medication regime, I estimate he will last potentially three months before he passes away, if he is lucky.
If he shows any distress in his circumstances, he will be euthanased.
Where In The H#ll Are The Hen And The Gob?
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BTDT.......sans jet lag.Gob wrote:Fucking jet-lag!!
Four am, and it's; "Hello world, I'm wide awake!"
Your collective inability to acknowledge this obvious truth makes you all look like fools.
yrs,
rubato
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Sounds like Liz...always up by 4:30. How the hell do morning people DO that, anyway?!Gob wrote:Fucking jet-lag!!
Four am, and it's; "Hello world, I'm wide awake!"
Treat Gaza like Carthage.
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Sounds like Tanacia, like clockwork, even on her days off!Jarlaxle wrote:Sounds like Liz...always up by 4:30. How the hell do morning people DO that, anyway?!Gob wrote:Fucking jet-lag!!
Four am, and it's; "Hello world, I'm wide awake!"
And that is just about the time I'm getting home... Fuck I hate mornings!
And btw, I'm very gratified to hear that Barnum Hung about and am thinking good thoughts for his recovery.
All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.
Arthur Schopenhauer-
Arthur Schopenhauer-
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Where am I?
Preparing for my first work day in six weeks. What a shock to the system. The sooner I retire, the happier I will be.
Arse-biscuits.
Preparing for my first work day in six weeks. What a shock to the system. The sooner I retire, the happier I will be.
Arse-biscuits.
Bah!
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Retirement is for wimps!
Your collective inability to acknowledge this obvious truth makes you all look like fools.
yrs,
rubato
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I will be happy to call myself a wimp ... in the fullness of time.
Now onwards and downwards and off to work I go!
Only 11 years left to do this.
Now onwards and downwards and off to work I go!
Only 11 years left to do this.
Bah!
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Awww I feel for ya, my lovely.
My first day back in work tomorrow after 10 days on Fuerteventura. I'm not looking forward to it, Monday is the early start and the one day a week where "business dress" is compulsory .... Hate Monday's a lot.
My first day back in work tomorrow after 10 days on Fuerteventura. I'm not looking forward to it, Monday is the early start and the one day a week where "business dress" is compulsory .... Hate Monday's a lot.
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How was it, Hen?
For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
~ Carl Sagan
~ Carl Sagan
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It was better than I anticipated.
It was a long hard slog to get through the matters that had hit the faecal fan over the weekend, but I got through them and I was able to only put in an eleven hour day to do it.
If I had to return to work anywhere, I am glad it is to where I actually work. For the first time in living history I was not up the night before vomiting at the thought of returning to work for the same cantankerous bastards as before.
I missed my cantankerous bastards, and they missed me too.
It was a long hard slog to get through the matters that had hit the faecal fan over the weekend, but I got through them and I was able to only put in an eleven hour day to do it.
If I had to return to work anywhere, I am glad it is to where I actually work. For the first time in living history I was not up the night before vomiting at the thought of returning to work for the same cantankerous bastards as before.
I missed my cantankerous bastards, and they missed me too.
Bah!
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Ok, this is odd but quite nice. Hen, Hatch and I have a week down the coast planned, as a winter break, in April, (Hen and I also have a "dirty long weekend away" planned for May, but don't tell Hatch.)
I've just checked my leave allowance total to make sure I have enough days owing to cover the days away. Seeing as I just had a six week break, I was worried I may be a bit low, and have to use my flex days.
I found I have 321 hours of leave remaining.
To find out how many days leave; 321 / 7.2 = 44.58 days
To find out how many weeks leave 44.58 / 5 = 8.91 weeks oweing.
Looks like I can keep my flex days for when I really need time off.
I've just checked my leave allowance total to make sure I have enough days owing to cover the days away. Seeing as I just had a six week break, I was worried I may be a bit low, and have to use my flex days.
I found I have 321 hours of leave remaining.
To find out how many days leave; 321 / 7.2 = 44.58 days
To find out how many weeks leave 44.58 / 5 = 8.91 weeks oweing.
Looks like I can keep my flex days for when I really need time off.
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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I hate you! 
Seriously, I want a civil service job in Oz!
Seriously, I want a civil service job in Oz!
For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
~ Carl Sagan
~ Carl Sagan
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Ah, not my fault!
I didn't use hardly any leave up last year, as we only had holidays booked when I was off work for 2 1/2 months following my bike smash, so that was taken as sick leave.
So the leave I didn't use got carried over into this year, plus I've started accumulating this year's leave now.
Also the time we took off over Xmas had loads of public holidays in it, so although I was off for six weeks, I think I only used three weeks leave plus some flex for that.
I didn't use hardly any leave up last year, as we only had holidays booked when I was off work for 2 1/2 months following my bike smash, so that was taken as sick leave.
So the leave I didn't use got carried over into this year, plus I've started accumulating this year's leave now.
Also the time we took off over Xmas had loads of public holidays in it, so although I was off for six weeks, I think I only used three weeks leave plus some flex for that.
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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I get 15 days vacation leave, 12 days paid sick leave, and federal holidays - 10 days resulting in 3-day weekends.
That's a pretty decent leave package here in the States. Teachers have it best; many working people get zero paid leave.
We are very uncivilized in this regard.
That's a pretty decent leave package here in the States. Teachers have it best; many working people get zero paid leave.
We are very uncivilized in this regard.
For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
~ Carl Sagan
~ Carl Sagan
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Not sure how much I get, about seven weeks I think, plus up to 6 months paid sick leave, plus 13 public holidays, plus a day off for every two weeks I work as I am a shift worker, plus "long service leave" after working for 10 years, which I think goes up to about 6 months paid leave as maximum.
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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Don't you get the 17% loading on Rec leave too?
Why is it that when Miley Cyrus gets naked and licks a hammer it's 'art' and 'edgy' but when I do it I'm 'drunk' and 'banned from the hardware store'?
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I get 3 weeks vacation, 5 personal days...I also get 5 sick days, but those I can cash in so I try not to use them. All in all, not bad.
Treat Gaza like Carthage.
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Not sure how much I get, about seven weeks I think, plus up to 6 months paid sick leave, plus 13 public holidays, plus a day off for every two weeks I work as I am a shift worker, plus "long service leave"
So, starting from a base of 260 possible work days, (not including the 6 months paid sick leave):There are 365 days per year and about 104 weekend days. This is 260 days.
Seven weeks vacation: 35 days
Public Holidays: 13 days
An extra day every two weeks: 26 days
Total: 74 days
So, of 260 possible work days, you get over 28% of them off with pay...(not including sick leave)
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No wonder he hates the US...
Sometimes it seems as though one has to cross the line just to figger out where it is
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You probably won't want to hear about the five months long service leave I also have up my sleeve. But in case you are worried about how on earth we manage to travel back to the "old country" when we take a break, we got a LSL allowance after we have worked for ten years.
You get a three month allowance at the ten year mark and that increases by ten days a year. (The amount was so much because it took quite some time to travel by boat back to England.)
I used ALL my initial LSL leave when I had the Hatch. I took it at half pay, so that equated to 6 months off in addition to my materity leave allowance.
It is a nice amount to have in your back pocket for a rainy day.
You get a three month allowance at the ten year mark and that increases by ten days a year. (The amount was so much because it took quite some time to travel by boat back to England.)
I used ALL my initial LSL leave when I had the Hatch. I took it at half pay, so that equated to 6 months off in addition to my materity leave allowance.
It is a nice amount to have in your back pocket for a rainy day.
Bah!