Fingers crossed...

Huh, I'm a child of the 60s and not too happy about it at the moment.

 

Steph said...

Not at the moment, she'll be back in about a hour

 

You are such a sweetheart, I'll pay you later.

BTW, is her ladyship at home?

 

I currently have the mind of a 16 year old and the body of an 80 year old
as I've spent the last 3 days shovelling soil around the back garden and
into a skip.

I've shifted about 4 tons of soil so far, and I'm waiting for the man to
turn up with my 5 tons of gravel - I've been waiting for the delivery
since 8am, and I hope it turns up soon as I'm planning on having finished
the patio before it gets dark.

Other than that, and a feeble attempt at brick laying I've not done much
today.

<man's just arrived with the gravel - time to go knacker my back that
little bit more>

I'll give her a ring later.

 

The mind of a 35 year old with the body of a 16 year old would be
better.

I'm sure there's nothing wrong with you that a good soak in a hot
bath, followed by a massage, wouldn't put right.

 

He is.

Do I get a cut?

I am now.

 

So how did it go?

 

Yeah come on folk are waiting you know!

'Hog

 

Hard to say since Head Office scattered to the Four Winds, but I
wouldn't be surprised to find that I was the only one.

Of that year's intake, I know of four others who are still there.

On my current (soon to be, anyway) team of 16, there are four who've
been there longer than I. Four of us have had the same 'phone numbers
since we went to DDI in the mid-eighties (?).

In our Ops area (180 staff), there are at least another ten who've
been there longer than me.

When I joined, there were three old buggers who'd got a job
immediately after being demobbed in 1945.
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Well..... twas interesting.

There was a competency-based interview. I didn't "dry up", nor did I
wibble on about shite, either. Judging by the reactions of the
interviewers, I think it went well.

Next was a role play. They reckon it was based on one of the most
stressful situations that would crop up during the job. Given that I was
thrown in at the deep end, I reckon I did OK. I felt a bit drained
afterwards........

The final bit, was the psychopath^H^H^H^H^H err... psychometric tests and
a personality analysis thing. The psychometric stuff was piss easy.

The personality wotsit was computer generated.... It appears I *do* have a
personality... I appear to be the reincarnation of a very pissed-off
Ghengis Khan! ;-)

It appears that there weren't many applications initially, so they
increased the wages. Including shift allowance, Ill be getting a £6Kpa
increase (gross), if I land it. That's about a 50% wage rise, for me! ;-)

I feel fairly confident, but I'll just have to see if it pans out.
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Cheers!
Fr Jack
96 Tiger.
FRJACKUKRM AT GMAIL DOT COM
skype: fr.jack (without the dot)

 

See my answer to Christofire....
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Cheers!
Fr Jack
96 Tiger.
FRJACKUKRM AT GMAIL DOT COM
skype: fr.jack (without the dot)

 

Excellent

'Hog

 

See my answer to Christofire....
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Cheers!
Fr Jack
96 Tiger.
FRJACKUKRM AT GMAIL DOT COM
skype: fr.jack (without the dot)

 

Great stuff. I've got everything crossed for you mate.

 

In uk.rec.motorcycles, Fr Jack amazed us all with this pearl of wisdom:

What's stressful that will likely crop up then?

I'm in the same position about my last.

Hope it goes well for you.

 

Ouch....
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Cheers!
Fr Jack
96 Tiger.
FRJACKUKRM AT GMAIL DOT COM
skype: fr.jack (without the dot)

 

Victims of road rage in a blind panic... Crash victims..........


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Cheers!
Fr Jack
96 Tiger.
FRJACKUKRM AT GMAIL DOT COM
skype: fr.jack (without the dot)

 

In uk.rec.motorcycles, Fr Jack amazed us all with this pearl of wisdom:

Police? Ambulance driver? Paramedic?

 

Given that I'm a B+ blood type, which is most commonly found in Central
Asia[1], I'm probably one of them.

[1]http://anthro.palomar.edu/vary/vary_3.htm

 

I had an interview like that once; stroll round the garden looking at
plants and blethering about all sorts. I was wondering when he'd get
round to talking about the job when he just offered me it out of the
blue.

Coleman's has that effect.