Jamie
pfm Member
Its all Greek to me...That's easy for you to say...
Its all Greek to me...That's easy for you to say...
Doesn't that belong in the whisky thread?dripping with snot and phlegm
Doesn't that belong in the whisky thread?
takes...
Fabulous!
...he was summoned forward for a face-to-face interview. Where do you see yourself in two years’ time? Where would you say your weaknesses lie?
Second attempt is still installing (yawn...)
About to start another day of house renovations at my sister's, slow going when I can only have Sat + Sun at it. Goal is to get enough done that we can get the two radiators back on in time for the colder weather coming, also I think she is getting fed up of basically living upstairs.
Getting a bit fed up myself to be honest, all I seem to do is stuff for other people and I've got tons of stuff piled up of my own. My place is a tip because I haven't had a day off in weeks etc. It's starting to grind me down.
It's good being practical and having many strings to your bow, but it means everybody always wants something doing when you're the only practical person they know, especially when poor quality tradies are charging the earth for substandard work.
About to start another day of house renovations at my sister's, slow going when I can only have Sat + Sun at it. Goal is to get enough done that we can get the two radiators back on in time for the colder weather coming, also I think she is getting fed up of basically living upstairs.
Getting a bit fed up myself to be honest, all I seem to do is stuff for other people and I've got tons of stuff piled up of my own. My place is a tip because I haven't had a day off in weeks etc. It's starting to grind me down.
It's good being practical and having many strings to your bow, but it means everybody always wants something doing when you're the only practical person they know, especially when poor quality tradies are charging the earth for substandard work.
Have you not got the hang of a quid pro quo arrangement with your sister? I'd be going along the lines of "listen, I'm doing this for you because you're my sis, but back home is a pigsty, there's no food in and a pile of washing. You can fix all of those things this afternoon, knock up a lasagne for both of us, then we all win".About to start another day of house renovations at my sister's, slow going when I can only have Sat + Sun at it. Goal is to get enough done that we can get the two radiators back on in time for the colder weather coming, also I think she is getting fed up of basically living upstairs.
Getting a bit fed up myself to be honest, all I seem to do is stuff for other people and I've got tons of stuff piled up of my own. My place is a tip because I haven't had a day off in weeks etc. It's starting to grind me down.
It's good being practical and having many strings to your bow, but it means everybody always wants something doing when you're the only practical person they know, especially when poor quality tradies are charging the earth for substandard work.
know the feeling well , it's important to have 1 day off a week from this otherwise your immune system will go down and mental health will sufferAbout to start another day of house renovations at my sister's, slow going when I can only have Sat + Sun at it. Goal is to get enough done that we can get the two radiators back on in time for the colder weather coming, also I think she is getting fed up of basically living upstairs.
Getting a bit fed up myself to be honest, all I seem to do is stuff for other people and I've got tons of stuff piled up of my own. My place is a tip because I haven't had a day off in weeks etc. It's starting to grind me down.
It's good being practical and having many strings to your bow, but it means everybody always wants something doing when you're the only practical person they know, especially when poor quality tradies are charging the earth for substandard work.
Reminds me of a remark my dad made, many years ago when I was in my teens. He and I were in the garden digging a land drain. Thigh deep trench, gravel, clay pipes, the whole bit. A neighbour passed "oh, busy again? My husband could never do that, it must be great to be so practical!" My dad waited until she'd gone, then said " yeah, it's great to be able to do this kind of thing. Her husband is sitting in front of the TV watching the football, we're digging a drain. So who's the mug? "I’m completely cack-handed. I didn’t need to learn incompetence, I was born that way. The plus side is that no-one asks me to fix anything or do any odd jobs.
Have you not got the hang of a quid pro quo arrangement with your sister? I'd be going along the lines of "listen, I'm doing this for you because you're my sis, but back home is a pigsty, there's no food in and a pile of washing. You can fix all of those things this afternoon, knock up a lasagne for both of us, then we all win".
throwing some away.