A "spokesperson" said that troops are under strict "Rules of engagement" to ensure they act in accordance with the rules of engagement and our standards". Excuse me! can this person verify that the "other side" know these "Rules of engagement?"
The Lance Armstrong debacle rumbles on with Bradley Wiggins putting in his 2 pennyworth and defending the fact that GB cycling is squeaky clean! Mmmmmm.
Anyway back to "Local life", the promised torrential rain of daylight yesterday crept up on us after dark and splodged down just over half an inch between 1900 yesterday and 0230 this morning. The result across the road in the River Derwent sees an increase in depth of about a foot as the pic below shows
Having just started my series of days off i can reflect on my past shifts at the fun factory with the odd smile. Dash about Dave the new "Team Leader" is beginning to realise what he has let himself in for although he does seem to be up to the task!.
Sunday last was its usual slow start with plenty of time to get everything ready before the hoards descend. It then takes on a bit of an administrative gallop as the tasks that pop up in strict order on a weekday seem all to be needed to be completed by 1400.
As Dash about Dave was on his own behind the creamy cake counter after 1300 he suddenly realised that he needed to "multi task" to complete the administrative bits in time. He quickly got to the end of his tether as he tried to work in the isle with the hand held computer and serve what appeared to be the evenly spaced customers wanting their creamy cakes. No doubt he will come to the conclusion that I should either do the admin tasks or serve behind the counter! - - - "A hoary old chestnut", once more will fall to the ground!!
The other colleague, "Lets call him Dave" has starred in the blog before. His unerring ability to open his mouth only to change feet rather than "putting his foot in it" has not diminished one jot. He continue's to have massive delusions of grandeur in his abilities, even though having failed to secure a post in any number of "interviews" for other jobs.
He does however provide me with an "Aunt Sally" and I continue to point out to him that he is in fact his worst enemy. His biggest gripe is that "I get blamed for everything", he fails to see that this normally occurs when he pokes his nose in where he has no reason to!
It is however with great delight and I think I might just be speaking for just a few other people that after threatening to leave the bakery ad-nauseam his "time" Is drawing nigh.
He trumpets that he has enrolled in a college management course, not sure what meaningless letters he will finish up with after his name but I feel sure they will help him on the "Checkouts".
As the new Checkout manager is still an unknown quantity to me, I shall watch with interest, Au revoir! Dave
Less than 2 weeks to go until our Maldive hols and its get the cases out and check off the list of gear to take this weekend. I will change the website background and header pics to more of a holiday view on Monday next!! http://hakuraman.gotdns.com
Finally, "at last went the cry" the birds are feeding almost in a frenzy in the garden see them on this link Bird Feeder Cam
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