Thursday, 24 February 2011

Hissy fits and flowers

  • 0610 hrs arrive on station to find there are already two day crew there!
  • 0630 hrs discuss who is the one who got it wrong
  • 0635 hrs check the online schedule
  • 0640 hrs throw toys out of pram when my shift has been given out as overtime!
  • 0700 hrs ring scheduling, create like mad have a hissy fit.
  • 0705 hrs get offered a shift at a station five Minutes from home!
  • 0740 hrs get run off road by white van man texting!
  • 0742 hrs check damage.. hole in tyre pranged bumper!
  • 0745 hrs ring RAC
  • 0750 hrs ring police
  • 0830 hrs RAC changes tyre having drilled out random locking nut on (bald) spare tyre
  • 0900 hrs go buy a new tyre for £64 (glad I was in uniform!)
  • 0930 hrs set off again for work!
  • 1020 hrs after getting stuck at two slow sets of traffic lights arrive at station

  • 1055 hrs crew mate gets to station after being on a job using the car

  • 1115 hrs take car to another station to swap it for an ambulance
  • 1150 hrs get back with ambulance look in back!!!! Oh boy
  • 1200 hrs have second hissy fit at the dirty linen and blood in the ambulance
  • 1203 hrs clean ambulance
  • 1230 hrs take vehicle to get fuel as it was left with less than a quarter of a tank!
  • 1234 hrs ring line manager as fuel card is incorrect!!!!
  • 1244 hrs line manager arrives, pay for fuel

  • 1259 hrs return to base for a meal break!
  • 1505 hrs cover at the local hospital
  • 1512 hrs Job outside the post office, transport to hospital
  • 1620 hrs cover 8 miles away
  • 1625 hrs Job behind super market backing up car.
  • 1639 hrs Transport to hospital
  • 1644 hrs get tooted at by husband and his watch in their fire truck as I go to the hospital
  • 1730 hrs chat to two friends outside A&E
  • 1745 hrs return to base
  • 1758 hrs cuppa on station with two other crews
  • 1830 hrs End of shift
  • 1835 hrs drive to mechanics to collect husband after he left his car there for its MOT tomorrow
  • 1901 hrs fish and chips for dinner thanks to my lovely husband
  • 1912 hrs surprise box of flowers from my lovely Northern Bird
  • WHAT A LOVELY END TO A DAY THAT STARTED OFF SO BADLY!

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