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Rossgo I'm on my 20th 12 hour shift in a row without a day off.

I had to laugh when you said 4 shifts and knackered (rolf)

I'm sure you have plenty left in the tank (y)
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Yup, 21 x 12 hr nights are my norm. Start my next round in 2 days.
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Rossgo wrote:Finished my Rota this morning done my 4 shifts. Now blinking shattered, had a couple of hours sleep as I don't want to be up tonight.

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Welcome to the shift workers life Rossgo :D coffee is your friend. You'll get used to the spacey sleep deprived feeling after a few years |-)
That has just made me chuckle!! I'm fairly lucky at Mars because it's only 2 days and then 2 nights excluding overtime but I couldn't behind to imagine what you go through every month!! That is a very difficult shift pattern you are in mate!

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Cinema, food then off visiting family for Fathers Day
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Running a trail half marathon, followed by a lot of sweating..

Then to the pub for dinner..
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Helping little un practice walking between his mum and me, 11 months old and very walking now, now the fun really begins

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Today I shall be dying in this ridiculous fcuking heat. Tidying up the house. And then dying again.

One of those days where I'll end up taking 4 showers just for the respite.
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Had Mrs Gee's parents round for lunch today, but we made a big flat out Indian style meal instead of traditional British fare, they've both served out in Sri Lanka and Malaysia in the past and developed a taste for the local food, so as a surprise for them we worked all morning and turned out the best Indian style food I've ever tasted.
They were knocked out and thoroughly enjoyed the surprise, it wasn't quite the weather we'd planned -- 32°C here today, but that didn't spoil anything as the beer was cold and the curry hot. Top day today - a bit strange working on Fathers Day, but well worth it. 8)
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My FiL did Ceylon and Malaysia after the war. He was with the RAF
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Yours and mine FiL's may have met at some point Kwacky, mine was Army Signals, its a small world after all.
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Cavetroll87 wrote:Helping little un practice walking between his mum and me, 11 months old and very walking now, now the fun really begins

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That's a great time, so much fun.
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Rossgo wrote:
kiwikrasher wrote:
Rossgo wrote:Finished my Rota this morning done my 4 shifts. Now blinking shattered, had a couple of hours sleep as I don't want to be up tonight.

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Welcome to the shift workers life Rossgo :D coffee is your friend. You'll get used to the spacey sleep deprived feeling after a few years |-)
That has just made me chuckle!! I'm fairly lucky at Mars because it's only 2 days and then 2 nights excluding overtime but I couldn't behind to imagine what you go through every month!! That is a very difficult shift pattern you are in mate!

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I did your shift roster for 7 years at the refinery. In some ways it's worse than what I do now. The first two nights are the worst after 3-4 you settle into it and it's just coming off that hurts. Just be careful commuting afternights mate, I had a few scares with nodding off driving home. The bike was never an issue
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Melting, and it's not even 8am !! It's going to be lovely in London today (shake)
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Buying t-shirts online.

Just found an Alice Cooper shirt with the TS hand logo on it. Kinda cool.
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kiwikrasher wrote:
Rossgo wrote:
kiwikrasher wrote: Welcome to the shift workers life Rossgo :D coffee is your friend. You'll get used to the spacey sleep deprived feeling after a few years |-)
That has just made me chuckle!! I'm fairly lucky at Mars because it's only 2 days and then 2 nights excluding overtime but I couldn't behind to imagine what you go through every month!! That is a very difficult shift pattern you are in mate!

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I did your shift roster for 7 years at the refinery. In some ways it's worse than what I do now. The first two nights are the worst after 3-4 you settle into it and it's just coming off that hurts. Just be careful commuting afternights mate, I had a few scares with nodding off driving home. The bike was never an issue
Yes I agree with that the commute in a car is defo worse after a night. I have used the car once after nights and I felt like a zombie heading down the motorway, been using the bike mostly and with the fresh air hitting you it keeps you pretty alert - through the summer it's not too bad but when winter comes ill have to use my car which is going to be a scary prospect considering it's going to be icy!!

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Early morning MTB ride....IF my motivation holds up.

Dunno what else is in store yet.
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On my own in the office today. Let's say I'm not working as effectively as I should be. I appear to be juggling a lot of papers around.
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Spent the morning with little one before taking him to his nans, now just finishing off packing before driving down to swindon for the rest of the week

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Looking forwards to cider o'clock.
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Today going to a funeral of a very close friend of my girlfriend and myself. Her dad passed away before the Reading play off final at Wembley after having a heart attack. Very emotional time

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