What are you doing today ??

[Rossgo]

Get well soon kiwi hope the pins and needles go soon

[Monty]

Trying to sneak 4 slightly ill children into school an nursary. Sarah is working away in London and I've got to be in Nottingham for 10.30. Thank god for Calpol and chocolate advent calendars!

[Kwacky]

My lad's school nativity play. They off to Brum centre for some Christmas shopping.

[rocket]

Trying to sneak 4 slightly ill children into school an nursary. Sarah is working away in London and I've got to be in Nottingham for 10.30. Thank god for Calpol and chocolate advent calendars!

Lol

[Bratty]

The wife been ill last couple of days so I've got the day off looking after her, and try and put the mirror back on the moped after it fell off when I dropped it

[Rossgo]

Bratty least you dropped your ped and not your bike!

[C00kiemonster]

The wife been ill last couple of days so I've got the day off looking after her, and try and put the mirror back on the moped after it fell off when I dropped it

Send her our best wishes mate

[Bratty]

The wife been ill last couple of days so I've got the day off looking after her, and try and put the mirror back on the moped after it fell off when I dropped it

Send her our best wishes mate

Thanks mate appreciate it.

[D41]

Moped????


And I got made fun of for wearing a beret??

[Rob]

Getting a contract extension with my current firm

They made me sweat on this one....current one expires on 6th January and they have told all contractors must be out of the office over xmas so my last day is this Friday until the 5th January.

Big relief!

[C00kiemonster]

Getting a contract extension with my current firm

They made me sweat on this one....current one expires on 6th January and they have told all contractors must be out of the office over xmas so my last day is this Friday until the 5th January.

Big relief!

That must be a relief for over Xmas! Good stuff

[Itchy]

Deciding whether to achieve a Zen-like state and remain composed and calm, or whether to just have a big f*****g meltdown and kick something to pieces.

Let me set the scene...

I'm out here in Qatar, doing my bit for Queen and country and all that.

I was originally told I'd be home by the 21st of December.

Three weeks in, I was told my tour was being extended until 31st. Bummer.

About 7 weeks later I was told "nope, now it's the 22nd". O...k....


3 weeks ago, I still didn't have a flight date. Someone told me that one of the guys out here responsible for the movement of troops could allocate UK personnel spaces on US flights. Now this was a bonus as the base it flew to directly is about 40 minutes from my home.
Given the choice of taking a direct, 8 hour flight home, or waiting to see if I would maybe get allocated a flight with a possible 48 hour travel/wait/travel again time before Christmas, or maybe not depending on if anyone could give me a straight f*****g answer, I took the US option.

I tell the family I'm coming home on Sunday.

I get a phone call this morning to say that all UK troop movement on the US flights has been sh*t-canned.

The seat I would have had on the UK flight has already been allocated to get somebody else home for Christmas.



...



So far, I've remained calm.

I've also booked a civvy flight home. See you all on Saturday!

[Kwacky]

And I thought going Christmas shopping was stressful.

Some of you lot need a beer.

[kiwikrasher]

Glad you're getting back Itchy

Feeling pretty stiff and sore today, pins and needles are still there but rather mild now, just feels itchy more than anything. Completely lost my appetite for some reason but haven't puked so thats a good sign the medic says. Embarassing bit is I have to lead the Safety Meeting on sunday (I was before the head donging, as I've just done my Offshore HSE Rep training)

[C00kiemonster]

Blimey itchy. Are you allowed to take a civvy flight? If so do you have to pay?

Nothing a senior officer can do for you?

[Kwacky]

There's a door about 5m away from me. They're working on it all day. Joy.

[Rossgo]

Counting down the next few hours until I go home!!

[D41]

Deciding whether to achieve a Zen-like state and remain composed and calm, or whether to just have a big f*****g meltdown and kick something to pieces.

Let me set the scene...

I'm out here in Qatar, doing my bit for Queen and country and all that.

I was originally told I'd be home by the 21st of December.

Three weeks in, I was told my tour was being extended until 31st. Bummer.

About 7 weeks later I was told "nope, now it's the 22nd". O...k....


3 weeks ago, I still didn't have a flight date. Someone told me that one of the guys out here responsible for the movement of troops could allocate UK personnel spaces on US flights. Now this was a bonus as the base it flew to directly is about 40 minutes from my home.
Given the choice of taking a direct, 8 hour flight home, or waiting to see if I would maybe get allocated a flight with a possible 48 hour travel/wait/travel again time before Christmas, or maybe not depending on if anyone could give me a straight f*****g answer, I took the US option.

I tell the family I'm coming home on Sunday.

I get a phone call this morning to say that all UK troop movement on the US flights has been sh*t-canned.

The seat I would have had on the UK flight has already been allocated to get somebody else home for Christmas.



...



So far, I've remained calm.

I've also booked a civvy flight home. See you all on Saturday!

Are you there for the MotoGP mate?......jealous.

[D41]

And I thought going Christmas shopping was stressful.

Some of you lot need a beer.

I can't drink beer anymore....since quitting the bottle...or at least cutting down on it to an extreme....I'll go buy me & me mate a six-pack, and I'm halfway down my first and he's already gone through the other five.....dunno how he does it??

[Frankie]

Getting cold..... They are still messing about with the gas lines down my street, today they are moving the meter from inside my house to outside... Somehow I am not convinced that its only going to be a day.