I am no longer in charge of my trainee… because she is no longer a trainee! She is a fully fledged competent call taker and no longer needs my help. Thank you to everyone for your advice when I was struggling with the training. It really helped and things got a lot better from then on.
Last night was our work Christmas party, out in the wilds of Kent. I vaguely remember telling everyone that I was going to blog about their antics in minute detail as soon as I got home, but in the cold light of sobriety, this no longer seems a good idea. So I shall not tell you about the row that broke out in the hotel lobby, nor the bout of scandalous snogging that I witnessed. I think I can just about get away with mentioning the lairy policeman who kept asking stupid questions and the mysterious toe accident that lead to there being blood all over the dance floor. My last memories are of telling all the females present how much more attractive they were out of their uniform (”my god, you’re not a minger after all!”) and hugging the FRU guy. Then I passed out.
Many thanks to the fabulous Kelly for organising B-Watch’s part of the fun. Without her, we’d all have been down the chippy.
December 5th, 2006 at 3:14 pm
Surely, oh surely you were not one of those ‘patients’ who was found “unconcsious”, therefore requiring the likes of myself to put down their paper and leave the warmth of their station to go and ’sort out’?
I am glad you had a nice time, it is interesting that you think how attractive your colleagues are. I know that I thought that some of our radio operators sounded gorgeous, but a chance visit to control, taught me where the phrase, ‘a good face for radio’ came from!! Of course as road crew, not wanting to standby in some godforsaken layby for hours, would never, ever tell them that!
December 5th, 2006 at 3:24 pm
Most of the staff in Control are overweight and pasty looking due to spending large amounts of time sitting in a chair underground and living on a diet of whatever the vending machine has to offer. This is coupled with the fact that no-one ever looks good in green anyway. I, of course, am the exception to this rule, being dashingly handsome. HAHAHA.
December 5th, 2006 at 5:11 pm
our nee-naw do is next wednesday night, always something to look forward to and dread in equal measures. after a bottle of Jack Daniels it is my perception that everyone becomes wonderfully attractive.
might even dial 999 as we’ll be out of our area……….i feel a collapse coming on…….
December 5th, 2006 at 6:17 pm
Very nice to catch up with you properly at the party Mark..
My memories are a tad hazy, but i’ve got a feeling i was more than a fair bit involved in at least 2 of the incidents that you mentioned!
December 5th, 2006 at 7:53 pm
“My last memories are of telling all the females present how much more attractive they were out of their uniform (”my god, you’re not a minger after all!”) and hugging the FRU guy. Then I passed out.”
Legend.
December 6th, 2006 at 3:08 am
Sounds like it had all the correct ingredients for a Christmas party.
If anything was missing, it might have been the couple having sex on the photocopier, maybe access to the hotel’s copier was too restricted.
December 6th, 2006 at 3:11 am
What Carmelo and Zuba said.
December 6th, 2006 at 7:50 am
sounds like a blast!
I remember do’s where staff were out of uniform, and the comment bandied about most was “cor, you look really different in clothes”…
December 6th, 2006 at 2:07 pm
hmmm i guess north of the river is a certian south west bloke goes by the name Tango Echo would that be right?? or am i completely off the mark?!
December 6th, 2006 at 2:48 pm
completely off the mark 123…oops i mean, AC
December 6th, 2006 at 5:40 pm
Ahh…the work Christmas “do”…we had ours on Friday…I now have a new “bird”…
Dammit…Christmas is suddenly gonna be more expensive…
December 6th, 2006 at 7:32 pm
hmm, now you have me thinking!!?!? you obviously know me enough to know my secret identity!! give us a clue!
December 7th, 2006 at 1:55 am
This conversation is rather amusing for one who can see the email addresses of the people posting
December 7th, 2006 at 3:29 pm
mark, go on email me theire name, i promise i wont tell!!!
December 7th, 2006 at 4:39 pm
‘Mysterious toe accident’? I’m going to do everyone a favour and not ask.
December 8th, 2006 at 3:38 am
Our station Christmas do is on Sunday….I have a horrible feeling I may have to drag my crewmate out of the pub to go to the restaurant…..
Glad u had fun tho Mark…..please tell me u didn’t reveal your true ID to all the others…..after you’ve guarded it for so long…..
December 8th, 2006 at 11:09 pm
I was meant to go but couldn’t, am gutted, sounded like a right laugh. Even if only to see the lovely kelly out of uniform…in civvies of course!
December 9th, 2006 at 12:31 pm
Hmm….. “Oh you’re not a minger after all!” Classic chat up line. Did you come away with many unexplained bruises?!!!