I live in a cul-de-sac which has a single LED lamppost which they’ve managed to position in a way that, at night it shines directly into my bedroom. It doesn’t matter what curtains, masonry or lead shielding I put up the thing is like a neutron...
Generally available poisons do not work on it - the stalks have a silica coating that protects the plant from such things, and you really do not want to use poisons that are strong enough as they are likely to take out half your neighbourhood as...
If I am very bored, I try to have a stack of oddball jobs that aren't immediately important but do require some thinking about and exploring the answer to - they're usually very interesting things. Normally they're my Friday afternooners as it...
When I worked (its been 5 years!!) I generally enjoyed the experience, both the work and most of the people I worked with (I will make no secret one or two of them I really do miss). I was usually quite quiet, and listened and watched what was...
I sit in my office, spread some important looking papers over my desk, spend the next 7 hours intermittently picking each of them up and staring blankly at them for a few minutes before placing them back on my desk in a different arrangement, I...
Before I retired/gave up the ghost with teaching.....
Coffee ... lots ... then a bit more.
Avoid adults as long as possible into the day
Avoid kids as long as possible
Do some planning, check equipment for the day,
Teach ... remember that I...
Love my job.
Work for good people and enjoy what I do.
Had jobs which paid a lot more but I hated working there so binned it off as, to me, being happy in my everyday life is far more important than being wealthy.
I hate my job, mostly because of the people i work for. I work in the desert. I generally find people avoidance helps. Most work places are run by psychopaths, who love nothing more than but make your ilfe a misery.
So yeah, avoid people, and...
I have 15 jobs and the longest is 2 hours. most of my clients are older than me and rely on me to look after them so it keeps me happy if I have left them with a smile on their face. The worst part of the job is the physical aspect as my knees...
Posts like this is what makes GOT so unique. People from all walks of life trying to help others that they don't even know. Some things are more important than footy but it's brilliant to see the long arm of fellow Evertonians and a few others...