https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-51658145
My people call me the dude. I share my teachings in the passages below... (along with many typos, grammatical errors and lazy writing)
Thursday, 27 February 2020
Wednesday, 26 February 2020
Fingers crossed
I got home from work last night to find the house heating not working. It turns out the plasterers were plastering around the control unit when it blew. They replaced it but couldn't get it to work so last night we had no heating, brrr...
They got a electrician round this morning to fix it. He is 90% sure he connected the heating to the heating controls and the water to water. FFS!
They got a electrician round this morning to fix it. He is 90% sure he connected the heating to the heating controls and the water to water. FFS!
Progress
It's getting there. They were supposed to finish today but as some of these photos show they've got a at least a couple of days to go. Hopefully they will be done by the weekend as the painters are in on Monday.
Tuesday, 25 February 2020
More than I would have liked to have spent
The initial quote came back for the bespoke work I wanted done in my new office and it was a touch more than I initially wanted to spend...
Fitted desk, shelves above desk and a fitted bookshelf on the back wall. It came in at a whopping £3,300. I initially costed out what I needed to be under £1000 (etsy / John Lewis), however the room is a really odd shape with curves and angles all over the place. I think it would still look great with shop bought furniture it wouldn't utilise as much space as we need in an already small room.
I went back to the carpenter and with a couple of adjustments, i've got it down to less that £2,500. I didn't want to spend that much but think it will look pretty cool once it's done. As it will be for my office I can expense it so i'll get the savings on corporation, and income tax too.
Fitted desk, shelves above desk and a fitted bookshelf on the back wall. It came in at a whopping £3,300. I initially costed out what I needed to be under £1000 (etsy / John Lewis), however the room is a really odd shape with curves and angles all over the place. I think it would still look great with shop bought furniture it wouldn't utilise as much space as we need in an already small room.
I went back to the carpenter and with a couple of adjustments, i've got it down to less that £2,500. I didn't want to spend that much but think it will look pretty cool once it's done. As it will be for my office I can expense it so i'll get the savings on corporation, and income tax too.
Wednesday, 19 February 2020
Kicked out of my office
Working from home today, but the plasters have kicked me out of my office they can do some plastering, looks like i'll be working in various coffee shops and bars today.
I was in 65mm coffee with April earlier, now i'm in the Firestation
I was in 65mm coffee with April earlier, now i'm in the Firestation
The Fire Station
Hallway
The top floor is mostly done now and they've made good progress on the hallway. They're due to finish at some point next week.
Monday, 17 February 2020
Daddy's little helper
Flo helped me make panko risotto balls yesterday
A bit of a mess, but they tasted very nice. April especially enjoyed the Russian roulette element of the meal. 50% of them had a small cube of Gruyere stuffed in the middle.
Friday, 14 February 2020
Still flooded
The parkland around Tonbridge is still flooded. It's been more or less like this for the past 2 months now. The water levels in the river are very high and we're about to get storm Denis heading our way soon too. Perhaps they're letting as much water out of the storm barrier now before they get another another load dumping on them over the weekend.
1 year at day rate
I started contracting a year ago today and all of that is at day rate!!! And all in the same company, which is nice, one extension to my original 6 moth contract followed by a recommendation to another team, that another recommendation and a little part time back in my old team. Pretty good really.
My 3 month contract in Casualty comes to an end today. Next week, I start work in Marine and Energy. It's only for 6 weeks though. Nothing new to go to yet but it's a little early to start looking. In fact I won't be able to start on anything new as straight after this the Clark family are going on tour. All the way to Australia.
It will be nice to get to somewhere warm for a while but I am not looking forward to the flights or more specifically having to look after a two year old on those flights. April will be nearly 7 months pregnant too so I imagine she will be milking it and getting me to do everything...
My 3 month contract in Casualty comes to an end today. Next week, I start work in Marine and Energy. It's only for 6 weeks though. Nothing new to go to yet but it's a little early to start looking. In fact I won't be able to start on anything new as straight after this the Clark family are going on tour. All the way to Australia.
It will be nice to get to somewhere warm for a while but I am not looking forward to the flights or more specifically having to look after a two year old on those flights. April will be nearly 7 months pregnant too so I imagine she will be milking it and getting me to do everything...
Wednesday, 12 February 2020
Time for a more reusable cup
This morning I broke my 3rd reusable cup. I was taking it out of my work bag to make myself a tea to take into work when it flipped out of my hand and smashed on the kitchen floor. Grrr!
I think my next one will have to be plastic. I'd have to really try to break that.
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