Who is working Christmas and New Year?

[Tombie]

So who here has the pleasure of working Christmas and New Year this year?

I'm doing both again, as I have the last 6 years ;)

In fact, in the last 6 years I think I've worked every single public holiday :o

Wife is on opposing roster at the moment too... So I wont see her till next year..... :(

[Bushie]

I finish 9am boxing day morning as duty officer.


Martyn

[d@rk51d3]

Working boxing day, Christmas day off, and then the wednesday off for a bit of hunting.

[3-Gees]

G"day all,
Working xmas day from 19.00 to 0730 boxing day.Commissioning signals in a new train yard at Redbank!! Hope they put some food on:angel:
Seasons Greetings to all:)
Cheers Gregg.

[MEANZ06]

I'm on holiday from the 22nd thru the 3rd... :p

[kaa45]

I've worked the last 7 Xmas's as a manager with Woolworths:(
NEVER again, got TWO weeks OFF this year!!!! :D
Yes, I have a REAL job now
Cheers and commiserations
Danny

[dullbird]

im working boxing day oncall through to new years day and then have to work few more days after that before getting a day off :BigCry:

[Debacle]

Got a week off now and go back on Xmas eve, working Xmas day as well.

Xmas eve is the worrying one, being a Saturday everyone will be nicely plastered and causing trouble and vomiting everywhere.

[Naviguesser]

On call through to the 2nd Jan. Then the rest of that week off ( I hope)
Found out today that one of my customers will be working flat out on Boxing Day. With a bit of luck they will have no issues.

[ramblingboy42]

I'm the opposite to you Tombie, I have worked the last six and have this one off and of course my family has done the boogaloo all over the place........

[rick130]

I'm on call 24/7 but luckily haven't been called out on Christmas or New years for a long time now.

Now that it's been mentioned It'll probably happen this year.

Hmm, I'll have to work out a special Holiday call out rate :D

[bob10]

Im working on not incurring the wrath of S.W.M.B.O., DON'T like my chances though, Bob

[George130]

Not back at work till mid Jan :).
I did get 4 work phone calls yesterday which was my first day of leave.

[Basil135]

Have the public holidays off, but working the other days. Still on call thou.

BUT - if the phone rings, there is going to be problems for someone... :twisted:

[TimNZ]

Not me :tease:

[LOVEMYRANGIE]

On call too. $150 to get me out of bed then the rest.
Callout and get paid, sit bored ****less and beerless with the outlaws.....

Unfortunately I hand over Boxing Day....


Using Capitals, the difference between helping your Uncle Jack off a horse or helping your uncle jack off a horse...

[disco gazza]

The last 12 years have always worked Boxing day,this year is the same,:mad: but I do get the New Year weekend of....1st time in 12 years..yippee
Ahhh the joys of trucking for woolies(they only close the warehouse 2 days a year--Good Friday and xmas day).

Cheers
disco gazza
92 disco tdi :D

[wrinklearthur]

I won't be milking, along with about 3,000 Dairy farmers from Southern Tasmania who have also left the industry since I first milked cows.

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[scarry]

On call again,24/7 if the phone rings,i gotta go.Have worked boxing & new yrs days but never a Christmas day.

[VladTepes]

1. I have the usual holidays off but no extra days - no "shutdown" for us.

2. darkside I just saw your address and realsied I was down there on Sunday. Where on the peninsula are you?

[d@rk51d3]

Strathalbyn.

[Sleepy]

Christmas off:), Boxing day 8am:(, New Years 8am :mad:

[LandyAndy]

Last day tommorow,back on the 16th:cool::cool::cool::cool:
I will be "on call" most of the break.
Andrew

[BBC]

Yep. 3rd Christmas Day in a row, that I'll be here in Mogadishu for.

Lobster for lunch though!!

[digger]

working nights up to and incl Christmas
day shift on new years day

but on 'standby' in case something goes bad and needed to come in outside those hours, after all the way I see it is this is the season to be fighting/arguing etc :)

family off to parents in laws for Christmas day so hopefully all is good there!

Merry Christmas to all and a safe and happy (landy) New Year!:)

[rick130]

On call again,24/7 if the phone rings,i gotta go.Have worked boxing & new yrs days but never a Christmas day.

The joys of self employment, eh Paul ;)

[Allan]

Wife is on call (24hr) and working 4hrs daily throughout the Christmas period, joys of nursing:mad: so no drinking or party on dude things.

Allan

[Solly]

I finish 2300hrs on Christmas eve, have Christmas day off (but on call for any fatal or serious MVA's - we have had one 3 out of the last 4 years, so odd's are against me).
Back on 0800 26th with shifts right through until 0500hrs New Years day. One day off (if you can call it that) then into it again for the rest of the week. I love this time of year.

If your Christmas and New Years involves road travel, please do so safely, don't drink and drive and always wear your seatbelt.

Have a Merry Christmas one and all....

[The ho har's]

I haven't worked the last 6 years on Christmas day, thankfully we are shut, but did for 4 years before that, someone needs to feed the elderly on Christmas day;)

On New Years day I have a 6am start :D I hope there are not to many drunk and disorderly people though:mad:

HH is off now for 3 weeks:D

Mrs hh:angel:

[VladTepes]

Strathalbyn.

Bloody hell ! That was my favourite town that we saw - lovely little place.
Woulda definitely said Hi if I'd known.....


You don't happen to drive a white 110 with a roof rack do you?

[LowRanger]

24th off then working every day till the 7th Jan.:(

Wayne

[d@rk51d3]

Bloody hell ! That was my favourite town that we saw - lovely little place.
Woulda definitely said Hi if I'd known.....


You don't happen to drive a white 110 with a roof rack do you?

Only untill I wake up. Then it turns into a white Santa Fe with roof rails. :(

[Piddler]

Started today 7 weeks off.
Looking forward to it.

Cheers

[Dusty1111]

Yep. Chrissy and new year. Started yesterday for 2 weeks. Up near lake Argyle in the Kimberley's.

[33chinacars]

I won't be milking, along with about 3,000 Dairy farmers from Southern Tasmania who have also left the industry since I first milked cows.

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Me neither. Had to sell Cows due to health issues. First time in over 35 years wont be milking Christmas day

Gary

[BMKal]

Was supposed to be flying home Christmas Day .................

BUT ... :twisted:

We've had a pretty serious fire up here and burnt one of our crushers a little bit. So now I'll be lucky if I get out of here before New Year. Another Christmas at Nullagine is on the cards. On top of all that, it's been 48 degrees or more for the past three days, and more of the same forecast. There's been some temperature records broken all over the North West the past couple of days. :mad:

Today, we have the pleasure of fabricating a steel grizzly on top of one of our feed bins - sitting up there all day lifting steel beams and welding them into some sort of bodgied up structure is not my idea of fun. ;)

Oh well - at least this is my last roster swing up here. Start my new role based out of Perth office straight after the new year. :D

Hope you all have a better one than we're having up here. :twobeers:

[d2dave]

Owning a 24/7 business, we get Christmas day and the 27th off. Usually manage two weeks late January, early February. Being like this for 11 years.

Prior to this I have never worked Christmas day, Boxing day or new years day. Most of my working life I have had the whole week, 25th to 31st.

Dave.

[CraigE]

Yep working Nights 22/23/24/25 finishing on the morning of the 26th. On call for major emergencies during the day as well.
We will be having Christmas on Boxing Day.
Then due to start new job end of Jan, so no more night shifts, but is FIFO.

[ant_schomacker]

Yep, working 24/7 through til 29th... Someone's got to look after the idiots out there. But I do get the next 6 days off including New Years.

[Ralph1Malph]

Xmas eve is the worrying one, being a Saturday everyone will be nicely plastered and causing trouble and vomiting everywhere.

Can I assume you are a taximeter cabriolet coachman? :D
If you are, can I book you for 0230 Xmas day? ....I'll try not to vomit, but my 3 overseas non english speaking guests may be another story.:cool:

BTW, It'll be a short trip!...about a block and a half:twisted:

Merry Christmas

Ralph

[Ralph1Malph]

I haven't worked the last 6 years on Christmas day, thankfully we are shut, but did for 4 years before that, someone needs to feed the elderly on Christmas day;)

Mrs hh:angel:

Can't you just give them an extra helping on Christmas Eve?:twisted:

Ralph

Disclaimer: I have nothing against the elderly, just find it funny!

[superquag]

Not MEEEeeee...after 35+ years of newspapers and working nearly time.:) (retired)

[mick88]

Saturday and Christmas Day off (first time for many years) but so far the phone hasn't stopped ringing asking me to come in for shifts. Working Boxing Day, through to a nightshift next Sunday (New Years Day)......then it's days off till the Friday night.

Hope everyone has a safe fun Christmas and New Year.
If you are out Land Rovering enjoy it!

Cheers for now, Mick. :)

[The ho har's]

Can't you just give them an extra helping on Christmas Eve?:twisted:

Ralph

Disclaimer: I have nothing against the elderly, just find it funny!

I worked in the kitchen for a nursing home...some of their families couldn't give a **** about them, so we made sure they had a nice Christmas dinner:)

Mrs hh:angel:

[baldivistribe]

Yep working night shift christmas eve and christmas night then 6 days off come back new years day for start of block 2days 2nights. So far quiet tonight fingers crossed nothing trips.
Merry christmas everyone, stay safe.
Cheers
steve

[Bushie]

Had a call to a smokey BBQ last night, obviously a neighbour with no Christmas spirit :mad:.

Currently managing an MVA/rollover on Heathcote road.

Luckily no injuries and the guys are only involved in the clean up, but another instance of volunteers giving up their Christmas Day for the community.

Martyn