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    Quote Originally Posted by nugge t View Post
    Do penalty rates apply to the time you are called in for as well?
    I'm on FAR (Commercial Law Contract) so no O/T payments.

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    I am on hols at the moment as well, got a call last Thursday about a breakdown at work. 40hrs later at double time jobs done. Got another week off but anything could happen in the world of Aluminium smelters. Now im suckin on a Darwin stubby!!!
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    Not on call / restricted duty this year.

    I'm the boss for the team so if anything big happens then I will get a call at time of in leu.

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    Yay for super Andy, keeping our roads safe, ;-). Job well done, you weren't alone, we had a fire call 02.00 hrs Christmas morning, a western red cedar stand alone granny flat went up. Luckily the occupies where in the main house, I had a good crew turn up, plus backed up from Albany perms, too far gone to save but saved exposures..couldn't get back to sleep as sun was rising by the time we'd finished, so long Christmas Day, as I'm sure your was also....Gary

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sprint View Post
    You havent perfected the art of being "out of range" when these situations happen,have you?
    What goes around comes around
    I get looked after really well,just got to do the hard yards sometimes.
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    Quote Originally Posted by LandyAndy View Post
    What goes around comes around
    I get looked after really well,just got to do the hard yards sometimes.
    Andrew
    That just about sums up a good employee Andy, you'll go far I can see Maxi Me has a good role model.

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    Quote Originally Posted by justinc View Post
    That just about sums up a good employee Andy, you'll go far I can see Maxi Me has a good role model.

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    Employees like that are on my wish list

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sprint View Post
    You havent perfected the art of being "out of range" when these situations happen,have you?
    The service foreman at a heavy equipment distributor I once worked for would never answer his home 'phone. His wife or daughter answered all calls and told callers that he would be in the office such and such a time/date. He only responded if one of the hierarchy 'phoned and identified themselves to the sentries.
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    Another RUDE interuption yesterday.
    Our local arsonist struck again.
    Spent 4 hours yesterday arvo/early evening chasing 2 big front end loaders thru the scrub in the grader cutting firebreaks.
    luckily the weather was much cooler than it has been.
    With the machinery cutting breaks and many farmers fire units we got it under control before dark.They would have been out there all nite back burning unburnt pockets and watching for escapes.
    WHY do low lifes do this ****????
    Andrew
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    Quote Originally Posted by LandyAndy View Post
    Another RUDE interuption yesterday.
    Our local arsonist struck again.
    Spent 4 hours yesterday arvo/early evening chasing 2 big front end loaders thru the scrub in the grader cutting firebreaks.
    luckily the weather was much cooler than it has been.
    With the machinery cutting breaks and many farmers fire units we got it under control before dark.They would have been out there all nite back burning unburnt pockets and watching for escapes.
    WHY do low lifes do this ****????
    Andrew
    Sorry to hear that...

    One perspective... (the low life may be the person you least suspect...)
    The NSW police service's Strikeforce Tronto investigated some 1,500 suspicious fires from 2001 to 2004. It resulted in 50 people being charged, 11 of them volunteer firefighters.

    ...

    When a firefighter turns arsonist, it will usually be out of a desire for excitement or as a way of gaining attention and recognition. A firefighter craving stimulation or activity may start a fire before reporting for duty. There are cases of firefighters who have started a fire, reported it and attended the fire with their unit in the hope of being seen as the hero who saves the community. In other cases the motive may be to gain self-esteem through a demonstration of power and control. Some fires may be lit by aggrieved firefighters who feel they have been treated badly in some way by their organisation or community. There will also be a few who start fires for profit, such as those seeking overtime payments or those paid on a piece-basis when they attend fires.
    Australian Institute of Criminology - Firefighter arson : part 1 : incidence and motives

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