Thread: aint holidays nice

Originally Posted by 6.5rangie

A whole 5 days off for me

Is there much 'shut down' work going these days or do companies do more preventative maintenance during the year?

When I worked for a labour hire company, I would be placing sparkies, fitters, boilermakers, welders, god knows what else at places for perhaps a week stretch, 12hr shifts, 7 days = fantastic money but gees they worked for it. Well, some did

Originally Posted by p38arover

We had our Chrissy lunch yesterday as we could all get together (daughter and boyfriend and I were all off-duty yesterday, son has resigned from his job so he was available, wife is on sick leave so she was also available - and it was here birthday).

I won't get to see my sisters or father - I probably won't even call them. I don't think I've even spoken to any of my sisters this year.

I phoned my father tonight. Well, I tried. It seems he's moved but I don't know to where. I guess I'll have to ring one of my brothers (3) or sisters (6) . Hang on, I can't ring my brothers, I don't know where they live, either. Come to think of it, I'm not sure of where my sisters live. I tried one of them tonight but that number is disconnected. I guess she's moved too and, like Dad, she's not in the phone book.

Ah well, never mind there's always next year.

my old man sent me a text message for xmas

only herd from 1 sister i have 3 others
and the brother well i lucky not to speak to him

I heard from my Dad and step mum, my Ex wife , my little sister is staying with us tonight and my auntie and her GF just left and we went to lunch with my in laws.

I am lucky that I didnt hear from my older sister or my Mum as I only hear from them when someone dies though I wish I could have spoken to my niece who turned 2 today but she lives in WA and was in perth today and not contactable through her Dad.

Hope everyone had a good one