Another day in work and I have not written in my blog for nearly a week. The letter of intent to retire caused a few surprises I can tell you! It is all over the job now but after 33 years I have been part of the furniture and many drivers and other members of staff have wished me well. It has been very touching to know so many wish me well for the future.
I have been asked about having a leaving do over our club and I will have a think about that. I am not a big club user as the disabled facilities are not that good, but I would like the chance to have a good send off. I will have a chat to the guy who runs the club and see what he thinks about it.
The weather has stayed damn cold again but I guess as it is still only the end of January it is what we can expect. More snow is forecast but hopefully not to much over this part. I for one can do without the damn stuff.
I also have another blog called ' On the Buses' about the years that I have spent working in the public transport industry. This week a writer based in Chicago wrote in saying that he had been reading the blog and was writing a book. A very small part would be based around a bus conductor in Cardiff and he wanted some advice on the routes that he would take and the area he would conduct.
For one I was thrilled that anyone had read the blog in the first place! And of course I send on all I could think of about the conductor and work back then.
Right it is time to close as I am off to work.
Saturday, 30 January 2010
Sunday, 24 January 2010
Retirement
Yesterday I put a letter in of my intention to retire early from Cardiff Bus at Easter this year. I have been thinking of it for some time but in the end as my wife is so ill I decided that it would be for the best. We might have to pull our reigns in a bit and the next three years will be a bit of a struggle but in the end I have to get out.
I have worked in one of most stressful parts of my firm for 22 years now and my wife has been gradually getting worse for the last 15 years. Something had to give and in the end it had to be work.
It is a very strange feeling though after putting in that letter. Part great relief and part great sorrow. The job itself I will not miss now as the stress is getting to me more and more. But I will miss the friends and fun that I have had over the years. We still have laughs every day and there is a great comradeship on the job.
However that is one phase of my life nearly over and it is time for the next. Lets go!
I have worked in one of most stressful parts of my firm for 22 years now and my wife has been gradually getting worse for the last 15 years. Something had to give and in the end it had to be work.
It is a very strange feeling though after putting in that letter. Part great relief and part great sorrow. The job itself I will not miss now as the stress is getting to me more and more. But I will miss the friends and fun that I have had over the years. We still have laughs every day and there is a great comradeship on the job.
However that is one phase of my life nearly over and it is time for the next. Lets go!
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
More snow in Wales
Well the forecast said so but luckily in Cardiff so far at least it has stayed away. Just rain and cold but at least we can get out in that. We both have appointments today in the same hospital, luckily two hours apart so hopefully mine which is the first will be well over before my wife's and we can get there on time.
I have a lump in my stomach called a lymphoma which is just a fatty lump really. I have had plenty of them over the years and not bothered with them. This one however is quite big and annoying me so I am going to see about getting it out. That should be only a day job and I will be home by the night.
My wife has had a massive sore on her foot for over three years now with no sign of healing up. She has regular appointments to see about it but today it is more urgent as the wound is very painful and I think infected again.
I have a lump in my stomach called a lymphoma which is just a fatty lump really. I have had plenty of them over the years and not bothered with them. This one however is quite big and annoying me so I am going to see about getting it out. That should be only a day job and I will be home by the night.
My wife has had a massive sore on her foot for over three years now with no sign of healing up. She has regular appointments to see about it but today it is more urgent as the wound is very painful and I think infected again.
Tuesday, 19 January 2010
Starvation
At least the blood tests I have to have today are called starvation blood tests. I had not been feeling well last week and although the doctor could not find anything wrong he has asked me to have some blood tests today just to make sure everything was alright.
The receptionist told me that these tests would have to be starvation tests and I could not eat or drink anything but water after midnight. Did she have a small smile of satisfaction when she said that? Maybe is was just my imagination........
The only problem is that I have to be up at 2.30 in the morning to get ready for work and the tests are not until 9.30. Oh well it will be a long morning and there are far worse of people that me with far worse problems.
Those poor people in Haiti for one thing. It is OK for me to whine about not being able to eat for a few hours but these poor beggars have gone DAYS without food. There is thousands of tons of food there but it does not seem to be getting to the people that need it. Or is that just the way that it has been reported on TV?
The receptionist told me that these tests would have to be starvation tests and I could not eat or drink anything but water after midnight. Did she have a small smile of satisfaction when she said that? Maybe is was just my imagination........
The only problem is that I have to be up at 2.30 in the morning to get ready for work and the tests are not until 9.30. Oh well it will be a long morning and there are far worse of people that me with far worse problems.
Those poor people in Haiti for one thing. It is OK for me to whine about not being able to eat for a few hours but these poor beggars have gone DAYS without food. There is thousands of tons of food there but it does not seem to be getting to the people that need it. Or is that just the way that it has been reported on TV?
Monday, 18 January 2010
Work again
Well it is 5.00 in the morning and another day of fun is about to start. At least for a change we have not got the bloody snow to contend with at the moment. We have had more than our fair share of that this year that is for sure and winter is nowhere near over yet.
Today I must get on to the C.A.B. to get that appointment about the benefits check. I could not go last week and I want to get it sorted and see what if anything I can claim if and when I retire this year. I have already made my mind up really to get out, but I have to get all the details before making that final plunge.
On Wednesday I have an appointment with a Miss S Hill to see about the small operation that I have to have on my stomach. I have this lymphoma that has grown quite large and uncomfortable and want to get rid of it.
Well that is it as I have to get off to work.
Today I must get on to the C.A.B. to get that appointment about the benefits check. I could not go last week and I want to get it sorted and see what if anything I can claim if and when I retire this year. I have already made my mind up really to get out, but I have to get all the details before making that final plunge.
On Wednesday I have an appointment with a Miss S Hill to see about the small operation that I have to have on my stomach. I have this lymphoma that has grown quite large and uncomfortable and want to get rid of it.
Well that is it as I have to get off to work.
Friday, 15 January 2010
Back to work
Well after that visit to the doctors yesterday I feel a bit of a sham. He could not find anything wrong with me (Thank goodness) but I still felt a bit rotten. However I have to take blood tests on next Tuesday to see if anything crops up. They will be starvation tests and I am up at 02.30 on that day so I will be bloody starving by the time they are finished.
The snow is starting to thaw rapidly today thank goodness so hopefully by tomorrow I can get my wife out for an hour or two. I think she will start to climb the bloody walls if she does not get out soon!
In work today I and some other supervisors had to take some 'psychometric tests'. These are designed apparently to check your communication skills. What a lot of old bollocks! I have been communicating with staff for 25 bloody years and one more test is not going to make a scrap of difference to me.
The firm have been bleating on for ages about saving money but they can afford this crap by bringing in an outside consultant to do this. It makes me spit. I could understand it if I was going for promotion but as all I want to do is retire it makes no sense.
The snow is starting to thaw rapidly today thank goodness so hopefully by tomorrow I can get my wife out for an hour or two. I think she will start to climb the bloody walls if she does not get out soon!
In work today I and some other supervisors had to take some 'psychometric tests'. These are designed apparently to check your communication skills. What a lot of old bollocks! I have been communicating with staff for 25 bloody years and one more test is not going to make a scrap of difference to me.
The firm have been bleating on for ages about saving money but they can afford this crap by bringing in an outside consultant to do this. It makes me spit. I could understand it if I was going for promotion but as all I want to do is retire it makes no sense.
Thursday, 14 January 2010
White out!
Well if have posted about the snow before then on Monday we had a white out! The damn stuff came down as if it was never going to stop. By the time I went to work on Tuesday morning it was deep and crisp and even!
Now to some who have had a lot more than us in South Wales then the five or six inches that we had may not sound a lot. But over here that causes chaos as the roads and vehicles and infrastructure simply are not designed for it.
Working in the bus industry we had real problems getting our buses on the road at all never mind on time. Many drivers living out of Cardiff just could not get in as they had a lot more snow further up the valley's of South Wales and were snowed in. Many made it as well and we did manage to make a basic service but the roads were quiet thankfully as people just stayed at home.
Today I am taking the day off sick as I have not felt well for the last few days. I have this strange feeling in the left side of my chest and do not seem to be able to do as much as I used to. I am going to the doctors today and try and find if there is a problem or is it just me being an old woman.
Now to some who have had a lot more than us in South Wales then the five or six inches that we had may not sound a lot. But over here that causes chaos as the roads and vehicles and infrastructure simply are not designed for it.
Working in the bus industry we had real problems getting our buses on the road at all never mind on time. Many drivers living out of Cardiff just could not get in as they had a lot more snow further up the valley's of South Wales and were snowed in. Many made it as well and we did manage to make a basic service but the roads were quiet thankfully as people just stayed at home.
Today I am taking the day off sick as I have not felt well for the last few days. I have this strange feeling in the left side of my chest and do not seem to be able to do as much as I used to. I am going to the doctors today and try and find if there is a problem or is it just me being an old woman.
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