Finally back to sanity
Ok peeps, it's been a while I know but with so much drama going on both at work and the country at large things have been a little hectic.
Right for those of you that got to read "the screaming banshee" post the outcome of the whole situation was that I have been investigated at work and given an informal slap on the hand (this I have been told is because their is someone pregnant on the floor and the floor manager believed that if she had been their during the argument then it could hVe lead her to miscarry. I would never want that to happen but even I consider the argument a wee bit insulting and far fetched) but I accepted it as really should not have had a slagging match with someone at work.
My stress levels rocketed again that night after I had this meeting with my manager I had some nutter come into my work and accuse me of threatening to push her child over if she didn't hurry up. I couldn't believe it! Apart from the fact I never spoke to the child I would never have told her to hurry up as the 4th child was pushing a pushchair with small child in that had a box on the handle bars which made it's height over 5th, the negligent mother was busy texting on her mobile as the child was running towards a main road with no control of the pushchair!!! Needless to say work couldn't believe that she a) had followed me into work and b) that she let her child do it. It later turned out that the mother was a disgruntled ex employee from our building.
Needless to say I needed to decompress after a week like that, so it was lucky that I had 4 nights off. They were bliss, I had chance to get some walking in :D and just to chill out and watch some tv and read. Then on the Friday I got to baba sit my 3 year old niece, I maybe bias but she is so adorable especially when I was putting her to bed. I have to say she is my reason for being!
Okie dokie, with that week out of the way, I got into work on Sunday night in a good mood, I was only working 2 nights but little did I, or anyone know what was going to happen.... Riots in london on Sunday and for me Monday was worse. We took so many calls, but tuesday morning I was so exhausted I stumbled into my bed at 7am and didn't wake up until the McDaddy was frantically knocking on my door at 3:30pm thinking I was at work that night. To be honest I've been exhausted ever since, I've slept about 55 of the last 72 hours (though I think this was also to do with the migraine I'm now working through.)
The riots themselves, I never thought I would see such things in this day and age. Yes I know that it started with the police shooting a man dead, it has since come out that there may not have been any provocation for the shooting. There was a peaceful protest on Saturday afternoon, which turned violent by a minority. But due to the lack of authority or ability for the police to respond this escalated to major rioting, looting, arson and murder! One young girl was interviewed saying "it's about respect, I won't respect you until you respect me" I'm sorry but if I had no respect for you before I have even less for you now. I doubt that there is not anyone in the UK who doesn't know someone who was directly affected in the chaos. I.e my friends sister had to have a police guard get her And her boyfriend to safety after rooters smashed their car windscreen whilst they were in it. Really what was the point? Now we have infighting between the top police and the government each saying the other was to blame for the slow response.
This is where I need to stress that the police officers on the ground, those in the Met and then those from the other forces in the country who put their lives on the line to protect our country, this week they earned my respect, the same for the firefighters who had to try and contain infernos and the public who when out into their communities and help to clear the carnage.
Well after all that I just wanted to make a quick mention about my new online friends on Twitter, they have pulled me through some dark times this month (esp KP who help to introduce me to the elephant in the room, who I have named August, it might sound infantile but he makes me smile and at the end of the day that's all that matters.) To the others, I thank you for your constant updates and general conversations about my newest obsession Rookie Blue.
Well I hope this makes up for my neglect of you and I hope I get better at this blogging thing, feel free to comment or to find me on twitter @sloantate.
Take care
x
Right for those of you that got to read "the screaming banshee" post the outcome of the whole situation was that I have been investigated at work and given an informal slap on the hand (this I have been told is because their is someone pregnant on the floor and the floor manager believed that if she had been their during the argument then it could hVe lead her to miscarry. I would never want that to happen but even I consider the argument a wee bit insulting and far fetched) but I accepted it as really should not have had a slagging match with someone at work.
My stress levels rocketed again that night after I had this meeting with my manager I had some nutter come into my work and accuse me of threatening to push her child over if she didn't hurry up. I couldn't believe it! Apart from the fact I never spoke to the child I would never have told her to hurry up as the 4th child was pushing a pushchair with small child in that had a box on the handle bars which made it's height over 5th, the negligent mother was busy texting on her mobile as the child was running towards a main road with no control of the pushchair!!! Needless to say work couldn't believe that she a) had followed me into work and b) that she let her child do it. It later turned out that the mother was a disgruntled ex employee from our building.
Needless to say I needed to decompress after a week like that, so it was lucky that I had 4 nights off. They were bliss, I had chance to get some walking in :D and just to chill out and watch some tv and read. Then on the Friday I got to baba sit my 3 year old niece, I maybe bias but she is so adorable especially when I was putting her to bed. I have to say she is my reason for being!
Okie dokie, with that week out of the way, I got into work on Sunday night in a good mood, I was only working 2 nights but little did I, or anyone know what was going to happen.... Riots in london on Sunday and for me Monday was worse. We took so many calls, but tuesday morning I was so exhausted I stumbled into my bed at 7am and didn't wake up until the McDaddy was frantically knocking on my door at 3:30pm thinking I was at work that night. To be honest I've been exhausted ever since, I've slept about 55 of the last 72 hours (though I think this was also to do with the migraine I'm now working through.)
The riots themselves, I never thought I would see such things in this day and age. Yes I know that it started with the police shooting a man dead, it has since come out that there may not have been any provocation for the shooting. There was a peaceful protest on Saturday afternoon, which turned violent by a minority. But due to the lack of authority or ability for the police to respond this escalated to major rioting, looting, arson and murder! One young girl was interviewed saying "it's about respect, I won't respect you until you respect me" I'm sorry but if I had no respect for you before I have even less for you now. I doubt that there is not anyone in the UK who doesn't know someone who was directly affected in the chaos. I.e my friends sister had to have a police guard get her And her boyfriend to safety after rooters smashed their car windscreen whilst they were in it. Really what was the point? Now we have infighting between the top police and the government each saying the other was to blame for the slow response.
This is where I need to stress that the police officers on the ground, those in the Met and then those from the other forces in the country who put their lives on the line to protect our country, this week they earned my respect, the same for the firefighters who had to try and contain infernos and the public who when out into their communities and help to clear the carnage.
Well after all that I just wanted to make a quick mention about my new online friends on Twitter, they have pulled me through some dark times this month (esp KP who help to introduce me to the elephant in the room, who I have named August, it might sound infantile but he makes me smile and at the end of the day that's all that matters.) To the others, I thank you for your constant updates and general conversations about my newest obsession Rookie Blue.
Well I hope this makes up for my neglect of you and I hope I get better at this blogging thing, feel free to comment or to find me on twitter @sloantate.
Take care
x
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