Dark Thoughts

Today our team was 9! Yes, another one was asked to leave yesterday. We did not realise that he was asked to stay back after work. Peter saw him in the car park after work, he said he looked as though his puppy had just died. Apparantly they told him that his score from his references were too low! Too low! What on earth does that mean?

Both lads were so good... did well in all their tests, always on time, showed an aptitude for the work, were liked by everyone, and just really really nice guys.

The referencing is out sourced to another company (crafty, this firm can just say it is not down to them). that firm has requested payslips from me because they have not got references back for me as my previous employer crashed in the credit crunch. I am getting extreemly paranoid now. How can they expcect us to be enthusiastic in training if all this is going on and I have not been signed off yet!

If I am asked to go I might as well lock my front door and walk away. there is no way I can financially survive if I am asked to go.

In the 5th week of training for the new job. 2 weeks to go. 11 Of us started and today, half an hour before end of working day, one of us was escorted from the building because his references were not A1! he is such a nice guy, always arrived on time and was showing an aptitude for the job. One of his former employers, FCUK, could not be bthered to send back a reference, hence his sacking.

The rest of us are depressed and all worried that this could be any one of us.

Watch this space.

"Then let amourous kisses dwell,
on our lips begin and tell,
a thousand and a hundred score,
a hundred and a thousand more."

~Diana Gabaldon

Scuba diving!

Ah.. the beauty of the reef,

the rich abundance of underwater animals, (over one thousand species, including many that are endangered, can be found at on the reef, these include manta rays, lionfish, tortoises, clownfish and sharks).

A chance to breathe underwater.

The feeling of a ten-foot shark nudging up against you makes you very aware that you are glad to be alive.

The feeling of neutral buoyancy, incredible!.

The sound of your bubbles, relaxing.

The slow-breathing process is very soothing.

The thrill of discovery deep inside a wreck or cave.

The sheer enjoyment of experiencing the underwater world, a world so far removed from ours that it will truly amaze you.

But!

They never warned me of the danger!

I’m not talking about sharks.

Oh No! more embarrassing than that!

They never warned me.. not to fart in my wetsuit!

OMG but was the train to work busy this morning!

I had to stand on top....

this might have been in July but better late than never...

Congratulations Chloe !!!
Chloe Marshall earned second place (or first runner up) in the Miss England competition in July 2008.
Chloe Marshall platform includes showing young women that it is ok to be plus size and that plus size and beautiful are not oxymoronic. One of the main assumptions about overweight women is that they must be lazy. Chloe is far from lazy. The future beautician likes to exercise and her routine includes a healthy dose of running and horse back riding.

Three reasons to love Chloe Marshall

• 1. She's a curvy chic.
• 2. She's goal-oriented.
• 3. That smile!
Not everyone feels the same…

"A role model for ordinary women? No, Miss England finalist is fat, lazy and a poster girl for ill health"

By MONICA GRENFELL
Last updated at 08:37 04 April 2008

“Chloe Marshall has caused a storm by becoming the first size 16 beauty queen to reach the finals of the Miss England contest.
Feted and fawned over for her courage in daring to break the mould, Chloe boasts she wants to be an "ambassador for curves".
Who on earth does she think she's kidding? What she's demonstrating isn't bravery but a shocking lack of self-control.
Instead of flaunting her figure, Chloe ought to own up to the truth. She is fat and she got that way by over-eating.”

Monica, Monica, get yourself a life.

These might have been blogged before, if they have'nt they should have been.  So at the risk of repeating  a previous blog..  here there are.  These pictures are a few of Julian Beavers work.  It is not trick photography but paving drawings in chalk.. absolutely amazing.

They say the way to a man's heart is...
through his stomach.