Trust me! It's all the rage!!!!!!!
Today I received the key to my garden kingdom. It's a bit overgrown but I do like a challenge. I'm going to start preparing it on Sunday so I will have to draw out a plan as to how I eventually want it to look and what I want to grow in it!
It has cost me £20 for the year and £1 for membership of the allotment association. I also had to pay £2 for the key to the site.
Tuesday, 27 March 2007
Sunday, 25 March 2007
Thursday, 22 March 2007
Employee Relations...........
I spent a very interesting day today on an Employee relations course (yes, I was surprised how this subject could be interesting too)!!!!
One of the advantages of being in my position within the company is that you are able to get fairly frequent contact with the real senior managers. Today I had the pleasure of the company of Jerry Duffy our Employee Relations Director. He's a brash scotsman but rather likeable and he was sharing with us some details about how the pay negotiations with the trade unions went to secure our 3 year pay deal a few weeks ago.
Interestingly ASLEF - one of the Train Drivers unions - rejected 3 days leave or 3 days pay (over £1000) for the flexibility of an extra 30 minutes work from time to time for it's drivers, to scupper the late night working at weekends. The thought occurs to me how many of it's members were aware of this? He also revealed that he likes Bob Crow of the RMT and feels that there will be a real opportunity to work in partnership with him and his union in the near future.
One of the advantages of being in my position within the company is that you are able to get fairly frequent contact with the real senior managers. Today I had the pleasure of the company of Jerry Duffy our Employee Relations Director. He's a brash scotsman but rather likeable and he was sharing with us some details about how the pay negotiations with the trade unions went to secure our 3 year pay deal a few weeks ago.
Interestingly ASLEF - one of the Train Drivers unions - rejected 3 days leave or 3 days pay (over £1000) for the flexibility of an extra 30 minutes work from time to time for it's drivers, to scupper the late night working at weekends. The thought occurs to me how many of it's members were aware of this? He also revealed that he likes Bob Crow of the RMT and feels that there will be a real opportunity to work in partnership with him and his union in the near future.
Wednesday, 21 March 2007
Death in the workplace.............
Yep, a sad day today.
As my profile states I am a manager on the tube. I work on the Northern Line.
Yesterday evening at around 1720hrs we had a Train Operator collapse at his controls between Woodside Park and Totteridge & Whetstone. Despite some very quick and heroic actions by some of his colleagues and prompt action by the London Ambulance Service, he sadly passed away in Hospital about an hour later. It transpired that the driver had suffered a Heart attack. All the more surprising was that this man had hardly ailed in his 59 years of life, he didn't even have the need to wear glasses!
The mood at work today has been very sombre.
When this kind of tradegy occurs I think it makes us all feel mortal.
As my profile states I am a manager on the tube. I work on the Northern Line.
Yesterday evening at around 1720hrs we had a Train Operator collapse at his controls between Woodside Park and Totteridge & Whetstone. Despite some very quick and heroic actions by some of his colleagues and prompt action by the London Ambulance Service, he sadly passed away in Hospital about an hour later. It transpired that the driver had suffered a Heart attack. All the more surprising was that this man had hardly ailed in his 59 years of life, he didn't even have the need to wear glasses!
The mood at work today has been very sombre.
When this kind of tradegy occurs I think it makes us all feel mortal.
Football...........................
This is a subject very close to my heart! People who know me would tell you that you can't stop me talking about this subject once you start me!!
I have followed Watford Football Club for the last 30 years. I have seen some good times following them and seen some really bad times following them. When I first started following them they played in Division 4 of the Football League. I watched a momentous rise through the divisions until they finished 2nd in the top tier of English football in 1983 under Graham Taylor. Saw them loose to Everton in the 1984 Cup Final at Wembley. I then saw the same manager bring them up into the premiership via the play offs in 1999 - I never thought I would ever see little Watford win at Wembley!
The last two years of following them have been an unexpected pleasure; seeing us get into the premiership under the leadership of the Brightest young English manager, although watching us struggle this season has been a little painful. However it is not all doom and gloom being pretty much rooted to the bottom of the Premiership this season! On April 14th I shall be having a little trip to Villa Park in Birmingham to watch the Hornets compete in one of this years FA Cup semi finals. It's all good being a Golden Boy!!!!!!!!!
I have followed Watford Football Club for the last 30 years. I have seen some good times following them and seen some really bad times following them. When I first started following them they played in Division 4 of the Football League. I watched a momentous rise through the divisions until they finished 2nd in the top tier of English football in 1983 under Graham Taylor. Saw them loose to Everton in the 1984 Cup Final at Wembley. I then saw the same manager bring them up into the premiership via the play offs in 1999 - I never thought I would ever see little Watford win at Wembley!
The last two years of following them have been an unexpected pleasure; seeing us get into the premiership under the leadership of the Brightest young English manager, although watching us struggle this season has been a little painful. However it is not all doom and gloom being pretty much rooted to the bottom of the Premiership this season! On April 14th I shall be having a little trip to Villa Park in Birmingham to watch the Hornets compete in one of this years FA Cup semi finals. It's all good being a Golden Boy!!!!!!!!!
Finally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have been threatening to do this for some time! So here I am I have at last taken the plunge. I hope you enjoy reading about my relatively normal life.
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