tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post3684155632829104298..comments2023-12-12T11:39:43.504+01:00Comments on Blurb from the Burbs: MedicatedMoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08609190990579743429noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-25880083474080840632008-05-08T07:17:00.000+02:002008-05-08T07:17:00.000+02:00Yeah, it's a great gig, isn't it? I couldn't go ba...Yeah, it's a great gig, isn't it? I couldn't go back to office jobs now, I think.<BR/><BR/>I love your teaching anecdote. Give me a break ... self-esteem!?!? Sounds like it probably taught the kid a good lesson.Arielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570339715916432947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-55266741627824300362008-05-07T08:11:00.000+02:002008-05-07T08:11:00.000+02:00I started working for Westpac at Reynella in 1991,...I started working for Westpac at Reynella in 1991, then transferred back to the NT in 1993 - five years later I was very ready to head to the UK also.<BR/><BR/>I never got held up, but I did have the bone pointed at me in Nhulunbuy.<BR/><BR/>I worked with Jeff at UnitingCare, he resigned a few years ago after the constant haranguing(?)he received from the upper management there. poor bastard. he was a nice guy.myninjacocklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061734136188769866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-12214384338082116282008-05-07T06:31:00.000+02:002008-05-07T06:31:00.000+02:00Hey Myninjacockle - yeah, his name was Jeff, but I...Hey Myninjacockle - yeah, his name was Jeff, but I forget his surname. He was the branch accountant, and this photo was taken waaaay back in 1990.<BR/><BR/>I left for nannying in the UK in January 1991 and the bank got held up a week later. It's now closed and was where the Henry Bucks on cnr Nth Tce and Gawler Place now is.Kath Locketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677312773827236567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-31978777760764380672008-05-07T06:22:00.000+02:002008-05-07T06:22:00.000+02:00Bugger me.Is that Jeff C. wearing the tie in the b...Bugger me.<BR/><BR/>Is that Jeff C. wearing the tie in the bank photo?myninjacocklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061734136188769866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-49878194152752197722008-05-06T07:48:00.000+02:002008-05-06T07:48:00.000+02:00When you are feeling happy, you know you are on th...When you are feeling happy, you know you are on the right track. :-)<BR/><BR/>Remind me not to serve cucumbers on Mother's day!LJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02283455078061847591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-16707147085042007442008-05-06T02:43:00.000+02:002008-05-06T02:43:00.000+02:00Wow, you have had a lot of interesting experiences...Wow, you have had a lot of interesting experiences! They may have been strange and difficult but they helped to mold the person you are today. (at least that's what I keep telling myself!)<BR/><BR/>Before teaching I was a psychiatric technician at a mental hospital and an assistant on a welding machine at a company that made cranes. After those jobs teaching suddenly didn't seem all that bad though some days I feel I might wind up in the same mental hospital I worked at! Congrats for finding something you want to do in life. It is a rare accomplishment and should be treasured. By the way, I would have responded to the farting kid the same way you did.Ken Albinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01627442573387896338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-15206423730599084992008-05-05T22:11:00.000+02:002008-05-05T22:11:00.000+02:00Haha . .fantastic post Kath. I've done everything ...Haha . .fantastic post Kath. I've done everything from getting fired for eating too many strawberries that were destined for the markets to copywriting for a big multi- national. I had a short stint in Government too which I actually enjoyed until Amanda Vanstone wound up the unit and moved it to Canberra. Still the redundancy paid for a great holiday in Europe. Now I'm yet to make the shift to self employed. I tried freelance copywriting but couldn't make it pay and am now stuck in a loveless administrative job. No joy folding King Gee's in my house I'm afraid! I seem to spend all Saturday washing! And today I learned something . . I had no idea that cucumbers were 'polished' I'll treat them with a little more respect!Bainohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156193098088048637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-44626915334156984502008-05-05T16:29:00.000+02:002008-05-05T16:29:00.000+02:00Folding laundry has to be better than polishing cu...Folding laundry has to be better than polishing cucumbers!!<BR/><BR/>Oh and you have been declared the Weekly Winner..hope you can stop by and see how you have been showered with praise!!tomshideawayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09927685180560464873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-27896103402644445342008-05-05T12:14:00.000+02:002008-05-05T12:14:00.000+02:00Thanks for stopping by my site. I hope to do the f...Thanks for stopping by my site. I hope to do the freelance thing at some point, but have to do silly things like keep a roof over our head and feed the wife and child for now. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-1823080992499429332008-05-05T11:09:00.000+02:002008-05-05T11:09:00.000+02:00God, freelancing is one of the most difficult thin...God, freelancing is one of the most difficult things in the world. The only benefit I can see is that if you pay super into your own account, the Government will match it. <BR/><BR/>The worst moment on a job I ever had was when Patronising Shaun told me if I studied proper dairy care really hard (I was making gelati) I might <I>one day</I> be able to take those skills and work in a dairy factory.audreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07323195108685705355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-35776632950015619862008-05-05T09:38:00.000+02:002008-05-05T09:38:00.000+02:00That's the hard part. I'm just barely breaking ev...That's the hard part. I'm just barely breaking even as a freelance writer. Still, it beats the hell out of 80 hour work weeks.Stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00409218431848249489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-75912163073073500392008-05-05T09:21:00.000+02:002008-05-05T09:21:00.000+02:00Thanks River. Now I've just got to make it pay...Thanks River. Now I've just got to make it pay...Kath Locketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677312773827236567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-68371927312580819832008-05-05T07:48:00.000+02:002008-05-05T07:48:00.000+02:00Welcome to the best job of your life. Enjoy.Welcome to the best job of your life. Enjoy.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.com