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This morning I saw my GP regarding the pins and needles in my hands. She did some tests that determine carpal tunnel syndrome though they weren’t conclusive so next week I have to have yet more blood tests, this time to check for vitamin B12 deficiency.

Since leaving school, my son has been sleeping in. I don’t mind, and he is looking for work, however his timing sucks. He often gets up and ‘hogs’ the bathroom just as I’m getting ready to leave for work. I can’t just leave as I need to clean my teeth and

Well things here are almost back to normal. Most of the police have left the site though they’re still occupying one car park and there are quite a number of mini buses still here. Despite the disruption it was interesting and I got to ogle lots of very

This week we had yet more pirate tests, and what fun they were. Firstly, a lot of the weapons have been upgraded and now some don’t work as we want them to. Nobody seems to have given any thought to this, just steamed ahead. We had to hunt out the few

Within the next few years our site will close. It won’t be with a bang, but gradually, over the next few years, and with a whimper. Courses and staff will be gradually moved to other sites. There won’t be any compulsory redundancies – yeah, heard that one

The site I’m on at the moment is set in acres of land. We have an arboretum, as well as many trees dotted around including sweet chestnut, mulberry, apple, walnut, hazelnut, and fir trees taller than a 3 storey building. We have well-manicured lawns and

This week we’ve mostly been running around like headless chickens. There are 3 people off sick in my department, and with the workload and pressure increasing I won’t be surprised if this number increases. In the past couple of years we’ve lost a quarter

After running around like headless chickens, we’re now dropping like flies and I’m the third one in our small team to go down with a stomach bug. I felt fine Thursday, went home for lunch, went back to work, started to feel very hot and queasy, and by mid

Today I should have been paid some travelling expenses. When I noticed the lack of it in my bank account I made some enquiries. Apparently our Finance section never got my claim form despite the fact that I have evidence that I sent it. I’ve had to resend