Originally Posted by Pollyana

I'm really maddening, as I don't get jetlag in either direction. I sleep pretty irregular hours anyway, which I reckon helps, plus as most of my shifts are nights I'm fairly nocturnal when in Aus - therefore I'm living pretty much on UK time anyway. My natural time clock is to sleep around 3-4am Aus time and wake up around 11am.
Even before I went onto nights though i didn't get jetlag really. I follow the advice I was given on the first trip I ever did - get onto the new timezone when boarding the plane. I usually fly to arrive early morning, so I sleep on the last let of the flight, land 5-7am ish, stay awake all day, collapse around 10-11pm, sleep for 8 hours, next day I'm adjusted to the new timezone and never look back. Maddening for everyone else but perfect for me as I don't lose any holiday, I just hit the ground running.

My first night in either place is usually pretty funny though - I last till around 10.30pm then I just fall asleep - on the spot. Bernie didn't believe me till he saw it in March this year, but I just glaze over, lose control of my words, and once I even fell asleep and fell off the stool in a pub This time is the first time I've avoided that, I nearly lost it the first night I got to London, but managed to fight through the sleep and till 3am somehow! I know I'm dea lucky, I really feel sorry for people that get it badly, must be hell losing holiday time cos your sleep pattern is up the swanny.

Originally Posted by Pollyana

My first night in either place is usually pretty funny though - I last till around 10.30pm then I just fall asleep - on the spot, I just glaze over, lose control of my words, and once I even fell asleep and fell off the stool in a pub

Originally Posted by sonlymewalter

welcome back to the dark side mate

I am amazed and gobsmacked you've not been jetlagged either side. Must be in your wiches genes

Originally Posted by expatasia

(The matelot WILL be convinced you are a witch now )

Originally Posted by expatasia

(As predicted by doctors) jet-lag for me is much much worse when flying eastwards - even so I can get caught out when arriving in Blighty after a trying flight from Asia, normally I stay with friends near Heathrow straightaway the first night but once I picked up the rental car alone at the airport and set off north hoping to arrive late night UK time at my parents' on Merseyside. Of course falling asleep repeatedly on the motorway in winter is not the best start to one's holiday! Only the Chubby Brown tape on the car stereo saved me from certain death



(The matelot WILL be convinced you are a witch now )

Originally Posted by Pollyana

Guess I'm just lucky....though being a witch does help ....anyone else want their holidays extended due to unforseen circumstances?

Originally Posted by ROMFT_WO2RN

yup, have been from day one

of course you don't get jet lag from doing a nice sedate 15kts across the oggin

a nice suntan and a large mess bill are compulsory however

Originally Posted by sonlymewalter

yeh can I book your spells for Xmas please.

Can you make Xmas holidays last until March

Originally Posted by expatasia

We'll lose 1-2.


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Originally Posted by ROMFT_WO2RN

old Mark Lawrenson reckons 2-1 the other way

Originally Posted by expatasia

Man of the match: H Webb. Yes I'm being ironic.


Another work week beckons. Shit.

Originally Posted by ROMFT_WO2RN

missed the bloody game thought it was a 1600 kick off so took family for meal after remembrance ceremony bugger

take it the ref was arse

Originally Posted by expatasia

Webby was his usual self tbh.

Everton only woke up once the match was practically done & dusted. Arses a bit better but still lethargic.

Chavs on now....

Originally Posted by Bernie Barfly

Leeds get a great result on the day my divorce came through,cheers lads

Originally Posted by Bernie Barfly

Leeds get a great result on the day my divorce came through,cheers lads

Originally Posted by ROMFT_WO2RN

cracking news, I'll have a beer for you

and sunderland have just scored

Originally Posted by Pollyana

I did think of it as being very much your day, you lucky git