How has your day been?
Feb 25th 2013, 4:26 am
#4246
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Re: How has your day been?
Well, after waiting in a long queue for nearly 1.5 hours with no water or food, I was called to the booth to have my documents checked- only to have some indian looking guy push in front of me and take my place. Turns out he was in the wrong building! After another 10 mins delay, I was processed and went for my test. Lo and behold- computer problems. Then someone tried to take the test before they had been processed, so there was another delay whilst she was taken off the computer and sent to join the queue. Several people lost their tempers as staff went off to lunch, leaving only 2 people to process a whole room of increasingly annoyed applicants- and it was suprising how many just didn't do their forms correctly.
Anyway- once I finally got onto a working computer I whizzed through the test in under 3 mins- and got 100%
Then the computer failed to submit it.
Cue more fiddling about, until they finally found the result on one system but not the other.
So, 2 of us down and just DD to go. They said get it in asap as there is a 6 month wait between inteview and ceremony.
Oh, and I got home to find an any invasion in the kitchen. Dang.
Anyway- once I finally got onto a working computer I whizzed through the test in under 3 mins- and got 100%
Then the computer failed to submit it.
Cue more fiddling about, until they finally found the result on one system but not the other. So, 2 of us down and just DD to go. They said get it in asap as there is a 6 month wait between inteview and ceremony.
Oh, and I got home to find an any invasion in the kitchen. Dang.
Feb 25th 2013, 4:32 am
#4247
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Feb 25th 2013, 4:43 am
#4249
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Re: How has your day been?
Spray them, use ant rid, and a borax and sugar mix to kill the nest. Trouble is, there are always more. One has just run over my arm while sitting here, so it is now squashed and I've got to go outside to find where they are coming from.
Feb 25th 2013, 4:55 am
#4250
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Re: How has your day been?
Guess I'm gonna have to learn these things - don't really get ants round here
Feb 25th 2013, 6:52 am
#4251
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Re: How has your day been?
Congrats on passing your test Caroline!
Feb 25th 2013, 12:08 pm
#4252
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Re: How has your day been?
Well done Caroline for passing your test.
Feb 25th 2013, 7:00 pm
#4253
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Re: How has your day been?
OH came home with a bunch of lillies and, more importantly, a bag of Cadbury's mini eggs!
Today I have to take the car to have its wobbly brakes fixed and also for a service. Cost about $1000 and a whole day spent wandering around Warringah mall. Hey ho. Better get a wiggle on, as I've got to be there in 40 mins.
Today I have to take the car to have its wobbly brakes fixed and also for a service. Cost about $1000 and a whole day spent wandering around Warringah mall. Hey ho. Better get a wiggle on, as I've got to be there in 40 mins.
Feb 26th 2013, 8:41 am
#4254
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Re: How has your day been?
Delivery from Next with some work shoes and tops. 
Thought I'd ordered a pair of trousers too, but apparently not
Need to return some items but didn't realise you have to pay the return postage
Late night for both LOs as DS is at Cubs till 8.30 and as ROMFT is on a jolly in Melbourne, DD has to stay up to come with me to pick DS up
Knocked a brand new bottle of soy sauce out of the larder, which smashed all over the floor
Was hoping to get a 2 day stay in Sydney next week with work, but now not happening
I've run out of chocolate
And wine
But there is beer
Thought I'd ordered a pair of trousers too, but apparently not Need to return some items but didn't realise you have to pay the return postageLate night for both LOs as DS is at Cubs till 8.30 and as ROMFT is on a jolly in Melbourne, DD has to stay up to come with me to pick DS up
Knocked a brand new bottle of soy sauce out of the larder, which smashed all over the floor
Was hoping to get a 2 day stay in Sydney next week with work, but now not happening
I've run out of chocolate
And wine
But there is beer
Feb 26th 2013, 8:47 am
#4255
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Re: How has your day been?
Choccies arriving in 6 weeks with the duty free
You'll have to have a jolly when ROMFT gets back and leave him in charge for a few days
You'll have to have a jolly when ROMFT gets back and leave him in charge for a few days
Feb 26th 2013, 9:33 am
#4256
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Re: How has your day been?
Where did that time go?Been trying to do that for years
Am thinking a bus tour of the wineries might be in order though
Feb 26th 2013, 10:38 am
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Re: How has your day been?
Mar 1st 2013, 7:56 pm
#4258
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Re: How has your day been?
Last night I'd just gone to bed and was nearly asleep when there was a flash and a bang outside, and all the lights in the street went out. Some hoon had raced up our road straight into the power pole!
Cue the emergency services to rescue trapped hoon from car, and an impromptu neighbourhood meeting by torchlight- in the rain of course. Got to go out in my nightie, boots and coat to sort out the pool macinery at 11pm when the power came back on 2 hours later. Whooppee!
Thumbs up to the firemen, SES and the electric guys for fixing it so quickly. This morning I've got to adjust all the clocks again!!
Cue the emergency services to rescue trapped hoon from car, and an impromptu neighbourhood meeting by torchlight- in the rain of course. Got to go out in my nightie, boots and coat to sort out the pool macinery at 11pm when the power came back on 2 hours later. Whooppee!Thumbs up to the firemen, SES and the electric guys for fixing it so quickly. This morning I've got to adjust all the clocks again!!
Mar 1st 2013, 10:45 pm
#4259
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Re: How has your day been?
Just changed my cricket bat grip thanks to YouTube and a plastic bag, my day is looking up.
Mar 1st 2013, 11:36 pm
#4260
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Re: How has your day been?
Fantastic, still in Stone Roses heaven after the Riverstage gig last night, woke up with them still blasting in me head.
