Walking to work is game changing so very pleased you've not only got a new job but get to walk as well - but the first part of that post is a sorry but tragically increasingly common tale.Planet Dave wrote: ↑18 Jan 2024, 11:13 Getting a new job.
I work at a care home in Headingley which it transpires was built using the effing dodgy as eff bubble-concrete that was in the news a bit last year in the UK, as a load of schools had been built using it and they were starting to collapse, or be at risk of collapsing. Rather like the flammable cladding they covered Grenfall Towers and doubtless hundreds of other high-rise buildings in, you simply couldn't make it up. Except someone did, and then some government official somewhere green-lighted the use of it. Anyway, the care home is run as a charity by a bunch of nuns and they have no option but to close. Very gutting and unsettling for the poor old souls I look after, who call the building home, and now have to move across the country somewhere or find another home in Leeds at considerably greater expense to themselves. For many it's an absurdly traumatic time, against which my displacement is little more than mild inconvenience.
That said, I am very pleased, and relieved, to have sorted a new job at another home nearby. Few things finer than being able to walk to work.
Today I have been mostly...
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What a horrible situation for the residentsPlanet Dave wrote: ↑18 Jan 2024, 11:13 Getting a new job.
I work at a care home in Headingley which it transpires was built using the effing dodgy as eff bubble-concrete that was in the news a bit last year in the UK, as a load of schools had been built using it and they were starting to collapse, or be at risk of collapsing. Rather like the flammable cladding they covered Grenfall Towers and doubtless hundreds of other high-rise buildings in, you simply couldn't make it up. Except someone did, and then some government official somewhere green-lighted the use of it. Anyway, the care home is run as a charity by a bunch of nuns and they have no option but to close. Very gutting and unsettling for the poor old souls I look after, who call the building home, and now have to move across the country somewhere or find another home in Leeds at considerably greater expense to themselves. For many it's an absurdly traumatic time, against which my displacement is little more than mild inconvenience.
That said, I am very pleased, and relieved, to have sorted a new job at another home nearby. Few things finer than being able to walk to work.
In addition to losing the place they call home, I'm sure they'll miss you Dave
But I'm very happy you secured a new job quickly
I'm also lucky enough to be able to walk to work....my commute involves making my way from the kitchen to the spare room!
I have seen The Sisters at The Paradiso. I will die happy
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A girl is never too old to wear a Sisters tshirt!
With massive thanks to Ruffers for his company and help.
A girl is never too old to wear a Sisters tshirt!
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Today i am pretty proud of this, if you guys have been enjoying my music, I've featured on a friends song that you're going to love. I know it's not sisters, but it's just as good
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Today I have been mostly...
...falling off my bike. However, does anyone else think that this rather attractive gash resembles the Eye of Horus from the cover of Vision Thing?
...falling off my bike. However, does anyone else think that this rather attractive gash resembles the Eye of Horus from the cover of Vision Thing?
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Ouch but wow!.EvilBastard wrote: ↑07 May 2024, 05:17 Today I have been mostly...
...falling off my bike. However, does anyone else think that this rather attractive gash resembles the Eye of Horus from the cover of Vision Thing?
That'd make a pretty god avatar
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Leeds 6 -the amphetamine capital of the East Riding.Planet Dave wrote: ↑11 May 2024, 19:14 ... soaking in the ambience at the Brudenell, sat outside in the sunshine with @Charlie, popped over for a drink and a pieminster only to discover the place all abuzz with the In Colour Festival, whatever that might be. Sounded like some indie / electronica vibes coming out the various doors, lovely vibes all round and far from the worst way to spend a sunny Saturday in Leeds 6
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"No! The words you sang were wrong!"
And I knew the words to every song.
"Did my singing please you?"
"No! The words you sang were wrong!"