Hi Wikis Had a very drunken chat on Sunday night with some fellow members which was good. Managed to get up late Monday do my tasks and took the bike out for a blast. I returned to work on Tuesday for the first time in 10 days. I had spent a week overseas at short notice, covering for a colleague from another location who was stuck on distant shores. I should add that one of the reasons I went was because I was one of the few people who said they would be willing to go at short notice and had the necessary skills and qualifications. Maybe having no responsibilities does have it's

Hi Everyone Just returned from work, yes like most I am expected to do my quota of bank holiday working and lucky old me managed to get today. No real issue as those with children need the time more than me, also I get the time back when I want it not when everyone seems to be playing happy families. One issue occurred which put a dampener on my otherwise glorious day of catching up with the wildlife on site. Initially I thought today would be good as my place of work was like a ghost ship and I could work unhindered. I was out checking for evidence of reptilian life when another type

Today is 5 years since my father died at the age of 93 frozen to death in his beloved house half way up a hill in Scotland. I had planned to take my daughters up to visit for Christmas, having to some extent gotten over his effectively disinheriting my brother and me in favour of our sister after my brother decided to come out as a gay. My father blew a fuse at that and later said our sister 'was the only one who supported him' when he wanted to disinherit our brother. Stupidly I argued with my father and told him to get used to the 21st Century. A very sad episode- as my brother killed