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A thread for broken plans, feeling miserable and generally sorry for yourself or even a bit cheesed off.

So, this week I had two rides lined up and a mtn bike wknd until an innocuous burst blister on my foot became infected and so swollen and painful I can't even walk, let alone cycle. I've missed the two rides I was really looking forward too and probably won't be well for the weekend, which I was looking forward to even more. To cap it all, I woke up feeling nauseous last night, so am in bed now, feeling sluggish and lethargic and I'll miss the Sunday social run and next week I don't have the same freetime: Bugger!
 
threebikesmcginty

threebikesmcginty

Corn Fed Hick...
Location
...on the slake
Feel a bit pukey.
Day off from work and I've got too much to do.
Asked to move a cooker for an old bag later and couldn't say no, a back knackerer...

Sigh, self pity, etc...
 
MattHB

MattHB

Proud Daddy
Location
Deepest darkest Dorset
After having not had a cold for oh.. at least 2 whole weeks I have that lovely snot running down the back of the throat feeling! Trying that first defence stuff to see if I can limit the damage.

So fed up with viruses.
 
fossyant

fossyant

Ride It Like You Stole It!
Location
South Manchester
I'm potentially booking tomorrow off sick ! :thumbsup: I have already told a colleague I may not make it to a meeting tomorrow :hello:

I am having steriod injections into trigger points on my left side today -one near scapula and 'hopefully' the one in my trapezius (they are great big knots you can easily feel). Once the anaesthetic wears off, I've been warned they can be very painful for a couple of days until it kicks in, so if I don't get sleep, or can't move my arm tomorrow, I won't be in. My wife is not too happy that I'm still planning to cycle in.
 
Fab Foodie

Fab Foodie

hanging-on in quiet desperation ...
Location
Kirton, Devon.
Been 'on the road' around Europefor nearly 6 weeks solid.
Sitting here at Dusseldorf airport, should have been home last night, but got diverted, awaiting for materials to roll-up at customers plant which have been delayed until 3pm, we then have 12 hours of trials, I have a flight at 7am.
Work is frantic, was like this before Christmas, often 3 countries per week, everybody in the team is pretty much out and we even have some working Saturday. I've been recording my hours since christmas, it's scary and it's gruelling. It will improve, but we don't know quite when. I am mentoring some new people that are doing-well flying solo and in at the deep end.
having said all that, I basically like my job, but there's too much of a good thing at the moment.
My Cycling's suffering, I'm getting fatter on good food and wine, my wife's fantastic.

But there's more ... SAP and other systems.
Advance apologies for IT bods here but there aren't half some wnakers in the software development and implimentation business and the IT salesmen who sell this sh1t to corporations and tosser corporate buyers who fall for their sh1t.
We've had the misery that is ' called Sales Farce.com'
We have 'Online learning/training modules'
We have an online Personal development program
Stuff comes to us now with USA formatted dates - this could be the last straw.
Now we have SAP or 'how to make your business even slower and more complicated than it needs to be' .... We have a 3 DAY approval system and piles of templates to get a new recipe made. We usually turn stuff around in 3 hours! Slow death by IT that's what it is .... No wonder we don't have time to service the customer, they never get mentioned .... I bet we have more IT people than Food Scientists, no wonder I'm working so hard.

Thanks for listening ....
 
threebikesmcginty

threebikesmcginty

Corn Fed Hick...
Location
...on the slake
Fab Foodie said:
Been 'on the road' around Europefor nearly 6 weeks solid.
Sitting here at Dusseldorf airport, should have been home last night, but got diverted, awaiting for materials to roll-up at customers plant which have been delayed until 3pm, we then have 12 hours of trials, I have a flight at 7am.
Work is frantic, was like this before Christmas, often 3 countries per week, everybody in the team is pretty much out and we even have some working Saturday. I've been recording my hours since christmas, it's scary and it's gruelling. It will improve, but we don't know quite when. I am mentoring some new people that are doing-well flying solo and in at the deep end.
having said all that, I basically like my job, but there's too much of a good thing at the moment.
My Cycling's suffering, I'm getting fatter on good food and wine, my wife's fantastic.

But there's more ... SAP and other systems.
Advance apologies for IT bods here but there aren't half some wnakers in the software development and implimentation business and the IT salesmen who sell this sh1t to corporations and tosser corporate buyers who fall for their sh1t.
We've had the misery that is ' called Sales Farce.com'
We have 'Online learning/training modules'
We have an online Personal development program
Stuff comes to us now with USA formatted dates - this could be the last straw.
Now we have SAP or 'how to make your business even slower and more complicated than it needs to be' .... We have a 3 DAY approval system and piles of templates to get a new recipe made. We usually turn stuff around in 3 hours! Slow death by IT that's what it is .... No wonder we don't have time to service the customer, they never get mentioned .... I bet we have more IT people than Food Scientists, no wonder I'm working so hard.

Thanks for listening ....
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If you get back in good time would you help us shift some stuff?
 
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