Flick of the Elbow
Old School Working Class
Still sunny here, in fact it’s very pleasant indeed. An enjoyable 40 miles on the bike this morning. I love the colours at this time of year, heather, rowan berries, willowherb, bracken turning gold etc.
The Retirement Thread
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Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
All change tomorrow with heavy rain forecast. Our weather is certainly not boring.
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
It's hot here at the moment. And yes rain for us tomorrow apparently as well, then we can expect a few more nice days.
Flick of the Elbow
Old School Working Class
Just reading about the tram strikes about to happen, they are striking about toilet breaks, lack thereof. They are expected to last 5 hours between toilet breaks 
Exlaser2
Veteran
Afternoon all.
How ones mood can change so quickly.
Got back from sailing at the weekend , had a great time and mrs exlaser retained the ladies championship.
Tuesday get a call from my daughter saying she has been suspended from work at the hospital because of a ‘ road rage ‘ incident on hospital grounds two months ago. She was cycling to work and was nearly knocked of her bike by a e bike. My daughter took it up with the other woman in the cycle parking ( first mistake ) which has cctv ( second mistake) and words were exchanged and now the other woman is saying she spat at her.( Sam says she didn’t spit but the cctv is inconclusive.) Because of this a disciplinary investigation is now in place ☹️. I advised her to contact her union rep straight away, only to find she forgot to join a union, she has only worked there over 2 year. ☹️
Luckily I managed to contact the branch secretary who will represent her even though she only joined today.
It’s such a shame and so unnecessary, sam is a lovely girl , kind and considerate in so many ways, but because of her autism finds this sort of conflict very difficult to cope with and act in the correct manner . She loves this job so much and the people she works with that she would be heart broken to lose it.
Her mother and I are so stressed over it and because this is the NHS the investigation and any decision will not be know for four to six weeks .
Sorry for the down beat post on a happy thread . I just needed to get it off my chest.
How ones mood can change so quickly.
Got back from sailing at the weekend , had a great time and mrs exlaser retained the ladies championship.
Tuesday get a call from my daughter saying she has been suspended from work at the hospital because of a ‘ road rage ‘ incident on hospital grounds two months ago. She was cycling to work and was nearly knocked of her bike by a e bike. My daughter took it up with the other woman in the cycle parking ( first mistake ) which has cctv ( second mistake) and words were exchanged and now the other woman is saying she spat at her.( Sam says she didn’t spit but the cctv is inconclusive.) Because of this a disciplinary investigation is now in place ☹️. I advised her to contact her union rep straight away, only to find she forgot to join a union, she has only worked there over 2 year. ☹️
Luckily I managed to contact the branch secretary who will represent her even though she only joined today.
It’s such a shame and so unnecessary, sam is a lovely girl , kind and considerate in so many ways, but because of her autism finds this sort of conflict very difficult to cope with and act in the correct manner . She loves this job so much and the people she works with that she would be heart broken to lose it.
Her mother and I are so stressed over it and because this is the NHS the investigation and any decision will not be know for four to six weeks .
Sorry for the down beat post on a happy thread . I just needed to get it off my chest.
numbnuts
Squire
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
Sorry to hear this, but today you need a bloody solicitor to talk back to someone.
numbnuts
Squire
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
Update I feel a bit brighter today 💡, still getting breathless with is worrying, but the X-ray I had yesterday will show anything up.
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Exlaser2
Veteran
She is heart broken that one moment of lack of self control has put her in this position .
I am just hoping the mitigation of the provocation and her autism plus the fact she is so contrite will allow her to keep her job.
The Jogger
Legendary Member
- Location
- West Sussex
Has her employer made reasonable adjustments for her autism and shown her a duty of care, in this whole fiasco? Was the other person verbally abusive which caused an irrational reaction by your daughter and was this taken into consideration during any fact find interview? Has your daughter been offered counselling as this sort of thing can have a negative impact on her mental health, when it comes to autism. What you don't want is some HR agent, trying to make a name for her/himself.
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The Jogger
Legendary Member
- Location
- West Sussex
Just heading for the oldies swimming lessons in the village pool this evening. The town hall lay this on in the summer months for us oldies for free. I managed to sort of swim my first width yesterday, without stopping. Not bad for a pensioner, a bit late but I'll take it 
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Still no real rain here.
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
It's been delightful all day. Sunny and pleasantly warm. Mrs P is out playing croquet. I am enjoying my first ever can of Guinness 0% alcohol. Pretty damn good. I also have the crossword.
I'm plotting. Ideally goggling the words "Prague" and "Springsteen" - as one does on a warm Wednesday - I discovered tickets are available for the gig next June. Usually four of us go. I've got one "ooo....I've never been to Prague" so she's in. Two down, two to go!!
I'm plotting. Ideally goggling the words "Prague" and "Springsteen" - as one does on a warm Wednesday - I discovered tickets are available for the gig next June. Usually four of us go. I've got one "ooo....I've never been to Prague" so she's in. Two down, two to go!!
