Out Of Service

In case you may be wondering why the chocolate machines are all out of service.

LUL were told that they were to be turned off as there was a health and safety risk from overheating.

The insides are being updated to the right levels and should be back on line soon.

This is in response to a question on On The Distrist blog.

Been A While

Sorry for not blogging of late, but i've been busy and truth to tell i haven't been on my PC much.

Work at the moment is going well, apart from the fact that i had to have a go at one of my fellow Supervisors, which isn't like me.

I walked into work and found 3 problems within the first 10 minutes, 2 of which were potential trip hazards. So come Saturday morning he was given a rocket from me. I told him that i'm fed up of clearing up his mess and to buck up his ideas.

I know i've ranted and raved about management but at the moment it seems to be on the up, the only unfortunate thing about the next few weeks are that one of my booking clerks will be back at work. Unfortunately he's a lazy bugger and all the rest of the clerks have to do his work.

I'm also looking forward to next week as i'm on annual leave for the week and miss 5 night shifts.

Well enough from me, i will try to keep this updated more.

Busy at last

I arrived at work today with the job running completely buggered. Signal failure at Whitechapel had the service on the H & C suspended Moorgate to Barking with a 5 train shuttle between Moorgate and Hammersmith, and the District suspended too.

So what with P.A's and dealing with customers the morning flew past.

Then came the afternoon part of the shift, all was going well until around 5 o'clock i happened to walk into the new Supervisors complex being built at my station.
I looked up and noticed that there was a crack completely across the ceiling running about 1.5 meters in length.

UtOh

So after some quick investigations and having panicked the contractors, i decided one set of stairs would be completely taped off (just in case) and told the contractors to get supports delivered for the ceiling as quick as possible.

Now seeing as i had the stairs taped across why is there always one prat who will duck under the tape to reach the platform. Do these prats think we tape off an area just for the fun of causing the proper decent travelling public an inconvenience.

So apart from that I had a quiet day. Also had a long chat with The Station Master, we are back on the same shifts again from next friday, so we will probably go out for a beer after our last early turn.

Why is it!!!

When ever i have a good weekend with my kids, my ex wife always throws a spanner in the works.

I had my kids all weekend and i took them round to my ex-girlfriends on Sunday, and we all spent an enjoyable day together, I will admit that my ex did ask me not to, but as it was my weekend to have the kids, I will do what i want with them and as long as there not in danger, I feel they are ok.

I had such a good time on the Sunday that I got back together with the ex-girlfriend.

However when i dropped the kids back to my ex-wife, as i'm not speaking with her any way I dropped the kids off at the station, back to there mum.

I then get a text 20 mins later telling me that she is so angry with me that seee doesn't want to talk to me. I think she missed the point that i'm not talking to her anyway.

Her text read:

Don't ring me as i'm 2 angry to spk 2 u. I asked u not 2 take the kids 2 ***** (girlfriends name)and 2 pay 4 the kids saturday classes. Take me 2 court 4 u 2 c the kids.

Why is it that when ever my ex wife gets pissed off with me she uses the kids against me. Then if i say that she denies it.

However I decided to ignore her all night and didn't text or ring.

Next afternoon she rang me and asked if i would speak to her, which i did, Politely i'll let you know.

She started to dictate to me about what i did with the kids. I reminded her that it was ok for her to move the kids over 100 miles away from there father and move in with another man, but i wasn't allowed to take them around to my friends.

Then she mentions about the money and why didn't i pay her £20 for my childrens theatre group. I said the her well what do you do with the rest of the £372 you get from the CSA as thats for the kids. Ok she says if you want it that way you can pick the kids up on Saturdays after there theatre group. Did you notice the change, Monday i'll have to go to court. Tuesday I can only pick them up from Saturday.

Why is it the ex-wife still thinks they have a hold over me.

But apart from that I'm back at work and back with my girlfriend. So an up and down weekend i would say.

Another week over

Well thats my lates out of the way, and for the past two days i've had pleasant company for the journey home.

The young lady in question however is married and as she is only 25 I wont be trying anything on there. Also she uses my station on a regular basis. So i have to behave myself.

This weekend will be the first time i have seen my children since christmas day. Unfortunately I will also see my ex wife. Lifes really a bitch at times.

However i'm feeling happier in myself and even though i was given a years warning at my Local Disaplinary Interview, I'm fairly upbeat and positive. However I gained about 4lbs on my diet this week.

On a plus note i will be seeing the Station master next week as i'm on the meal relief cover duty. So looking forward to having a good chat unless i upset him again.

As i'm typing this I have been invited to california by a young lady who reads my blog. You never know i might just visit.

I will expect to be abused by her later on google talk. Be gentle with me Elle

Quiet week

Long week and nothing happening.

Its been a quick and quiet week. However nothing happened all week, so nothing to report.

Uneventful

The past two days i've been working lates and will be until next Thursday.

So far Thursday and Friday have been pretty uneventful, the only thing that has happened is, that whilst i was at the Gym on Friday morning, I strained my right calf muscle.

So apart from walking round in extreme discomfort. I've had nothing to do. Oh apart from some kid leaving his kit bag on a Met Line train and almost getting me rushing to the scene.

But this weekend will be dead boring as more engineering works are occurring, and no service is running. So more contractors to deal with.

The Ex wife and her mother...and some other females who know me.

I had a bit of an arguement the other with my ex wife as it looks likely that I will have to end up paying for a car that we took out finance on before we split up, I know you are thinking thats not right, but thats Yes Car for you. Luckily the car selling side has folded.

However because she can't keep up the payments on the car and I don't want it, I think it will be reclaimed any time soon.

So at the moment I'm not talking to her and it's been really quiet, until i get a phone call from her mum.

I have her ranting on about this and that and you name it, it's my fault, all to do with finances and such things, and why aren't i giving her daughter more money. Well she went to the CSA not me. They take £372 every pay day from me, which i'm not complaining about as they are my kids.

Thats another thing that pisses me off about certain dad's.

They have children and when they split up they don't want to pay towards there up keep. If you are going to have kids, rememeber even if it goes pear shaped betweeen you and there mum, they are still your responsibilty. Not just the mothers

But I did get in the last word, which is unusual for a man to be able to do.

As she is ranting on about everything, she comes out with the classic line. I would never want anything bad to happen to you. My quick response, to late i married your daughter and promptly hung up.

Why after 2 years of being seperated and divorced do certain family friends still think i have any feelings towards my ex wife. The only feelings I have are that she is the mother of my children. Nothing more.

But no one of my friends think i still love (urg) her.

Sorry rant over.

I Hate Pay Day

Apart from the usual paying of bills, it means talking to and the people at Abbey National.

Now here's the bizarre thing about using over the counter services at Abbey National.

I have a basic account which i use for my Direct Debits and such, however i do have a flexi-saver account too. I had already transferred funds from one account to the other, which is my usual pay day thing.

So I wandered into the branch and upto the counter and as Abbey have set a £300 withdrawal limit on cashpoints, I need to go into the branch and take out another £150 to pay my rent. So i hand over my cashpoint card and get my money, Ok thats done and dusted.

Now I asked the young lady behind the counter can i now take money out of my flexi account too.

Sorry Sir have you any other I.D.

Why do I need I.D. when you just handed me over £150 from the other account i asked???

Well as I have this cashpoint card from my basic account can i use that. No we don't except cashpoint cards.


So now i'm thinking, hang on I just took money out of my other account using my card now I need I.D. to do the same thing on a different account. Bewilderment rules in this branch.

Ok then can i take a further £50 out of my basic account then, No problem Sir I can do that straight away.

Can I transfer £50 from my flexi account back to my basic then. No you need another form of I.D.

Now i'm thinking right time to go, i promptly flee the scene of the nut house.

When i got home I rang telephone banking to transfer my money from my flexi account back to my basic account. TWICE.

1st call and everything was running smoothly until i was asked for my password for the flexi account.

What are the first and last letters of your password.

Er what password, I didn't think i had one for this account.

Yes one is set.

OK I thought, it will be one of my children.

Is it ** no, ok is it ** no, is it ** then. No, are you sure i then go through the whole thing again using the phonetic alphabet. NO

Ok let me think on this and asked is he sure it's not any of thse letters.

No it's not sir.

Ok i'll call back.

2nd call and we are going swimmingly until the fateful password question.

Whats the 1st and 4th letters of you password.

Is it ** no, is it ** no, is it ** YES.

Its excatly what i thought one of my kids names.

Finally getting some where i think.

I just need to ask you a few security questions about your basic account sir.

I would have thought the fact that both accounts are in the exact same name and exact same address might have been a BIG fecking clue.

But no.

after more tooing and throwing I finally got the moneis were they were supposed to be.

Why the hell do i do this every month.

Spot The Difference