Sunday, August 12, 2007

Lazing on a Sunday afternoon......

Sunday....

The big boys have gone riding in a competition at Arcadia, and VB and I are having a quiet day at home.

Lots of washing, and gap filling so that I can finally finish painting VB's bedroom door. Done.

A trip into work to do some report writing and paperwork that I have had no time to complete due to my trips down to Newcastle to see Poppy Don, undertake a pointless interview and great dementia education day, and another one last Tuesday to attend a diversional therapy meeting.

And then a MSN conversation with GG, while eating cous cous for lunch. It was 3.30pm. A dvd hired to watch whilst I painted; "Notes of a Scandal", starring Cate Blanchett and Judi Dench.

Work rang. "Could I please come and work an evening shift as they had no one else to do it?" So into my work clothes and into work.

So........ Nothing finished today. The best laid plans and all that....

About 7pm; A phone call to work from VB asking whether he needed stitches in the leg that he lacerated this afternoon............ I know I'm good, but to examine and assess it over the phone is beyond even me......

And then, Beloved phones to tell me he is home... and where was I? He obviously hasn't talked to VB...

Home at 7.40. I clean up VB's leg, and take him back to our A & E for assessment. A small laceration, but it will heal much better with some glue to hold it together. VB's very disappointed. He was hoping for some stitches and time off school.

As if.

Home by 8.30 to cook the pancakes that I had promised to cook for VB for tea.

Finally.... some scrambled eggs for me, and I have put on the dvd. Everyone else is in bed. 9.25pm.... it looks interesting, though. Judi Dench's character is poisonous..... it will finish late, but whatever.......

A Scorpaboy update....

Rip-Off Rick is a very lucky man.

It appears that under the new workplace laws, as he employs less than 100 staff, he is not bound to uphold the same laws as bigger companies. After phoning the Workplace Authority and the Australian Industrial Relations Commission, Rip-Off Rick has Unfairly and Unlawfully Dismissed Scorpaboy on at least 3 counts...... but he gets off scot-free due the afore-mentioned loop-hole. This was designed to protect the small employer, but in our case, it leaves the vulnerable employee out in the cold. We could pursue the matter through the courts with a reasonably good chance of winning.... at our own cost.

The local retailers are not happy with Rip-0ff's "holier -than-thou" attitude. The owner of Double G's used to buy his bread via Rip-Off. He has had words with him, and has now cancelled his order, preferring to buy direct from the bakery. This will result in a loss of $76,000 iver the year to Rip-Off.......

A number of local business owners have promised Scorpaboy as position as soon as there is one available. All the businesses get busier leading up to Christmas. The manager of GoLo in Muswellbrook has told him to call in to see him this week with his resume, so things don't look too grim for Scorpaboy, really.

But I can't bear the thought that Rip-Off Rick will do this to some other poor child. And he will. He is an arrogant bully with a history of it.

I sent an email to "Sunrise" this morning, as an item for their soapbox.............

Let's see what happens............................

Yep, Judi Dench's character was positively toxic....... finished at 10.45, so it wasn't too late really; I'm still sitting here......

Have a great Monday everyone!

Love, Bloggie. ^_^


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1 comment:

~*Rylah*~ said...

That sucks so much - legal loopholes! Pah.

Don't worry, Karma will take care of rip-off-rick-the-dick...