Asleep on a Train

It is time to buy a new mattress for the single bed. I currently have stacked 4 foam mattresses in a heap from our our guest beds, but it isn't a real solution. It's time to go shopping methinks. I'm on late shifts at the moment, finishing around 9:30 - 10 pm and Casey has me driving over to Monash to pick her up, so sleep is not an option, The dogs insist on waking me up at dawn for their breakfast so between late work and early starts, I'm finding a mid morning snooze is required. I tried to catch 10 minute power nap between bus runs yesterday, but a passenger decided to stay on the bus, knowing that my next run would take them home. I got annoyed at them just sitting there, when that was all I wanted to do (just sit there that is) so I kicked him off for ten minutes, swept the bus out, sat and read the paper for 5 minutes, and started my run 7 minutes late, which the very first passenger informed me of as soon as I stopped to pick them up. I politely thanked them...

Our rented double garage is too full of our boxy stuff to fit in any cars etc. I have a shed to build and that will take away some stuff, but I need to consolidate a heap of shelving into a working solution. Maybe it is time to draw up a 'to scale' plan.... I was called into work yesterday. That is a good thing, because although I only worked 5 hours, I think I get 10 hours pay...yah me! I mowed the block yesterday before the ''call' come from work. Gizmo played with me while I mowed. It is getting easier to do, but it still takes over 2 hours to push the mower up and down the land. I'm sure it will be easier once a giant house covers most of the dirt, and Dee has put in a couple of gardens. Speaking of gardens, I want a Silver Birch copse in there somewhere. I have seen a nice one on the bus route 436. The copse is made up of 7 or 9 trees (nature loves odd numbers) a few large flat volcanic (rusty coloured) type rocks that are all over this area, a hand...

I'm numbering this title, 'cos there will be more. Today, my rant is directed at all Green P plated drivers. When a bus has it's right hand indicator on (blinking) and is pulling into traffic from a bus stop, YOU HAVE TO GIVE WAY! There is a $217 fine waiting for you if you don't. Every other car on the road, Learners, Red P's, Trucks, Cops, ordinary other people etc seem to get it. Why the F! don't youse you idiots.... There, I feel better now.

After writing the last entry and kinda thinking that I'd do more, I was struck down by a 10 day man flu. It stopped me in my tracks. I struggled thru a couple of days driving, making sure that I coughed and sneezed on as many passengers as I could (joking!) but then I surrendered to the symptoms and took myself to bed. There were two days of misery, and the luckily I had a three day break from work, so I moped about the house until I felt better. By the time I was due to go back to work, the worst was over. This break meant that I'm still required to build the time shed I purchased several weeks ago, and my helper is soon to go on a holiday so the shed may need to wait a bit longer. Kirby has had a busy time at school, with end of school days and dinners and school trips all happening. Dee, Eddie (K's current BF) and I drove (and got lost) to her final class dinner over in Taylors Lakes, a journey of 34 kms just to get to a reasonable venue for 80 plus year 12 kids all ...

I've been on the job for six months now and I think feel like recording my day as I push a 16 tonne Volvo, Merc or Scania bus around the suburbs of Werribee, Hoppers Crossing, Tarniet etc, My week is pretty much predetermined because I am on a fixed roster of 60+ weeks. This week is run 42 I believe and it means that I work mostly afternoon shifts, with Tuesday and Sunday off. Last week I worked six days because I was called in for a shift, which is a good thing financially, but it does mean a shortened break that week. Rules are such that I'm not permitted to work more than six days in a row. Yesterday was Sunday, which is double time for me. It was also the day that the International Bike race whizzed through town in the morning, but I wasn't effected by that excitement. The day also marked the start of Victoria's Daylight Saving for the summer, and all the clocks were put forward one hour. Needless to say, I had it covered and I wasn't late for work. Dee...