Apologies for the absence of my usual Friday post. I've had a calamity with my desktop computer, which has been playing up a bit for the past couple of weeks and was yesterday declared to need a new hard drive. Normally that would take a couple of days to a week, but Apple's stores are all closed for repairs because of covid, so unless I want to pack it up and send it off somewhere, I'm going to have to sit it out until we have a better grip on the pandemic. Guess what? I'm going to sit it out! The thought of trying to pack up a hefty laptop computer and entrust it to the postal service is more than I can bear.
Luckily I have this little laptop I'm currently typing on. It's not great but will tide me over and keep me in touch with you all. But please excuse all silly typos, as I am not that familiar with PCs of any kind and much less laptops
Meantime I hope you all reached the end of this week safely and that you have something to look forward to this weekend, given the restricted opportunities I know there are for many of you because of covid.
Take care everyone. Special good wishes toyou, your loved ones and all those you are taking care of!
Thank you Callendersgal, glad you’re ok and just had a bit of a glitch yesterday. I did wonder. 😀 The sun is shining so that’s lifted my spirits somewhat. Looking forward to Pete’s birthday tomorrow. No plans as such but will see daughter and grandsons at some point.
Hi sassy59, First of all, please give Pete my warmest wishes for his birthday. I hope you both have a good day. Yes, thank goodness for some sun. Unable to send you any emojis for now as I have no idea where to start on a PC! I'll get there in the end. So warm hugs instead, for now! xxx
Thank you Callendersgal, I’ll pass on your good wishes. You take care xxxx 😀👍🤗🥰
We decided on a pub lunch for tomorrow to look forward to as well as our usual Friday night catch up on zoom with our friends which we all enjoyed last night and had a discussion over what would we do if we were employers and an interviewee rung us up to apologise for not being able to make a booked interview say they were poorly.
The consensus was that we would do everything we could to rearrange with them and would tell them no say if they were rude about it say not turning up at all and not ringing we wouldn't rearrange with them or if they are messing about we wouldn't either but point is anything can happen say like not being well, the car won't start, sick children, sick pets, problems with the buses and trains, bad weather anything really can come up and get in the way of a booked interview.
A few weeks back I had been due to have gone to a booked interview at a place and couldn't make it because I was emotionally upset over the whispers over local lockdowns so had been in no fit state to have attended that interview so I had rung them up to apologise and to let them know I couldn't make it and had asked about rearranging and straight away was told no so that was that and now I feel being poorly was a favour as it showed their true colours and I had been due for interviews last week at this place and I had cancelled them as I don't think that kind of attitude is very nice as like we said anything can happen to get in the way of a booked appointment!
My friends said to me how I would do my best to rearrange and they would as well saying how the world doesn't revolve around any of us and how sadly things happen like cars not starting, being poorly and how they think I am very understanding and will do my very best and will kindly fit people in when I can do so as if they are polite I will do my best for them and fit them in when I can but won't if they are rude or just messing about which is fair enough.
One friend had said to me in regard to that company to think of it as good riddance as if they are like that now what are they like when they are paying people and say you can't come to work because of sick children?
Years ago I had booked an interview at peacocks head office and in our house we had all come down with heavy colds so I had rung them up and had explained I was poorly and they had offered to rearrange and that we had done no problems and I had attended the rescheduled interview without any problems.
We came to the conclusion that the being told no straight away is a symptom of the place being mean spirited to work for and how it was a blessing in disguise ringing them to say I couldn't make the interview as it had shown me their true colours getting that immediate no about rescheduling with non attempt to have tried to have fitted me in!
Hope kasar is well as Baby is and is getting spoilt with her treats!
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Hi catgirl1976, Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us and, as usual I can see that you are trying to be your usual upbeat self. A pub lunch sounds good and I’m glad you had your Zoom session with friends! It’s a really useful tool for staying in touch with everyone. Kasar seems very lively at the moment now the weather’s cooler. Glad Baby’s getting her usual spoiling! 😺👍
Glad you’ve had your zoom call and I enjoyed reading your points of view regarding interviews. Our youngest son has attended three interviews and never heard back from any of them. He’s still out of work and feels feedback may have helped him. Such is the way things are it seems, so many out of work.
My friends have told me that I was too nice to have been working at my previous job and by their standards I wasn't promoted because I was too nice and didnt fit into the company's mean spirited values not that I wasn't good enough.
I have three kids and three grandkids. I’m sure you were always good enough catgirl. My son doesn’t hear anything from anyone so has no idea why he doesn’t get the job.
Been the usual busy housework during the morning & chilling out (& using my " illicit" ) computer -By illicit I mean I have had this laptop for 8 years -a different name& my mum doesnt know about it -she doesnt know that I broke my other laptop for the 4th time which was an HP -she still thinks I use it she doesnt know that Ive got an acer
I decided not to go horseriding on Tuesday the weather was so bad -but I made up for it & went on friday asusual
Mum called round this morning to drop off the newspapers & kindly changed a lightbulb for me
Good Morning , on a chilly Sunday Morning . Saturday mornings are watch some of James Martin and Ainsley whilst I’m doing the housework . Hubby likes to watch the cooking programmes even though he cant eat so much these days . Today I will be checking my food order for tomorrow’s delivery, and a new pot and special compost are arriving for my Orchid , poor thing is growing out of its pot at the moment . I’ve been sorting out things for Christmas as there is no going out to the post office to post , so found some lovely things that can be sent directly for the grandchildren, and my sons can wrap and label them .
The older ones are very happy with a voucher they can spend online and for the adults , I am going to get a food hamper sent to them .
With all my friends , we are going to give to a charity of our choice this year , instead of sending presents .
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