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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 57630" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>G'day, all.</p><p></p><p>Kjs, congrats on having a go at starting the morning thread. I did it once, when it was MY early morning, only to thoroughly confuse people. So now I only start the good morning thread when it IS officially morning, wherever the CD server is. Generally for me, that's late afternoon at the earliest. Right now, it's late evening. difficult child 3 has gone to bed and I should do the same. I hope difficult child's team does well.</p><p></p><p>Sharon, when you forget difficult child's respite, you know you're over-tired. Must have been a good book...</p><p></p><p>TM, I hope Duckie enjoys her Bible school. </p><p></p><p>Jamie, enjoy the easy morning. Here's hoping their enthusiasm continues.</p><p></p><p>It's still blustery, cold and stormy here. We're getting more rain which is ALL going into the dams now! So I can put up with the bad weather, if it buys us some time.</p><p>easy child 2/difficult child 2 drove out to "the mainland" to get BF2 this evening - all the rain has flooded the north road (again). And the police hadn't noticed or put up the road blocks. It's a long way to drive, to find the road impassable. Luckily the bridge on the south road is high enough.</p><p>husband got sent home from work by the doctor. "Don't come to work until your fever breaks," she told him. I suspect I've got him until the end of the week.</p><p></p><p>We had a talk to easy child 2/difficult child 2 this afternoon, about applying for a child care job locally. She's very reluctant to take risks and put herself forward, but she has to start somewhere. The work situation in Australia is really bad for kids her age, all they can get is part-time casual work with no protection whatsoever. She's needing a second part-time job and the uncertainty of it all is making her very anxious. However, if she can get work in child care, it could lead to permanent part-time, which brings more rights. Currently, our workers have very few rights, other than basic safety regulations. No holidays, no sick leave, no superannuation, no notice of dismissal... and you can be dismissed for no reason with no recourse. But unemployment is dropping, because employers can afford to hire more. They can cut pay rates down a long way and still have people desperate enough to work for them.</p><p></p><p>I've posted another instalment on Watercooler in the NZ holiday saga, for those who are interested.</p><p></p><p>Enjoy your Monday, everyone.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 57630, member: 1991"] G'day, all. Kjs, congrats on having a go at starting the morning thread. I did it once, when it was MY early morning, only to thoroughly confuse people. So now I only start the good morning thread when it IS officially morning, wherever the CD server is. Generally for me, that's late afternoon at the earliest. Right now, it's late evening. difficult child 3 has gone to bed and I should do the same. I hope difficult child's team does well. Sharon, when you forget difficult child's respite, you know you're over-tired. Must have been a good book... TM, I hope Duckie enjoys her Bible school. Jamie, enjoy the easy morning. Here's hoping their enthusiasm continues. It's still blustery, cold and stormy here. We're getting more rain which is ALL going into the dams now! So I can put up with the bad weather, if it buys us some time. easy child 2/difficult child 2 drove out to "the mainland" to get BF2 this evening - all the rain has flooded the north road (again). And the police hadn't noticed or put up the road blocks. It's a long way to drive, to find the road impassable. Luckily the bridge on the south road is high enough. husband got sent home from work by the doctor. "Don't come to work until your fever breaks," she told him. I suspect I've got him until the end of the week. We had a talk to easy child 2/difficult child 2 this afternoon, about applying for a child care job locally. She's very reluctant to take risks and put herself forward, but she has to start somewhere. The work situation in Australia is really bad for kids her age, all they can get is part-time casual work with no protection whatsoever. She's needing a second part-time job and the uncertainty of it all is making her very anxious. However, if she can get work in child care, it could lead to permanent part-time, which brings more rights. Currently, our workers have very few rights, other than basic safety regulations. No holidays, no sick leave, no superannuation, no notice of dismissal... and you can be dismissed for no reason with no recourse. But unemployment is dropping, because employers can afford to hire more. They can cut pay rates down a long way and still have people desperate enough to work for them. I've posted another instalment on Watercooler in the NZ holiday saga, for those who are interested. Enjoy your Monday, everyone. Marg [/QUOTE]
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