gratefulforhelp's austerity measures

pammyj74

sorry to hear about MIL.

I am always in awe of teachers in senior schools, I'd be terrified I even was tempted to go for a job in the office at the senior school near me but all those kids put me off lol

gratefulforhelp_2

Thanks pammy. They are all basically good, and even when they're not, its usually a stage they go through and something that the adults in their lives have done to them.

Why not take the leap? Its like dogs and horses, really, if you don't show your fear they stop being scary :rotfl:

Watching "Kirstie's Homemade home" why I don't know, it's the biggest load of drivel, but entertaining drivel!

Not very happy with "Redhill Appliances" today as they are not doing anything about our smeg dishwasher that has a motor packed up after only a year and a half.

pammyj74

Haha I might just do that, maybe when the kids are there, if there are any positions, so I can keep an eye on them!
My sister had a chance of a temp job at OCR this week but cos her son is doing exams at a different college she wasnt allowed due to conflict of interest. What happens with teachers and their children at gcses and a levels?

gratefulforhelp_2

Nothing happens, mostly marking is done anonymously and online. For things like SATs (RIP!) you have to say as a marker any schools out of county that you know people in, so they don't give you those schools, and you end up marking papers from the other end of the country.

Sounds like OCR are being v.v.diligent and careful there.

Secret_Saving_Squirrel

Hello,

As a teacher in a secondary school, I am scared of little primary children! It is just what you are used to......

gratefulforhelp_2

I reckon you can do primary or secondary but the people who can do both well are very very rare.

pavlovs_dog

i can relate to the MIL situation. My gran is currently in hospital. Has cancer of the pancreas but is too ill for the test which will tell us how advanced it is. It's not treatable regardless - it has the worst survival rate of any cancer and even if there was something they could doo, she's too poorly to withstand the treatment. It's heartbreaking to see her suffer and i hate that nauseous feeling every time the phone rings. Just wish she'd go quietly in her sleep so she wouldnt have to suffer any more

LilacPixie

GFH - sorry about your MIL, I had hoped your SIL was being a bit negitive and pessimistic. xx

gratefulforhelp_2

pavlovs_dog wrote: »

i can relate to the MIL situation. My gran is currently in hospital. Has cancer of the pancreas but is too ill for the test which will tell us how advanced it is. It's not treatable regardless - it has the worst survival rate of any cancer and even if there was something they could doo, she's too poorly to withstand the treatment. It's heartbreaking to see her suffer and i hate that nauseous feeling every time the phone rings. Just wish she'd go quietly in her sleep so she wouldnt have to suffer any more

Thanks, hugs for you then it must be horrible. MIL isn't really ill IYSWIM. That's weird about stomach cancer, its pretty symptomless until its advanced.

LilacPixie wrote: »

GFH - sorry about your MIL, I had hoped your SIL was being a bit negitive and pessimistic. xx

I had totally convinced myself she was. Thanks. We still don't know for sure.

Extreme madness this morning, boiler has packed up (3 years old) and will have to see if Grant will pay to fix it. Had a major DD2 knicker crisis - is she eating them???
And rather disgustingly just noticed I have conditioner in my ear which I didn't rinse off this morning...eeewwwww.

Also will have to build an ark if this weather continues.

CathT

Sorry to hear about your MIL - big hugs to you.

Arghhh at the boiler, newer ones seem to be the worst! Mine is 15+ years and although it's not the most efficient (not powerful enough for all the radiators) it does actually work. Do you have any boiler cover?

Raining here too, was a beautiful day yesterday but this gloomy rain is just depressing.