Five Year Fix, Five Year Plan

KajiKita

Thanks for the detailed and comprehensive reply. I think I’m still stuck in the days of James Herriot! 😂
I’m also much better off as an employee too, being a manager is enough for me, I don’t think I would want much more responsibility (though I was toying with the thought earlier in the year ….).

Kk

Merlin's_Beard

KajiKita said:

Thanks for the detailed and comprehensive reply. I think I’m still stuck in the days of James Herriot! 😂
I’m also much better off as an employee too, being a manager is enough for me, I don’t think I would want much more responsibility (though I was toying with the thought earlier in the year ….).

Kk

James Herriot times was still an option one - work as an assistant and then buy in at a later date, so not that different (and in real life he was by himself, because he was hired to cover a practice sole charge while "Siegfried" went off to war in '41). And to be honest, those books are full of people running up big bills and then not paying them (but then needing to as a boss decide whether to continue to provide a service for the sick animals despite having no hope of recouping what you're spending), the massive responsibility of being the only person who can do anything but also being completely out of ideas, having people yell at you because it did go wrong, cars breaking down when they're essential to your job, trying to figure out how to spend time with his kids while also working 18 hour days, missing dates with his future wife because his job kept making him work on his evenings off - and the real James Herriot - Alf Wight - only started writing seriously after a nervous breakdown mid career, so if you look under the funny veneer it's all there ( I clearly did not heed the warnings!)

(Related story, I went to the James Herriot museum a long time ago with two friends, and the lady on the desk eyed us up. "Vets, vet nurses or students?" she asked. As it turned out, yes to all, one of each. There clearly is A Look and we had it  )

killerpeaty

There's no shame in wanting to stay an employee, the way you describe a veterinary practice is a lot like an accountancy practice. The idea of buying into a firm or starting up my own makes me shudder. 

I didn't know there was a Jane Herriot museum!

LadyWithAPlan

How fascinating! A friend has a few vet practices now .. but doent really do much vetting himself anymore.
he did enjoy doing the 'extra training courses abroad' as tax deductible jollies

I Like running my own business but yes its lots of paperwork

Merlin's_Beard

Dishwasher was delivered today, and installed

All sorts of shenanigans with extended waste pipes and whatnot because of the layout, which made me very glad I'd paid for installation.

All looked good, the machine was running, the guy said everything was going well, and they left.

Ten minutes later, error code. It's not draining. There's a puddle of water in the bottom of it.

Did a quick google - is the drainage pipe kinked? So I dragged the whole thing out, made sure it wasn't, restarted.

Same error code.

Got rid of the water, checked inside the filter, all good. Restarted. Still the same error. Internet searches for this mainly talk about cleaning around this area but this dishwasher has never been used.

Tried to pull the drainage pipe out of the plumbing - the cap is DEFINITELY on the side - but can't, because it's on too tight.

Tried to call C*rries - redirected to the manufacturer.

Called the manufacturer, get put through to someone. They can't hear me.

Try again on the housephone. Past 6 by this point, so voicemessage directs me to call again in the morning.

So if anyone wants to know why I'm eating a whole chocolate yule log from A*di tonight...! (Nothing's ever simple)

rtandon27

Are you still within your window to change your mind? Isn't it 14 days? Curries might decide to sort it out rather than uninstall and take it back!
We had a similar issue a few years ago with a fridge from AO and I made them come back and take it away! (Ordered a replacement from Curries)

savingholmes

That sounds really frustrating on the dishwasher.

Interesting re the back story on James H and the museum.

I was tempted by a yule log tonight without any of that but then I'm only just eating tea!

Merlin's_Beard

C*rries again and sidestepped the AI to a real person, who went through the normal problems that I can check (all fine) and booked me an engineer visit for a week on Tuesday. They offered me earlier but this is the issue with a non flexible job - you do my day off or it doesn't happen. And I'm definitely not asking parents to sort this out because it would send them into a tailspin.

Also tried to book a flu vaccine - rang the village pharmacy, which informed me that they don't do flu vax bookings over the phone (fair enough). Went to their website, which gives you the option to book every vaccine under the sun except a flu vaccine. It looks like it hasn't been updated (still showing as "expected September"). So sorry small local business, I'm going to T3sco.

Folk music gig tonight, in a town I've never been to accessible by no major roads (at least from my direction).

On and off trying to figure out the Hidden Books Game from the national book token website. So far at 6/20 - very slow going this year!

LadyWithAPlan

How annoying v dishwasher - no wonder you are Yule logging hard ! 

I have had text on from dr on  flu vaccine but can’t get an appointment..  

redofromstart

I thought you had the right to a refund in the first 30 days. 

Much sympathy - so frustrating