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Weekly Flylady Thread 9th June 2008

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  • gunsandbanjos
    gunsandbanjos Posts: 12,246 Forumite
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    Well my hubby may no longer have a job! He just phoned to say he nearly had an accident on site when a concrete block fell through a chute(he works on a building site) as the chute had broken, he was only saved because on of the plasterers yelled at him to watch out. He spoke to the site manager who didnt seem bothered, so he then spoke to health and safety. Now the site manager has told him because he spoke to H&S he wants him off site tomorrow:mad: Surely they cant fire him for reporting something like that:confused: He would most likely have been killed if it had hit him!
    Sorry, just needed to vent, i'm really annoyed! He works 12-14 hour days, 7 days a week for them, and this is how they treat him?
    The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.
    Bertrand Russell
  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
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    Today I have done..

    6 loads of washing.. dried and folded and put away
    Played agony aunt to my sisters boyfriend who she is about to dump... leaving him homeless!!
    DW on twice
    Stitched up a curtain.. and jammed my sewing machine.. oops!!
    Sorted a repair for my toaster

    Mad Monday - Kitchen of Kreation
    Level One
    Open the windows and let in the light
    Clear     and wipe the worksurfaces & table
    Level Two
    Wipe the little appliances and put them back in their homes
    Wipe over the cupboards and large appliances
    Clean out drawers and filters
    Level Three
    Sweep and mop the floor
    Shine the grotty windows
    Drag everything out of the tins cupboard.. wipe it out and put back the bits you are keeping.. Get rid of the things you will never eat or incorporate them into your weekly meal plan!!!
    Extras
    1. [STRIKE]HHI .. [/STRIKE]I did one item.. the skirt I am wearing today.
    2. Fill a bag for charity shop
    3. Deweb the downstairs of the house!!
    4. Scrub down the woodwork.. skirtings, door frames etc
    LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14
    Hope to be debt free until the day I die
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  • lizzie_dripping
    lizzie_dripping Posts: 384 Forumite
    I am glad he is safe but what an awful thing to happen.
  • vanilla
    vanilla Posts: 3,277 Forumite
    Mudbath sorry to hear of your loss ((((big hugs)))).

    Not done much else in the house, architect arrived so he's away with a letter and will post the plan's down and then i can contact the builder.:j

    Done at least 4 loads of washing and still have about 3 to do. Been out in the garden most of the afternoon and have got a good bit done.

    1) PE kits ready for tomorrow
    2) Sort hubby's clothes for tomorrow and whatever else he needs
    3) Make our bed
    4) Bath for everyone
    5) Bed early

    Hubby feels abit better today at least he's not being sick anymore.
    Right better get on...
    Sometimes it seems that the going is just too rough.
    And things go wrong no matter what I do.
    Now and then it seems that life is just too much.
    But you've got the love I need to see me through.
    :j :j
  • Dustykitten
    Dustykitten Posts: 16,507 Forumite
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    Ok so what is left for tomorrow

    HHI
    Hoover and Mop Floors
    Order Mum Present
    Text babysitter awaiting reply
    planting out in back garden
    tidying/sweeping back garden
    Tie in roses
    Prune branch off tree
    kill clover
    S&S

    So hoping it is living room tomorrow so I don't feel way behind.

    Working am, friend pm and hoping to go for a walk to collect some elderflowers. Just going to do 15 minutes ironing before collecting DS3 from Beavers.
    The birds of sadness may fly overhead but don't let them nest in your hair
  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
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    gunsandbanjos wrote: »
    Well my hubby may no longer have a job! He just phoned to say he nearly had an accident on site when a concrete block fell through a chute(he works on a building site) as the chute had broken, he was only saved because on of the plasterers yelled at him to watch out. He spoke to the site manager who didnt seem bothered, so he then spoke to health and safety. Now the site manager has told him because he spoke to H&S he wants him off site tomorrow:mad: Surely they cant fire him for reporting something like that:confused: He would most likely have been killed if it had hit him!
    Sorry, just needed to vent, i'm really annoyed! He works 12-14 hour days, 7 days a week for them, and this is how they treat him?

    No they cannot fire him for this, unless he is a subcontractor.. in which case it is completely different but there should be something in his contact in this case.. if he is employed on the books they cannot.. and I know with 100% certainty.. hubby had a similar situation last year.. noone was injured or even nearly injured but someone reported the site as 'unsafe' and it had to be followed up.. If the employer insists on not allowing him to work he can take it to the union.. even if he is not a member of the union they will still hold an unfair dismissal hearing.
    LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14
    Hope to be debt free until the day I die
    Mortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)
    6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)
    08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)
  • boddy
    boddy Posts: 3,326 Forumite
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    Hi everyone. Ive calmed down after my rant re engineer not coming. Been so hot here today but looks cooler tomorrow.

    chas97michelle Hope DS1 is feeling better.

    poohbear How is DS3 now, did he manage the cleaning?

    Mudbath Sorry to hear about your friend. Big hugs for you.

    g&b Thats horrendous he was very lucky. He is entitled to speak to Health and Safety. Is he in a union? Even if he isnt he has rights. The only thing the site manager will be bothered about is whether H&S shut the site down. They arent bothered about the workforce.

    Mad Monday - Kitchen of Kreation
    Level One
    [STRIKE]Open the windows and let in the light
    [/STRIKE][STRIKE]Clear and wipe the worksurfaces & table
    [/STRIKE]Level Two
    [STRIKE]Wipe the little appliances and put them back in their homes
    [/STRIKE][STRIKE]Wipe over the cupboards and large appliances
    [/STRIKE][STRIKE]Clean out drawers and filters
    [/STRIKE]Level Three
    Sweep and mop the floor
    Shine the grotty windows
    Drag everything out of the tins cupboard.. wipe it out and put back the bits you are keeping.. Get rid of the things you will never eat or incorporate them into your weekly meal plan!!!
  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
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    my mother was here earlier and ds2 came home from school.. wearing.. a tshirt, his long sleeved school shirt AND a huge thick wool jumper... he must have been mafting!! I told him to take off the jumper.. and his tie.. and put the shirt in the wash and my mother said it can't be dirty he has only worn it today... I asked him ' is that the shirt you wore last week?' he said YES!! dirty little troll.. I knew it was by the cuffs which were black.. I wouldn't mind but he has about 8 shirts (he did have 10 but a few have been binned after being worn for a couple of weeks without being washed.. he was putting clean ones in the wash so he could wear the 'comfy' dirty ones!! :eek:) And then she wonders why I still wash him and collect his laundry from about the house! I brushed his teeth yesterday.. so they were clean.. I am sick of seeing him with dirty teeth!! Noone ever believe me when I say how bad he is!! they think I am over reacting when I say he needs to be washed etc.
    LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14
    Hope to be debt free until the day I die
    Mortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)
    6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)
    08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)
  • gunsandbanjos
    gunsandbanjos Posts: 12,246 Forumite
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    He is sub contracted unfortunately. He is still going into work tomorrow to see what they say. Apparently they have been hastily fixing the chute before H&S arrive, he has taken a photo of it with his phone though.
    The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.
    Bertrand Russell
  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
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    H&S can take up to several weeks to turn up!!

    I am certain he still cannot be dismissed for contacting them.. I'll ask hubby later.. ;)
    LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14
    Hope to be debt free until the day I die
    Mortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)
    6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)
    08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)
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