A wee problemo

[Wild Dingo]

Now I just got of the blower with me boss... I was meant to be flyin north to the new mine yesty mornin and no call so anyway I got busy with this an that and decided to call this mornin... now this jobs a good one moneys pretty good and its 2 on an 1 off job should last for 4 years he reckons... but then hes bull****ed me before but anyways I ring him and he says "why werent yer on the plane mate?" "well mate I wouldnt mind a bit of confirmation that Im bloody goin and Ive got a flamin ticket" "well yer dont now so yer gonna have to drive again" "eeeerr no Im bloody not mate! that last trip you paid $150 for fuel each way and it cost me $200 in fuel each bloody way and with fuel goin up Im buggared if Im drivin all that way again for a lousey $150" "so yer sayin yer dont want the job?" "no Im sayin I aint bloody drivin if you want the job done and want me to do the blasted job you will get me a bloody plane ticket"

So anyways Ive got a day or so up my sleeve!!! ;) Im goin to a timber auction!! :cool:

Problemo??... oh right! Problem bein Im expectin this dipstick to ring at 6pm sayin Ive gotta get on a plane at 7pm which is what he tends to bloody do... Im 3 an a half hours from the airport down here and every time hes given me a bloody hour to pack say goodbye to the missus an hoons and get there :rolleyes: Problem is I dont think Im gonna bother goin anymore... but what to do eh?

What should a bloke do for a crust eh?

[MarkC]

Yikes - and I thought this sort of stuff only happend to me! Good that you put your foot down.

[Wild Dingo]

mmm yes I thought so to... but while I was at a timber auction today I had 4 calls and 5 messages from him!!! But hey I was busier than a tic on roos bum so couldnt answer him and after the last message I turned the phone off

mmmm maybe I will ring him... on MONDAY!! :D

To be honest I dont really care if he doesnt offer me any more work... as Ive really had enough of going away now... sorta changed me tune a tad eh? :rolleyes: but me wee tadpole hoons need me here and what with the house an stuff Im needed here by her highness the loverly possumpoop

So while at the auction I put some feelers out and got a few woodheads looking around for local work at some of the mines around Bunbury and even a couple of mills who they think may need a "good bloke" :D

[Hwyl]

Sounds like you were kind of frd up. He seems to have misjudged you ae "worker of last resort".

Good luck.

[WX]

hey WD I worked at the Capel rutile sands mine, just south of Capel actually. Was quite a few years ago and a filthy job it was too, black iron oxide rain you could go outside without a facemask.
They were going to make me a foreman apparently but I split and drove a Morris 1000 van to Sydney instead...and now I'm here.
Ain't life grand :D

[Stiletto]

Living in NSW is a fitting punishment for that sort of treatrment of a Morris van. ;)
Seriously , that must have been an epic journey.

[ 09-01-2005, 07:01 PM: Message edited by: Stiletto ]

[WX]

Ahh, Stiletto it was and it was one of my favourite cars, even though it was prone to vapour locks and stopping in wet weather (moisture in the distributor).
The Nullabor still had 300 odd miles of dirt road (1975) and I drove it to Sydney via the Alpine Way with virtually no handbrake.
Of course when you are young these are minor details
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