Because I don't have the template for the forward/backward penguin meme & I don't have the time to go looking for it ( Read more... )

I had my first face-to-face experience with a Covid-Denier yesterday. Face-to-face because she doesn't "believe in masks & I have difficulty putting them on", even when a complete stranger is coming into your house to measure it for flooring & you have no idea where he's been, or who may have coughed on him recently, or sneezed in his vicinity, or ( Read more... )

Back to work today... 4 measures & inspections that were designated 'urgent', so I was allowed to go to the sites & do my thing - following stricter guidelines about contact & communication, of course. Then scaling & drawing plans here at home in the afternoon, scanning, e-mailing... it was almost like hard work, after 2 weeks of nothing!

Tomorrow, ( Read more... )

The Federal government paid me some money! All those hours on hold, on the phone, trying really hard & only twice failing to keep a level tone in my voice seem to have paid off with... not as much as I'd normally earn in a week, but more than I sometimes have in recent months, so I'll declare it satisfactory. Whether the payment is an ongoing thing ( Read more... )

Stricter lockdown regulations mean that I'm having an enforced 2 weeks (at least!!) off from work. No 'non-essential' building works are allowed, which certainly means flooring installations & therefore means no measures, estimates or inspections for me. I've just spoken with the CEO of the company I contract to & he's closing all the stores 'til ( Read more... )

NSW's Deputy Premier John Barilaro has hinted that new restrictions could be on the table for the parts of Sydney, telling Sky News "we've lost control" of the virus.

Mr Barilaro revealed it wouldn’t be possible for the Greater Sydney lockdown to end on Friday night and said , while a curfew wasn’t being considered, more restrictions may be needed ( Read more... )

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Further to yesterday's viewing of the new, eexxppaannddeedd Justice League, here's a Buzzfeed article detailing all the differences between the 2017 version & Snyder's 2021 epic

Last week was a short work week & so is this one, though not quite as bad. Yesterday was officially a public holiday, but I had 2 measures to do, which made up a bit for ( Read more... )

On a work note, I've just invoiced exactly double the amount of measures I did last week... Dare I hope things are looking up?