Plans foiled by weather
May. 27th, 2014 08:58 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mousmeIt started raining before I could get out in the yard this evening. Alas. On the plus side, ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
pdaughter has agreed to give me a lift to and from the auto repair shop tomorrow, which means I'll be able to come back here and do the yard work during the morning.
It's been a long day, but my overtime went really well. I've been training for two non-consecutive days at the OCC in Ottawa so that I can help them out when they're short-staffed, and while the first shift was a bit mind-blowing in terms of all the information I had to absorb in such a short period of time, today went much better. It was a much busier day than the last time, but I was able to handle almost all of the work without too much assistance, which was reassuring for everyone. After all, I'm supposed to be there to help them, not be an additional strain on their resources.
The best call of the day was from an officer who wanted me to call in the city police to help relocate a family of ducks who were blocking an entire intersection. After we all laughed at him, he was (nicely) told to deal with the ducks himself. We do realise that it's good PR to have "Officer Saves Ducks!" on the 6 o'clock news, but come on, you're holding up traffic at rush hour. Your YouTube video is not going to go viral, okay? Okay.
I have a mild but very persistent headache, so I think that's all I'm going to write for this entry. Next on my list is (more) Advil and getting into comfier clothes. I have a busy day and a half ahead of me, after all.
See you on the flip side!
pdaughter has agreed to give me a lift to and from the auto repair shop tomorrow, which means I'll be able to come back here and do the yard work during the morning.It's been a long day, but my overtime went really well. I've been training for two non-consecutive days at the OCC in Ottawa so that I can help them out when they're short-staffed, and while the first shift was a bit mind-blowing in terms of all the information I had to absorb in such a short period of time, today went much better. It was a much busier day than the last time, but I was able to handle almost all of the work without too much assistance, which was reassuring for everyone. After all, I'm supposed to be there to help them, not be an additional strain on their resources.
The best call of the day was from an officer who wanted me to call in the city police to help relocate a family of ducks who were blocking an entire intersection. After we all laughed at him, he was (nicely) told to deal with the ducks himself. We do realise that it's good PR to have "Officer Saves Ducks!" on the 6 o'clock news, but come on, you're holding up traffic at rush hour. Your YouTube video is not going to go viral, okay? Okay.
I have a mild but very persistent headache, so I think that's all I'm going to write for this entry. Next on my list is (more) Advil and getting into comfier clothes. I have a busy day and a half ahead of me, after all.
See you on the flip side!
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Date: 2014-05-28 01:24 am (UTC)(no subject)
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