I don't like driving behind a 2005 Ford Focus TDCI with serious engine issues for 10 miles...  To say it was a "little smoky" would be an understatement!  I'm not sure what causes modern diesels to smoke, but something wasn't right.

No smoke, no poke!  Probably a boost leak tbh, impossible to cure them all on older cars, just end up moving the leak further along the system lol.  I 'follow' quite a few smoky Focii diesels, by follow I mean overtake asap, hate sitting in other cars smoke be it diesel, petrol or 2 stroke lol.  Must admit, mine smokes pretty bad after a day or two of town driving as well though, first boot up the sliproad after that and I feel sorry for anyone behind.  

 

Wisdom teeth have decided to remind me of their presence...

Sudden stabbing pain across the top jaw on the left hand side of my face.

I wasn't asleep, but not far off it...glad I found some painkillers in my drawer lol

Just starting to kick in...better already

12 hours ago, jmurray01 said:

I don't like driving behind a 2005 Ford Focus TDCI with serious engine issues for 10 miles...  To say it was a "little smoky" would be an understatement!  I'm not sure what causes modern diesels to smoke, but something wasn't right.

I hate driving behind diesels, period!! 8/10 times they are smelly, smoky, or both.

*grin*

I don't like the changeable weather we've had all day

Admittedly it was forecast but you can't get on with anything outside, as rain keeps bringing an abrupt halt to proceedings.  Yet if you pack up, on account of the very dark skies to the west: it promptly brightens up a bit and deceives you into thinking that was it rain-wise, for the next hour or so.

It's currently gone sunny, but I doubt it it'll last, particularly if I go and get the mower out;again

I also don't like all the flies that have appeared today, all heavily set bluebottles, as if at bluebottle headquarters, it was decided that my house was the venue of today's Sunday outing; or they're a breakaway party from the plague that Herts were having!

Both cats show a distinct lack of interest in hunting flies (unlike moths maybugs dragonflies).  They seem to know when you're lurking with a swat and go to surfaces that the swat is ineffective on

As much as I've enjoyed Download this weekend, I definitely do not like the blisters I have all over my feet now!

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I don't like coming down with a flu/virus again, only a few months after the last one.  The worst bit is, although I feel like crap now, I know I'll feel ten times worse tomorrow!

I don't like that it appears Brandy has another urinary tract infection

It's come on tonight, or at least the accompanying smell of pee has.  She seems rather distracted with her rear end and is over grooming it, like she did last time. However, she's not leaking, like before, which is something.  UTIs are quite distressing if you're a dog

We'll be going to the vet, tomorrow.

 

 

 

I don't like this weather at the moment especially as for this week i'm doing outside jobs at work, it has the advantage that because of the amount of rain, I don't need to use the scraper but then catch 22 is, I get slightly moist lol.  Also the car is filthy again after only washing it last weekend.  Don't like that we've gone through 6lb of freshly PYO strawberries in 1 1/2 days.  Don't like that everything I try to do, to make our life better usually ends up making it worse.  

I don't like my thoughts yesterday being 100% correct.  Woke up this morning with difficulty breathing, dripping with sweat, thumping headache and blurred vision. 

So, as much as I was looking forward to working 09:00-17:30, I had to call in sick.  I know that, because this is the 3rd instance of sick leave in the last year, I will have an "absence review meeting", which basically means I'll be made to feel like a criminal for calling in sick three times (all genuine, and all when I physically couldn't leave the house) in 12 months and be told basically "stop getting ill".  At least on the bright side, now that I've been in contiuous employment with the employer for over 12 months (started in May 2015) I should get paid sick days, unlike before when I would have around £60 deducted from my pay cheque. 

I can understand employers being dubious over employees taking sick days, but I can assure you I am not one of those to "throw a sickie".  At my last job I took 2 days off in as many years, and it just so happens that I've been unlucky enough to suffer ill health three times in the last 12 months. 

My rule of thumb is that if you can drive, you can work.  Even if I am feeling like utter crap, if I would get behind the wheel, then I can sit at my desk.  If I couldn't drive, there is no chance I could do any work.

If I were you Jamie, I'd perhaps take the time to contact the old company (if you're on ok terms) and ask them if they could send an email explaining your absence history and take that in and use it to show them that "honestly guv, I'm not trying to take the pish"....

Employers have to be suspicious given the nature of a lot of employees.... There are a lot of people who wake up in the morning and think "hmm my finger feels a bit funny, better call in sick" and forgetting the costs, on small businesses it can be a huge spanner in the works - out of 4 people, if 1 goes sick that's 25% of your workforce gone... I think you were for a larger firm though iirc...

Interestingly though, your last paragraph about getting into work even when sick, this approach although massively favoured by employers, can actually be counterproductive, firstly you'll drag your illness out longer which even if you're working whilst ill, means you're not working 100%... secondly it could lead to a relapse, where something like post viral fatigue could kick in, thirdly you might infect the entire work force with your colleagues...

26 minutes ago, Ianb said:

If I were you Jamie, I'd perhaps take the time to contact the old company (if you're on ok terms) and ask them if they could send an email explaining your absence history and take that in and use it to show them that "honestly guv, I'm not trying to take the pish"....

Employers have to be suspicious given the nature of a lot of employees.... There are a lot of people who wake up in the morning and think "hmm my finger feels a bit funny, better call in sick" and forgetting the costs, on small businesses it can be a huge spanner in the works - out of 4 people, if 1 goes sick that's 25% of your workforce gone... I think you were for a larger firm though iirc...

Interestingly though, your last paragraph about getting into work even when sick, this approach although massively favoured by employers, can actually be counterproductive, firstly you'll drag your illness out longer which even if you're working whilst ill, means you're not working 100%... secondly it could lead to a relapse, where something like post viral fatigue could kick in, thirdly you might infect the entire work force with your colleagues...

I could do that Ian, but to be honest it isn't worth the trouble.  If they kick up a fuss, I'll just speak to my Union rep and get her on the case!

You're absolutely right about going to work whilst sick, but there are just too many people out there who have the midset that "I haven't taken a single sick day in 10 years, so neither shall my employees!"...  I do go to work when I'm ill, but there has to be a limit.  It isn't just yourself you have to look out for though.  For example, there are people at my work who have serious underlying illnesses, and one is having treatment for cancer.  Is it really responsible to drag yourself into work, and then put that person's life at risk?  I think not.

I do indeed work for a large company (outsourcing call centre), and if my sick days are now paid then I will be more understanding of their suspicions, but my problem before was that they didn't pay you a penny for time you weren't there, so it was rather out of order to then interrogate you about your absence...  On the return of one of my absences I had to stop myself saying "do you really think I'd throw away £60 just to put my feet up!?". 

I don't like a certain black Audi, who failed to indicate before as they lunged across my path, having decided they were in the wrong lane on A35/A349 roundabout, on the way back from the vets. I'm beginning to think there's some secret agreement between Audi drivers to outdo BMW drivers, in the "never indicate before you manoeuvre club"

6 hours ago, jmurray01 said:

I don't like my thoughts yesterday being 100% correct.  Woke up this morning with difficulty breathing, dripping with sweat, thumping headache and blurred vision. 

So, as much as I was looking forward to working 09:00-17:30, I had to call in sick.  I know that, because this is the 3rd instance of sick leave in the last year, I will have an "absence review meeting", which basically means I'll be made to feel like a criminal for calling in sick three times (all genuine, and all when I physically couldn't leave the house) in 12 months and be told basically "stop getting ill".  At least on the bright side, now that I've been in contiuous employment with the employer for over 12 months (started in May 2015) I should get paid sick days, unlike before when I would have around £60 deducted from my pay cheque. 

I can understand employers being dubious over employees taking sick days, but I can assure you I am not one of those to "throw a sickie".  At my last job I took 2 days off in as many years, and it just so happens that I've been unlucky enough to suffer ill health three times in the last 12 months. 

My rule of thumb is that if you can drive, you can work.  Even if I am feeling like utter crap, if I would get behind the wheel, then I can sit at my desk.  If I couldn't drive, there is no chance I could do any work.

That sounds like something you'd find during Soviet Russia era

 

2 hours ago, Ianb said:

If I were you Jamie, I'd perhaps take the time to contact the old company (if you're on ok terms) and ask them if they could send an email explaining your absence history and take that in and use it to show them that "honestly guv, I'm not trying to take the pish"....

Employers have to be suspicious given the nature of a lot of employees.... There are a lot of people who wake up in the morning and think "hmm my finger feels a bit funny, better call in sick" and forgetting the costs, on small businesses it can be a huge spanner in the works - out of 4 people, if 1 goes sick that's 25% of your workforce gone... I think you were for a larger firm though iirc...

Interestingly though, your last paragraph about getting into work even when sick, this approach although massively favoured by employers,  can actually be counterproductive, firstly you'll drag your illness out longer which even if you're working whilst ill, means you're not working 100%... secondly it could lead to a relapse, where something like post viral fatigue could kick in, thirdly you might infect the entire work force with your colleagues...

This is what we believe!

Which is why if one of our staff phones in sick with say flu, we don't expect to see them back at work for around 10-14 days: we'd prefer them to have plenty of time to recuperate on full sick pay, then return fighting fit and happy and be 100% productive.  As opposed to coming in,  then struggle to work on 30% productivity for a prolonged period, with possibility of infecting all their colleagues

 

47 minutes ago, GMX said:

I don't like a certain black Audi, who failed to indicate before as they lunged across my path,

It is a well known(*) fact that BMW drivers have right of way over all others, at all times, in all situations. This has been reported in various places, including, I think, on this site.

Perhaps this Audi driver is a bit confused, & thinks he is in a BMW?

(*)- Certainly well known to all BMW drivers, & I am expecting it to be added to the highway code any day now.

7 minutes ago, Tdci-Peter said:

It is a well known(*) fact that BMW drivers have right of way over all others, at all times, in all situations. This has been reported in various places, including, I think, on this site.

Perhaps this Audi driver is a bit confused, & thinks he is in a BMW?

(*)- Certainly well known to all BMW drivers, & I am expecting it to be added to the highway code any day now.

mmm...during my BMW phase, I think I must've let the side down, indicating before I went; failing to exercise ultimate right of way etc

 

BMW & indicating! You must have been a closet Ford driver all along then!

12 minutes ago, Tdci-Peter said:

BMW & indicating! You must have been a closet Ford driver all along then!

I started out with Fords, many Fords, then there was a Volvo phase and a BMW phase, a solitary Peugeot, then something unmentionable and back to Ford

 

 

1 hour ago, GMX said:

That sounds like something you'd find during Soviet Russia era

 

This is what we believe!

Which is why if one of our staff phones in sick with say flu, we don't expect to see them back at work for around 10-14 days: we'd prefer them to have plenty of time to recuperate on full sick pay, then return fighting fit and happy and be 100% productive.  As opposed to coming in,  then struggle to work on 30% productivity for a prolonged period, with possibility of infecting all their colleagues

 

It feels like it - trust me!

That is very generous Ghana, but realistic in terms of getting back to 100% health.  If empoyees are treated well and given respect, they are less likely to take advantage of it, so it is a win-win situation for employer and employee. 

I don't like the pigeon, who moments ago, relieved him/herself in mid-air, some 2 metres above the recently hosed off Mk2 Focus, in a line of blobs and splatters

 

2 hours ago, GMX said:

I don't like the pigeon, who moments ago, relieved him/herself in mid-air, some 2 metres above the recently hosed off Mk2 Focus, in a line of blobs and splatters

 

Now you know how I feel, on a daily basis...  Whilst the red Hyundai is left virtually untouched, the green Peugeot gets covered at least three times per day.

I don't like the thought that I may have to call in sick again tomorrow...  I obviously did so yesterday, and today is my usual rest day (I have Wednesday and Sunday off every week) so I hoped that I could come back tomorrow with only 1 sick day added to my record, but unless I wake up feeling miraculously better tomorrow, that isn't going to happen. 

My patience is short on the best of days, so if I went to work feeling how I am now (if that was even physically possible) I would undoubtedly end up telling a customer to off...  As much as my employer may dislike me taking sick days, I'm sure they would rather I didn't turn up at all, than turning up and doing that...

Another dislike for the day is having bought the 405 with 122,000 miles on the clock, and it now almost turning over to 129,000 miles without giving it an oil change...  I know the previous owner was very vigilant with them so it most likely had one shortly prior to the sale, but even so - it must be close to 10,000 miles since, and that's more than double what I would ever let it go under normal circumstances. 

Needless to say, it'll be getting done as soon as my salary goes in (regardless of whether there are deductions or not).

I don't like super market car parks as some **** has scratched the paint on me new motor. Just below the fuel filler flap. About 7 inches long. Looks like someone has squeezed by my car and caught the paint work with a coat zip or something like that. 

Even though my car was parked in the disabled parking area, with at least enough room either side to full open the doors.

Well peed off.

 

Don't like finding out the build date for the RS is October. Ffs I could make one myself quicker than ford

See my parts for sale on thread "philf1s Spirit Blue Fiesta ST180 parts for sale"

 

3 hours ago, jmurray01 said:

Now you know how I feel, on a daily basis...  Whilst the red Hyundai is left virtually untouched, the green Peugeot gets covered at least three times per day.

From that we can assume Scottish birds love Hyundais but loathe Peugeots