This week, I have been disgusted by customers who have left a mess in the store. I was in the egg aisle and slipped on something. I almost lost my balance, grabbed my trolley, twisted my ankle, and scraped my elbow on the trolley. I managed to stay upright, barely, but my elbow is now cut and bruised. The culprit? Somebody had dropped an egg on the floor and just left it there. Honestly, it costs nothing to tell a member of staff, and we won’t be cross, we will however clean it up before somebody injures themselves. The second customers were, I think, grandparents, who were out with their grandchild. Said kid had an ‘accident’ and they just walked off and left a puddle on the shop floor. I left my trolley and reported it so that a cleaner could be called. When the cleaner arrived, somebody, presumably the culprits, had placed 4 baby plates near the mess. Now, these will have to be thrown away and that costs the store money. What kind of people leave p*ss on the floor, in a food store, and walk away? Makes me sick!

This week alone, I’ll be working over 5 hours overtime. I have one more shift to go, then I’m off for a week. Nice! To counter that, I’ve been persuaded to work 2 extra shifts, both 6 hours during the rest of January. So, I have 22 hours off; my standard week, and overtime totalling, so far, over 17 hours. This seems to happen all the time; I have time off, then get talked into working overtime so basically my time off is negated lol. I could say no, of course, though I’m half-expecting a sizeable bill so the overtime will help to cover that. Again, they’ve asked if I’d be interested in working full days, but I can’t face it. Apart from tax issues, after a 6 hour day I’m wiped out and rarely manage to stay awake until bedtime. It’s nice to feel needed, but I’m no spring chicken…

The Ship’s Dog has been a worry, again, as he’s not eating enough. He had a little slip on Monday and spent two days shaking and not eating anything. He’s since perked up, seems happy in himself, even goes out for walkies, but he isn’t eating properly. We’ve tried fresh kibble, wetting it so it isn’t hard, and have added extra meat to tempt him; all to no avail. If this carries on, I’ll have to get something from the vet just to ensure he’s getting the nutrients and vitamins that he needs. He’s always been a fussy eater, but this is extreme, even for him.

Not much else going on, my sister is… well, let’s just say the irony of some of the cr*p she comes out with beggar’s belief. I love her, honestly, I do, but sometimes it’s hard to like her. The Deckhand is behaving, mostly, but he has his moments too. Ooh, maybe it’s me being a grumpy old bag lol. Not enough sleep, too much pins and needles, and so cold here. The snow and ice we had is mostly gone and we’ve had some rain which is helping melt the persistent stuff. I’ll take rain over snow any day. If I was at home all day, the snow wouldn’t be a problem, but leaving the house around 5.30am and having to scrape the car, it’s no joke.

Oh, the plumber actually turned up, and took less than half hour to sort out the two leaks; just a little tightening up and so far, no leaks. Hopefully that’s the end of that though it took almost 4 weeks to get it sorted. Shakes head in disbelief…

I note I’ve had almost 30,000 visits. Not many, compared to some, but bearing in mind I just waffle on, and rarely post photos, it’s not bad lol

Enjoy what’s left of the weekend and have a good week ahead. Take care, be safe and well.