What are you all up to

Oh nice one 😃. Malcolm you must qualify. Do take time to take care of yourself.

Started the tiling in DD's kitchen today.....eventually.

She had cleared work surfaces and taken down most stuff off the walls, but there was still her cooker hood to be removed, which took us about an hour to figure out how to do.

Then we found the tile adhesive left from a while back had gone off, so I had to wait till OH and DD went to the tile place and bought the adhesive, grout, silicone sealant, stainless steel trim, and a new adhesive spreader for me.  All that cost as much again as the tiles, but there should be plenty of adhesive to do the utility room as well.

Putting up the whole tiles is quick,  but she has lots of sockets and switches in some areas, so a lot of tricky cutting.  Thank goodness for an electric tile saw!  Even so, I had 2 cutting failures.  She has several spare tiles so not too big a disaster.

Luckily it was dry in the afternoon so I was able to use it outside on her deck, far too messy to use inside.

Will go back tomorrow to continue, should get at least 2/3 completed by tomorrow  night, then I will go again on Tuesday.

Cannot have the kitchen in chaos too long!

The problem is that the boss doesn't look upon me as an employee but as self-employed. So I won't get sick pay. Yesterday he told me that if I needed sick leave, he will get another driver and I will lose my job.

Malcolm, it would seem the your boss is only interested in himself and profit , being a boss myself my employees are important to me and I look after them and understand that sometimes they will need time off with sickness or other reasons , your boss is obviously not interested in your long term health , it may be a hard decision but tell your boss to stick his job and find another job ,as the way you are going you won't be in fit state to work at all 

Do the right thing ,NOW befor it's to late ..........

I'm starting to think that perhaps I need to find another job. However, the boss has now offered me reduced hours of 12 noon to 7 p.m. Seven hour day instead of 11 hours which is better plus one day off, Thursday.

I thought Feb 2nd was Groundhog Day? 

Another dull day here, just doesn't seem to get light at all.  No snow yet but another day where the temperature doesn't get above 2C but feels about -5C in the Easterly wind.  Off to daughters to help with the unpacking 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38931211

I'm  not sure your  employer has a choice....

Damp and cold day today, had hoped to re lead the caravan,but don't think I'll bother today just a bit too cold.😕

Very similar in Essex 😦 beginning to be very fed up with it. Wet snow on and off yesterday but didn't settle. Helping daughter with unpacking did I miss something?