Friday, September 03, 2004
Did something a bit weird today
Well not really weird, but weird for me, let me explain. It was a really good day today and in the field outside I heard the combine thrashing away in the field outside our back window.
I sort of hanker back to my days driving tractors, so I took the head staggers and thought what the heck I've nothing to lose, so I walked across the field using the footpath to try and see if I could see anyone in-charge, not looking to stop the combine working I looked for a gap in the hedge that the tractor and trailer would enter and made a beeline. Only thing was I made a beeline to the wrong entrance, so when the next tractor arrived I had to walk the whole way over to the opposite side of the field.
When I arrived at the tractor, I tried to talk to the driver, it didn't happen - his English was not much better than my French. I gave him a little card with my details that I'd wrote out earlier and asked him to give it to the boss, when he went back.
Lo and behold I got a phonecall 40 odd minutes later from a Robert Cooper of Nailcote Hall Farm, so I'm going over for 10am tomorrow to see if I can get me a temporary job. Doubt it will be well paid, but it might put the hankering out of me. :-) Then I'll get back to looking for a proper job with good money, unless the dress business goes crazy and needs lots of help. Anna will be able to cope fine in the meantime though.
I sort of hanker back to my days driving tractors, so I took the head staggers and thought what the heck I've nothing to lose, so I walked across the field using the footpath to try and see if I could see anyone in-charge, not looking to stop the combine working I looked for a gap in the hedge that the tractor and trailer would enter and made a beeline. Only thing was I made a beeline to the wrong entrance, so when the next tractor arrived I had to walk the whole way over to the opposite side of the field.
When I arrived at the tractor, I tried to talk to the driver, it didn't happen - his English was not much better than my French. I gave him a little card with my details that I'd wrote out earlier and asked him to give it to the boss, when he went back.
Lo and behold I got a phonecall 40 odd minutes later from a Robert Cooper of Nailcote Hall Farm, so I'm going over for 10am tomorrow to see if I can get me a temporary job. Doubt it will be well paid, but it might put the hankering out of me. :-) Then I'll get back to looking for a proper job with good money, unless the dress business goes crazy and needs lots of help. Anna will be able to cope fine in the meantime though.
