We're taking the train...some now boarding, some delays, some still standing on the platform! TTC 'Waiters' IIT!

[bebejones]

Old thread here

Welcome aboard, make yourselves comfy I have a feeling it's going to be a bumpy ride!

Shall we wander over to the ticket office, just to window shop, see if there are any special offers, etc?

Good morning all. Posting from my sick bed!!! Ended up finishing work early, am feeling pretty rotten to be honest. Supposed to be away this weekend with OH for a race he's doing but not sure that's wise.

I'm not checking any buses out till the time is right. I'm happy in here chatting but I think I need to stay here till we're actually on the way. Need my sanity. I'm already watching a thread on a totally unrelated website about pg women and feeling

Going to try and go back to sleep, although I may have some cereal first.

Have a good day.

Hope you feel better soon 100years !

(only two pills left in my packet now.....eek!)

Oh I'm not thinking of joining another thread - although if we do start ttc in December I will probably add my name to the September bus passenger list just to mark a milestone.

AC- thats the thing i havnt heard from them they had made no reference to terminating my contract early, they obviously knew i was on a weeks holiday i have been there since the end of april it was a 6 month contract, i was contracted to 25 hours a week and had taken no holidays yet except one emergency day as DD was very ill, they have made the past couple of months for me hell, i think they were trying to get me to leave, when i first started it was agreed that i would work 2 8.5 hour days from office and one day from home, then suddenly a few weeks ago he said that arrangement is no longer working and that i would have to do all the hours from the office, i said that i would have to sort out childcare first as this was no our orriginal agreement and that it seemed pointless as i was only there for another 5 weeks on the contract and he was also telling me there is no longer any work for me to do (doesnt make sense, y do u want me to sit in an office for 25 hrs with nothing to do) after this i informed them i was pregnant a wk later i had 2 days of sick suffering with nausea, and generally felt like death, b4 i went on holiday nothing was mentioned as to the end of my contract then i got back and my p45 was in the post with an end date of the 5th of oct which was the date i went on hol, since then i have heard nothing, since then i have spoke to a former collegue and apparantly the boss is on holiday for 2 weeks!

sorry for the long post

100 years- hope u feel better soon
strawberry- 2 days yay bet your xcited

bebe- i wish i cud just be a stay at home mum now, ever since having children, i feel like workplaces dont want to consider me or want to try to make things difficult

Well I suggest you try to get some money out of them - at the very least you will get the money for lost wages up until the end of the contract and for accrued holiday. If they haven't given a reason for the early termination they've left themselves open to a discrimination claim, which you may or may not wish to bring, I certainly wouldn't push you one way or another. Only you know the circumstances and you will have a feeling about whether this is to do with your pregnancy. It's complicated by the fact that there were only 5 weeks left to go though, it's much longer than that till your due date, has your pregnancy been causing you to have a lot of time off or anything?

You are in quite a strong position on a costs basis as the tribunal very rarely orders costs against claimants if they lose, so if you do think you have been discriminated against, in some ways you have nothing to lose by making a claim. There's quite a high probability your employer would settle the claim for a couple of thousand pounds just to make it go away.

Morning all

jbells it sounds like your employer is being a total twat pain in the arse, hopefully AC's brilliatn advice will help you get everything you are owed out of them.

Thanks for all the interview wishes. I think it went really well but by saying that have probably jinxed my chances of getting the job!! The interviewers were really lovely and, thanks to my brilliant recruitment team (I know, a good recruiter and not a shark - I feel pretty luck to have found her!!), I was really well prepared. Now I just need to hope that they liked me more than 3 of the other 5 people then saw as there are 2 jobs open.

Should hear next week so fingers crossed!!

thanks AC- to be honest if i have got a case i would like to make a discrimination case as to unfair dismissal, as i think they way they have treated me is appalling and they have been able to get away with it for too long, i spoke to my boss today and aparantly she doenst know anything and does not deal with contracts and for me to speak to the other boss there when he is back of holiday on the 25th of october! she obviously knows that my contract has been ended since im not there

Hi everyone,

Well I've taken the horrible decision of not travelling with my OH today away, I have booked a coach ticket for tomorrow which cost me the grand total of £5.50 so if I feel better tomorrow then I will head down there, if not then £5.50 isn't too much money to 'waste' if you know what I mean. I may need some cheering up later after he has left - he's still here at the moment.

Damn the lurgy :( [cries] Why isn't there a crying emoticon?

JS- glad your interview went well its always better when there is more than one position :) fingers crossed its good news

100years- sorry your feeling poo, hopefully a gud nites sleep will improve things

OMG - Ladies I just had to share this with you!!

I have just discoverd a life saving (ok well a slight exaggeration there) product in Boots. Dry Shampoo. How did I not know about this amazing product before now?!?!

Since coming off the pill my hair has become more greasy and so I need to wash it every day (yawn) I got up late today and didn't have time to wash and style it before work and we are going out tonight so I just bought a can of this stuff. Wasn't sure how rubbing my scalp was going to make it look less lank and horrible but I gave it a go and I now have bouncy, fresh, non-greasy hair! It's a bloody miracle!!!

Going to keep a can in my handbag at all times now!

How is everybodys Friday afternoon going??

JS lol, it is a life saver i discovered it after having DD as i dont have time to wash my hair as often as needed now, also they do it in home and bargain a lot cheaper than boots :)

Thanks Gals,

I take to putting my hair back if I get greasy hair, can't wait for it to be long enough to tie up in a ponytail, for now it's clips and headbands. I may have a look for this dry shampoo stuff, mind you I only take about 2 mins in the shower and max 5 mins if I'm washing hair etc, it takes me as long if not longer to do a flannel wash so easier to shower. I'm quicker at getting ready than my OH, not sure whether that's a good thing, I rarely wear make up and if I do it's not a lot.

Not long now till I'm home alone. :( Poop. Just going to curl on the sofa and watch a film, bought Marley and Me a few weeks ago as I had never seen it, I think I will watch that this afternoon :) I am expecting tears, has anyone seen it?

Oh man I cried. I cried when she went for the scan and then I cried lots at the end. Obviously this is all to do with my lurgy and not the fact that I am a girl!

But it's worsened my broodiness if that's even possible!

100 years- i am not brave enuf to watch that film as i know i will sob, other ones that made me sob were the notebook and p.s i love you real heart wrenchers

Yeah seen PS I love you and read the book. Not seen the notebook yet. I am not sure it's a good idea to watch a soppy film when you are feeling a bit meh as it is and a bit down because you are home alone and should be away with your OH visiting friends.

Feel like my temp has gone up again :(

Sobbing in films is good - no honest, I especially like them when I am having a bit of a bad day and need to cry and find that films help start me off.

JS - Dry Shampoo is a godsend when you are home alone with a newborn & don't have time/energy for a shower!! Fab stuff!

100 - Not seen the film, would probably blub like an idiot even if I wasn't ill! My 'go to' ill film (ie the one I always watch when ill) is Little Women I just love it! If I have time I'll watch Gone with the Wind! My mums ill film is Sense & Sensibility. All blub fests, think it helps get the bug out through crying!! :o

Dropped a bollock earlier. Out at lunch with friends at lunch, for friends LOs birthday, & one friend asked me if I was still doing jabs. Instantly I said 'no' without even thinking. Later I had to come clean to her why. She is sworn to secrecy as she is actually my DHs PA!!! Ooooops! She's a v good secret keeper though! Told her she can't even tell DH I told her!

Hope she keeps it to her self for you. I have only spoken to a couple of people about it and chosen wisely, but had I not spoken to someone when I did I think I would have burst!!! I hope that I don't get more migraines now, as there are a couple of people who know I have 'special' meds when I have one and ask if I have taken it, if so I think I will just lie to them.

Just had some Gammon, pineapple and some roasted veggies.

What plans has everyone got this evening?

Hi all!

I have never used dry shampoo, but I do have a bottle of talc for exactly the same purpose!

Sorry to hear you're ill and home alone 100years but hope you feel better soon. I also love to watch sad films when I'm feeling down and home alone, I end up sobbing everywhere but it does make you feel better!

bebe I think that "Little Women" was the last film I sobbed to, just a few weeks ago when DH was away.

js keeping my fingers crossed for good news about your interview :)

jbells good to see you back! Hope you had a fab holiday. Sorry to hear about the work thing though, I'm sure they can't just do that. In your situation I think I'd have been tempted to ignore the P45, pretend I hadn't got it, and carry on as normal. It's not on to behave like that and not talk to you.

Have had a good week here - the project I am running has just met its first proper goal and beaten our target performance, so I'm chuffed. Just in time for my half-year review too, which is good timing! Now looking forward to a nice dinner out with DH, just got to remember not to overdose on the wine though. Have a good friday evening everyone :)

Ooh who needs drugs.. the phone just went off and I stood up to answer it, got the most wonderful array of stars in my eyes!!!

Well done on your week Squirrel :o

Have had a bad food day & topped it off this evening with some Baileys Haagan Dazs :)

100 - no leaping around missus, rest & get better!

Squirrel - well done on the work front! Doesn't the talc make your hair go grey? Re Little Women, it's the bit where Beth dies, is just so sad, and also the end where Jo goes after Professor Bear

Got Birthday party 2moro for the LO who turned 1 today. DD & her are so funny & cute together, she copies everything DD does! Apart from that I'm hoping for a quiet weekend. :)

My OH was OK about me not going with him, he said he would rather I get better now than be poorly when we go away in few weeks time. I know he would rather I was there with him, but his priority is me being well as opposed to seeing him finish his race. He has other races and this is not the first one he has done so at least I don't feel bad for that, and he knows how much I support him in that.

Suppose at least I am not off work sick, I know I could get my holiday days back if I was off sick, but I would rather have a relatively clear sick record (it used to be bad) than have the extra holidays

Feel better soon 100 years! What type of racing does your OH do? Sounds very exiting!

Sad films....I cry over anything with sad animals eg Dumbo, Bambi, Born Free, Gorillas in the Mist etc. The one film that had me really sobbing (and waking up in the middle of the night to sob a bit more) was Sleepers- a film about child abuse in a Detention centre. And you can't beat Beaches for a little weep :(

OMG Beaches, so sad! Steel Magnolias also good for a blub. I also ALWAYS cry at the Railway Children when Bobby runs down the platform through the steam 'Daddy, it's my daddy!' Teary just typing it!

Running, he is doing a half marathon this weekend. I've never been there when he has done a HM before as I have always been working, so I booked this weekend off especially and got struck down by the lurgy. We met at a race where we were both running so that's good.

There are some people who really resent their partners running and make an effort to be a pain in the arse about it, but obviously as I do it too - but prefer my biking we are on the same wavelength.

I shan't be going down there today. I have just spoken to him on the phone, physically before I spoke to him I thought I was feeling no worse/no better, but I couldn't speak to him more than a few words before I started coughing and am out of breath. Can feel it on my chest now :( Feel sadder now than I did, only because he said he now wants to come home and said it in such a way that it made me have a tear in my eye, I am obviously worrying him. :(

He left my car unlocked last night while he was out with some friends and had his sat nav, iPod touch and coat nicked out of the car :( The car is fine and my sat nav is still in there so that's good. Said he got back to the car and the doors were open and the glove box contents were strewn out. I'm just glad my car was still there.