Thanks to anyone who held thumbs for snow!! On Monday night as I walked to my St John meeting, it started to come down quite a bit and by the time I arrived, Phil, who takes the meetings, told me that we were going to be cutting it short as the snow was coming down heavier and he didnt want people to get stuck in it. We had a very short talk and then left. I got a lift into town and by the time I got to the bus stop, it was coming down even heavier. It carried on getting heavier and I went to Bart's place for dinner.
After dinner, I decided to go out in his little garden and have a play in the snow. There was a nice thick layer on the ground so I was able to make a snow angel and start building a snowman...althought I didnt get too far and ended up with just a big lump...so I decided to go inside as I was wet and cold.
The next day there was still thick snow all over the ground and on my way to work, it started coming down very heavy again. It was so beautiful!! This carried on for 4 days, on and off and they say we could be getting a bit more tomorrow, although I think it could just miss us here.
I am suffereing the consequences of having a good time in the snow now though, I have a nasty cold, but it was all worth it!!
Enjoy the pictures!!
Cardiff Snow- Feb 09
Monday, February 9, 2009
Monday, February 2, 2009
Back to Work
Hello everyone,
Things are starting to settle down here, I have a job with a Call Centre company who work on behalf of Sky (Famous for their TV). I spent the whole of last week doing training and am starting tommorrow (Tuesday) on what's called the 'Grad Bay'. While we there, we will be taking live calls but with lots of coaches and help around us if we need it. The kinds of calls we would be taking are from existing customers only wanting to upgrade or add additional products, etc. So no phoning people trying to sell them stuff. We will be in Grad Bay for a week and then we will go to the floor and join the rest of the teams. Training was alot of fun, there were 15 of us in the group and it was a mixture of total newbies and those who have done call centre work before. It was alot to take in, having to learn the systems they use and of course, learn all about Sky products and services. The office is a bit out of the way in a big business park, but a free company bus runs from the city centre to the business park, so that makes it very easy for me as I catch a bus from my road straight to the city centre. It's my first time working in an office, so it is very different and takes getting used to. I will be working shifts over 7 days totalling 38-40 hours a week and am looking forward to seeing the kinds of shifts I'm going to get. This week I have two 10 and a half hour shifts, one 10 hour shift and two 4 hour shifts, with today (Monday) and Sunday off.
The other good news is that I also got offered a job at a leisure centre, I actually got the call from them the same day I found out when I would be starting at the call centre. This is a council run leisure centre in north cardiff, pretty close to the business park, except hard to get to as a short trip on the motorway seperates them...and no busses run there. This job is on a casual basis as a centre assistant, so I will only be working there when I have hours to spare and there are shifts available. Just waiting for some paperwork to come back from there and then I can do a bit of training with them and take a few shifts.
The other thing I've started is volunteering with St John Ambulance. I have been to 2 meetings so far and started a Medical Gas Administration Course in the previous meeting which will run for the next 5 weeks. I am also waiting for paperwork to come back with this, and once all is clear, I can put my name down to cover some events, like football and rugby matches as well as road races and concerts. I have all the qualifications behind me so this will be a great way to make sure all my first aid skills and knowledge dont go to waste. I'm really excited about it and hope that I can still do it along with the 2 jobs. The meetings are only once a week, every Monday from 7:30pm-9:30pm.
Other than all that, not much else has been going on. There has been heavy snow warnings all over the UK since the weekend, and in London, there was ALOT of snow. The weather forecast still says the storm is moving westerly, so we will still get it...I am hoping so anyway!! Its bitterly cold, 1 degree with a cold wintery wind and it's no fun if there isnt snow to accompany that. Earlier on, we had snow flurries. It was so pretty, little white flakes dancing all over the place. They reckon the rest of today and tonight going into tomorrow will be heavier, but I'm not getting my hopes up just yet. I'l believe it when I see it, it would be great if I woke up tomorrow with a nice layer of snow on the ground!!!
I need to go do some shopping so I better be off before it gets even colder and darker.
Keep all your fingers crossed for some snow :)
Tada
Things are starting to settle down here, I have a job with a Call Centre company who work on behalf of Sky (Famous for their TV). I spent the whole of last week doing training and am starting tommorrow (Tuesday) on what's called the 'Grad Bay'. While we there, we will be taking live calls but with lots of coaches and help around us if we need it. The kinds of calls we would be taking are from existing customers only wanting to upgrade or add additional products, etc. So no phoning people trying to sell them stuff. We will be in Grad Bay for a week and then we will go to the floor and join the rest of the teams. Training was alot of fun, there were 15 of us in the group and it was a mixture of total newbies and those who have done call centre work before. It was alot to take in, having to learn the systems they use and of course, learn all about Sky products and services. The office is a bit out of the way in a big business park, but a free company bus runs from the city centre to the business park, so that makes it very easy for me as I catch a bus from my road straight to the city centre. It's my first time working in an office, so it is very different and takes getting used to. I will be working shifts over 7 days totalling 38-40 hours a week and am looking forward to seeing the kinds of shifts I'm going to get. This week I have two 10 and a half hour shifts, one 10 hour shift and two 4 hour shifts, with today (Monday) and Sunday off.
The other good news is that I also got offered a job at a leisure centre, I actually got the call from them the same day I found out when I would be starting at the call centre. This is a council run leisure centre in north cardiff, pretty close to the business park, except hard to get to as a short trip on the motorway seperates them...and no busses run there. This job is on a casual basis as a centre assistant, so I will only be working there when I have hours to spare and there are shifts available. Just waiting for some paperwork to come back from there and then I can do a bit of training with them and take a few shifts.
The other thing I've started is volunteering with St John Ambulance. I have been to 2 meetings so far and started a Medical Gas Administration Course in the previous meeting which will run for the next 5 weeks. I am also waiting for paperwork to come back with this, and once all is clear, I can put my name down to cover some events, like football and rugby matches as well as road races and concerts. I have all the qualifications behind me so this will be a great way to make sure all my first aid skills and knowledge dont go to waste. I'm really excited about it and hope that I can still do it along with the 2 jobs. The meetings are only once a week, every Monday from 7:30pm-9:30pm.
Other than all that, not much else has been going on. There has been heavy snow warnings all over the UK since the weekend, and in London, there was ALOT of snow. The weather forecast still says the storm is moving westerly, so we will still get it...I am hoping so anyway!! Its bitterly cold, 1 degree with a cold wintery wind and it's no fun if there isnt snow to accompany that. Earlier on, we had snow flurries. It was so pretty, little white flakes dancing all over the place. They reckon the rest of today and tonight going into tomorrow will be heavier, but I'm not getting my hopes up just yet. I'l believe it when I see it, it would be great if I woke up tomorrow with a nice layer of snow on the ground!!!
I need to go do some shopping so I better be off before it gets even colder and darker.
Keep all your fingers crossed for some snow :)
Tada
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