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dusty:
Hi
That went down well in answer to all your replys their are only two, going to bed and getting up the rest as said before do,nt matter have a nice day
Dusty

Roger in France:
Sheerline, not everyone can close the workplace door and walk away until the next morning.

Many of us will have had jobs where you are often likely to be called out at any time and where the tasks before you demand your attention even when you are supposed to be off duty. Sometimes decisions are so huge that they prey on your mind day and night.

A fascinating example of the opposite of what I have described was Clement Attlee. Despite the huge burdens of office and the implications of much of what he had to decide he could switch off, completely when at home. He never discussed his job with his wife and he never ever reviewed his decisions once he had made them.

A very much underrated man to whom we all owe a huge debt for what he and his Cabinet achieved.

Roger in France

PMK:
Punk??!
In that case, I think I'll give it a miss. I'd seen enough of the so-called punk era in this country already - I got no desire for any repetition.
Thanks for the offer, but........

Why not take Dusty instead? He sounds like he could do with getting out a bit more, bless 'im.

sheerline:
Roger, yes, I know what you mean, I understand not all jobs are the same. In fact the last two jobs I had required me to be on call 24/7 and there were many occasions when Igot called out at ridiculous hours and sometimes didn't get any proper sleep for a couple of days... in one instance, with an aircraft stuck on the ground waiting for it's fuel management system to be repaired, that was a ghoster and a half, I was seeing double by the time I finished the testing. Our main goal was to get the job done, we worried about rest when it was finished. I thoroughly enjoyed getting stuck into emergencies but at the time, when we would leave off and go home, we could switch off until the phone went off next time. Control was in the hands of others
I'm afraid working for myself doesn't permit me to switch off totally but I'm not complaining, it's my choice... and it beats dulling my brain in front of the tv anyday. :-))

tigertiger:
That reminds me of a guy I know who worked for XXXX Gas back in the 70s. He used to earn a fortune when on reserve for emergency cover.

There were guys on emergency cover for repairs (perhaps 10-12 in the district) each with thier own patch. If they were already on call, they called the reserve. There was only ever one reserve in the district. So the guys on emergency cover would get maybe one or two call outs a night. The reserve would often get four or five. He worked long hours that week, but his call out and overtime payments paid for his house in 5 years.

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