Alone In The Spotlight

Sorry
And I mean it guys!

I haven't posted here in over a month as my life has been so hectic, so much so I am not finding time for my friends and girlfriend. And yes I am getting it in the neck over this.

The biggest change in the last month is I am an operational Special. My regular shift is every Friday night but I also do the odd weekend if there is a special event on.

My first shift I was really scared but now I am loving every minute of it, so much so that I am seriously considering giving up IT to go into policing full time, only one slight problem - money!

I have big financial commitments and a lifestyle that matches. I would have to enter on the rank of Met Inspector to maintain the same salary. This is not going to happen...

I also wanted to thank everyone for their support last month, it helped and myself and my girlfriend are moving on...

Thank you everyone for your support...

Sorry...

I could either ingnore what happened over the past week and not post about it or I could get it out in the open and hope I feel better...

{EDITED:- TOO PERSONAL}

Please give me some time, I will be posting regulary again...

Survey

Borrowed from Celeste:-

TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name:	Mark
Birthday:	31st August 1981
Birthplace:	UK
Current Location:	UK
Eye Color:	Blue
Hair Color:	Light Brown
Height:	5'11
Right Handed or Left Handed:	60% Right & 40% left
Your Heritage:	British
The Shoes You Wore Today:	Black Tom Wolfe Loafers
Your Weakness:	flossing
Your Fears:	flossing and spiral stair cases
Your Perfect Pizza:	Hawaiian
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year:	Survive policing and be happy!
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger:	indeed
Thoughts First Waking Up:	i want to go back to bed
Your Best Physical Feature:	eyes
Your Bedtime:	2330hours on a school night
Your Most Missed Memory:	don't know, i've forgotton
Pepsi or Coke:	diet coke
MacDonalds or Burger King:	neither - ok BK at a last resort if I was dying!
Single or Group Dates:	Single and group
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea:	neither, ever!
Chocolate or Vanilla:	Chocolate
Cappuccino or Coffee:	Frappacino
Do you Smoke:	NO
Do you Swear:	Yes
Do you Sing:	I try to...
Do you Shower Daily:	Yes
Have you Been in Love:	Yes
Do you want to go to College:	Been
Do you want to get Married:	Yea
Do you believe in yourself:	Yes
Do you get Motion Sickness:	No
Do you think you are Attractive:	Yes
Are you a Health Freak:	No
Do you get along with your Parents:	Yes
Do you like Thunderstorms:	Yes
Do you play an Instrument:	Yes - Drums
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol:	NO
In the past month have you Smoked:	NO
In the past month have you been on Drugs:	NO
In the past month have you gone on a Date:	Yes
In the past month have you gone to a Mall:	Yes
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos:	No
In the past month have you eaten Sushi:	Yes
In the past month have you been on Stage:	No
In the past month have you been Dumped:	No
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping:	No
In the past month have you Stolen Anything:	No
Ever been Drunk:	No
Ever been called a Tease:	No
Ever been Beaten up:	Yes
Ever Shoplifted:	No
How do you want to Die:	Helping someone in need
What do you want to be when you Grow Up:	I thought I was grown up
What country would you most like to Visit:	Oz
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color:	Blue
Favourite Hair Color:	Blonde
Short or Long Hair:	Long
Height:	5'2 - 5'8
Weight:	Slim - Curvy
Best Clothing Style:	Dresses
Number of Drugs I have taken:	I take 8 tablets aday for my Ulcerative Colitis
Number of CDs I own:	300+ & 80GB of MP3's
Number of Piercings:	0
Number of Tattoos:	0
Number of things in my Past I Regret:	Falling in love when I lost my virginity then being trampled on!
CREATE YOUR OWN! - or - GET PAID TO TAKE SURVEYS!

// posted by Mark @ 8:31 AM 2 comments links to this post

Are you a child?

So I was in my local chinese the other night and a saw the following poster:

Petition Time

Over on BW we are discussing prescription charges due to the fact Wales is scraping them.

Please sign the petition below to scrap them for long term illnesses in England too...

Thank you!

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/NoScriptCharge/

What a day yesterday!

I was having a reasonable day until my meeting overan, which meant i left work 2hours late. By this point it had started raining and I was faced with a long ride home in the pooring cold rain.

As I was going out that night I stopped for fish and chips - what is it with the local chavs hanging out in fish and chip shops playing on fruit machines?

Anyway I got home to be confronted by one of my neighbours who was pissed off bigtime. Why? Well I keep my bike in my flat as we are not allowed to store bikes on the communal area's including the gardens. I have to man handle my bik downstairs everydayi ride to work. We have just had the communal areas of the flats decorated and unfortunatly on my way out in the morning my back wheel touched the freshly painted walls. Talk about a lecture!!! My fish & chips got cold and I felt like a naughty school boy!

I apologised and explained it might be a good idea for us to get a bike shed so i didn't have to store my bike upstairs and run the risk of ruining the paintwork. My brother-in-law owns a gardening business and is coming over Sunday to provide a quote :)

C has had a look at the other schemes. And funny enough has managed to get 2 points of view because the school she is doing work experience at this week and last week have a PGCE trainee and GTP (correct acronym?) trainee. For C's circumstances everyone agrees the PGCE is the best route.

Specials are entitled to expenses - I have just submitted a claim for £160 traveling expenses for the last 2 monthes. Is this morally wrong?