26 April, 2006
New Job
I am now living in Te Awamutu with my sister and brother-in-law and young nephew (whose photos appear periodically in this blog) and working at Bin Inn three mornings each week. I refill bins, jars, and shelves, keep things clean, and occasionally work the till. This job is to last until early August, when I will undertake another shift, this time to "Castle Craig" (the farm I will be working on) about 1½ hours from here. This is the first time that I have worked in a shop. It's interesting and fun. This morning I spent most of the time refilling spice/herb jars. My boss, Murray, would like me to stay on permanently (and that's after only one day), but this is definitely only a steppingstone to the next job, and I am thrilled about that one. Colin and Dorothy Gilbert are the owners of "Castle Craig". They already have my dog, Bess, with them. Dorothy turned up at Bin Inn this morning - not long after I'd been thinking that she might show up one day - I didn't expect her on my first day, though! I enjoyed introducing her and Murray to each other. ;c)
04 April, 2006
What you're not meant to do with the vaccination gun!
The blisters on my fingers made me change to operating the gun with my left hand, which was fine until a passing sheep (they were going through a conveyor machine - sooo much easier and faster than working in a yard race!) jerked its head up under my hand, causing me to run the needle across my right wrist. The faint parallel line on the left of the scrape is the vein that I narrowly missed. The visible damage wasn't all that bad, though not exactly comfortable, but I was a bit crook the next day when my blood pressure dropped as my body coped with the small amount of the vaccine that would have been on the needle. (It is not uncommon for sheep handlers to stab themselves - and occasionally other people - while vaccinating.)
02 April, 2006
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