Wanderlust #dream 221

I’m on a holiday walk with the girls. It’s late afternoon. We should be heading back to the apartment complex for evening showers ready for a night out. We’ve decided to climb a huge steep stone trail which is in the direction of our complex. We think it’s a shortcut as it feels that it’s in the right direction, but there could be a fence or locked gate that stops us from entering our property. The path is lined either side by a walled fence with vegetation growing on top. As we reach the peak of the hill, we literally have to pull ourselves up. At the top of the trail, there’s a bungalow on our left and the trail carries on to the right. The gates of the bungalow and a man in an electric wheelchair comes out. He’s wearing a hat at an angle which exposes part of his brain. He explains that the quickest way back to the apartment complex is to go back the way we came as there’s no throughfare to our apartment complex. We’re baffled as to how someone has managed to build a bungalow at this altitude.

Tunnelling Out #empress 28

After searching through giant crop circles of footprints, each pair slightly bigger than the last, he came to the realisation that if the tunnel was still there, it had probably been trampled upon and would have caved in by now. All around him was rubble and desolation. The only way in having a hint of where he was right now was to wait until the sun came up and follow that direction back to the city. He could follow the empress, but he could see no reason as to why she’d head back there right now. Maybe he should pick a direction and keep walking that way. And should any rumblings increase, he should turn around and run in the opposite direction. It would be good if he could find a horse, but there was no sign of any wildlife whatsoever. Maybe if he could find some water, he could find one. 

Roasting the Watermill

This classic building is worth checking out. It’s got a lovely sense of history, even though the company that runs it only moved in three years ago. It has lots of nooks and crannies as well as open areas to create a great atmosphere to cater for groups and small parties who treasure privacy alike. There’s high wooden beams above corner booths and a private room upstairs for small functions. The bar and menu is mostly tied, but it’s good quality and value, and the service is fast too; whether you order at the bar or online. It’s got its own large car park and its isolated location feels likes it’s in the heart of the country, even though the town’s ring road isn’t far away. It’s even set alongside a canal with its own beer garden, with a convenient hotel next door as well, although that’s aimed at travellers from further afield.

How can I punish employees who just go home right once their shift ends?

Change their contract to extend their shift upon request. Because if they’ve completed their contracted hours, then it becomes their time and there’s not much that you do. You can offer them extra money in the form of overtime or hours, but they don’t have to accept it. After all, they’re people with lives too. Ut let’s be clear; you’re only punishing people who just go home. Does this mean that you want people to hang out with out after their shift, maybe in a bar or an after-work social? Again, this isn’t part of the job unless it’s specifically within their contract. You might mock them for not joining in, but it has to be in good jest. What about employees who visit friends, go shopping, or meet up with family after work? They might even have another shift to start elsewhere. If you’re going to ask someone where they’re ging every time they finish a shift, it’s a little intrusive and quite frankly none of your business.

Festival in a box

It’s a novel idea. You can get fresh cask-conditioned beer delivered direct to your door. The licensee makes a bit of money and he’s able to keep his regular customers happy. You might not have the time to drink it all in one day, so you’d need to start with the weaker ones first as the stronger ones will last longer. There’s no printed bar guide, but you get that through an email. You also have to supply your own glass and you have to wash it up afterwards, but you do receive a selection of snacks. You also get a good variety of beer styles; not something you’d usually find at a festival as you get to choose them, but I’m sure that he would accommodate your request when you order. A couple of merchandising bits would be nice, but there’s also the risk that you’re giving away tat. At least the doorstep delivery is included in the price, and you can discuss the beers that you’re tasting online.

I spy with my little eye something beginning with A

I hope that the first thing that it suggests isn’t going to be Alexa, but it probably will be. To be fair, there aren’t many nouns that begin with ‘A’. She knows what sort of room she’s in so she’s got a fair idea of what could be in it. I’ve decided to settle with aeroplane, even though there isn’t one here. It could be a model or a poster. It comes up with some very novel things including a list of animals. Who keeps an anteater in their bedroom? Am I going to get the same answers when I answer again? There doesn’t seem to be an opportunity for me to feedback the answer. It’s also the same guesses again. I’m going to change the letter phonetically. Exactly the same. Finally, I change it to L for Lego. This gives better results in alliterative sentences but it doesn’t take the game seriously.

Your To-do list...Solved

It’s important to make everything disaster-proof. You need to plan for the worst and hope for the best. While it’s difficult to remember the protocol for every situation; it’s good to have everything written down and planned out in an emergency. And if you don’t have access to that information, it’s important that you can contract someone that does. The important thing is to remain as calm as you can and hopefully others will understand the situation and will assist you. Your responsibility is to keep everyone around you safe and call the emergency services if you need them. Then you can focus on what needs doing for the business. And if the helpline can’t advise you on what to do, you’ll need to seek support from elsewhere. Hopefully, these numbers haven’t changed or there’s an automated forwarding system, otherwise you’re going waste time trying to look up new numbers.