New Years Eve at Subway

Got to work at 10pm - which was weird enough since the store usually closes then - to be informed that they'd been flat out all night, were only part way through the prep list and hadn't done any of the closing list. Joy. So Elise and I start at 10 and it promptly pretty much dies. Had a few rushes of people. Mainly of the somewhat drunk but not overly obnoxious kind for the most part. At least til about 1.30 or so when the fun began. Sitting on the stairs on my break while Rosemary and Elise are serving when we get a bunch of drunk off their faces idiots coming in. 1 in particular was really obnoxious so Elise told him to get out. Naturally he got worse so then Rosemary kicked him out. Asshole came back more aggressive and worse than ever at least twice and then decided that provoking a fight with another customer, ramming a table into the window and cracking it was the way to go. Cops got called and showed up but by then he'd run off. Gave them a description and they eventually got the dude who is probably still sleeping it off in the cells at Nelson Police. The cops actually bought another guy in for an ID because he was wearing the same clothes as the drunk. So since the whole thing was caught on the cameras in the store and they guy'll probably end up having to pay for the window damage it's been an expensive New Years for him. Dumbass. Cops came damn quick so they must've been just round the corner. They were 2 of the regular cops who come in all the time. Knew there was a reason we gave them 1/2 price food. Not much drama after that aside from more drunk, loud morons but that died off about 4.30 or so
Was meant to finish at 4 along with Elise but stayed on til 6 so Rosemary wasn't there by herself. Naturally since I stayed on it was totally dead but also meant I got paid for an extra 2 hours which is all good.
And now I'm off to sleep for a few hours before I get to start work at 3pm. Joy. Or not.

Evil

Thats what the tomato slicer is. Evil. Saturday at work was bad enogh when 2 staff had a fight which ended up with 1 of them walking out so we were a person down then on Sunday not only did I drop the tomato slicer and break the handle but then was using it later and sliced my finger on it and ripped part of my nail off. Great fun. Got no bloody sympathy either. Not impressed with that. Then today ended up having to close by myself after the other Sera had to go home sick. I'm having just such a great time at work. Not.
Had Jen's 21st last week. Was good but got stuck in several photos. Not so good.
Next Monday should be interesting if nothing else as we have our work Xmas party up the Maitai.

Dammit

After a crappy nights sleep I get up at 8am - depressing enough in itself - to go to Boys College. Get dressed and am about to head out the door when I realize it's Labour Day and the stupid College isn't even open so didn't have to get up at all. Dammit! Least I realized before I got there and had to come all the way back. OK, so it's only a 15 minute walk but that's not the point. I'm sure as hell not doing exercise at 8am if I don't have to.
Had the close from Tartarus last night with a stupid family of 6 coming in at 9.50 - we close at 10 - and ran out of bread 3 times. Running out of bread was good in the fact that most people left when they heard we didn't have any so we didn't have to serve them. Got to tell 2 teenage boys that no we weren't giving them refunds after we gave them what they wanted then they
didn't want it. 1st was a teenager who wanted cookies the second they came out of the oven so we gave them to him and warned him they'd be soft since they'd just come out of the oven. 2 minutes later we get '' I want a refund, these cookies are too soft" Fat chance you little brat. 2nd was even better. Brat asked for all the sauces excpet Sweet Onion and Red Wine Virginia (don't actually have Red Wine Virginia, it's Vinagerette moron) so Sharon gives him exactly what he asked for. All the sauces including Mint and Satay. Needless to say the sandwich had sauce everywhere, he ate about 2 bites, didn't like it and wanted a refund. Which Sharon refused to gove him since she'd given him exactly what he asked for. Since we both hate teenagers it was somewhat amusing for us.
One of my friends came up from Chch for a visit. Min, if Ads ever comes to your place don't let him anywhere near the windows. He was leaning against one of the sitting room ones and it suddenly shattered. Scared the crap out of us and I've been hassling him about it ever since.
Now, back off to bed to see if I can go back to sleep for a few hrs. Oh, and Kat, answer your damn emails dude.

Birds are blind

Evidently birds, or the ones at our house have seriously crappy vision. Either that or they're just plain dumb which could also be a possibility. Either way, have just had about 5 of them crash into the window of the study in the last 5 minutes or so. Hear this thunk every so often and sure enough it's another one. While the window isn't real dirty it is a bit dusty so you'd think they'd realise but no apparently not because tehy just keep crashing into it.
have the joy of trying to change shifts next week after I got rostered on for a day I'd asked for off so that should be fun. Especially since there're only about 2 people that could possibly do the shift but not too worried about losing those hrs since I managed to pick up an extra 6 for today after Moira realised she hadn't put enough people on for tonight so get to have most of the day off since i don't start til 4 and get extra hrs. All good.

Really have nothing to say. Have been sick with the flu for the last 5 bloody days. Very not fun, especially since I still had to work on Saturday. Had been sort of getting better but work soon took care of that and ended up worse. Think I'm finally over the worst of it, just have a stupid cold now. Joy.
Kaz, will get your books back as soon as I get off my ass to send them down. In other words fon't hold your breath,
Kat, have to agree with Kaz: quit playing WOW and answer your damn emails!

Dunners Post

Decided it might be time for an update. Am currently in Dunners for Bec and Simon's grad and am at Kaz's flat stuffing around. Kaz somehow managed to lock me in the car. Rather impressive actually since the door wasn't locked at the time. Go home tomorrow, well actually go to Ashburton then home on Monday and don't have work til Thursday. All good.
And since aside from Kaz locking me into the unlocked car I have nothing else to say so I'm off to eat Kaz's biscuits. Later

weddings, work and ball throwers

Went up to Wellington last week for Mins wedding. Had the usual Wellington weather although it didn't actually snow til Saturday which was the day of the wedding of course. The wedding was great and both min and John looked really good. Stayed with Rach and Simon and their kids - very cute at 6, 3 and 1 but don't ever want any.
Started working at Subways last week. Was somewhat stressful at first but getting better at doing everything.
Just bought fun throwing thing for the dog. It's a long thing with a place to put a tennis ball in at the front so you can throw it miles and don't have to pick up the ball. Brilliant. Cass wasn't too interested in the throwing part of it when I bought it home but thinks the tennis ball's great.