Enough change already

These last few months have seen, and continue to see, plenty of change on a personal level. And I think I've had enough for now thankyouverymuch.

Just before Christmas I got signed-off from my probationary period. I'm a proper-copper now. Therefore I'm harder to fire if things go, well, a little Pete-Tong. After some wobbles through last year on the training side (many issues not my fault either), I managed to stabilise things and set out on a consistent six-month run making a good name and reliable reputation for myself.

So much so then, that when candidates were being considered this week to move to other shifts to bolster their experience and strength, my name was considered a front-runner.

Woah there, that's got to be zero to hero in record time surely?

I was under the impression that the move was a done deal, however I was invited to plead my case to the powers-that-be.

See, I didn't want to go.

Flattering though the 'candidacy' was; I work on a great shift, with good colleagues. There's a real team atmosphere on our shift. When the shit goes down we all pull together. That's not to say that other shifts don't, but the last thing I really needed right now would have been to be up heaved elsewhere having to establish myself at work all over again.

Thankfully then, the powers-that-be reconsidered and I'm staying put.

I spilt from a two year relationship just before Christmas.

I move house in less than a month.

That's quite enough change thanks.

Words

"We cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribes shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself..."

Spot-on, Mr President.

10 things I'll miss, when I move

1. The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight regularly flying over the house
2. A 24-hour Tesco, a mere five minutes down the road (perfect for us shift-workers)
3. Items in the kitchen staying remarkably fresh beyond their sell-by date (the kitchen really is that cold, it's like a walk-in fridge)
4. Living at the edge of a large tract of woodland
5. The wildlife
6. Having a garden
7. Being a mere 90-minutes from friends & family in Yorkshire (though I recently discovered it can be done in 75...)
8. Genuinely friendly neighbours
9. The anonymity of living over 25 miles away from where I patrol
10. The frankly excellent local 'Chippy

Midnight Madness

Rather apt considering last nights' partying I thought....

Happy New Year world!

Let's make it a good one.

Let's at least try, eh?