Things That Gladden The Heart

Going on a worldwide business call and when it came to the list of awards for Q3, seeing and hearing my name called. Totally unexpected but really appreciated.
 
Coming in this morning to an email saying I've been nominated for a trust award for my efforts managing the nursing rotas and all the additional admin responsibilities given to me during the pandemic. I thought I was merely "doing my bit" as part of the bigger ICU team but a surprise and delight to get some form of recognition
 
HomerJSimpson said:
Coming in this morning to an email saying I've been nominated for a trust award for my efforts managing the nursing rotas and all the additional admin responsibilities given to me during the pandemic. I thought I was merely "doing my bit" as part of the bigger ICU team but a surprise and delight to get some form of recognition
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Day of surprises continues as I've been introduced to Boris on his trip to our hospital
 
HomerJSimpson said:
Day of surprises continues as I've been introduced to Boris on his trip to our hospital
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Congratulations on your award.

without getting political, what did you think of Boris as a person? I’ve never met him but i have met a few (so called) VIPs and found them quite different to their tv personalities.
 
A lovely week had in the south Lakes last week with my Mrs (staying at my cousin's second home outside Coniston as they weren't there themselves). Some long low level walks through lovely countryside, lower fells and moorland. And so quiet. Just to get away from it all with my Mrs - clearing our heads and taking advantage of the peace, solitude and the time to quietly talk things through and enjoy all that nature has to offer ...:)

And with a bird table outside of their dining room window I can now identify the Great Tit; the Blue Tit; the Coal Tit; the House Sparrow; the Goldfinch (fabulous colours); the Nuthatch; and the Great Spotted Woodpecker (also fabulous colouring). And there were others I never got to...brilliant.
 
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NearHull said:
Congratulations on your award.

without getting political, what did you think of Boris as a person? I’ve never met him but i have met a few (so called) VIPs and found them quite different to their tv personalities.
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Difficult to see. All very staged where your name is called, brief sentence about what you did (there were about 20 of us), quick handshake and a few words and that was it. He did address the room and as you'd expect, quite well briefed and well drilled but he seemed pleasant enough and interested in us as award winners. I do hear he was excellent in the kitchens this morning especially as a lot of the staff have had family (they are mainly from Nepal and neighbouring regions so one of the ethnic groups that have been susceptible) that were affected by Covid. He also over-ran by a fair chunk as he was busy talking the staff. Of course there was also the cheesy photographs cutting veg and serving food
 
HomerJSimpson said:
Difficult to see. All very staged where your name is called, brief sentence about what you did (there were about 20 of us), quick handshake and a few words and that was it. He did address the room and as you'd expect, quite well briefed and well drilled but he seemed pleasant enough and interested in us as award winners. I do hear he was excellent in the kitchens this morning especially as a lot of the staff have had family (they are mainly from Nepal and neighbouring regions so one of the ethnic groups that have been susceptible) that were affected by Covid. He also over-ran by a fair chunk as he was busy talking the staff. Of course there was also the cheesy photographs cutting veg and serving food
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Boris has been shaking hands again?? Does he never learn??
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
A lovely week had in the south Lakes last week with my Mrs (staying at my cousin's second home outside Coniston as they weren't there themselves). Some long low level walks through lovely countryside, lower fells and moorland. And so quiet. Just to get away from it all with my Mrs - clearing our heads and taking advantage of the peace, solitude and the time to quietly talk things through and enjoy all that nature has to offer ...:)

And with a bird table outside of their dining room window I can now identify the Great Tit; the Blue Tit; the Coal Tit; the House Sparrow; the Goldfinch (fabulous colours); the Nuthatch; and the Great Spotted Woodpecker (also fabulous colouring). And there were others I never got to...brilliant.
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Hugh, I didn't take you for a squatter or a Great Tit man :confused::ROFLMAO:
 
Orikoru said:
Boris has been shaking hands again?? Does he never learn??
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It was one of those weird things where you walk to the head of the boardroom table and stood there and he thrust a hand out and you instinctively take it. At the time no-one mentioned it and it wasn't until we got outside that a nurse that had done a lot of stuff with the elderly patients (and who is up for some other local or national award) said she hadn't felt happy about it but what can you do? All off to the loo and a thorough hand wash. Given we had matrons, all our powers that be, nurses etc someone didn't say anything to him.
 
HomerJSimpson said:
It was one of those weird things where you walk to the head of the boardroom table and stood there and he thrust a hand out and you instinctively take it. At the time no-one mentioned it and it wasn't until we got outside that a nurse that had done a lot of stuff with the elderly patients (and who is up for some other local or national award) said she hadn't felt happy about it but what can you do? All off to the loo and a thorough hand wash. Given we had matrons, all our powers that be, nurses etc someone didn't say anything to him.
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No matter the situation, I would never shake that man’s hand and I’d make sure he knew why. He has enough sycophants surrounding him.
 
Jamesbrown said:
Sat in a hot tub in the middle of the Lincolnshire wolds, all lights off, no light pollution and the sky is fantastic. No clouds. Just stars and very faint band of Milky Way.
Not as good as what I saw in Knighton last year but it’s one of my pleasures in life.
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Best I ever saw (a few times) was when in the middle of the ocean on the back of one of Her Majesty's frigates. As part of the helicopter maintenance team we would often be up on the flight deck at night. During night flying operations the majority of the ships upper deck lighting would be switched off. 3,000 miles from anywhere and on a warm night we would often lay in the middle of the flight deck and stare at the night sky. With no light pollution whatsoever, there seemed to be more stars than space.
 
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