Geoff Brown
2018 - more thinking outside the box - t's & c's don't apply!
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This is my personnel diary so excuse me if I only occasionally refer to my working life, mainly because it's confidential.
| 31/8/18 | Awake at 6:30 and arose at 6:40. Ate porridge for breakfast. Took the RRs to school and visited the office before returning to the house to work, eat fruit and drink coffee. Read my book until 12:00 then walked to collected RR2. As it was lunchtime when returned, made soup then relaxed and read. Sausage, pasta and slad for ebvening meal theen relaxed in frot of the TV. |
| 30/8/18 | Awake at 6:30 and arose at 7:00. Ate porridge for breakfast. Took the RRs to school and the boss to the office. Returned home to put out washing, work, eat fruit and dring coffee. Made lunch of sausage sandwiches then relaxed with my book. Mince, veg and rotis for evening meal then watched a film. |
| 29/8/18 | Awake at 6:30 and arose at 7:00. Ate porridge for breakfast. Took the RRs to school and the boss to the office. Returned home to put out washing, work, eat fruit and dring coffee. Soup for lunch then relaxed with ny book. Made spicy chicken with roast veg for the evening meal then relaxed infront of the TV. |
| 28/8/18 | Awake at 6:30 and arose at 7:00. Ate weetabix for breakfast. Took the RRs to school then drove to Ocean View police station to collect an escort. Drove to the Rastefarian Camp and delivered the supena. Drove back to to the Magistrates Court to deliver the signed documentation then to the office and hence back to the house. Lunch of chicken sandwiches then worked until evening. Meal of fish and chips then relaxed in front of the TV. |
| 27/8/18 | Awake at 6:30 and arose at 7:00. Ate porridge for breakfast. Took the RRs to school then visited Blue Downs Magistrates Court and emerged with a supena for a certain reprobate. Drove to the office then back to the house for work, fruit and coffee. Made lunch of cheese toasties. Relaxed in the afternoon. Chilli veg stew with rice for the evening meal then relaxed in front of the TV. |
| 26/8/18 | Another lie in today. Porridge then drove the team to church. Worked, ate fruit and drank coffee until midday. Heavy showers. Relaxed in the afternoon and evening |
| 25/8/18 | Saturday provided a lie in until 8:00 then ate Weetabix before driving the boss to the office. Worked, ate fruit and drank coffee until the return then sat chatting for the rest of the morning. The weather was terrible with gales, rain and cold so put on the heater and watched TV. Walked to Something nice to buy donuts and chips. Ate tuna pasta with cabbage for the evening meal. Watched half a film in the evening. |
| 24/8/18 | Groundhog start to the day. Collected RR at 12:15 then ate chese on toast for lunch. Relaxed in the afternoon then ate fish and chips with bread and butter for the evening meal. Watched TV in the evening |
| 23/8/18 | Awoke at 3:00 to take my tablets then through to 6:30 and the alarm. Tea and porridge proior to the chauffeuring duties then work, fruit and coffee until 10:00. Worked around the house until 12:45 then walked to school to collect a team member Tried a new route to the house which was unsuccessful! Ate toast for lunch. Relaxed in the afternoon then ate beef curry for the evening meal then watched TV in the evening. |
| 22/8/18 | Awoke to the alarm at 6:30 and sipped tea in bed. Arose at 7:00 to eat weetabix then drove the team to their destinations. Worked, ate friut and drank coffee until 10:30 then drove to Build-it. Unfortunately, due to Haj, they were closed for he day so bought lamholder and lead from a R5 Shop and a bulb from PicknPay. Returned to the house to install night light. Drove to school to collect number 2 Rug Rat then the office to collect lunch (due to a power outage). Cooked lunch for the office staff! Tried to relax but many interruptions. Cooked chicken in Portuguese sauce with oven baked veggies for the evening meal. Watched a film before going to bed. |
| 21/8/18 | Awoke at 6:30 and dozed until 7:00. Ate weetabix then put on my chauffeurs hat. Returned to the house to work, eat fruit and drink coffee. Drove to Shoprite for provisions then back to the house to unpack. Walked to school for the rug rat then ate cheese and tomato sandwiches for lunch. Tried to relax in the afternoon but too many interruptions. Ate macaroni cheese then watched a film before bedtime. |
| 20/8/18 | Awoke to the alarm at 6:30 and arose after tea at 7:00. Ate porridge with honey then drove the team to schoos and office. Drove to Build it to buy materials then back to the house to work on door security, wash the car, work, eat fruit and drink coffee. Walked to school to collect the rug rat then to the house for lunch of toast. Relaxed in the afternoon and made chilli sem carne with rice. Collected the dancers from church then watched TV before bedtime. |
| 19/8/18 | Awoke at 7:30 and relaxed in bed. Ate weetabix for breakfast then delivered to team to church. Returned to the house for work, fruit and coffee then fetched then back again. Ate chicken curry with rotis before relaxing in front of the TV. Ate some noodles with bread in the evening then watch a film and went to bed. |
| 18/8/18 | Awoke at 7:30 and made tea. Ate porridge then watched BBC News. Drove here and there with my chauffeurs cap on then worked, ate fruit and drank coffee. Made lunch of toast then drove around again. Relaxed in the afternoon then had fish and chips for tea, watched a film then went to bed. |
| 17/8/18 | After a torrid night of coughing arose at 7:00 and ate porridge. Schools and office visited before returning to the house for work, fruit and coffee. Arraged OpenViewHD box, and satellite dish. Walked to school to drop off DVD and collect RE. Made cheese sandwiches for lunch then drove to Blue Downs for TV Licence and TV. Guys turned up with DSTV box and satellite dish so set them away to return with the correct box. Walked to the DVD shop to get a DVD! Fixed up TV then drove to fetch the boss form the office. Ate burger and chips for the evening meal then the guy turned up with the correct box. Watched DVD then E movies until sleep time. |
| 16/8/18 | Awoke at 6:00 for coughing and toilet. Arose at 7:00 after tea in bed. Porridge for breakfast then school and office run followed by work, fruit and coffee. Walked up to the video shop and school then back to the house for soup and relaxation. Drove to the office at 6:00 then returned to the house for tuna pasta with cabbage and beans. Watched a fim before bed. |
| 15/8/18 | Awoke at 6:30 by the alarm. Weetabix for breakfast then school and office run followed by work, fruit and coffee. Walked up to the video shop and school then back to the house for cheese sandwiches. Relaxed in the afternoon then back to the office at 6:15. Ate mince with rice before a fim and bed. |
| 14/8/18 | Awoke at 6:30 by the alarm. Porridge for breafast then the run to school and office followed by work, fruit and coffee. Went shopping then walked up to the video shop and school then back to the house for chicken sandwiches. Relaxed in the afternoon then cooked roast chicken with roast veggies. Watched a film and then retired. |
| 13/8/18 | Awoke at 6:30 and the alarm. Drank tea whist getting up then ate porridge. Drove to schools and office dropping off the crew then back to the house for work, fruit and coffee. Walked to the primary school via the video shop then ate soya chunks and pasta for lunch. Relaxed in the afternoon then ate chakalaka with rice and salad before watching a film and retiring to bed. |
| 12/8/18 | Awake at 7:00 and arose at 7:30. Ate breakfast and packed up the house leaving just before 9:00. Uneventful journey to Parrow with the exception of a police document check at the West Coast Stop. After dropping off the boss drove to the house in Tuscany Views and emptied the car. Ate cheese toasties for lunch then relaxed on the bed. Made soya chunks and pasta with onions, carrots and sauce. Tried to watch a film but sleepy so went to bed and tried to read but had the same problem. Coughed myself to sleep. |
| 11/8/18 | Again awoke around 7:00 and relaxed in bed before breakfast of porridge and fruit. Later, drove to Laaiplek for fish and chips then back to Bbay for an early night. |
| 10/8/18 | Awoke at 7:00 and arose quickly to drive into Vredenburg to buy a new tyre, get fuel, meds and treats. Drove back to Bbay to collect the crew then visited St Helena Bay harbour. Ate a late lunch at the coffee shop then back to Bbay fro relaxation. Fish curry for the evening meal then sleep. |
| 9/8/18 | Awoke at 6:30 and arose at 7:00. Showered then ate porridge and fruit before packing the office and a few clothes and drove to Bbay. Spectacular blow out on the N7 near the refinery necessated a wheel change delaying our arrival at the house until 13:00. Unpacked the car then made lunch of cheese toasties. Relaxed and worked in the afternoon, made a meal of chicken pasta and watched TV in the evening before bed time. |
| 8/8/18 | Awoke at 6;30 and arose at 7:00. Drove to schools and office then to Build-it to buy new locks. Returned to the house to fit locks then worked , ate fruit and drank coffee. Walked to school to collect 2 of the team then worked making additional security features for the back door. Much more secure. Drove to the office to collect the boss but no one there so drove back to the house. Reheated the soya con carne and ate with bread/ Watched a film then retired to bed. |
| 7/8/18 | Awoke at 6:30 and arose at 7:00. Made breakfast then drove to schools and office. Leathered down the car after heavy overnight rain. Worked until 9:00 then ate fruit and drank coffee. DRove to Blue Downs for shopping returning to find that the house had been burgled. Drove to fetch the rug rat at 1:00 then worked with police and maintenance men to put right the damage done to the front door. Soya con carne for evening meal then watched a film before bed. |
| 6/8/18 | Awoke at 6:30 after a disturbed nights sleep. Arose at 7:00 and ate porridge. Took the team to schools and office. Returned to the house to work. Ate fruit and drank coffee. Worked further until 12:30 then walked to school to collect one rug rat thence to the video shop to change films then back to the house for lunch. Spent the afternoon reading, housekeeping and washing the car. Went to the office at 5:45 then back to the house for macaroni cheese and "The Help". Shower and bed at 10:00 |
| 5/8/18 | Arose at 8 and made breakfast. Worked for a while then drank coffee. Did minor jobs around the house then ate chiken, veg and rottis. Walked up to the village and rented 2 films. Wached fims and ate cook sisters. Made toast for tea then watched the second film. Retired at 9:50. |
| 4/8/18 | Arose at 7:00 to rebuild the bathroom then made tea and read in bed. Arose at 8:00 and made breakfast. Showered then worked and ate fruit. Carried out humble tasks until lunch then took the entourage to Sharon, collected hake from the fish shop and ate it with bread and butter. Woked for a while. Read my book lying on the bed. Ate noodles and a cheese sandwich for my evening meal. Went to bed at 9:00. |
| 3/8/18 | Awoke early and lazed until 7:00. made breakfast then drove to schools and office. Returned to work, eat fruit and drink coffee. Cold but sunny morning. Worked until 12:00 then walked to Tuscany Primary to collect a rugratand walked back. Made lunch of beef curry and bread then relaxed until the whole gang had arrived. Tried to flood the bathroom collecting water from the washing machine then ate chicken fingers, chips and bread and butter early evening before bed time. |
| 2/8/18 | Awoke at 4:00 then tossed and turned until 7:00. Ate porridge and drank tea. Delivered the crew to schools and office then returned for work, fruit and coffee. Walked to the school and back then made lunch of cheese toasties. Relaxed with my book answering various queries then drove to the office at 6:00. Returned to eat roties with mince, spinach, carrots and potatoes. Watched half a film then went to bed. |
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Awoke at 7:00 and had breakfast of porridge. Took the crew to schools and office then returned to the house. Ate fruit and worked until lunchtime. Walked up to the school to collect junior rugrat then returned to make lunch of tuna and mayo sandwiches. Drove to the office for 6:00 finish then to Saverite for shopping and fish and chips. Put away the shopping, showered and went to bed. |
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