My week in a nut shell.

[magentaflame]

Been in Melbourne for the last couple of weeks doing a course .....yes another one. I finished my cert 11 and popped my application in for my license. Just finished cert 111 in security ops this week and on to the you beaut stuff. baton and handcuffs, Screening, Monitoring operator and control room operator. All handy attainments to have. and I'm telling you this because I'd like to put my name down for the Commonwealth games .....but we'll see what they pay first.
Came back home for the weekend just to get out of the city GOD I HATE THE CITY!!!!

i just had a lovely chat with a fox that's been hanging around recently. Lovely looking thing he is. He has a lovely coat and tail.

Back on the bus this morning to the big smoke and the drudgery of a sore back after four hours of sitting on a bus seat that doesn't adjust.. Oh well...... it will be worth it. I hope the boys who are fasting this week in class keep up their good humour.

[Clodhopper]

baton and handcuffs, Screening, Monitoring operator and control room operator. All handy attainments to have. and I'm telling you this because I'd like to put my name down for the Commonwealth games.

...I was wondering if it was a new event for the Gold Coast Games at first. Honest.

[magentaflame]

Well this week I've decided to do the armed guard course, but not just yet. (best to have some industry experience first, I know some who do the course straight off the bat and they've never even handled a firearm before. Personally I don't believe that's wise)

So control room and monitoring course is out of the way. (very involved job ) And after two days of baton and handcuffs, I'm studying this weekend for the closed book exam on Monday. And I'm sure you guys aren't surprised to hear that I yell at offenders "perfectly" ......hee hee hee If I'm needing you to back off.....you're going to do just that.
It was interesting watching a few videos of police in America making mistakes and ending up brain dead and on life support. Scary ****! I'm hoping I'll never need to use these tactics because my job will not (I hope ) require it. ........but it may.....so I've also decided to keep up with defensive training tactics. Just to keep my eye in.

Cold rainy weekend .....perfect hot Milo and study conditions.

I was wondering if it was a new event for the Gold Coast Games at first. Honest.

Hey Clod! It could be mate ......It could well be.

[Clodhopper]

I'm sure you guys aren't surprised to hear that I yell at offenders "perfectly" ......hee hee hee

I thought that voice came in the Mum Kit that gets handed out in maternity wards. (The one that also provides fully functioning organisational skills where none had previously existed and an obsession with the complete cleanliness of the entire planetary environment. Among other things.)

edit: and what is a hot Milo???

[magentaflame]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-MU1xmSj2Q

I need to get back home . I've put on four kilo since being in Melbourne.

[LarsMac]

Well, yer obviously not running about like them kids in the video.

[magentaflame]

used to.

but sadly you're correct.

[spot]

i just had a lovely chat with a fox that's been hanging around recently. Lovely looking thing he is. He has a lovely coat and tail.

I'm guessing but presumably, as with the rabbit, he's an alien import.

[magentaflame]

Yes import. And not mangey at all, ...very healthy.

Well off back home tomorrow After our aviation screening/xray prac.

Woohoo!!! My own bed! My own lounge chair....my own TV remote, and a fire instead of ducted heating .

Granted .......I'm going to miss a computer.

[magentaflame]

Well back in Gippsland again ...... and there's been a hiccup. Got a letter saying that my application has been temporarily discontinued due to the fact the piece of paper! The "application form" itself is out of date and I have to go back to my "suitibility references" and have them fill out the reference part AGAIN!
I had another application form that looked up to date but on closer inspection it had been revised 05/16 then I look at the paperwork the licensing department sent me and it's revision date is 11/16..... so if they revise these applications every six months the revisional paperwork is also technically out of date.

I HATE BUREAUCRACY!!!!

but then they send me my payment notice.........so they still want the money with no way of knowing if I'll get the references by the due date!!! and of course there's no refund. I just have to hope that my second reference hasn't gone away for the school holidays.