Pic of the week 24/11/19
Well, what a busy week that was.
On Wednesday Sophie had an interview at the Bank of England (right in the pic above) She says it went well, but won’t hear for a while.
But not to worry as on Thursday she was offered a placement year job at the Office for National Statistics (O.N.S) (above left in the pic) which needless to say she is delighted about. For some time this has been her number one target, and she’ll be spending next year working in Newport.
Still on the job front, on Thursday I interviewed for the Head of Maths post at Millfield. (A little annoyingly) I’m still waiting on hearing whether or not I’ve been succsesful. They say they are not sure about the structure of the department, and need to get that right before offering any posts.
On Wednesday (great interview preparation!) I fixed the Micra wiper blades which had stopped working (on the way back from Sophie’s interview at the ONS last week.) Once a special tool had arrived for removing the wiper arms, it was all fairly straight forward. Took about an hour to remove wipers & scuttle panel to access the wiper mechanism. Was instantly obvious that my diagnosis was correct that a linkage had popped off a ball joint. Remove the whole mechanism, fit a retaining clip and put it all back together. Rather enjoyed the job.
On Friday I failed to get Killers tickets, but Becky was successful, so in June we are off to see them (Manic Street Preachers supporting) at Ashton Gate.
And on Saturday, I refereed our 2nd XI v Marlborough in front of quite a big crowd, including a certain someone …