February Start Date

bobbin88 · 16-12-2008 11:21PM

I was gonna actually cough and go boardie...ahem...boardie.:D
Subtelty obviously being one of my strong points...
Not sure if anyone will choose not to come back, it actually made me less nervous about starting..phew

pb999 · 17-12-2008 10:57AM

wooo GREENS!!!!

we need a secret james bond code phrase to identify each other!

question: the fox runs long in the night

response: but only when chased by the hound!

:P:D

carlty888 · 17-12-2008 11:23AM

pb999 wrote: »

wooo GREENS!!!!

we need a secret james bond code phrase to identify each other!

question: the fox runs long in the night

response: but only when chased by the hound!

:P:D

You've watched way too many 1950's spy movies.

PC Inwaiting · 17-12-2008 12:31PM

Hello all you lucky lucky people

Could you tell me what merit score you all have.

I really think I should be with you but my vetting is still ongoing, what a cruel twist of fate.

I keep telling myself I will be laughing about this next year but it really does not help.

DownMTBer · 17-12-2008 01:11PM

Hi all first of all CONGRATS!!

Secondly, yeah can you tell us your merit numbers etc. I think I ought to be in with you lot too but nothing as yet

Maybe a loada people deferred and have filled up the Feb intake?

I hate not knowing what's going on.

PandaPants · 17-12-2008 01:13PM

pb999 wrote: »

wooo GREENS!!!!

we need a secret james bond code phrase to identify each other!

question: the fox runs long in the night

response: but only when chased by the hound!

:P:D

And if you are talking to a non-boardie, they think you are nuts!

McNab · 17-12-2008 02:42PM

bobbin88 wrote: »

But we didn't get to bask in the glory of our calls for long enough!:D

Oooo £55 on a new iron...your a real man now!
I must actually buy an iron/steal one from home. Still have my shopping list to do, and it's nearly Crimbo too! I'll have to curb my very festive eating habits this year! I haven't had a drink since summer (no idea why though) so there will be no alcoholic beverages being purchased by me in the bar on thursdays, or i'll be out on my ear!

i must admit i like a drink but cant see me doing it during the week no chance, cant see what the point would be in having a drink or two when we could be doing so much more i.e. studying and training. god is this really me i sound so borinig:D Though i defo think some Friday night we should try and get a group togther for a night out in Belfast or something, just as a group bonding session. my iron seems pretty cool can even produce all this steam so you can iron stuff on a vertical axis no ironing board needed for me:P. My printer on my flintstone computer was playing funny buggers last night so i had to print off the CD content in work today. wow is all i can say looks like christmas is cancelled this year for me. My staff do is this friday plan is to drink myself stupid and then knuckle down for some studdying till the 28th . Hows your shopping list comming along?

PandaPants · 17-12-2008 03:30PM

Should us February-ers maybe meet up before the big day for a coffee or something? I know I'd like to see a familiar face or two on the scary first day!!

bobbin88 · 17-12-2008 03:55PM

McNab wrote: »

i must admit i like a drink but cant see me doing it during the week no chance, cant see what the point would be in having a drink or two when we could be doing so much more i.e. studying and training. god is this really me i sound so borinig:D Though i defo think some Friday night we should try and get a group togther for a night out in Belfast or something, just as a group bonding session. my iron seems pretty cool can even produce all this steam so you can iron stuff on a vertical axis no ironing board needed for me:P. My printer on my flintstone computer was playing funny buggers last night so i had to print off the CD content in work today. wow is all i can say looks like christmas is cancelled this year for me. My staff do is this friday plan is to drink myself stupid and then knuckle down for some studdying till the 28th . Hows your shopping list comming along?

Ironing on a vertical axis..well get you!
Yeah, we should defo get a friday night out to belfast organised sometime in the next few weeks.. group bonding my a$$, any excuse for a pi$$ up!
I can well and truly shame myself then

Shopping list is complete and off on Friday to get everything!
Yeah, Christmas just won't be the same this year! At least next year we'll have shift work or something to look forward to:p
Read through the workbook last night and did a bit, doesn't look too bad.
Do you think we need to do the autobiography part again, or will they just stick in the bit we did on Monday?

McNab · 17-12-2008 04:57PM

bobbin88 wrote: »

Ironing on a vertical axis..well get you!
Yeah, we should defo get a friday night out to belfast organised sometime in the next few weeks.. group bonding my a$$, any excuse for a pi$$ up!
I can well and truly shame myself then
Shopping list is complete and off on Friday to get everything!
Yeah, Christmas just won't be the same this year! At least next year we'll have shift work or something to look forward to:p
Read through the workbook last night and did a bit, doesn't look too bad.
Do you think we need to do the autobiography part again, or will they just stick in the bit we did on Monday?

no need for the autobiography i remeber one of the staff saying we didnt need to do that bit as we did it on monday though i would love another chance to get a go at it you should of seen my hand writing really really shocking:eek:. i think i will be getting a word about my grammer and writing when i start to be honest. your so right about next year i think the next few chrimbo's will consist of work for us! well if its good enough for Santa its good enough for me. A good group pi$$ up in town i think would be a great ice breaker and a good chance to let all our hairs down (ok i know i'm might stuggle letting my hair down:D) going to look through the work book tonight didnt really get a chance today what with all the nosey parkers around my desk its a challenge in itself trying to post on this bad boy!

inspector71 · 17-12-2008 10:10PM

god aye, the autobiography.
That was a bit out of the blue?!

I think they must just want it for weeding out nutcases?

TangoVictor · 17-12-2008 10:17PM

PC Inwaiting wrote: »

Hello all you lucky lucky people

Could you tell me what merit score you all have.

I really think I should be with you but my vetting is still ongoing, what a cruel twist of fate.

I keep telling myself I will be laughing about this next year but it really does not help.

Sorry for being perhaps a bit too hasty here but your big angry post about ongoing vetting is a touch silly.
Your applying to join an armed police force, you will have the power of arrest, use of minimum force and in cases use of deadly force if necessary! How you can describe 'ongoing vetting' as a 'cruel twist of fate' is beyond me. Your vetting can take up to 12months - get over it.

NewBoy19 · 17-12-2008 10:31PM

"use of minimum force"?? It's much too fun to be called minimal, try....proportionate and justified!!!

DownMTBer · 18-12-2008 10:07AM

Do we assume that's all the calls over for Feb now? Or do they phone all week?

shelleyelley · 18-12-2008 10:30AM

i would have thought the calls would have went out all week??? i couldnt see them making all of the calls within a few days?

thats only a guess

pb999 · 18-12-2008 06:43PM

i would say they are done, there were a large number who deffered from the 28th dec intake onto the 1st feb as they did not have enough notice. theres only 40 odd in each intake

PandaPants · 19-12-2008 07:03PM

I got all my info this morning. I didn't realise that the course is equivalent to the first year of a degree! I graduated in September and thought my Uni of Ulster days were behind me..... lol

bobbin88 · 19-12-2008 07:24PM

PandaPants wrote: »

I got all my info this morning. I didn't realise that the course is equivalent to the first year of a degree! I graduated in September and thought my Uni of Ulster days were behind me..... lol

Well imagine my surprise at SRD last Monday, when we had a two hour lecture on harvard referencing..:mad:

PandaPants · 20-12-2008 02:34PM

bobbin88 wrote: »

Well imagine my surprise at SRD last Monday, when we had a two hour lecture on harvard referencing..:mad:

Harvard referencing? Are you kidding me?? I thought my referencing days were LONG gone.....:(:(

bobbin88 · 20-12-2008 02:41PM

PandaPants wrote: »

Harvard referencing? Are you kidding me?? I thought my referencing days were LONG gone.....:(:(

As did I! But no, harvard referencing is back with a vengeance!

PandaPants · 20-12-2008 02:43PM

bobbin88 wrote: »

As did I! But no, harvard referencing is back with a vengeance!

I don't know why I'm so bothered. It's actually one less thing to learn. D'oh!!!

pb999 · 20-12-2008 04:47PM

yeah got my pack yesterday, i graduated from queens in 2007, i'll be getting all the UU jokes from my mates who are queens graduates now!

why do they not celebrate christmas at UU?

because they can't find 3 wise men AND a virgin!

boom boom

god i was always terrible at referencing too!

Oursole · 22-12-2008 05:38PM

Is everyone bringing guests?

bobbin88 · 22-12-2008 06:01PM

You are only with your guests for about 20minutes anyways, and then the guests go off for a tour and those starting in G'ville get split into classes etc.
So no big deal if you don't bring guests.

MORRI · 22-12-2008 06:05PM

if you bring guests, dont bring partners! they only get jealous of all the good looking ones and think you are knocking them off when you are staying in the hotel:D

PandaPants · 23-12-2008 12:07PM

I'm starting to fill in all my forms and they want my medical card number. I don't seem to have mine, can I just get a new one from my doctor??

Oursole · 23-12-2008 12:09PM

PandaPants wrote: »

I'm starting to fill in all my forms and they want my medical card number. I don't seem to have mine, can I just get a new one from my doctor??

Yea id like to know the same

lolli-j · 23-12-2008 12:27PM

PandaPants wrote: »

I'm starting to fill in all my forms and they want my medical card number. I don't seem to have mine, can I just get a new one from my doctor??

Call your Doctors, they'll give you the number no problem

PandaPants · 23-12-2008 02:25PM

My doctors gave me the number of CSA to order a new one, it's 903 244 31 if anyone's interested.

They said they can't give out the number due to data protection, which confused me a bit. The card should take a few days to come.

lolli-j · 23-12-2008 02:36PM

PandaPants wrote: »

My doctors gave me the number of CSA to order a new one, it's 903 244 31 if anyone's interested.

They said they can't give out the number due to data protection, which confused me a bit. The card should take a few days to come.

I should have said 'call into doctors' gave me mine about three weeks ago for current employer

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