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Well done Mark. Here's hoping that you get an even bigger reward for all the hard work you have been doing. Fingers crossed for you.

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Yep, hope it goes well Mark.

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Tks. It's probably me being such a miserable old git that made him want to get out and do all these things. :erm: :)

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Thanks. Am trying to keep positive about it. One of the reasons I got it apparently was never missing a day of work. I turned around and said that I've had days where I didn't want to get out of bed, and manager goes we all have them.

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Well the dole finally decided to give me a bit of help getting a job. They've started offering Reach FLT courses (though in order to get the funding, you also have to do an NVQ in Warehousing & Storage); I've just completed it.

And I PASSED!!!

Okay, now it's time for the brutal self-honesty my friends & family all know me for: I just passed. You're allowed a maximum of 40 penalty points on your test; penalties are things like: moving forwards or backwards with your load in the air (3 points); rubbing the pallet with the forks as you're going in or coming out (3 points); and the really stupid one I did - moving with the reach arms extended (5 points!). You're allowed 30 minutes - you can go over that, to a maximum of 45, but it's another point per minute.

I did it in 29 minutes with 36 points...the same points as I got on my Counterbalance test 2 years earlier. The ironic thing was that up to one particular pallet I had in fact being doing better than the other two lads who had driven Reach trucks before...and then something, damned if I know what, went wrong in my head and I started blowing it. Fortunately I didn't lose it (too much), and I recovered. Far from perfect performance, but it doesn't matter. The mistakes I made will be erased by time & experience once I get a job - which is now a lot more likely, with current C/B and Reach licences.

So I'm gonna hit a bit o' booze and Ben & Jerry's ice cream tonight!!!

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Well done Anon. :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

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another 5.5 lb off today plus an excellent kickboxing class :)

Also ordered my Christmas beef bacon sausage and pork pie lol and got my delivery spot booked for Asda on the 23rd lol

I imagine I will gain a weeks loss at least lol

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Well done. My weight loss is going well as well, so reckon we will have 2 new skinny people on the Forum come new year. If this permanent job comes off, I will be enrolling with a gym in January to build up muscles in arms and legs.

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nice one :)

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I have decided to get into the spirit of things ;)

Next week I'll get a red / green one :)

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Add a twist of gold tinsel and you will be good to go for Christmas. I would have also suggested lederhosen and a couple of sleigh bells but I thought that would be considered a tad OTT. :D

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You will indeed be the king of the ball this Christmas.:)

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You'll get people queueing up for a haircut wearing that sock. :)

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We have been up to London today and there is good news and bad news and first of all the bad news is in the next year l will have to have another ICD implanted but the good news is my heart function is stable.

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It's a plaster cast - I'm stuck with it until the 10th December ;)

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Good stuff :tu:

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Your heart being stable is indeed good news den. At least you will be in a better position to have the new ICD.