GOD! What a weekend!
I wrote about Blagdon previously and i was hoping to have a relaxing weekend (there few and far between) untill i recieved the phone call from the game farm checking if i was still oin for the pheasant delivery on saturday. Yes, no prob i said, then he told me they were coming spot on 8 AM!
Up at 6.30 left at 7, there by 7.30 and the drinkers were all connected up and i had treated the water with vermx by 8. He was dead on 8, offloaded, i then emptied the crates and they all took to the pen fine (i made sure i was in the pen when they got emptied as last year this fella did it which annoyed me immensly especially when he was shaking crates up in the air full of pheasants)! No fatalities yet, and two nights on the trot we havent had a visit of charlie (thats how I'm knackered after last nights night shift).
Then, today my phone has constantly rung! When i have spoke to other people i know i always think they exadurate but today its been constant! School was shut today (back in tomorow) and this morning when i emerged (from bed) feed merchants was on the phone, then i had to email some rotas, then the feed merchants rang back, then i rang another ag store, then they rang back, then a shoot lad rang me, then someone rang me to tell me there unable to set a trap!!! I am sick of it now - i even considered flushing the damn thing down the loo!
Health and Safety
Then to top it all off, if you dont allready know but if you run a shoot you MUST have a risk assesment and health and safety policy! All new to us! So now, everyones stressed and we need to produce a risk assesment - full scale!! Signs, flags and certificates!!!! Bloody HSE but i suppose it has to be done, and i understand that its important but some of the stuff is rediculous! Does anyone know polish for '' shooting in progress, do not enter?' I did get told just to use another sign but i didnt know how they said OFF in Bolivia!?
Sorry must go now, quad course, first aid course and ''The proficency test to walk safley in a field'' course to prepare for!!!!