Firefighters to Strike...

[Longweekend]

Just had an interesting chat with a pal whose neighbour is a fireman in Manchester.

Apparently he does a 14 x hour 3 x night shift per week, and sleeps for most of that. Rest of the time he looks after his gardening business...

[les_taxi]

Just had an interesting chat with a pal whose neighbour is a fireman in Manchester. Apparently he does a 14 x hour 3 x night shift per week, and sleeps for most of that. Rest of the time he looks after his gardening business...

How can that be?

[Dedworth]

How can that be?

Sounds like he's got a strong union looking out for him

[Longweekend]

How can that be

Hours

You could work full-time or as a part-time (retained) firefighter. If you are full-time, you will usually work 42 hours a week, which includes day and night shifts to cover a 24-hour service.

[joebloggs]

Just had an interesting chat with a pal whose neighbour is a fireman in Manchester. Apparently he does a 14 x hour 3 x night shift per week, and sleeps for most of that. Rest of the time he looks after his gardening business...

Dedworth's neighbour is also a fireman, sounds like the same guy

How can that be?

Sounds like one of your 15-hr shifts

[joebloggs]

Hours

You could work full-time or as a part-time (retained) firefighter. If you are full-time, you will usually work 42 hours a week, which includes day and night shifts to cover a 24-hour service.

Only problem is ....

... when they are needed and they have a maximum of 5 minutes to report to the fire station and mobilise the necessary appliance(s). Retained firefighters will have other occupations, but when the call comes they drop whatever they are doing and become part of a team. Depending on the type of cover given, a retained firefighter may respond from home and/or work, day and/or night.

http://www.fireservice.co.uk/recruit...d-firefighters

[les_taxi]

Yep, mine actually was 15 hours

Anyway, off on a date tonight so need my energy

[joebloggs]

Yep, mine actually was 15 hours

Anyway, off on a date tonight so need my energy

Sounds like you have loads of energy after your 15-hr shift. Funny, when my misses worked a 12-hr shift, she was working non-stop and I found her asleep in the car when she got home.

[Longweekend]

Taking her somewhere I hope Les.....

[les_taxi]

Work hard, play hard, Joe

It's a 3rd date - so off round to hers

[les_taxi]

If it gets too much - as she is a lot younger than me - I will just join the Fire Service so I can have a good kip and work a 40 hour week

[joebloggs]

Work hard, play hard, Joe

It's a 3rd date - so off round to hers

Are you going in a taxi?

Have a good time Les

[les_taxi]

Thank you Joe - driving myself as might not be able to walk back!

[Michael Parnham]

Thank you Joe - driving myself as might not be able to walk back!

[les_taxi]

Went very well indeed

[Ako Si Jamie]

So let me get this straight, what you're both saying is that firefighters should get £40K a year. An MP's job is not putting out fires and saving peoples lives and therefore they should get paid £26.5K a year and this will prevent them going out and getting second jobs

It must be great living on planet Jamie & Joe

So you're basically saying an MP needs a second job and can't survive on £26k?

Get some fresh air, Simon

[SimonH]

So you're basically saying an MP needs a second job and can't survive on £26k?

Get some fresh air, Simon

Jamie, I can only assume you were drunk when you wrote that

I pay my secretary close on £26K a year and my office is 30 miles outside London and you are seriously suggesting that MP's should get paid the national average wage