4822 - Faster faster Mr Baxter!

Early start at work, nine hours at full speed
Yet as it neared the end, things unravelled
And more rapid work's suddenly needed
Add to that the weather is turning cold
A few hours break back home til I'm propelled
Again into the maelstrom waiting there
But things aren't too bad, can still be controlled
So I'll stay optimistic, won't despair
Mostly there's moral support, most are fair
It's been a tough week or two but my lead
Has borne fruit in most projects in my fold
And I've been improving beyond compare
Just when I thought that I had succeeded
More hurdles to jump, nettles to be held

4821 - Election misdirection

Rees-Mogg really put his foot in his mouth
When he said Grenfell fire victims didn't
Use their common sense, they should have gone out
Straight away, ignored the advice (the c***)!
Revealing Tory empathy's defunct
And what they really think of poor non-whites
Who do vital jobs, the same immigrants
Who keep London's wheels turning, and despite
Terribly low wages, fearing each night
The same could happen again, while those proud
Tories live in their mansions, arrogant
And detached (not semi) from people's plight
This is helping Labour without a doubt
Corbyn is their room-dwelling elephant

4820 - Flat flap

Woke early, Chan's last day here, briefly saw
Her pop into the kitchen and the fridge
While at work, she messaged with a picture
Of the keys on the table, a message
Of goodbye and good luck. Now a passage
To Korea for her, as the fireworks bang
Back here in Salford, keeping heritage
Alive, it really feels like sturm und drang
Round here! Now the flat's empty, couldn't hang
Fire on a bottle of wine. So let's pour
It out while I ponder finding just which
Person's right for this flat. Talking to Chan
Last night, got feedback, so I can be sure
Who would fit well here and how much to charge

4819 - The week starts here

So energised yesterday, despite all
I did all through Sunday to tire myself
Out, once in bed I just couldn't settle
For almost two hours. But felt in good health
Apart from a sore throat - that didn't help
But again, felt well when I woke, thank God
Because work's so hectic now, and by stealth
Deadlines approach while I have also got
Management duties that take time to sort...
Back home, as it got dark, first thing was pull
The exercise mat out to develop
The abs, in lieu of tiresome gym or sport
Need to strain a bit to look fit and well
As Bony Tony's world starts to revolve

4818 - Chan Chan Cheerio

Woke early, good night's sleep, clean night before
And had a good day, did all I wanted
And quickly. Now there's not much left in store
This evening, so maybe I'll get started
On a new book, get naturally knackered
So I can get an early night and an
Early rise. Chan's departure - two hundred
Pounds of returned deposit's now withdrawn
One hundred more to come, all in her hand
Tomorrow, that's her last day here. Been more
Than a year - how it's flown, but then she's had
Lots of trips - the States, China and Japan
Korea, Spain - been globetrotting, for sure
Now from Korea a visa's needed

4817 - Train trouble

Woke up before eight, plenty of time to
Have breakfast and watch the rugby final
Before walking to town to meet with Jo
The train to Liverpool was an ordeal
It couldn't actually get to Liverpool
We had to change, the line to Lime Street blocked
And caught the Southport train to 'Pool Central
The Merseyrail far as Birkenhead Park
The 437 bus to Greasby, walked
To my mum's house on Thorns Drive, saw her new
I-Phone with all the apps and her struggle
To work it! Caught taxi to pub and talked
And ate for two hours or more. Taxi to
Mum's house again, then home by bus, not rail

4816 - Work is fun shock horror

I was planning to work at home because
The smart meter man had an appointment
He came, a waste of time, it really was
And then my wi-fi wouldn't work, so went
Into the office, a short walk, to spend
From eleven onwards in the office
Did a lot in my time there, as often
Recently - this week, long hours I've logged. This
Seems to be the pattern in this job. It's
Alright though, it gets me through the hours
Quickly, makes me feel as though my work meant
Something, more than in the old job. Get pissed
On Thursday and Friday evening. I miss
Old colleagues, but I'm in my element!