So very frustrating

My job, from time to time, requires me to carry around a mobile phone for a week at a time that is called in the case of a certain type of emergency. When this happens I usually have to immediately stop what I'm doing, change into work gear, jump in a car and travel to where the emergency is (potentially anywhere in NSW) and deal with it.

Well, last week was one of those weeks. Usually when I have the phone I get called maybe once or twice, three or four times is a lot. Last week, I had NINE calls. Nine calls is unheard of.

Whats more, of those NINE calls, TWO of them required me to actively deal with the problem (if you know what I do you'll probably know what I'm on about, if not then I could tell you, but I'd have to kill you). Two in one week is freakish, it never happens.

It was funny at the beginning, I'd say things like 'I'm going for the record'. But I must have jinxed myself, because the calls kept coming and I kept having to go and deal with the emergencies. It's kind of frustrating when not only can you not do your regular workload, but the jobs are adding a pile of additional paperworkd on top of it.

The very worst thing came on the Sunday, I had planned an afternoon for myself and all of a sudden the phone rang and I had to travel to flood ravaged Kempsey to deal with yet another emergency.

I do like being the person who solves other peoples emergencies however.