Wet Weekend

[waitingman]

As promised... here's one of our Butcher Birds singin' in the rain



We've had a couple of dry days - especially over everyone else's weekend the other day(s), but the state is in for another week of soak, wash, rinse, repeat. And I'm still quite okay with that, even if the back yard lawn could be hiding a lost pigmy tribe somewhere in there. I suppose I'll find them when I eventually get out there with the mower

I accepted the new job offer in an old industry. Long-Suffering Partner & I crunched the numbers the other night &, even with a slight dip in expected salary, the move closer to home will save somewhere around $5000 annually in motorway tolls & petrol. A no-brainer? Just my kind of decision...

Now to write my resignation e-mail. The Boss is currently overseas, so I'm not sure what time of day he'll read it. Hopefully after a few vodkas...

Comments

[basefinder.livejournal.com]

"Long-Suffering Partner" Hey, I have one of those, too! :-)

Those commuting costs can really add up, and not just in dollars but also your time. For a couple years in Texas I was commuting 102 miles a day--no fun.

[buzziecat.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on your new job & best wishes.
I hope it turns out to be all that you want.
Will you send your Boss a resignation letter before or in addition to the email? Resigning by email seems... cold.

Saving several thousands by working closer - a big plus and ditto less travel time.

I thought Butcher Birds might be in the Kingfisher family but Wikipedia said they're in the magpie family. The beak made me think Kingfisher.

[waitingman.livejournal.com]

The boss is in Serbia until the beginning of April, so I can only really resign by e-mail. It was a quite friendly, complimentary e-mail though, not just "Found another job, leaving in 2 weeks, see ya later"

Yes, Butcher Birds are related to Magpies. And like most families, they don't really get along - Australian Magpies are twice the size of these guys & can be aggressive towards their smaller cousin. They'll leave other small birds alone, but not the Butcher Bird. Not sure how the family feud started, or how far back in time it was, but it seems to be genetically ingrained by now...