Who didnt make it into work today?

Casper · 03-02-2005, 11:39 AM

Well, living in the Hoppers/Werribee area it became impossible to get to the city this morning. I gave up after a while and came home. Seems most people in Werribee did the same.

who else gave up?

EA2BA · 03-02-2005, 11:43 AM

Had to come to work, no power at home to surf AFF ........ LOL

rodderz · 03-02-2005, 11:46 AM

This is the second day off in a row...we have been working at Seasons estate down the rd form you Shane, on the corner of Sayers Road and also wyndham waters.

Was there for 2 mins yesterday morning, boss told us to go home, then last night got told might as well have today off...i'm imagining hoppers with all that black clay wont be dry in a hell of a hurry...might get tomorrow off too!

Casper · 03-02-2005, 11:48 AM

You wont be working this week Rodderz, nothing is going to be drying out for a long time.

rodderz · 03-02-2005, 11:50 AM

Nah...the thing with that volcanic dirt in the west is it's either too dusty or too wet...doesnt take much for either!

Wyndham waters will certainly be living up to its name today

rag top · 03-02-2005, 11:53 AM

I didn't make it into work today either, but that's probably because it's my day off...

Philbie · 03-02-2005, 11:54 AM

buy a 4x4 -----

DivHunter · 03-02-2005, 12:00 PM

LOL I saw RAV4 driver realise they aren't driving a real 4WD :P

I'm at work, too many ways to get here through the hills to be all blocked off. I don't think they even lost power here in Pakenham Upper.

neb · 03-02-2005, 12:11 PM

i'm in werribee.. work in footscray. didn't even try going after my dad called me and said it took him an hour and a half ot get from the werribee south exit to the last hoppers exit lol.

parawolf · 03-02-2005, 12:12 PM

I slept in this morning - woke up at about 7:30am when the rain stopped in the preston area. Left home about 8:35am after doing a walk around check and arrived in the St Kilda Road office at 9:05am

Rastus · 03-02-2005, 01:18 PM

I still got to work, but I was holding on to the wheel with both hands and using a keen eye. I live in Ballarat and travel to Essendon everyday, and yeah, the Western Freeway was pretty hairy. Lots of water on the road. Not much visibility either, especially when near another vehicle. A fair few cars must have aquaplaned off the road near Melton last night. Cops were out there sorting things out and slowing everyone down.

Twisted · 03-02-2005, 05:15 PM

Im at home, all trains cancelled and just like neb, dad called and said it took him an hr to get from our place near the plaza to the end of old geelong road. He turned around and came home!

hamo · 03-02-2005, 05:41 PM

no excuses for me, my dad would have told me to swim to the office!!

b2tf · 03-02-2005, 07:02 PM

I wont be going to work tonight (im in Sthn NSW btw), too rainy and shitty, and i dont feel like unloading trucks in this weather!

Psycho Chicken · 03-02-2005, 07:37 PM

I went to work.....sideways....errrr.....

Who said that?!

deankdx · 03-02-2005, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Rastus

I still got to work, but I was holding on to the wheel with both hands and using a keen eye. I live in Ballarat and travel to Essendon everyday, and yeah, the Western Freeway was pretty hairy. Lots of water on the road. Not much visibility either, especially when near another vehicle. A fair few cars must have aquaplaned off the road near Melton last night. Cops were out there sorting things out and slowing everyone down.

haha first time in ages that i've had two hands on wheel also, still got to work on time but left 5 mins early from geelong to hoppers, took an extra 1&1/2 hours to get home though. i won't be going to work tommorrow if it rains all night again too Dangerous, i start at 6am and its pitch black when i leave,
oh and a bad day at home is still better than a good day at work.

03-02-2005, 08:44 PM

I had a job interview today, but the highway was flooded, so the bloke couldn't get to me. The job I'm in now was closed due to flooding.

JADED6 · 04-02-2005, 04:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Casper

who else gave up?

I would have

1 question for anyone who is full time. Do you expect to get paid for your day off? Would it cover "acts of nature"
I know my work would make me walk/swim or even fly, they simply wouldnt accept ANYTHING as an excuse.

Casper · 04-02-2005, 08:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JADED6

I would have

1 question for anyone who is full time. Do you expect to get paid for your day off? Would it cover "acts of nature"
I know my work would make me walk/swim or even fly, they simply wouldnt accept ANYTHING as an excuse.

I'll get paid for it, thats not an issue in my job. My boss laughed when I told her and she said she would have given up too.

GTP 320 · 05-02-2005, 12:09 AM

Had a job in Mornington and then my next job was in Geelong so instead of going all the way around to Geelong via the city and all the traffic jams and part closed roads around Werribee and Little River,i caught the Ferry from Sorrento to Queenscliff a great trip and a good run too.
Cheers John