Kosov was thinking of Ubering home as there wasn't public transport. He didn't realise he needed to look at the next day for public transport in the early morning. I spent half an hour checking public transport for him, and gave him details. Phyllis went out to meet him after work, so clearly he knew about night public transport. You know, late night public transport is just wonderful for people who can't possibly drive and need to work at odd times.
He was home for a couple of hours and then by 6am he went off to his next job, a Bundoora hamburger place, to which he could catch a train/bus or a tram.
Phyllis again went out to meet him at the end of his shift, and they arrived home at 4pm. Kosov looked like crap. One of his eyes seemed to be looking in a different direction. Maybe his contact lens had slipped. He was exhausted. He slept for a couple of hours and Phyllis fed him and me, and off he went again to work in Bundoora.
There is nothing wrong with their work ethics.
At least Phyllis was home tonight to reconstruct and serve my tuna mornay dinner.
Oh dear. The Lego train has come to grief. It has grown in length, and miniature Lego dinosaurs are appearing. My rule that there is one shelf on the shelving unit for their use is being ignored. I care not. I did clamp down on an extra cactus, now in their bedroom, more things on the bench beyond the train, and stuffs sitting on the filing cabinet. Surfaces sweetie, surfaces.
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Nothing at all wrong with their work ethic. Our late night/early morning public transport is woeful. The derailed train looks v sad.
ReplyDeleteEC, the train is now longer and has moved to shelving unit.
DeleteOh to be young again and have that stamina.
ReplyDeleteIndeed JayCee, well the stamina part for me.
DeleteKosov is working hard. Snowflakes do hang out in these hours eating pancakes. The Lego train is looking good
ReplyDeleteRoentare, I am often surprised at what people do at night. To me, generally night time is for sleeping.
DeleteWhy Bundoora and Doncaster? Those suburbs are SO far away.
ReplyDeleteHels, he has tried for work locally too. I think he has dropped his resume in ever cafe and food place in Windsor, Prahran and South Yarra, along with South Melbourne, Fitzroy and Abbottsford, plus the city. Doncaster isn't too bad, with a bus from the city and along the Eastern Freeway.
DeleteMy grandchildren can go and go. Like the energize bunny.
ReplyDeleteDora, that's good that they are active and not glued to screens.
DeletePoor Kosov. He can't go on at that pace forever!
ReplyDeleteDebby, he certainly could not, but as an overseas student, he is limited to 48 hours work a fortnight.
DeleteI always enjoy hearing tales of your fun, chaotic household!
ReplyDeleteDeb, I'm home alone at the moment and it is very quiet.
DeleteI'm with Debby - Kosov can't possibly keep going with so little sleep. Does he get a break in his schedule on a regular basis so he can catch up, at least?
ReplyDeleteTuna mornay sounds delicious. I like tuna pasta but haven't had it for years. Maybe it's time!
Jenny, he will. As I wrote above, he is limited to working 48 hours a fortnight. The mornay was good.
DeleteI think that Lego train just needs to be pulled back a bit and curled around that what looks to be a candle.
ReplyDeleteThat's what I did with it Kirk. I'll show of photo at some point.
DeleteYou have public transport from midnight to dawn? Ours cuts out around midnight, with the latest buses leaving the city at around 11.40pm and nothing from then until about 6am, (7am on Saturdays, 8am on Sundays) Of course I haven't checked every single timetable, just the ones I normally use to get to and from.
ReplyDelete"..nothing wrong with their work ethics" but that's a punishing schedule. I hope his school work doesn't suffer.
River, it is very limited but at least it is there and helpful.
DeleteHis work nearly suffered yesterday. He had an assignment deadline he had forgotten about until three hours before it was due to be uploaded to the university's system. He lodged it two minutes before the deadline.
Let's hope K can get enough sleep, must be hard working all over the place so to speak.
ReplyDeleteMargaret, he's young and has energy but his hours need to be better spaced out. It will sort itself out in time.
DeleteIt's good that they're hard working young men. Immigrants always seem to be the hardest working people.
ReplyDeletePixie, they are such an important part of our economy now, doing jobs longer term Australians aren't keen to do.
DeleteAdmire their work ethic. We do have a number of nightime bus routes and are slowly introducing more overnight tube lines. Not journey I would ever want to make but in a large city a necessity for all those night workers.
ReplyDeleteFun60, yes bad things happen late at night. I have talked to them about their personal security and their behaviour once out of the inner city. I shouldn't have to worry about their safety, but I do.
DeleteFlat surfaces call out to me,
ReplyDeleteTP, they certainly do to me.
DeleteSuch a hard worker. I need more sleep than that!
ReplyDeletePat, he did have a very long catch up sleep, helped by the end of daylight saving.
DeletePoor Kosov! He can't keep up that kind of schedule. He'll make himself sick.
ReplyDeleteI'm with you on the surfaces. Clutter and I do not get along.
Steve, he will sort things out in time. He is a bit money hungry at the moment.
DeleteHe's young. He'll survive it, hopefully, including that wandering off sleep deprived eye. You have kids now to care for and to be cared by. That's awesome!
ReplyDeleteStrayer, yes he will survive, and get working hours sorted out.
DeleteIt's sweet of Phyllis to meet Kosov from work. I hope Kosove manages to catch up with his sleep.
ReplyDeleteJB, as if they don't spend enough time together already. My life was not like that when I was young.
DeleteI am so blessed to never needed more than one employer at a time, not to mention my wonderful early retirement. Thank you for the giggles.
ReplyDeleteDarla, thank you. I've never worked two jobs either. One was quite enough.
DeleteI feel privileged now in retirement to have hustled over the years. 12 hour days taxi driving here in Honolulu, working overnight as a kid in my dad's janitorial business. 12 hour shifts dancing and serving drinks in bars. Then I was an HIV prevention worker in the night reaching out to sex workers and intravenous drug users. It's nice to relax in my own time. Though I am caregiver to my blog invisible husband. Thanks for listening Andrew. Send me a bill for the therapy. Aloha
ReplyDeleteCloudia, I absolutely love learning more about your life, and it becomes more interesting each time you mention it. But your blog has its theme, and you stick to that, and that is good.
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