Lunchtime(ish).  The Expression of Interest (EOI) is issued, departure would be Thursday that week for almost 3 weeks. Can I swing the time off work?  I’ll worry about that if I’m privileged to be selected – though I did pre-warn the boss a couple of months ago that this might happen. EOI results Tuesday, not… Read More »

Lazy start to the weekend.  Second cup of tea. Phone pings.  I look; “We might be looking to deploy to Australia to support the recovery effort in communities affected by the bush fires.” goes the message.  “More to follow”.  Intriguing.  I’m up for that.  The fires continue, and will do so until probably at least March,… Read More »