Please note that the post below was published more than ten year ago on 21st November 2009 Nick Herbert MP, shadow cabinet member for the Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs, was in Cumbria this morning to see the areas affected by the flooding. He writes on Conservative Home about his visit. Here is an extract. I’ve been in Cumbria today to see the areas affected by the floods. I arrived early in Keswick where I met officials from the Environment Agency. Although the river levels had fallen considerably and homes were no longer flooded, the damage to homes had been done. And the water which had got into houses wasn’t just from the river – it was foul water which had risen from the drains. I talked to fire crews who were pumping flood water back into the river, and discovered that they were from Tyne & Wear and Lancashire. They had been called in at an hours’ notice and had been working on the scene ever since, staying at a local hotel. You cannot fail to be impressed by the
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Not quite true. I worked 12 hour shifts for 10 years (8 in the RAF, and 2 with my current employer) Always seemed to be on the wrong cycle too. I don't remember ever not being on night shift when the clocks went back. I always got an extra (i guess unpaid) hour at work.
I dont remember ever having a "short shift" in spring either, was always on days, or days off.
Many people (police, nurses, process, fire fighters etc)are shift workers (many were on the "graveyard" shift last saturday) They all had a delightful 13 hour night shift :o)