Guys, thanks for your kind comments.
I thought I would share a day in the life of the Goose instead.
21:20 - 22:10 Drive home listenening to the radio
22:10 Walk through the door, tell my girlfriend about the comp to which she replies "Can I have the itouch?" (why didn't I stay quiet and pass it off as a Christmas present?)
22:15 Watch the news (as if Bloomberg wasn't enough all day) but wanted to see the goals. Thankfully John Terry made up for his atrocious defending. Also saw a woman lose her toolkit in space... ha ha... i'll leave this to someone else
22:45 Go to bed and read, wasn't tired at all and getting near the end so I was reading for an hour.
23:50 Look at the alarm clock and wondering why I'm not asleep (not even thinking about turning 20k into 400)
01:50: see my previous line
03:00 see the comment at 23:50. Starting to get a little annoyed now, the alarm will go off at 5.50
05:50 The alarm goes off, I must snooze it about 20 times and think about calling in sick (have never thrown a sicky in my life)
06:20 I'm in the shower, which is painful as I've got burns all over my knees
(astroturf burns from football, the trousers might have to come out for the next few weeks)
06:30 I should be in the car any minute now, the girlfriend gets up and says "i'm not putting up with any of that sh1t again" referring to the insomnia I had in Feb/March and the latest bout of 'bouncing'
06:40: I'm in the car knowing i'm going to be late -I have to be in today at 07:30. Just by leaving 5 mins later puts an extra 10 on the journey.
06:42 The radio is on and i'm listening to Nicky Campbell (Wheel of Fortune fame) speak to a trader who is trying to explain why the Dow dropped off so much ("no one wants to hold overnight") Thanks for that!
06:43 I switch channels to Chris Moyles, who is talking about the randomness of the One Show
07:00 I pass junction 13 on the M1 at 40 mph and wonder why there is a 3 mile stretch of roadworks without a single construction worker or vehicle in sight. I'm definitely going to be late.
07:15 'Queues after next junction' Great.
07:17: No queues
07:35 I get into work, considering everything I'm quite pleased with that and say hello to the team, who are used to my timekeeping.
07:35 - 08:00 Preparing for the open, quoting the FTSE out of hours.
08:00 FTSE opens down 120, fortunately only one client gets gapped, a couple buy below their orders -it works both ways!!
08:01 A client calls to have a bit of a moan, just what I need, but it's all resolved in the end.
08:25 Have barely had a chance to look at the markets, but place my first Beat the boker trader (-250 Daily FTSE)
08:30 My boss comes back into the room with a cup of tea. Hero
08:31, FTSE has gone up 20 points, maybe I will reset the account
08:32 I hit sent to this, haven't checked it, very tired!
Ian
I thought I would share a day in the life of the Goose instead.
21:20 - 22:10 Drive home listenening to the radio
22:10 Walk through the door, tell my girlfriend about the comp to which she replies "Can I have the itouch?" (why didn't I stay quiet and pass it off as a Christmas present?)
22:15 Watch the news (as if Bloomberg wasn't enough all day) but wanted to see the goals. Thankfully John Terry made up for his atrocious defending. Also saw a woman lose her toolkit in space... ha ha... i'll leave this to someone else
22:45 Go to bed and read, wasn't tired at all and getting near the end so I was reading for an hour.
23:50 Look at the alarm clock and wondering why I'm not asleep (not even thinking about turning 20k into 400)
01:50: see my previous line
03:00 see the comment at 23:50. Starting to get a little annoyed now, the alarm will go off at 5.50
05:50 The alarm goes off, I must snooze it about 20 times and think about calling in sick (have never thrown a sicky in my life)
06:20 I'm in the shower, which is painful as I've got burns all over my knees
(astroturf burns from football, the trousers might have to come out for the next few weeks)06:30 I should be in the car any minute now, the girlfriend gets up and says "i'm not putting up with any of that sh1t again" referring to the insomnia I had in Feb/March and the latest bout of 'bouncing'
06:40: I'm in the car knowing i'm going to be late -I have to be in today at 07:30. Just by leaving 5 mins later puts an extra 10 on the journey.
06:42 The radio is on and i'm listening to Nicky Campbell (Wheel of Fortune fame) speak to a trader who is trying to explain why the Dow dropped off so much ("no one wants to hold overnight") Thanks for that!
06:43 I switch channels to Chris Moyles, who is talking about the randomness of the One Show
07:00 I pass junction 13 on the M1 at 40 mph and wonder why there is a 3 mile stretch of roadworks without a single construction worker or vehicle in sight. I'm definitely going to be late.
07:15 'Queues after next junction' Great.
07:17: No queues
07:35 I get into work, considering everything I'm quite pleased with that and say hello to the team, who are used to my timekeeping.
07:35 - 08:00 Preparing for the open, quoting the FTSE out of hours.
08:00 FTSE opens down 120, fortunately only one client gets gapped, a couple buy below their orders -it works both ways!!
08:01 A client calls to have a bit of a moan, just what I need, but it's all resolved in the end.
08:25 Have barely had a chance to look at the markets, but place my first Beat the boker trader (-250 Daily FTSE)
08:30 My boss comes back into the room with a cup of tea. Hero
08:31, FTSE has gone up 20 points, maybe I will reset the account
08:32 I hit sent to this, haven't checked it, very tired!
Ian
