BBC Sherlock Fan Forum - Serving Sherlockians since February 2012 / The "Good News" thread

**Posted by besleybean** May 1, 2016 9:05 pm

All the best.

**Posted by Vhanja** May 10, 2016 10:58 am

Yay, I got some good news today. I've been unemployed for 1,5 year now (job market in Norway is rough at the moment, particularly in the oil industry where I work). But today I finally got a job! Went for the interview at ten this morning and got a phone call around noon that they wanted me. I'll be starting next week already!

For the time being is a temp position until september due to sick leave. But the person on sick leave has been gone for a long time and might not be able to return to her job, so in that case my position will be prolonged. I'm so relieved!

**Posted by nakahara** May 10, 2016 11:00 am

Very good news indeed. Wish you good luck in your new job.

**Posted by Schmiezi** May 10, 2016 11:20 am

That is great! Congrats! :-)

**Posted by mrshouse** May 10, 2016 11:34 am

Very happy for you, Vhanja!

**Posted by SolarSystem** May 10, 2016 1:44 pm

Congratulations, Vhanja! Keeping my fingers crossed for the job evolving into a permanent employment!

**Posted by besleybean** May 10, 2016 4:59 pm

Well done, Vhanja.
I've had a bit of a rotten day(some of you know the situation with my terminally ill workmate).
But at least hubby brought home my newly mended lap top.

**Posted by Vhanja** May 10, 2016 6:48 pm

Thanks, guys, appreciate it.

And yay on newly mended laptop, Besley!

**Posted by This Is The Phantom Lady** May 10, 2016 6:53 pm

Amazing news Vhanja!!

**Posted by Vhanja** May 10, 2016 8:06 pm

Thanks, Phantom!

**Posted by Lilythiell** May 11, 2016 9:12 pm

Oh, that's good news, Vhanja! I cannot begin to imagine how relieved you feel, but I do believe congratulations are in order. Even if it's 'only' a temp job, it'll be nice for you!
Congrats again, and all the best !

**Posted by Vhanja** May 12, 2016 7:48 am

Thanks, Lily! Yes, it feels amazing after 1,5 years unemployed.

**Posted by gently69** May 12, 2016 7:57 am

Just read this. Good luck, Vhanja.

**Posted by Vhanja** May 12, 2016 12:32 pm

Thanks, gently

**Posted by This Is The Phantom Lady** May 26, 2016 7:23 pm

The luck of the Irish was with me today!

I once in a while use an online casino... and mostly I make my money back... and sometimes they give me 10 free spins... well, they did today. Without putting anything in I took out £50.

It was on some football game (I hate footy... but I could choose my country, and I picked Ireland. And yup, it worked)

**Posted by besleybean** May 26, 2016 7:34 pm

I had a bit of good news today: from August I will be getting a slight pay rise...I mean a nominal sum, but it's better than nothing I guess!

**Posted by This Is The Phantom Lady** May 26, 2016 7:38 pm

Yay, that is nice news!

**Posted by Lilythiell** May 27, 2016 10:43 am

Yup, good news indeed, besley!

**Posted by besleybean** May 27, 2016 3:51 pm

Well then of course today happened!
Well actually it wasn't quite so bad, got a few things sorted...but at one point I did worry that the new role(hence the miniscule pay rise!) may not be quite what I thought.
But yay, long weekend as the kids are not in school on Monday.
We are supposed to be, but instead we are all going to one of the local parks, to do a charity walk, to raise money for our colleague's charity.
Despite her terminal cancer, she is joining us on the walk.
This will be my first time of seeing her, since her terminal diagnosis.
So I am actually looking forward to it.
Then I get the afternoon off and I've already arranged to watch TAB with my daughter.

**Posted by This Is The Phantom Lady** May 29, 2016 12:46 am

Today my mother finally accepted my LDR boyfriend... who still lives abroad... she saw the newest picture I have of him and told me she thought he had really kind eyes and looked like a genuinely good man. Continuing with some speech how much you can tell from a persons eyes...

We've 'only' been together for almost 2 years now. lol.