The Brentwood Gazette’s Weekly Teaser — 4-6-2014: Dunkirk

Hmmm … 

Well, that’s officially official, then.

I’ve now got a placement at a local charity shop, courtesy of the Work Placement Scheme.

For four weeks.

How much help this will be, I don’t know.

But … ?

Well, if it does some good, that’s helpful.

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The Daily Teaser — 4-6-2014

Hmmm … 

That seemed to go well.

I told you, yesterday, that I was off to sign up for the government’s mandatory Work Placement Scheme.

Run by SEETEC, who I’ll happily admit to having a bad time with, during the two years on the Work Programme.

Yesterday’s meeting didn’t seem to go to badly: they’ve managed to arrange a placement for me in a Brentwood based charity shop.

Who want an interview: they’ve had some sorts, apparently.

Fair enough.

Although my ONE question … ?

Is what happens if I don’t get through the interview?

Hopefully, there’s a back up plan … 

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The Daily Teaser — 3-6-2014: John Dykstra

Hmmm … 

OK, I’m up, comparatively early.

Just in case you didn’t notice … !

There’s a reason for that.

I’ve been signed up for the government’s Mandatory Work Placement Scheme.

Run for them, by a quango called SEETEC, over in Basildon: where I have to be by 9:30.

Hence the early start.

Speaking personally?   Well, frankly, I’m not expecting much in the way of help.

SEETEC may have improved its services and staff in the six months since I left the Work Programme.

Somehow, though … ?

I doubt it.

We’ll see what happens, shall we?

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The Daily Teaser — 2-6-2014

Oh, wait, hang on … 

That sounds … 

Ominous … 

 Are you familiar with the name of Madeleine McCann … ?   The three year-old girl who went missing, whilst on holiday with her family, in Portugal?

Apparently, she’d been taken — by someone —from the holiday apartment the family were staying in.

It’s ALSO one of those cases that didn’t exactly endear they press to the British publice: they weren’t exactly behaving especially well: practically accusing Madeleine’s parents of killing her.

This, on top of accusations of bad police handling of the case: by both the Met, and Portuguese.

Recent years, though, have seen a re-run of the investigation.

With the result that today sees a search of an area of scrubland in Portugal, near the resort where Madeleine McCann went missing.

Apparently, search parties are searching for something.

Personally … ?   Personally, I can’t help but think that sounds ominous.

Outside of that … ?

Well, I feel sorry for the child’s parents.

And think I’d’ve rather found out what happened — good or bad — a lot sooner.

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The Daily Teaser — 1-6-2014: It Was Twenty Years Ago, Today

Well, that was … 

Well … 

Vaguely disturbing, now I try and remember it … 

A vague disturbing dream, I should add: one where everyone in the area disappeared … 

The silence being the scary part, there.

And then … ?   Just as I was getting to towards waking up … ?   The electricity — in my dream — powering the TV went off … !

Utter silence … 

And a sense of complete isolation … 

Nasty … 

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