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    Yay ... Glorious Freedom!

    Finally ... after 30 years "in harness" as a Presiding Officer at Local, General and European Elections, I have stepped back from these somewhat onerous duties.

    Unless Cameron and his motley crew are given the "bums rush" there are unlikely to be further polls of ANY description until the Scottish Independence Referendum scheduled for Autumn of 2014 - by which time, I'll have [hopefully] attained my allotted span of three score years and ten!

    Am I sorry? Am I buggery!

    Admittedly, I've previously given readers the impression I actually enjoyed these experiences. And yes ... for the most part, I have ... the social interaction was invariably a pleasure in itself.

    But overall, though, who the hell, in their right mind, would relish the prospect of being tethered to a makeshift desk, cooped up in a confined space - from 06.30 am till 10.30 pm - without being allowed to leave the building ... save for intermittent short walks along the corridor to answer the call of nature.

    Lunch & Teabreaks?? Forget those!!

    Sustenance is, therefore, totally reliant on furtive, snatched opportunities to make inroads on a seemingly endless pile of soggy sandwiches (gradually curling up at the edges, as if in defiance of their tupperware container) and/or pre-baked sausage rolls (that've grown cold!) washed down by endless cups of lukewarm tea or coffee from a Thermos flask?

    So ... all in all ... glorious freedom ... !


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    A place for everything, everything in its place.


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    At least you did your bit Arthur
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    Quote Originally Posted by mickcant View Post
    At least you did your bit Arthur
    Mick.
    Yep ... you're right, Mick ... I did! And - truth be told - I've had absolutely no regret whatsoever, since "handing over the reins" to someone else ... not a bit.


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    You've done a great job sir Art ....no more stress for you
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    Best wishes on the new "retirement" Arthur.

    The days of proxy votes, tendered votes, people turning up at the wrong polling station, people demanding their voting papers after originally asking for a postal vote, annoying agents & tellers etc etc are now a thing of memories & stories for your grandchildren.

    No man is an island, but Barry is


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    Quote Originally Posted by sars_notd_virus View Post
    You've done a great job sir Art ....
    ... , Mari; it's kind of you to say so.


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    Quote Originally Posted by sars_notd_virus View Post
    ....no more stress for you
    ... "ludicrous", when I think back on it now!


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    Quote Originally Posted by Bluebirdjones View Post
    Best wishes on the new "retirement" Arthur.
    Ahh ... bliss, Marc!


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