Diary of a busyish woman

Hi, Quite some time ago, I started to write this blog, which I really enjoyed as I could rant and rave about stuff, but it wasn't related to work. Then as happens in many a busy life, I just didn't have time to write, but writing is one of the things I really enjoy so I'm going to have another blast. I hope you enjoy it. As always, comments are so welcome. The difference between this and the Rosscarbery Recipes blog  is that the latter relates more to work and what's happening on the farm and in our business and of course related issues including recipes. Where to start was never going to be a problem as I have quite a number of interests including education; health; tourism; and I could go on, but let's explore some of the things about which I have a strong viewpoint over the next few posts. I was and am the eldest of a family of girls from an agricultural background. Back in the day, it was assumed that girls would follow a pretty traditional route: teaching -...

 www.telemuseum.org/images/sagem-teleprinter-tx20.jpg Admitting yesterday that I'm no mechanic started me on the route of what I'm not too bad doing and that sent me down memory lane. I completed a 13 week intensive secretarial training course in Autumn 1979, where the most exciting thing was when I was finally (in my last week) allowed to use an IBM Golfball typewriter . I thought I'd arrived! In my first full-time job though, I was faced with quite a challenge - a Sagem Telex machine. On this I was expected to type ships' manifests onto ticker tape, & this was transmitted to a few different places including head office. In a short time, I was an expert at reading the tape and could easily amend any errors. Some years later, I temped in a Building & Construction company in Dublin, where I spied a Sagem telex in a corner. It had arrived but no-one had the confidence to try it so it had sat for the better part of a year - unused - so I taught everyone in ...