Small suprises

Well, here we are. Nice standard kitchen in a care home, nice and warm against the snow outside. 2 cooks who have seen it all and that make school cooks seem positively sane – the one that make inspecting fun because they know the art of banter. Inspection is going well, paperwork good, kitchen ok. Cooks watching as I disappear; rear upwards to look at the skirting behind a bit of kit as the sealant is damaged. But it was not just the cooks watching as out of one of the holes in the sealant pops and very furry, very brown mouse with shiny black eyes.

Picture the scene, one EHO jumps as the mouse had startled her and nearly bangs her head on the shelf, 2 curvy cooks trying to get to squeeze through a very small serving hatch and the manager undecided between fainting and hiding. A farce could have been written especially for this.

Once some semblance of normality is returned along with the cooks in wellies (in case the mouse bites their ankles), pest control is called and Operation Mouse Removal starts. I manage to finish the inspection in amongst all of this chaos and disappear to the car before I commit the cardinal sin of laughter at the sight of the 2 cooks who are tiptoeing around the kitchen in their nice clean green wellies and white uniforms.

Now who said we had a boring job?
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Here we go

Ok, So I am new to all of this so here we go.

I am an Environmental Health Officer - think Life of Grime and white coats and hats and you are about there.

Anyone left who has not run screaming in terror?

Excellent!

I have been in this job for a few years now and hope to give you an idea of what we really get up to- not the weird view given on TV.

I am also the proud owner of a 6 (sorry 6 and a half) year old who knows everything! I also work 2 heavy horses - one shire and one clydesdale and assist with a small number of cows who can be hand milked. The animals are used in Living History displays where the role of women in agriculture during WW1 and WW2 are shown to the public (sad, I know - wondering around in clothing smelling vaguely of wet dog!)

Hope this blog goes well.

Speak soon
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