It's 12 O'Clock, my third shift today starts now

[Dave20046]

Originally Posted by plowsie

I've already stopped feeling tired, 25 hours been up now.

who needs sleep.

I know.

Suppose I'm starting main work now so this could be classed as my 4th shift

Originally Posted by plowsie

I've already stopped feeling tired, 25 hours been up now.

It will hit you later!

For NW4, I was awake from 10:30am on the Friday, and worked a night shift. Immediately after the night shift, I went on NW4.

I left the group for NW4 around 3pm ish, and got home just after 5pm. Spent a bit of time with the kids, then went to bed at 9pm (so I'd been awake almost 36hours straight).

Then I was awake by 5:30am to get to work. It wasn't pleasant, but it happens due to our rota.

[Dave20046]

Originally Posted by Baph

It will hit you later!

For NW4, I was awake from 10:30am on the Friday, and worked a night shift. Immediately after the night shift, I went on NW4.

I left the group for NW4 around 3pm ish, and got home just after 5pm. Spent a bit of time with the kids, then went to bed at 9pm (so I'd been awake almost 36hours straight).

Then I was awake by 5:30am to get to work. It wasn't pleasant, but it happens due to our rota.

Could have been dangerous

Yeah those that have to cope with it with work I totally respect anyway cos I know how tough that can be as I have been there before. Socially, physically and mentally, lack of sleep affects it all.

[dizzyblonde]

silly boy, WRD rules as peeps have said. Also rules in place there for nightshift workers too.

You know I do three 12 hr nightshifts in a row, but, usually on Friday I get up to take son to school, stay up all day, perhaps with an odd hour with one eye open on the sofa, go to work, by 3am one eye open, and its so dangerous to ride home. I've been asleep at the traffic lights before now. By Monday morning i'm shattered and I stay up all day Monday, the bodyclock makes me not want to sleep by mid evening so its 1am before i eventually close my eyes. SO that 24hrs of no sleep at the beginning of work, and something like 31 hrs with no sleep at the end with 36 hrs of work in there too


It'll bite you on the bum eventually, don't make a habit of it, or you'll end up ill and off work like me.

[G]

Not strictly illegal......an employee can opt out of the working time directive.

Stupid/crazy......Probably, its all well and good having the extra bit of money in your pocket until you fall a sleep on your way home.

[timwilky]

Having done a few 36 hour shifts when me working means that a couple of hundred will be able to when I have finished. lessons I have learned.

1) It fooks you up.
2) your no better thought of when it comes to your annual appraisal. Nobody remembers the blinders you have pulled, just where you have screwed up.
3) They expect you to do it again.
4) somebody will say, where where you yesterday and why did you not phone in.


When I have done these sillies. I would normally be issued with one of securities 2 way radios so if I need anything I can quickly get help. Plus they let me know when the Pizza etc arrives.

Do like Dizzy once every 6 weeks, get up Wednesday at 8 in the morning, go through the day as normal. Go to work at 07.30, work through till 7 the next morning, after taking the family to work/School home about 9.30, tidy up and get to bed about 11. Finish nights the following Tuesday up at 4 in the afternoon gt home at 7.30 the next morning and go through the day till bedtime at about 11 at night with a quick hour nap on the sofa. You get used to it if you do it normally and I find I miss it if I dont do the night shift and cant sleep.

But if you feel tired make sure you have a cat nap sometime overnight. a quick half hour can work wonders.

I used to work 18 hours a day, 6 days a week and did that for 3 months. In between working I got a couple of hours socializing and courting as well as a main meal and some sleep. On the 7th day I took it easy and only did a 12 hour shift.

Your body adapts to the circumstances you put it in. No big deal really.