The day, the situation.

I've only been in Lowestoft for 6 days this time, but it feels like an eternity. The sun shines merrily across the field behind my hotel room unencumbered, for there is not a cloud in the sky. But here I sit in the Travelodge Lowestoft,  tethered to the most easterly of British seaside towns on my doorstep and unwilling to walk the few hundred metres to Britain's most easterly theme park (Pleasurewood Hills). Why, I hear you ask? Well I'll tell you why...

Money for one. Isn't it always to do with money? You see today is, by complete chance, an 'off day' for work. Much to Strainstall and SSE's regret, there's nothing for us to do. We may have been sent up here to work on offshore wind turbines, but when you've been working like we have, the number of turbines drops quickly. So today we have nothing to do, other than an hour or so organising tools for tomorrow, when we'll sit on a boat for half the day, waiting for our next stainless steel mistress to have her plumbing sorted so we can work again.

This leaves me with an issue. I have free time. Delightful for relaxation, rest and reading (though a 2 hour boat journey either way is also pretty useful for that), although not quite as good for NOT spending money. You see it gets boring sometimes when you work in the same place over and over. I've had at least 6 days of not working at various points here, so I know Lowestoft pretty damn well by now. I have surveyed all that I wish to (or can, at this time be bothered with), I have bought DVDs, books, muscle toners and many more items in the battle against boredom. But not a lot helps. So the temptation builds to go out and buy more.

But I can't, I mustn't. It's a flat 8.25 hours of pay today and the whole point of working 'on site' (other than to get out of the office) is to make money. Work longer hours and spend less money goes the conventional theory. I'm not buying petrol, paying for electricity (other than my fridge), paying for meals or making my flat messy. But then I'm not using my magnificent Internet connection either. No 'The Big Bang Theory', 'The Vampire Diaries' or 'House MD' until I get back to where I'm not limited to a 15gb download limit. Bugger.

At least Easter is only two work days (and a day driving) away...