#Ourday was a twitter PR fest. Apparently local Government staff from across the UK took time out from their busy schedules to tweet examples of how they make our lives better. I bring you a few classics below. Be calm as this might annoy you.
MT @SouthHams_DC: Kate is the co-ordinator of our Walk & Talk Health walks taking place across #SouthHams. #OurDay
EastLindseyDC @EastLindseyDC8h
Our Communications Team is heading off to bed after 24 hours of tweeting for #OurDay #Goodnight
Did you know that the Council produces 4 editions of BH Life magazine a year? Check them out online: http://tinyurl.com/6km542x #Ourday
North WarwickshireBC @North_Warks_BC9h
Dean in Environmental Health is working on how much noise the High Speed 2 train would make if it comes through here. @stopHS2 #OurDay
South Holland DC @SHollandDC9h
Staff awareness campaign on energy saving has been the order of the day for our carbon management officer Jacqui. #ourday
North WarwickshireBC @North_Warks_BC10h
Mandy attends local Domestic Violence Forum to discuss local issues with other agencies. http://bit.ly/H60mzp #OurDay
Watford Council @WatfordCouncil10h
Having fun on your Watford night out? We operate 93 CCTV cameras, 24 hours a day, to help keep you safe #OurDay
EastLindseyDC @EastLindseyDC11h
We monitor the solar panels on our leisure centres. These reduce our carbon footprint #OurDay
South Holland DC @SHollandDC12h
Community development officer Karen's really cooking on gas - more people now on our healthy cooking course. #ourday http://bit.ly/1etZlNr
Zoe Glacken @zoeglacken12h
Just had a v productive meeting at @CommunitiesUK about working together - another great opp through @ngdp_LGA and @LGAcomms #ourday :)
Amanda Sharman @Shandymarman13h
#ourday talking today about the rights of people to make risky decisions.
Oh cripes I can bear this no longer. Meeting with other agencies, a hard day talking from a safe job about making risky decisions, taxpayers cash being spent on teaching lardbuckets how to cook a lettuce, boasts about Orwellian camera systems, Carbon management Officers, propaganda foisted on punters with taxpayers cash via magazines and council communications teams on twitter. Jesus, I give up.
So how about #Myday. Get up at 6.30. Stopped work at 12 midnight after chatting to customers. Take no break, Risk MY capital to build a business. Put bread on the table for 10 people and their families. Generate vast amounts of tax via VAT, PAYE, Income tax.
Get bashed as being a wicked fucking capitalist and not appreciating the fact that someone earning twice what I do, risking none of their capital while “working” as a carbon management/cooking diversity/agency co-ordinator officer is inherently a better person than I am because they work for the state and I am just a wicked fucking capitalist.