Day 159 - 20 Jul 95 - Page 32
1 have a cold or a bit of flu or something?
2 A. No. I just phoned in as early as I could in the
3 morning to tell them I was unable to come. They said:
4 "Oh, well, come back when you are better; wish you well".
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6 Q. What about breaks during the course of the shift? Your
7 first period of time you were only working, I think, three
8 hours a day, were you not?
9 A. Yes.
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11 Q. Did you have any breaks during that time, 2.00 to 5.00?
12 A. If it was very slack, yes, they would say: "Take a
13 10-minute break".
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15 Q. They would, would they?
16 A. Yes.
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18 Q. What about later on when you were doing four hours and then
19 for a bit five hours, would you get breaks then?
20 A. The majority of the times I did, but sometimes it was
21 extremely busy, you know, and they would say: "Could you
22 wait?" and I would say: "Yes", you know.
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24 Q. During your breaks in those four and five hour shifts, did
25 you get anything to eat?
26 A. To eat?
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28 Q. Yes.
29 A. Oh, yes, certainly.
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31 MS. STEEL: Sorry, can you hold on?
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33 MR. RAMPTON: Sorry. Did you eat their food or did you bring
34 your own in during the day?
35 A. No, their food.
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37 Q. What sort of things would you eat?
38 A. Well, I would only have an apple pie or french fries --
39 I never eat meat.
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41 Q. You do not like meat?
42 A. Not that type of meat. I eat meat pies and minced
43 meat, but I never eat hamburger. Can I say at the moment
44 I eat their Chicken Nuggetts?
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46 Q. You like their Chicken Nuggets?
47 A. Yes, very much.
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49 Q. Those were not there?
50 A. No, they was not there.
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52 Q. They were not there in the old days?
53 A. Not when I first started, no.
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55 Q. Finally, Mrs. Farrer, have you ever been to any rap
56 sessions?
57 A. Not many. I did when I first started. But, as I told
58 them, I do not like saying anything behind their back. I
59 would rather say it in front of their face.
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