So you wanna talk about problems?
In reference to an earlier blog post I wrote about feeling like I didn’t have any problems, may I just update that and say that I am now overwhelmed with so many problems I feel like I’m going to have a heart attack.
OF COURSE: the week that I go to Gippsland the ABC staff are moving to a new office and can’t talk to me
OF COURSE: the week that I got to Gippsland it is school holidays and therefore the majority of people I need to talk to are on annual leave
And for those of you who are sitting back thinking, gee…Libby really should have thought about these things before she planned her case study…I KNOW!!!
I have spent the last two days making one phone call after another trying to recruit people to take part in my focus groups and interviews. It’s not that people have been saying no, hell, they are from the country, they love to talk!! It is just the constancy of explaining who I am, what I’m doing and why they really should take part! My ear LITERALLY hurts.
To make matters worse, everyone I talk to LOVES the ABC, its making me feel like my research is so pointless because everyone listens to the ABC anyway! A fireman even told me today that his crew switch to ABC when they are fighting fires because they have better information than the CFA! I mean, COME ON!!!
And…that’s enough of a stressful vent for one day. Stay tuned, there’s plenty more in store!!
