marjon · Feb 25, 2021

@Shimsteriom sounds like it went ok, as Phil said don’t worry about travelling at least it’s a different setting/people to do your work and am sure they would pay a bit more. Plus you get to stay in reasonable hotels (maybe

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marjon · Feb 25, 2021

My Old Landy said:
Whats it like, living in the future? Anything to report we should, perhaps, know about

Nope suns still shining if that helps, I have tried to get the lottery numbers earlier than you get them but it don’t seem to work that way

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My Old Landy · Feb 25, 2021

marjon said:
Nope suns still shining if that helps, I have tried to get the lottery numbers earlier than you get them but it don’t seem to work that way

J

Thanks for trying!!

My Old Landy · Feb 25, 2021

I had a play on the wood lathe today as I can't get the mill moved until the weekend.
1 in Apple, 1 in Walnut & the top one in Acrylic

Def90man · Feb 25, 2021

Shimsteriom said:
I'm back from me interview which went well, I think.

I did get the impression that they are looking for more than just a helpdesk administrator as they were asking fairly technical questions and whether I would be happy with traveling It does sound very much like going from the frying pan in to the fire though as @derwendolly suggested earlier.

Anyway, it's done and I just need to wait to hear back from them.

Would you get a badge and uniform with the job? If so, go for it. Any job without a nice badge isn’t worth considering

Turktowner · Feb 25, 2021

Def90man said:
Would you get a badge and uniform with the job? If so, go for it. Any job without a nice badge isn’t worth considering

Like in McDonald's?

My Old Landy · Feb 25, 2021

I take it your shirt was impeccable @Shimsteriom

derwendolly · Feb 25, 2021

Shimsteriom said:
I'm back from me interview which went well, I think.

I did get the impression that they are looking for more than just a helpdesk administrator as they were asking fairly technical questions and whether I would be happy with traveling It does sound very much like going from the frying pan in to the fire though as @derwendolly suggested earlier.

Anyway, it's done and I just need to wait to hear back from them.

Just wait and see, then you can make your mind up one way or t'other.

derwendolly · Feb 25, 2021

Def90man said:
Would you get a badge and uniform with the job? If so, go for it. Any job without a nice badge isn’t worth considering

A big salary, interesting work and good working conditions are even better.

Wimblowdriver · Feb 25, 2021

Had to go to scroofix today for another clamp thing. And as I needed a replacement plug socket for the dining room I gotted a new one while I was there. And just to launch myself another inch into the 21st century, I got one with built in usb charger n sockets. Works anorl

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Stanleysteamer · Feb 25, 2021

Hey @Shimsteriom good to hear the interview went OK.
Would the dosh be enough to enable you to put up with it long enough to see you, or your mortgage out?

doriz · Feb 25, 2021

doriz said:
Woopers from Iceland overwintering

They have plundered the field of crops down the road

Wimblowdriver · Feb 25, 2021

Spring is on the way. Blackbirds are pecking lumps out of each other to claim territory, spiders and mice are out of hibernation, moles are making their mounds in the grass verges, and moss is taking over me grass.

Def90man · Feb 25, 2021

Turktowner said:
Like in McDonald's?

What is this McDonalds you speak of. We don’t have nuffink like that over ‘ear!

Def90man · Feb 25, 2021

derwendolly said:
A big salary, interesting work and good working conditions are even better.

Is there such a job?

Stanleysteamer · Feb 25, 2021

Def90man said:
Is there such a job?

Prince Charles?
Hmm!
Maybe shaking the hands of lots of peeps and "opening" things ain't that interesting.
And the smell of new paint must get up your nose after a while.

DanClarke · Feb 25, 2021

Def90man said:
Is there such a job?

There was. I had it for 13 years. But it did take its toll.
Still...I got the mortgage paid off 7 years early and put a big wedge in the bank though.
I gave it up after the heart-attack and the new-hip requirement, else I could still be there coining it, instead of living a life as a pension-pauper like I am now.

Still money isn't everything and i think everyone should look to work only until they have their F.U. Money sorted.

Wise words ..here.

Def90man · Feb 25, 2021

Stanleysteamer said:
Prince Charles?
Hmm!
Maybe shaking the hands of lots of peeps and "opening" things ain't that interesting.
And the smell of new paint must get up your nose after a while.

I know some people don’t like the royals, but calling Charlie a job is harsh.

He flew in to my humble island years ago to visit his favourite distillery. I would have said he landed here, but that would have been a stretch of the imagination

Stanleysteamer · Feb 25, 2021

DanClarke said:
There was. I had it for 13 years. But it did take its toll.
Still...I got the mortgage paid off 7 years early and put a big wedge in the bank though.
I gave it up after the heart-attack and the new-hip requirement, else I could still be there coining it, instead of living a life as a pension-pauper like I am now.
Still money isn't everything and i think everyone should look to work only until they have their F.U. Money sorted.
Wise words ..here.

Quite!
Best thing I ever did was to meet Wifey when I was separated from my ex. she had already bought her ex out, we then proceeded for me to buy mine out. Her's was an interest only mortgage as that was all she couold afford, and i bought mine out on a 100% mortgage, so a big gamble.
We had two mortgages but were able to rent one place out.
She started to earn shedloads, I earned enough, so we were able to convert the mortgages to normal ones eventually. The rent eventually nearly paid the mortgage off but the other good thing was the mortgage rate dropped through the floor and we kept the payments at the same level so, as you say, paid the mortgages off early. And the other house, plus dosh we had saved, paid for France.
Sometimes think about writing a book on "How to survive divorce financially.", cos there is a bit more to it than this!

My Old Landy · Feb 25, 2021

Stanleysteamer said:
Sometimes think about writing a book on "How to survive divorce financially.", cos there is a bit more to it than this!

I went for the stay married option

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