BAE systems

[BackupBoy]

Barrow is an odd place. Isolated, parochial, insular but has the saving grace of being so close to the Lakes.

Possibly not much of a saving grace now that Winter is coming but I can remember summer evenings spent scampering up The Old Man (not a euphemism) and others.

It felt like 1950 in 1980, despite some of the most high-tech kit imaginable floating in the dock.

[scooterscot]

Barrow is an odd place. Isolated, parochial, insular but has the saving grace of being so close to the Lakes.

WHS - Barrow really does feel like the end of the earth or is it the northern powerhouse?

Hope the rate is decent enough, never a company that wants to pay for experience imo.

[SeededLoaf]

The lake district over winter is lovely. I'd rather see bleak hills than bleak faces in an overcrowded London.

I would think the rates will be half decent since they have to pay to get the skills. All depends what your contract is for though!

[CoolCat]

Oh Barrow, done that journey so many times.

Barrow only makes two things submarines and bog roll.

The journey can be done in multiple ways, depending on your mood and budget etc

You can drive it, rubbish experience if you have to do it Friday or Sunday evening, otherwise ok, obviously you need a GPS to tell you where the tax cameras are

Train Euston to Preston, Lancaster, Manchester etc then train to Barrow from there

Or fly to Manchester airport and either pickup a hire car or there is a direct train from the airport to Barrow

Done all of these, all have their pros and cons

Good luck

[Elliegirl]

Oh Barrow, done that journey so many times.

Barrow only makes two things submarines and bog roll.

The journey can be done in multiple ways, depending on your mood and budget etc

You can drive it, rubbish experience if you have to do it Friday or Sunday evening, otherwise ok, obviously you need a GPS to tell you where the tax cameras are

Train Euston to Preston, Lancaster, Manchester etc then train to Barrow from there

Or fly to Manchester airport and either pickup a hire car or there is a direct train from the airport to Barrow

Done all of these, all have their pros and cons

Good luck

Ooh thanks! The best one for me looks like the flight and then direct train. That's what I was hoping for. I drive but the idea of a four/ five hour drive leaves me cold. Can't be too grim if you've done it a number of times. Cheers mate.

[Elliegirl]

Should you do it? That's up to you.

I asked that question really to find out if people had worked for BAE before and what they were like. Not that that really tells you all that much about how your own experience would be but I think I'd think carefully if faced with a deluge of 'run for the hills, run for your life' comments.......

[stek]

BAE systems

I asked that question really to find out if people had worked for BAE before and what they were like. Not that that really tells you all that much about how your own experience would be but I think I'd think carefully if faced with a deluge of 'run for the hills, run for your life' comments.......

Don't forget to learn the local greeting 'Hey, gimme six...'

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[Elliegirl]

The lake district over winter is lovely. I'd rather see bleak hills than bleak faces in an overcrowded London.

I would think the rates will be half decent since they have to pay to get the skills. All depends what your contract is for though!

Rates are good enough for me to consider the proposition. I do love getting out of London for contracts. Except for when I am in the middle of industrial estates with rubbish food suppliers. NPower hang your head in shame.....

[Elliegirl]

Don't forget to learn the local greeting 'Hey, gimme six...'

Oh, stop it!!!!

Mind you, I once worked in a part of Oxfordshire that was a bit like that...

[BackupBoy]

Oh Barrow, done that journey so many times.

Barrow only makes two things submarines and bog roll.

One of my pals was a tester at the toilet paper plant ...