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    #41
    Originally posted by northernladuk View Post

    I would argue you did, you mislead the hotel in to thinking you were working for them, granted they didn't ask but that's because they trusted you, and when asked to provide evidence you ran off. Rather an extreme word but if the definition is 'fraud is intentional deception to secure unfair or unlawful gain' then you technically commited fraud. I can see why you think you didn't but looking from the outside it's about as clear as it can be.
    We'll have to differ on that.
    But I discovered nothing else but depraved, excessive superstition. Pliny the younger

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      #42
      Originally posted by Gibbon View Post

      Old Racal site, was Thales when I was there, then they moved down to a super site at Crawley, but there's nothing super about Crawley. Did a quick 6 monther and made some excuses around a poxy 1 month renewal, and never went back!

      Don't recall the Cavern Pub, had digs in New Malden, so used the Fountain as a local, think it shut once spoons opened up. Did most of my heavy drinking in Surbiton and the West End.
      The cavern is almost next door to the old Racing Post site has a rep for drugs and music memorabilia. About 500 yards from Raynes Park Station if you are heading toward your old site (Just before the left you need to take).
      The Fountain was still open just before Lockdown.
      I never seemed to like drinking in Surbiton
      More of a Wimbledon Village man
      Former IPSE member
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        #43
        Originally posted by courtg9000 View Post

        The cavern is almost next door to the old Racing Post site has a rep for drugs and music memorabilia. About 500 yards from Raynes Park Station if you are heading toward your old site (Just before the left you need to take).
        The Fountain was still open just before Lockdown.
        I never seemed to like drinking in Surbiton
        More of a Wimbledon Village man
        Yeah I know what you mean about Surbiton, but the few contractors who went out lived round there, so used to bus it. Fountain was starting to be my downfall as once I got to know a few of the regulars I was never allowed to just walk past on my way back from site. That's when I started OU to keep me out of it until 10pm. Used to eat at a Sardinian place just before the railway bridge on Kingston Road. Used to down 3 course for £11 mid week, very good fish, used to see the owner early on a morning coming back from Billingsgate at 6am as I was walking to site.

        Was actually one of my favourite contracts there, both work and environment, just paid crap.
        But I discovered nothing else but depraved, excessive superstition. Pliny the younger

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          #44
          Originally posted by quackhandle View Post
          Commuting via train isn't too bad as you can at least read, work, etc, and not be sitting in traffic.

          qh
          Which is true 80-90% of the time. Then the other times are leaves on the line, snow, faulty trains and the Friday evening jumper.

          If commuting by train, leave early on a Friday or WFH. Jumpers tend to pick Friday about 3pm.

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            #45
            Originally posted by ladymuck View Post

            Which is true 80-90% of the time. Then the other times are leaves on the line, snow, faulty trains and the Friday evening jumper.

            If commuting by train, leave early on a Friday or WFH. Jumpers tend to pick Friday about 3pm.
            Oh and 8 in the morning on any week day
            Former IPSE member
            My Website

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