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    #31
    Originally posted by TheLordDave View Post
    I had exactly the same in my last contract. Little-un arrived mid august, then started 2 weeks later.

    Missed a shed load of time with him in his first few months which i regret. But needs must, as the mrs also had a long term illness so if i dont work we dont eat.

    A few weeks ago i thought 'bugger it i need something closer', turned down an extension and found something in south wales 10 mins from my house.(I was willing to take a pay cut but actually ended up upping my day rate by 130 quid) The change has made a massive difference for things like being home in time to eat together and bath the baby everynight.

    The dog is even getting walked more so he is starting to shed some of his winter weight
    My benchtime coincided with my little ones birth so not all bad....

    Same as you. Mrs about to get the boot due to illness so one income down. Yeh its only £900 or so but thats the mortgage and few others bits covered no worries when on the bench.

    Just gives less slack for me to say bugger it not taking extension and seeing whats out there.
    Rhyddid i lofnod psychocandy!!!!

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      #32
      The $64million questions is turn down gig and:-

      1) Get a better paid gig close to home, more money, WFH - top banana. Get your life back.

      or

      2) Be on the bench for months, end up having to take a crap gig even further from home - not cool. Worse than when you started.
      Rhyddid i lofnod psychocandy!!!!

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        #33
        Originally posted by TheLordDave View Post
        I had exactly the same in my last contract. Little-un arrived mid august, then started 2 weeks later.

        Missed a shed load of time with him in his first few months which i regret. But needs must, as the mrs also had a long term illness so if i dont work we dont eat.

        A few weeks ago i thought 'bugger it i need something closer', turned down an extension and found something in south wales 10 mins from my house.(I was willing to take a pay cut but actually ended up upping my day rate by 130 quid) The change has made a massive difference for things like being home in time to eat together and bath the baby everynight.

        The dog is even getting walked more so he is starting to shed some of his winter weight
        Im out the door before everyone gets up in the am but with luck home by 615 so I get to see daughter for an hour or so. Not ideal but could be worse.
        Rhyddid i lofnod psychocandy!!!!

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          #34
          Originally posted by TheLordDave View Post
          The dog is even getting walked more so he is starting to shed some of his winter weight
          Its called babyfat and TheLadyDave will not take too kindly to you refering to her in that way
          Originally posted by Stevie Wonder Boy
          I can't see any way to do it can you please advise?

          I want my account deleted and all of my information removed, I want to invoke my right to be forgotten.

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            #35
            Originally posted by psychocandy View Post
            The $64million questions is turn down gig and:-

            1) Get a better paid gig close to home, more money, WFH - top banana. Get your life back.

            or

            2) Be on the bench for months, end up having to take a crap gig even further from home - not cool. Worse than when you started.
            3) Get an easy gig hundreds of miles from hole, play FPS shooters four nights a week, then go home for the weekend
            Socialism is inseparably interwoven with totalitarianism and the abject worship of the state.

            No Socialist Government conducting the entire life and industry of the country could afford to allow free, sharp, or violently-worded expressions of public discontent.

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              #36
              Originally posted by MicrosoftBob View Post
              3) Get an easy gig hundreds of miles from hole, crack one off in the travelodge 4 nights a week, then go home for the weekend
              FTFY.
              Rhyddid i lofnod psychocandy!!!!

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                #37
                Originally posted by SimonMac View Post
                Its called babyfat and TheLadyDave will not take too kindly to you refering to her in that way
                Somehow the Mrs has managed to drop all the baby weight in short order. However myself and the dog appear to have become obese.

                I put it down to my body knowing I have done my duty and passed my genes on, so it is allowing me to chub up as I no longer need to attract women with my Adonis like body or something.

                Either that or its cakes, wine and Xbox when everyone is in bed....

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                  #38
                  >3) Get an easy gig hundreds of miles from hole, crack one off in the travelodge 4 nights a week, then go home for the weekend

                  A Lonely Wank In A Travelodge, Kunt And The Gang 2014

                  music video (PG, no nudity):
                  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rUHSr59ftI

                  lyrics (could replace 'Touring with your songs' with 'Contracting away on site'):
                  People think it’s a glamorous life
                  Touring with your songs
                  But after the gig everyone goes home
                  And the nights can seem so long
                  The pretty girls have all got boyfriends
                  And they all go home to have it off
                  And I’m left alone in a chain hotel
                  Trying to imagine them having it off

                  And it’s then there’s no way I can dodge

                  A lonely wank in a Travelodge
                  A lonely wank in a Travelodge
                  A lonely wank in a Travelodge
                  A lonely wank in a Travelodge

                  I start to think of all the lonely salesmen
                  Who wanked here before me
                  They didn’t wanna pay ten quid for wifi
                  So they just used their 3G
                  When I’ve finished I’ll fill up the tiny little kettle
                  And I’ll make a cup of tea
                  The batteries are held in with electrical tape
                  On the remote for the TV

                  Sometimes I do it in front of the mirror
                  Just to feel like there’s someone else there
                  But all I see is my crying self
                  Wanking back at me in despair
                  The pretty girls have all gone home
                  With all the handsome boys
                  I just spent two quid in the vending machine
                  On a bag of steak McCoys

                  And now some jizz from my nuts I’ll dislodge
                  Via the medium of…

                  A lonely wank in a Travelodge
                  A lonely wank in a Travelodge
                  A lonely wank in a Travelodge
                  A lonely wank in a Travelodge

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