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    #11
    Originally posted by TheFaQQer View Post
    I've been working from home for nearly five years now
    Isn't it time you had a break or at least a day off?
    I'm a smug bastard.

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      #12
      Originally posted by Wilmslow View Post
      Salient point well made sir. By local, I mean home most nights.
      I am home everynight but wouldn't say I am local
      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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        #13
        First time in seven years, I've got something half an hour away

        I'm sure it's a one off
        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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          #14
          Originally posted by MicrosoftBob View Post
          First time in seven years, I've got something half an hour away

          I'm sure it's a one off
          It'll never last...........BOOMED
          The Chunt of Chunts.

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            #15
            I've been pretty lucky compared to most on here, never had to work away from home, and the longest commute I've had has been 1.5 hours on train/bus last summer due a train line being closed (only lasted 6 weeks or so and it went back down to an hour).

            Current contract has been a pleasant surprise. We moved to our new house in June, having no idea there were any IT places nearby.

            10 minute walk to the new place!

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              #16
              Varies a lot. I've been within reach of home for the last couple of years, and also for around twelve months a couple of years before that. But overall, I've worked away much more.

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                #17
                Working out of a suitcase (well 2 suitcases) for the last 12 years, where is home again
                Fiscal nomad it's legal.

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                  #18
                  Originally posted by SimonMac View Post
                  I go where the work is, I have been fortunate enough to get a gig mins from home, and they had to crowbar me out of that contract!

                  Currently between 90 and 120 min drive from home, but back each night
                  Thats a killer!
                  Rhyddid i lofnod psychocandy!!!!

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                    #19
                    10 mins by bicycle
                    Unless you're the lead dog, the scenery never changes.

                    Currently 10+ contracts available in your area

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                      #20
                      Never had to stay away mon-fri. Not for me. But I've always found stuff close-ish to home.

                      Depends on you're personal situation though. For me it'd be impossible.

                      Current gig (been over a year) is 90 mins pretty much door to door. Mostly by train. Lot easier than driving. Still a long trek mind.

                      I stay over occasionally if Im particularly busy or to retain my sanity for just one night.
                      Rhyddid i lofnod psychocandy!!!!

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