What's happened since you joined CUK?

[SimonMac]

A recent thread saw the conversation turn to how long some have been on this site, I've just hit 10 years on CUK when I started contracting to get myself out of a hole I had gotten myself into with debt.

When i signed up my son was 6 months old, 10 years later we are in the process of applying for his place in High school, I have got married and moved house twice. I have lost a very dear family member, and had 15 contracts (as well as two very short unsuccessful attempts are permiedom). I've visited 4 countries (one with a few good denizens of this parish, I have learned to drink and love gin and bared my arse on Bishopgate.

Most importantly I've made some bloody good friends

[eek]

A recent thread saw the conversation turn to how long some have been on this site, I've just hit 10 years on CUK when I started contracting to get myself out of a hole I had gotten myself into with debt.

When i signed up my son was 6 months old, 10 years later we are in the process of applying for his place in High school, I have got married and moved house twice. I have lost a very dear family member, and had 15 contracts (as well as two very short unsuccessful attempts are permiedom). I've visited 4 countries (one with a few good denizens of this parish, I have learned to drink and love gin and bared my arse on Bishopgate.

Most importantly I've made some bloody good friends

Only 4 countries - I used to do that in a week at some points last year..

[Old Greg]

A recent thread saw the conversation turn to how long some have been on this site, I've just hit 10 years on CUK when I started contracting to get myself out of a hole I had gotten myself into with debt.

When i signed up my son was 6 months old, 10 years later we are in the process of applying for his place in High school, I have got married and moved house twice. I have lost a very dear family member, and had 15 contracts (as well as two very short unsuccessful attempts are permiedom). I've visited 4 countries (one with a few good denizens of this parish, I have learned to drink and love gin and bared my arse on Bishopgate.

Most importantly I've made some bloody good friends

2 x kids
11 x contracts @ 5 clients
1 x country move
1 x short stint @ permiedom
1 x 5 month bench period

[SimonMac]

Only 4 countries - I used to do that in a week at some points last year..

More to life than constantly working away, the house in Spain kinda reduces the number of countries we visit on holiday

[Paddy]

Joined the old forum in 1999 or 2000 under my old ID when I was in NL, next contract was in Russia. Altogether 18 countries not including the odd UK, IOM, CI and Gibraltar contract.

[eek]

More to life than constantly working away, the house in Spain kinda reduces the number of countries we visit on holiday

A lot of MS's offices are right by the airport and it was a shorter walk to get to MS Schipol than the lounge for example.

Amsterdam, Austria, Slovenia, Paris would be quite common for me

[northernladuk]

I was old, miserable and a bit of a when I joined.. What's changed? A lot more people know I'm old, miserable and a bit of a .. HTH

[Paddy]

A lot of MS's offices are right by the airport and it was a shorter walk to get to MS Schipol than the lounge for example.

Amsterdam, Austria, Slovenia, Paris would be quite common for me

I could get from NL to the South of England quicker than getting from the North of England to the South.

[northernladuk]

and bared my arse on Bishopgate.

You don't need a fancy watch to leave a legacy for your kids.. There it is right there. He'll be proud of his dad one day.

[northernladyuk]

I was old, miserable and a bit of a when I joined.. What's changed? A lot more people know I'm old, miserable and a bit of a .. HTH

You're older and more miserable and your rates have gone down.