Life on the bench: in my dressing gown

[RichardCranium]

Hmm. The nanny filter got cleverer. It's learned a new word.


Got a letter from the letting agency today about the new property we're renting. It's an "Energy Performance Certificate" comprising six pages of stuff. One is about how poor the insulation and energy efficiency is. Th rest is things that we, as tenants, can do the improve the landlord's property. It goes all the way up to installing photo-voltaic panels. I'll start saving up for them, straight away.

Not.

[dozer]

But not so much you learned how to use the shift key you rude, thick, ****.

im modelling my posts on the works of ee cummings.

[RichardCranium]

Just been out to get either a wi-fi extender or a wi-fi router than can do so.

The little independent had nothing.

As for Curry's; I just spent 20 training their 'expert' on networking options. He'd never heard of a dedicated hardware firewall. Or using a PC with two network cards as a firewall. Or that a PC can run NAT software. Or having a Wi-Fi router connected to a LAN and not connected to a wall socket provided by an ISP.

I came out of there empty-handed too.

Hey ho.

Maybe I should be applying for shop work.

[expat]

Just been out to get either a wi-fi extender or a wi-fi router than can do so.

The little independent had nothing.

As for Curry's; I just spent 20 training their 'expert' on networking options. He'd never heard of a dedicated hardware firewall. Or using a PC with two network cards as a firewall. Or that a PC can run NAT software. Or having a Wi-Fi router connected to a LAN and not connected to a wall socket provided by an ISP.

I came out of there empty-handed too.

Hey ho.

Maybe I should be applying for shop work.

You won't get it, you have no recent experience.

[RichardCranium]

You won't get it, you have no recent experience.

True. I haven't got a degree either and that must be entry level by now for shop work.

[RichardCranium]

Yesterday was a wash-out on the job-seeking. I faffed about all day. What a bad boy.

I have just had an email saying I have been unsuccessful in an application at a consultancy. I applied on the 1st of June. To know someone can spend 81 days just thinking about you is terribly flattering.

[RichardCranium]

Tttuuullliiipppbbbaaaggg!!!

DAILY GIG NEWS: UPDATE

I chased the agency about the interview I took on Thursday last week.

The tosser did not have approval to recruit for the role.

"He really liked you but the approving officer said no".

I am now writing out an invoice for 3 hours interview time (at my 'consultancy' rate) + 3 hours travel + mileage @ 40p per mile.

Bastard. Utter, utter bastard.

I'll invoice the bastard for best part of a month's rent.

[voodooflux]

< unfortunate gig news >

Sorry to hear that RC

Take a deep breath, chin up, enjoy the weekend (perhaps give the dressing gown a wash to freshen things up) then start again on Monday.

[Zippy]

Sod. Bugger. Bollocks.

Sorry RC.

[eliquant]

Sorry to hear that Richard, had that happen to me loads of times (in one case the agent told me I practically had the job and demanded references from my previous job, I didn't yield stalled a bit and it transpired I never got the gig after alot of pressure and cross examination from me, effectively the agent had blatantly lied to me to get a reference out of me - shock horror).

Don't hang about on the word of the client or the agent.

What he was doing interviewing without proper approval in this climate I don't know, in my sector this occurs when bored managers want to pick people's brains at the interview stage for ideas that they can claim for themselves and get credit for. Be careful.