Missing the family

[The Lone Gunman]

I am looking for gigs closer to home, but for some reason there aren't any.

I try and compress my week so I can enjoy POETS day. Leaving at 2pm. Drive from Manchester to Luton.

I left at 3 last week, expecting to be in around 5:30. Torrential rain, crap drivers and the M6 saw me get in at the back of 8.

How flexi is your client? What is your routine?
I used to travel very late Sunday so I could be on deck first thing Monday. I would wait till the wife was going to bed Sunday night then set off. Meant I could get the hours in by Thursday lunch and get home Thursday aft/eve.
Depends if you like to see your kids Monday mornings really.

[Platypus]

Drive from Manchester to Luton.

Train takes 2.5 hours ... more reliable and less knackering?

How much would it cost to commute daily?
- looks like £120 per day

[EternalOptimist]

What are you ? a man or a mouse.

I worked away for years as the kids were growing up, never did me or them any harm at all.

I still see the oldest lad, whatshisname, during visiting hours on a saturday, but only when I am not working. He'll be out in ten months anyway. And my daughter, whasserface, she is making a fortune. I know that having a daughter starring in pornos isnt every fathers dream.

but it brings in the dollars. and thats what counts. right?

[Stolly]

I've just narrowly avoided working away from home by dint of pimp not telling the client that i couldn't start on Monday even though they wanted to offer me the gig

Mixed feelings really, the money was good but staying away wasn't filling me with joy.

I'll happily stay local for 150-200 a day less than i could get away....

[portseven]

Curently looking for next gig, all the gigs seem to be down south (I am in north Derbyshire) so fully expecting to do the weekly commute soon. Not happy really, but in the current climate, beggars can't be choosers.

My plan is to see if I can swing a day working from home each week, probably fridays. So go down at crack of dawn Monday, leave Thursday. In my line of work there is a reasonable amount of document writing so my excuse would be that the day at home is writing up the weeks work.