IT Workers win £45m

[Platypus]

An eight-strong syndicate of Hewlett Packard IT workers in Liverpool arrived at work on Monday morning totally unaware they were around £5.5 million richer each following last Friday’s £91 million jackpot draw.

A colleague who checked the ticket broke the news to them and they are said to have resigned on the spot en masse.

They are all based at BT’s offices in Liverpool city centre. A company source said: "The lucky people do work in our Wood Street centre in Liverpool.

"They are employed by Hewlett Packard or by Manpower to do internal IT work, computer support.

"Some of them went to work this morning not actually knowing anything about it. Someone from Camelot turned up and whisked them away."

Jubilant co-workers wheeled a toy horse's head, wearing sunglasses and a fleece jacket to a glass window at reception and adorned it with a sign reading “Lotto Winner” before opening the door and telling waiting media to form an orderly queue for interviews.

Lucky lucky beggers!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...y-winners.html


EDIT: drat, I see this was done yesterday

[moorfield]

8 gigs up for grabs soon in Liverpool then ?

[northernladuk]

8 gigs up for grabs soon in Liverpool then ?

LOL where do i send my CV.

Waits for some bright spark to post Manpower's address

a toy horse's head, wearing sunglasses and a fleece jacket to a glass window at reception

Ok this one is lost on me

[EternalOptimist]

me mam said there was a bit of a crush in the post office yesterday. A queue of eight people in front getting tax discs but no one knew where the forms were kept


igmc

[Paddy]

me mam said there was a bit of a crush in the post office yesterday. A queue of eight people in front getting tax discs but no one knew where the forms were kept


igmc

Since the system changed I tax mine online. The system works fine until the postman gets hold of it and then it is only by chance that I receive it. DVLA had to send it three times last year.

I didn’t want the hassle this year so I went to the PO. Like other people I was confused that you no longer need forms. The miserable git behind the counter kept repeating “You can do thin online… no need to bother the Post Office”

[Platypus]

The miserable git behind the counter kept repeating “You can do thin online… no need to bother the Post Office”

My local PO is grateful for the extra business. Any who grumble deserve to be closed.

[EternalOptimist]

Since the system changed I tax mine online. The system works fine until the postman gets hold of it and then it is only by chance that I receive it. DVLA had to send it three times last year.

I didn’t want the hassle this year so I went to the PO. Like other people I was confused that you no longer need forms. The miserable git behind the counter kept repeating “You can do thin online… no need to bother the Post Office”

soz. it was a bit of a joke that there are now 8 people in Liverpool who will be getting a tax disc..........

aw fergeddit

[gingerjedi]

soz. it was a bit of a joke that there are now 8 people in Liverpool who will be getting a tax disc..........

aw fergeddit

I got it EO.

I guess they can afford their own sky boxes now, they can remove that wire from the street lamp too.

[Spacecadet]

soz. it was a bit of a joke that there are now 8 people in Liverpool who will be getting a tax disc..........

aw fergeddit

I spent a full minute trying to find the pun in the words "tax disc"

[Pogle]

I dont need that joke explaining either EO - but then i do live in Manchester