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    #11
    Winston just said in two lines what it took me half a page to say

    Milan.

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      #12
      Originally posted by Churchill View Post
      It's the quickest most efficient way for us to set things up for the future.

      I don't like it, SWMBO doesn't like it but it's a means to an end.



      Churchill - In "Cheerfulness in the face of adversity" mode!
      Pretty much what he said... means to an end.

      It's new to me - the working away in the week thing, I mean. I'm finding that if I fill my evenings with stuff it's not so bad. Plus makes the weekends soooo much better.

      If the only decent roles are down south then eventually, we'll have to consider making a move I suppose... but thats a little way down the line yet.

      Maybe we need a CUK WAGs forum for us left at home
      Bazza gets caught
      Socrates - "The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."

      CUK University Challenge Champions 2010

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        #13
        Originally posted by milanbenes View Post
        Winston just said in two lines what it took me half a page to say

        Milan.
        Hey, don't beat yourself up about it little buddy! Have a (manly)

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          #14
          less of the little

          Milan.

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            #15
            Originally posted by milanbenes View Post
            my Mrs also knows we wouldn't have a fraction of the things we have if contracting was not there - take the passat as a case point
            Sometimes on CUK there's a post that just brightens up your day. This is one of them. Top work Milan
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              #16
              Fortunately I've never had to work away from home on a regular basis. My unwillingness to do so probably meant my 2009 benched spell was longer than it could have been but I held out until I got something within a half hour commute.
              Guy Fawkes - "The last man to enter Parliament with honourable intentions."

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                #17
                Originally posted by chef View Post
                How do you / the other half cope with the fact that 4 nights a week you're away?
                Simple. I don't have one

                Seriously though I'm like working away at the moment as I get to be really selfish and only care about myself. Just been asked to do a starts in April will involve working from 35 sites in Europe

                Not sure I'd be up for doing that if I had to authorise it with her indoors.


                Also I'd be convinced she's be ordered more milk, having the windows cleaned and breaking the fridge more than would strictly be necessary.

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                  #18
                  Originally posted by chef View Post
                  How do you / the other half cope with the fact that 4 nights a week you're away?
                  I drink beer, eat well, and sleep better.
                  While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'

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                    #19
                    Originally posted by doodab View Post
                    I drink beer, eat well, and sleep better.
                    WHS ++

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                      #20
                      I used to work away all the time now I work from home full time.

                      Nice working from home, and must be great if you have kids, but I sometimes miss the working away.

                      You get a few rumpled faces when you say that working away isn't so bad but I'm not really a home in the suburbs kind of guy.

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