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    #21
    Originally posted by TonyEnglish View Post
    Had a similar thing happen. Spent 133 on train tickets between Manchester and London fist class for next week which I'm not going to use. Part of the reason they were cheap is because of the strings attached. Can't see how there is anything I can do.

    Anybody want a ticket for the 18:00 for Euston on Friday of next week or the 5.05 on the monday after?
    Ouch. I once did the 5:00 Monday morning trek from Leeds to Kings Cross every week for 3 months, and by the end of Monday afternoons I was always kernackered.
    Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.

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      #22
      Originally posted by Sysman View Post
      Ouch. I once did the 5:00 Monday morning trek from Leeds to Kings Cross every week for 3 months, and by the end of Monday afternoons I was always kernackered.
      Did my first jaunt on Monday. Got up at 4 and out, hoping to sleep on the train. Unfortunately the motion of the train meant that as I leant against the window I was sat there gently banging my head - so no sleep. That was made worse due to the fact that I had woken up at 3 and couldn't get back to sleep! That was a long day!
      Rule Number 1 - Assuming that you have a valid contract in place always try to get your poo onto your timesheet, provided that the timesheet is valid for your current contract and covers the period of time that you are billing for.

      I preferred version 1!

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        #23
        Originally posted by TonyEnglish View Post
        Did my first jaunt on Monday. Got up at 4 and out, hoping to sleep on the train. Unfortunately the motion of the train meant that as I leant against the window I was sat there gently banging my head - so no sleep. That was made worse due to the fact that I had woken up at 3 and couldn't get back to sleep! That was a long day!
        I could never sleep on the train. I always tried to be in bed by 9 on Sunday night, with a taxi booked for 4:30 the next morning (no buses at that time).

        The cat making a racket to get in after 9 disrupted my plans for an early kip the first couple of weeks. The strategy I developed was to kick cat out early Sunday morning and not let it in for the whole day. It would then want to come in before I went to bed
        Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.

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          #24
          Originally posted by Money Money Money View Post
          Ha Ha! - Can't believe most of you suggested taking it laying down! MMM 1 - IBIS 0

          After speaking with a lovely lady at head office!


          Dear Mr. MMM,

          I am very glad I could have been of service! It was very clear that you accidentally booked for the wrong date and for this reason we have decided to refund the paid amount.

          Mr. MMM, I wish you a very nice weekend and I do hope we can welcome you again in one of our hotels in the near future.

          Yours sincerely,
          Well done. £350 saved. Should cover the cost of bubbly for saving it! You are a contractor after all
          What happens in General, stays in General.
          You know what they say about assumptions!

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            #25
            Can't help but just to let you know that I do understand and symptahise. I have enormous problems distinguishing June from July, December, 16 dollars or songs by Abba these days
            bloggoth

            If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
            John Wayne (My guru, not to be confused with my beloved prophet Jeremy Clarkson)

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