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Very short term accommodation - back of van?

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    #41
    Originally posted by PAH View Post
    Anyone tried anything similar?
    If you want to be a pikey move to Dale Farm.

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      #42
      Originally posted by OwlHoot View Post
      There's a roundabout just outside Bracknell with a pub and a couple of houses in it, like a little oasis of tranquility surrounded by (sorry - no time to finish, being called to a boring meeting )
      Ah, The Bracknell Harbinger. My first "real" project was in Bracknell, and I was pointed to that site.

      Somewhere, there is something about "Thursday is date rape night in Stabbin's Nightclub!" which sums up Bracknell perfectly.
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        #43
        Originally posted by TheFaQQer View Post
        Ah, The Bracknell Harbinger. My first "real" project was in Bracknell, and I was pointed to that site.

        Somewhere, there is something about "Thursday is date rape night in Stabbin's Nightclub!" which sums up Bracknell perfectly.
        Roundabouts. That's what sums up Bracknell.
        What happens in General, stays in General.
        You know what they say about assumptions!

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          #44
          Originally posted by OwlHoot View Post
          There's a roundabout just outside Bracknell with a pub and a couple of houses in it, like a little oasis of tranquility surrounded by (sorry - no time to finish, being called to a boring meeting )
          Fook I have to drive home through Bracknell tonight & the M3 is closed so guessing it will all pile across at Bracknell

          Unless I risk the M4/M25 congestion to Chertsey....hmmmmm what to do

          On a by note are there any secret short cuts to get around Bracknell avoiding the roundabouts with the crap traffic lights on the A329 /A322
          How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't think

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            #45
            Originally posted by Troll View Post
            Fook I have to drive home through Bracknell tonight & the M3 is closed so guessing it will all pile across at Bracknell

            Unless I risk the M4/M25 congestion to Chertsey....hmmmmm what to do

            On a by note are there any secret short cuts to get around Bracknell avoiding the roundabouts with the crap traffic lights on the A329 /A322
            Best thing is to avoid any contracts in that tulipty part of the country - it really is awful around there.

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              #46
              Seems sensible. No communing issues, less hassle, no piss smelling grotty overpriced tulip hole to pay for and more money to spend on better things than funding someone's cash cow. Beats me why people are willing to pay fortunes for a small room used mostly for sleep, in a bed and room used by thousands of others before you. A van is luxury by comparison.

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                #47
                If you can't borrow the van, might be worth considering a shed made of cardboard boxes. You can also save a bit if you get your food from rummaging around the bins, you find some good stuff in Supermarket bins.
                Last edited by BlasterBates; 20 October 2011, 16:41.
                I'm alright Jack

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                  #48
                  Originally posted by doodab View Post
                  I once slept in the middle of a roundabout, but I was pretty wasted.
                  My Great Aunt Et moved onto a roundabout with her hubby at the age of 75. She took two deck chairs, a pack of sandwiches and a flask of tea.

                  She also alerted the local newspaper, and the council soon decided that they would in fact re-house her as a priority.

                  Unfortunately Great Aunt Et is no longer with is, or else I'd sub her out.

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                    #49
                    Stupendous success through Airbnb

                    but you need to prove you're not a physco so...
                    "Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark Twain

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                      #50
                      Fook M4 also stuffed- too many idiots having accidents & not many alternatives to get from bristol to Kent!
                      How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't think

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