New (actually old) client but I'll need to buckle down for a couple of months and avoid any distractions
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Here is cold turkey method, just add to hosts file:Originally posted by Spacecadet View PostNew (actually old) client but I'll need to buckle down for a couple of months and avoid any distractions
127.0.0.1 contractoruk.com
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Me too Spacecadet, from Wednesday. Starting to sweat already, and also slightly interested in what I could actually do in a day if I didn't post...
Good luck, by the way.Comment
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And you!Originally posted by Old Hack View PostGood luck, by the way.
Having done a day time flounce in the past I find I either get the same amount of work done but at a higher quality or I end up wasting just as much time elsewhere!Coffee's for closersComment
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I changed my password to a completely random string of characters that I didn't keep a record of.
So to get back into CUK, I really, really had to want to be back here.
To this day, I'm still not sure why I did the password reset....Comment
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Well at least you know what is going to happen.Originally posted by Spacecadet View PostAnd you!
Having done a day time flounce in the past I find I either get the same amount of work done but at a higher quality or I end up wasting just as much time elsewhere!merely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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Aye. I just did nearly a years intensive buckling down.Originally posted by Spacecadet View PostNew (actually old) client but I'll need to buckle down for a couple of months and avoid any distractions
the money is good. the satisfaction is very good. (I might be an olde f@rt, but I can still do it)
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("")("") Born to Drink. Forced to WorkComment
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Enjoy the work, hope it is a good gig!Originally posted by Spacecadet View PostNew (actually old) client but I'll need to buckle down for a couple of months and avoid any distractionsComment
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