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Originally posted by NickFitz View Post
Sadly, nothing so exaltedComment
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Originally posted by NickFitz View PostHi EO
Thanks - it sounds as if the gig will be a bit intense, but in a good way. The timing is pretty good though, as I've got the better part of a couple of weeks to be looking in detail at some of the stuff they deal with.
Apparently it involves working with their R&D team, which seems to be dealing with some pretty cutting-edge stuff
Ah well - intense can be good as it helps stem the onset of complacency, or so I find.
Sounds interesting - do you know what the hours are? You need either to bee off the M42 by 7am or not on it til 9:30am, if you know what I mean...
No chance of any WFH?The squint, the cocked eye and clenched first are the cornerstones of all Merseyside communication from birth to graveComment
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Originally posted by EqualOpportunities View PostHi Nick
Ah well - intense can be good as it helps stem the onset of complacency, or so I find.
Sounds interesting - do you know what the hours are? You need either to bee off the M42 by 7am or not on it til 9:30am, if you know what I mean...
No chance of any WFH?
It doesn't actually involve the M42 - it's a quick dive down the A446 where it branches off at the M6-M42 junction. Still, that junction can get pretty chaotic
A few years ago I was at that junction heading for Bristol - in my rear-view mirror I saw a guy who wanted the M6 forget he was towing a caravan and smack it straight into the side of a BMW as he tried to switch lanesComment
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Originally posted by NickFitz View PostNo details yet - the last guy got canned on Friday, the pimp posted the gig on Jobserve on Saturday morning. I had a chat with him this afternoon, but it was just a fairly detailed description of the company, the team, what they do - nothing about times, WFH, and so forth.
It doesn't actually involve the M42 - it's a quick dive down the A446 where it branches off at the M6-M42 junction. Still, that junction can get pretty chaotic
A few years ago I was at that junction heading for Bristol - in my rear-view mirror I saw a guy who wanted the M6 forget he was towing a caravan and smack it straight into the side of a BMW as he tried to switch lanes
It's just amazing how much stupidity one sees on the roads, especially when one does as many miles per year as I do. I am genuinely astonished that there aren't a greater number of serious accidents.
Do you think your current steed would be up to the job, or would you need to upgrade to a later model? Something like a '97 maybeThe squint, the cocked eye and clenched first are the cornerstones of all Merseyside communication from birth to graveComment
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Originally posted by EqualOpportunities View PostWell I hope it works out for you mate, if you want it to.
It's just amazing how much stupidity one sees on the roads, especially when one does as many miles per year as I do. I am genuinely astonished that there aren't a greater number of serious accidents.
Do you think your current steed would be up to the job, or would you need to upgrade to a later model? Something like a '97 maybe
According to the VIN, this coming February will be twenty years since its date of manufacture (although it wasn't on the road until August). Still going strongComment
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Originally posted by NickFitz View PostSuper Monkey Car FTW!
According to the VIN, this coming February will be twenty years since its date of manufacture (although it wasn't on the road until August). Still going strong
I bought a K reg Cavalier, years and years ago - my grandfather still has it
If it can withstand his driving, it can withstand anything.The squint, the cocked eye and clenched first are the cornerstones of all Merseyside communication from birth to graveComment
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Originally posted by EqualOpportunities View PostSometimes you get good ones...
I bought a K reg Cavalier, years and years ago - my grandfather still has it
If it can withstand his driving, it can withstand anything.
<insert obligatory analogy with women>
The friend I bought it from actually told me that as well - he reckoned talking nicely to it was the most effective way of ensuring it started on cold morningsComment
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Originally posted by NickFitz View PostYou just have to talk to them the right way, and they'll keep going for years
<insert obligatory analogy with women>
The friend I bought it from actually told me that as well - he reckoned talking nicely to it was the most effective way of ensuring it started on cold morningsThe squint, the cocked eye and clenched first are the cornerstones of all Merseyside communication from birth to graveComment
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