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Then a permy who's fed up with permiedom and wants to be a contractor started picking my brains about the current state of the market. He was complaining of having spoken about possible gigs to a couple of agents who then never called back
I warned him about the references scam, but he was already wise to that, so I suggested he have a look at CUK to get a feel for how things are
Having hoicked out the fridge to see what might be behind and beneath it, I discovered a carrier bag which had somehow made its way into a far corner by a cupboard.
Aah. How sweet. It had found somewhere dark and warm and quiet to have its litter baby bags.
On my return home a while ago, I realised that I'd left a couple of shirts and a pair of jeans on the washing line. Fearing their imminent colonisation by hordes of spiders, I went to retrieve them.
The couple in the Ground Floor Back have left their windows open, it being a warm night. As I went to collect my garments, it became obvious that they were in complete and enthusiastic agreement about something
Indeed, so enthused were they that it sounded as if they were jumping up and down on their furniture, the better to express the concord they felt
I retrieved my washing as quietly as I could (i.e. without bursting out laughing or shouting words of encouragement) and returned to base - I don't think I distracted them from their earnest philosophical debate
My last lady friend could howl for Britain...
I always felt it indicated that at least I was doing something right...
And very grateful that the other half of the semi was empty at that time...
Though the neighbours on the other side tended to give me funny looks...
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