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    Originally posted by zeitghost View Post
    I've just reached that state of existential angst, otherwise known as

    Bored.

    Now.

    I think there's some ennui in there somewhere too.
    How is the lab move progressing?

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      Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
      How is the lab move progressing?
      Being mushrooms, kept in the dark & fed on bulltulip, we've not been told anything officially yet.

      Can't start until the summer anyway, since the other lot need to move out before we can move in.

      I think early retirement is beckoning.

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        Originally posted by Diver View Post
        London tomorrow & Wednesday, which reminds me I haven't booked a hotel for tomorrow night!

        Best do that now

        Rubens at the Palace, Crown Plaza, Jolly Saint Ermins or the Hilton Westminster. which one close to the clients office am I going to get into at short notice and at a reasonable price.

        Later
        Too late, Either the hotels are booked solid or prices have attained rediculous heights due to shortages.
        Oh well, I'll commute by train tomorrow and wfh on Thu-Fri
        Confusion is a natural state of being

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          Originally posted by Bunk View Post
          Ah, you're not using BST (Builders SomeTime). It's GMT +/- whatever they feel like.
          Well given that its our landlords who have commissioned the work, if we're not in and they need access to leccy then tough!

          Still haven't turned up yet.
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            Originally posted by zeitghost View Post
            Being mushrooms, kept in the dark & fed on bulltulip, we've not been told anything officially yet.

            Can't start until the summer anyway, since the other lot need to move out before we can move in.

            I think early retirement is beckoning.
            Oh dear!
            "Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what's for lunch." - Orson Welles

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              Originally posted by norrahe View Post
              Well given that its our landlords who have commissioned the work, if we're not in and they need access to leccy then tough!

              Still haven't turned up yet.
              Landlords right of entry for essential maintenance.......

              They'll kick yer door in and you'll have to foot the bill
              Confusion is a natural state of being

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                Originally posted by Diver View Post
                Landlords right of entry for essential maintenance.......

                They'll kick yer door in and you'll have to foot the bill
                They are in enough tulipe already given they told us the builders were turning up on Monday and this was friday at 5pm!!!! Not sure what landlords rights are in cloggers.

                both of us are benched atm, so not too much hassle ( apart from the noise and people traipsing though the house) , if we were working there would have been no chance of arranging to work from home at such short notice.
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                  Originally posted by norrahe View Post
                  Well given that its our landlords who have commissioned the work, if we're not in and they need access to leccy then tough!

                  Still haven't turned up yet.
                  We've just had to make an appointment to have our electricity meter replaced. "Some time between 12 and 5pm on Wednesday".

                  Tried to explain that I work from home and need to be working on my computer during the day, and they offered 9-12 instead. Asked for a weekend - no, we don't do that. Asked for an evening - no, we don't do that.

                  Said I'd not get it done, and they said "legally, you have to. If you don't make an appointment, we'll make one for you". Can't wait until they come and I'm not answering the door because I'm working up here.....
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                    Originally posted by TheFaQQer View Post
                    We've just had to make an appointment to have our electricity meter replaced. "Some time between 12 and 5pm on Wednesday".

                    Tried to explain that I work from home and need to be working on my computer during the day, and they offered 9-12 instead. Asked for a weekend - no, we don't do that. Asked for an evening - no, we don't do that.

                    Said I'd not get it done, and they said "legally, you have to. If you don't make an appointment, we'll make one for you". Can't wait until they come and I'm not answering the door because I'm working up here.....
                    Its an issue. But I do like those new smart metres. One less person to knock on the door. WE already have a sign up "no callers without appointment". will make the baliffs easier to spot.

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                      Originally posted by TheFaQQer View Post
                      We've just had to make an appointment to have our electricity meter replaced. "Some time between 12 and 5pm on Wednesday".

                      Tried to explain that I work from home and need to be working on my computer during the day, and they offered 9-12 instead. Asked for a weekend - no, we don't do that. Asked for an evening - no, we don't do that.

                      Said I'd not get it done, and they said "legally, you have to. If you don't make an appointment, we'll make one for you". Can't wait until they come and I'm not answering the door because I'm working up here.....
                      Are they changing leccy meters now in the UK?
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