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[BrowneIssue]

Would Nicky G be welcome in tpd?

I know this thread likes to give a warm welcome to everyone - but are there exceptions?

He'll have to suck it and see is the answer.

[BrowneIssue]

I will be going very soon... got to be up at 5:30am to be in at 6:30am

Have a now before I miss you later.

[Zorba]

Nooooooooooooo!!!!!

MUST NOT WATCH DAYTIME TV WHEN ON THE BENCH.

Hi BrowneIssue,

That's just it - I don't. But I am hallucinating it. It's not helped by my student cousin hanging around - he's a slacker master. Only gets up at 1pm, took us 2 weeks to go to the frickin' cinema.

Can't bring myself to do any DIY either. Doomed.

[BrowneIssue]

Not doing too bad thanks - trying to avoid posting here as I don't want to jinx everyone with my bench dwelling.

You are most welcome to try and jinx my bench dwelling!

[NickFitz]

Did anyone watch the program about sensory deprivation the other day? Where they put people in dark soundless rooms for 48 hours?

That's what the bench is like. I keep seeing contracts on Jobserve but when I click apply, they don't exist. Instead they are replaced by blurred images of Richard and Judy.

Hi Zorba

Didn't see the programme, but thanks for reminding me of it - I'll watch it on the iPlayer later

[Zorba]

Hi Zorba

Didn't see the programme, but thanks for reminding me of it - I'll watch it on the iPlayer later

Hi NickFitz

This iPlayer thing, then - reckon it's worth it?

[BrowneIssue]

Hi BrowneIssue,

That's just it - I don't. But I am hallucinating it. It's not helped by my student cousin hanging around - he's a slacker master. Only gets up at 1pm, took us 2 weeks to go to the frickin' cinema.

Can't bring myself to do any DIY either. Doomed.

There's a bunch of techniques for dealing with being benched. Examples / ideas:

a) Apply for one job per day. It has to be a realistic job! And you have to speak to the agent. Having done so, have the rest of the day off.

b) Treat it as a full-time job: 35 hours Monday to Friday. No more, no less. This is what I aim to do. (I usually do more like 60 hours Sunday to Friday lunchtime.)

c) Do what you can from 09:00 until Slacker Master gets up, then stop trying.

d) Half hour on, one hour off. If you spend 30 minutes looking for a job, you can have a reward of 60 minutes doing something else.

Bugger the DIY. Finding an income is far more important. Then pay Diver's wife to do your DIY!

[Zorba]

Off to bed now - far too used to early nights and late (7.30am) rises. I even take the kids to school - help!

[BrowneIssue]

Off to bed now - far too used to early nights and late (7.30am) rises. I even take the kids to school - help!

Good night!

[NickFitz]

Hi NickFitz

This iPlayer thing, then - reckon it's worth it?

Not sure, as I haven't really tried it yet. I was one of the group testing the BBC online archive project over the last few months, and that was pretty good.

Off to bed now - far too used to early nights and late (7.30am) rises. I even take the kids to school - help!

Night