Cheap and decent lodgings in a strange town

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Mordac replied

27 September 2006, 09:44
Originally posted by Flubster

Clear off, permie!
All the true contractors on this site have caravans. Mine's at Selsea but hurry up if you want to use it...the site closes at the end of October...

Chelsea or Selsey?

Anyway, only Pikeys and trainspotter-type beardies have caravans. Caravans should be banned from the road, except between the hours of 1am and 5am.
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Cowboy Bob replied

27 September 2006, 09:23
Originally posted by pickle

Feck me, what has contracting become? What do you do, tarmac drives with a bit of Oracle on the side? Jeezuz. Caravans indeed.

Static caravans are great to hire if you can find a site near your client. You always get a TV, kitchen and guest room. Most have a bar on the site. Some have Sky TV and Wi-Fi access. Perfect contractor home away from home.
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Flubster replied

27 September 2006, 08:14
Originally posted by pickle

Feck me, what has contracting become? What do you do, tarmac drives with a bit of Oracle on the side? Jeezuz. Caravans indeed.

Clear off, permie!
All the true contractors on this site have caravans. Mine's at Selsea but hurry up if you want to use it...the site closes at the end of October...
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pickle replied

27 September 2006, 07:35
Originally posted by Cowboy Bob

Caravan Sites with static caravans etc etc.

Feck me, what has contracting become? What do you do, tarmac drives with a bit of Oracle on the side? Jeezuz. Caravans indeed.
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barely_pointless replied

27 September 2006, 01:54
wise advice to take a hotel/travel dodge for the first week and scope the area, not like what I did once in Bristol, went straight to one of those B&B dickensian bleak house thingies on the hill up to clifton, 8 years later, I can still remember the itching...........
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Mordac replied

26 September 2006, 10:41
Originally posted by MarillionFan

I saw Mordac kicking a can down the road the other day. I asked him what he was doing. 'Moving' he said.

You're a funny f.ucker, don't let anyone tell you otherwise...
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MarillionFan replied

26 September 2006, 10:13
I saw Mordac kicking a can down the road the other day. I asked him what he was doing. 'Moving' he said.
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carpenteri replied

26 September 2006, 10:01
Thanks for the info

Cheers
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Troll replied

26 September 2006, 07:57
I've just done 10 months in a travelodge - prebooking got the daily rate down to £26@ day - pretty good for town centre serviced accomodation.

Buy yourself a cheepo freeview box & don't expect internet access in the rooms
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Cowboy Bob replied

26 September 2006, 07:37
Originally posted by carpenteri

How do you guys find decent and relatively cheap rooms when working away from home in a town\city you don't know?

Travelodge/Premier Travel Inn etc for the first week. During first week, scope out B&Bs, Caravan Sites with static caravans etc etc.
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carpenteri started a topic Cheap and decent lodgings in a strange town

26 September 2006, 07:30
Cheap and decent lodgings in a strange town

How do you guys find decent and relatively cheap rooms when working away from home in a town\city you don't know?
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