Reply to: doing my first contract next week

[LondonManc]

I've had that in hotels as well (only in London though).
Blood stains as well (not just London).

Could be worse, could be staying at the vomit-covered Newquay Travelodge.

https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowUs...ECK_RATES_CONT

[Lance]

And like sleeping in an unknown number of previous occupants poo crumbs.

I've had that in hotels as well (only in London though).
Blood stains as well (not just London).

[LondonManc]

Hmm, must be awkward for a voyeur to be the touchy feely type.

[quackhandle]

quackhandle strikes me as a curtains man.

HTH.

qh

[MrMarkyMark]

But only at the start.

We know your sort now.

quackhandle strikes me as a curtains man.

HTH.

[LondonManc]

Indeed, I did check the sheets were clean.

qh

But only at the start.

We know your sort now.

[quackhandle]

And like sleeping in an unknown number of previous occupants poo crumbs.

Indeed, I did check the sheets were clean.

qh

[northernladuk]

AirBnB is your friend.*




*Unless the host gruesomely murders you in the night, skins you and puts on your skin and dances over your still warm body.

Good luck.

qh

And like sleeping in an unknown number of previous occupants poo crumbs.

[quackhandle]

AirBnB is your friend.*




*Unless the host gruesomely murders you in the night, skins you and puts on your skin and dances over your still warm body.

Good luck.

qh

[northernladuk]

Nah, he'd been contracting for years and knew the doings of CUK inside out. Unless he's just decided to try getting a rise out you with a sockie.

Well that's what I thought but had to ask.

[barrydidit]

You aren't the guy that came to the Manchester meet are you?

Nah, he'd been contracting for years and knew the doings of CUK inside out. Unless he's just decided to try getting a rise out you with a sockie.

[ladymuck]

You might find a two hour commute isn't all that bad. If you can do it by train, it's extra snooze time on the way out (set an alarm if your destination isn't a terminus) and winding down/relaxing time on the way back. Time your arrival/departure to avoid the worst of the great unwashed and it borders on pleasant.

As others have pointed out in the many commuting discussions had here, you may find that sitting in a hotel room is no fun at all when you realise you could be at home for the sake of a couple of hours travel. It rarely works out cheaper than the travel cost either (something you should have checked out before signing on the dotted line). Whilst you can get deals with hotels for your regular patronage, you may then find that you wind up stuck with the same hotel food over and over again.

[LondonManc]

Hi guys, long time lurker here and since i am starting my first contract thought id say hi.

the location is about 2 hours away from home so i may find somewhere to stay for a couple of nights to help break up the week.

im just after some suggestion on the best way to make this as cost effective as possible.

Thanks everyone!

Depends on where you're staying and what your appetite for cheap living is.

Two no-cost options spring to mind:
See if you can work four long days instead of five normal ones and still invoice for the five
Look into the possibility of WFH on, say, a Wednesday. This means that you can have an overnight on Tuesday, one on Thursday and still get the miles in (if you're happy to do that).

Other options include:
Megabus for travel
Student accommodation for digs (especially during summer months).
Buying a campervan and staying in that near client; there was one parked up outside Sky when I worked there a few years ago.

Your actual location and gig location would be helpful.

[MrMarkyMark]

If you don't put the location you are going to get answers from the sockies.

[Bee]

Hi guys, long time lurker here and since i am starting my first contract thought id say hi.

the location is about 2 hours away from home so i may find somewhere to stay for a couple of nights to help break up the week.

im just after some suggestion on the best way to make this as cost effective as possible.

Thanks everyone!

If you don't put the location you are going to get answers from the sockies.