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  • PeteB17
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    ************************************************** *******
    Sorry to hear that. Can I ask which sector and skills you primarily contract in - if not too personal
    ************************************************** *******

    BrilloPad - I work in Banking, Retail, Pharma and anywhere else - High End Solaris & Veritas

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  • DS23
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    Originally posted by threaded View Post
    ... a tug up in a Boecian on a Saturday morning and a few winch launches.
    what a fantastic euphemism!


    actually, i've never been busier. two jobs on the go at different ends of europe. sounds great (is great) but one is officially ending soon and may not renew. the other is bits and pieces really. add to that my specialism is reaching the end of its natural life. i need to grab some experience in the replacement. bit like jumping from one moving train onto another. the timing has to be perfect or

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  • Badger
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    The Business Objects market is depressed as well at the moment, more supply than demand unfortunately, been on the bench a while now and am skint! So I'm looking at diversifying into other BI tools, anyone else done this?

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  • DiscoStu
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    Originally posted by threaded View Post
    Yeah, and they've gone and built a frikin tescos on the airport where I spent many a happy hour and the odd heart stopping moment racing a double decker for a landing (can't exactly do a go around in a glider)
    I think it's one of those places that once you've left, it's best not to go back...

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  • threaded
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    Originally posted by DiscoStu View Post
    Oh my god, a fellow Donny boy!
    Yeah, and they've gone and built a frikin tescos on the airport where I spent many a happy hour and the odd heart stopping moment racing a double decker for a landing (can't exactly do a go around in a glider)

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  • DiscoStu
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    Originally posted by basshead View Post
    My mum and dad are both from Donny, my grandad used to live in Warmsworth until recently, I remember it well from when I was a kid.. Conisborough castle, the smack of leather on willow, the M18... happy days
    We're everywhere

    I grew up in Sprotbrough. Try and avoid going back now though

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  • basshead
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    Originally posted by DiscoStu View Post
    Oh my god, a fellow Donny boy!
    My mum and dad are both from Donny, my grandad used to live in Warmsworth until recently, I remember it well from when I was a kid.. Conisborough castle, the smack of leather on willow, the M18... happy days

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  • DiscoStu
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    Originally posted by basshead View Post


    My current client will do that if I say I'm leaving
    staying

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  • oracleslave
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    Originally posted by basshead View Post


    My current client will do that if I say I'm leaving
    Not sure mine would even notice

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  • basshead
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    Originally posted by threaded View Post
    The day I told the chap who owned the shop I had to finish 'cause I was moving away, he cried.


    My current client will do that if I say I'm leaving

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  • DiscoStu
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    Originally posted by threaded View Post
    Don't knock paper rounds! When I were a lad, I did nearly all the rounds for this shop up in Edlington (all other kids being well too frightened, especially on the money collection day, to do it). It paid well enough to go to gliding twice a week with up to 1 hour in a Falke T61A on a Thursday afternoon, and a tug up in a Boecian on a Saturday morning and a few winch launches.

    The day I told the chap who owned the shop I had to finish 'cause I was moving away, he cried.
    Oh my god, a fellow Donny boy!

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  • threaded
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    Originally posted by oracleslave View Post
    The demand for a paper round hasn't really been affected by the credit crunch then?
    Don't knock paper rounds! When I were a lad, I did nearly all the rounds for this shop up in Edlington (all other kids being well too frightened, especially on the money collection day, to do it). It paid well enough to go to gliding twice a week with up to 1 hour in a Falke T61A on a Thursday afternoon, and a tug up in a Boecian on a Saturday morning and a few winch launches.

    The day I told the chap who owned the shop I had to finish 'cause I was moving away, he cried.

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  • oracleslave
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    Originally posted by threaded View Post
    I've got so fed up with agents this last week or so I've switched my phone off.

    And I've not used an agent for many years, so they're all working off a well out of date CV.
    The demand for a paper round hasn't really been affected by the credit crunch then?

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  • DiscoStu
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    Originally posted by rootsnall View Post
    I'm one of the .Net brigade.
    Toot toot

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  • rootsnall
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    Originally posted by DiscoStu View Post
    What do you do?
    I'm one of the .Net brigade.

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