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  • tranceporter
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    My very first gig in central london. Easily 1.5 hours each way, and about 3.5 hours door to door. Up at 6, train at 7, office at 8:30. Leave by 5:45, and home at 7:30. Good thing is that all travel is done via trains, and underground during peak hours is a revelation. That being said, the location is bang in central london, so plenty of places to walkabout and have food during lunchtime!

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  • Paddy
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    Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post
    I used to leave home at 4:30am Tuesday morning. Then a full English breakfast at the Eurotunnel terminal staff canteen at 7:30. Start work at 10am (local time) in France. Finish about 6pm - and asleep at 8pm...

    Back home thursday evening. Working from home Monday and Friday.
    Used to leave home at Sunday 9pm, Midnight Ferry to Calais (one hour-ish snooze on ferry. Arrive 2:30am ish.
    Drive to NL arr 5:00 - 5:30 am and get some sleep for 9am start. The only cars on the road during the night were Brtits, no doubt they were contractors as well.

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  • NotAllThere
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    Originally posted by SupremeSpod View Post
    What's that got to do with having a beer at the Crab and Dragon?
    As I was working in France, I'd just get a bottle of wine, some brie and a baguette on the way back.

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  • Sysman
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    Originally posted by SupremeSpod View Post
    Up at 3:30 this morning, 210 mile drive to the office.

    I need a holiday!

    Thanks for listening.
    And that's what chucked me off about being a permie.

    Yes, I have had that sort of thing as a contractor, but at least I was getting the wonga to make it worthwhile.

    And no accounts department querying my expenses either.

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  • minestrone
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    Originally posted by MarillionFan View Post
    And that last sentence is proof positive you're a bird. Hi Mudskipper!
    "A nice bath with a glass of red then 5 mins on the rabbit"

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  • d000hg
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    Originally posted by MarillionFan View Post
    And that last sentence is proof positive you're a bird. Hi Mudskipper!
    Eeew MF is thinking about me in the bath.

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  • MarillionFan
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    Originally posted by d000hg View Post
    I quite often work evenings as I've multiple contracts and a plan B... I try to stop at 10 but you know, I still find something strangely enjoyable about having dinner and then getting stuck into some coding until 11.30. The only issue is turning my mind off so I can go to sleep so a bath & glass of red helps there
    And that last sentence is proof positive you're a bird. Hi Mudskipper!

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  • Gibbon
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    Originally posted by mudskipper View Post
    Day off today. Beautiful out there - intended to go for a cycle before heading into town and perusing the British Museum. Instead I went for a fiddle and kip.

    FTFY (be honest!)

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  • d000hg
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    Originally posted by minestrone View Post
    I'm doing a piece of work outwith my main contract just now, finished at 12 last night and did a couple of hours before leaving for the office this morning. Been like that for the last 3 weeks as well as trying to keep up a 60 mile a week running regime.

    I'm feckin' shattered and coffee is getting me through.
    I quite often work evenings as I've multiple contracts and a plan B... I try to stop at 10 but you know, I still find something strangely enjoyable about having dinner and then getting stuck into some coding until 11.30. The only issue is turning my mind off so I can go to sleep so a bath & glass of red helps there

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  • mudskipper
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    Day off today. Beautiful out there - intended to go for a cycle before heading into town and perusing the British Museum. Instead I went for a kip.

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  • minestrone
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    I'm doing a piece of work outwith my main contract just now, finished at 12 last night and did a couple of hours before leaving for the office this morning. Been like that for the last 3 weeks as well as trying to keep up a 60 mile a week running regime.

    I'm feckin' shattered and coffee is getting me through.

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  • original PM
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    Originally posted by stek View Post
    Yeah that's not right is it!!

    I struggle with the 24 hour clock and I know it's not hard, just my brain sometimes sees 16:00 as 6 o'clock and I get confused and can't park or work the Sky remote anymore and get upset easily...
    indeed!

    do you find you dribble on your beige trouser when you wee?

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  • stek
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    God, I'm tired!

    Originally posted by original PM View Post
    must be a fookin fast ferry to get that sort or relatvisitic time dilation!
    Yeah that's not right is it!!

    I struggle with the 24 hour clock and I know it's not hard, just my brain sometimes sees 16:00 as 6 o'clock and I get confused and can't park or work the Sky remote anymore and get upset easily...

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  • SimonMac
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    Originally posted by darmstadt View Post
    Up at 4, back to sleep until 5, out the door at 6, 300km drive, at work by 8:30, left at 16:30, hotel at 18:00, first wank at 18:10., now I'm knackered...
    Power wank in ClientCo bogs around mid after noon will see you right till home time

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  • SimonMac
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    Originally posted by SupremeSpod View Post
    Up at 3:30 this morning, 210 mile drive to the office.

    I need a holiday!

    Thanks for listening.
    I had 11 months of that, yesterday was my first monday off and I was still up at 5:10, old habits die hard, this morning was a little better at 5:30

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