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My fingers are crossed for you Hom3r.

Any employment will add to your CV and once you have proved your determination to work other employers would be downright silly not to pick up on a person willing to work outside their comfort zone.

Past salaries and qualifications can't pay future bills.

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Just waiting for the CTC security check. Will find out next week if I will start on the 16th.

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Andy Murray is going to be sponsored by Viagra, as it helps those who can't get beyond a semi :D

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First time I've had a 'Happy Thought' in ages.

Handed in my notice today, start my new job in September.

New job, new home, new town, new part of the country, new life - totally new life.

Currently drinking red wine, and celebrating the fact that (with a bit of luck) I'll finally be moving on and leaving the pain of the last 12 months well behind me.

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Good stuff dude :tu:

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Excellent news and good luck for the future.;)

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Ditto :tu:

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Get on :tu:

Sounds like an excuse for a party if you ask me, maybe even karaoke ;)

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I've just inherited $14,000,000 according to the e-mail I received from Malaysia.

It has a family name.

Sorry but this fish ain't biting.

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The email used was one I have passed to online job agencies.

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Wind them up, tell them you're stuntman Klench Mychiques

http://www.419eater.com/html/ahmed_ibrahim.htm

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LOL

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My brothers and I in Lagos have had nothing but trouble with this cunning stunt man. We know his real identity and are trying hard to expose his self for what he not make me smile for.

You on readering internet know like you we are good people and honesst so to be true. It is good we like the same so join on my on me cursade and expose this charlatan.

If you good and trutfull send pleas healthy donatons to my charity bank accoutn in .......

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Yes send me many monies to stop this man please

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I have reached my 4,000th post as I am such a delightful person, either that or I post too much in which case the latter being more likely :p:

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Congrats on reaching your 4.000 post. Here's to getting to the next 4,000 :D

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4000 posts :O now the question is which post was your favorite? :D Graaaatz :D

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Nice one, cannot remember my 4000 post either.:D

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well done both of you :)

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:D Join the club of Billy no mates...;)

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Ditto :tu:

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it's almost time to stop work

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I've won £10 on the Lotto on Saturday & again today (Wednesday).

2 draws on the trot :D

A bottle of Vodka me thinks.

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My dad just called from Inverness - seems to be having a good time away

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At last pingchat is now out for android as well as iPhone / iPod for free texting between devices and now cross platform, nice :)

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and BlackBerry too! :)

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Discovering that making Pesto sauce by hand using a pestle and mortar, using fresh garden grown basil and freshly grated pecorino gives a far better and tasty result than the shop bought jars,which I may add, don't even have the correct ingredients..:drool:

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I think I have a girlfriend. :Yikes:

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As you bank balance disappears, that will go under Moans & pet hates :D

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Keep a puncture outfit handy.:D

Actually nice one and why do you only think she is your girlfriend.:)

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Thank you for your eternal optimism. ;)
Distance - she's over 200 miles away.

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I think with the distance he was right.;)


Do you talk on the phone for hours about nothing if so then the is something there.;)

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Erm yep, that's us! We try to chat every night, but texts are good!

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Crabbies alcoholic ginger beer mmmmmm

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Villa 3 - 0 West Ham

Bearing in mind what's going on, I'm stupidly chuffed with that!

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Fentimans ginger beer .:drool:

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I love ginger beer but this at least is 4% lol

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Good luck with it then and try to see each other as often as possible.:)

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You would be :D (I am a disgruntled hammers fan btw)

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NHS nurses are my happy thought. In the last year Ive had...

tilt table test
echo-cardiogram
x-rays
MRI scan
so many blood tests Ive lost count
24hr ecg's/blood pressure
a weeks stay in hospital

and the only positive thing for me has been the nurses. Yes theres the uniforms which does help but in all my visits Ive always been impressed with the nurses. Even the nowty one who didnt like me vanishing from the ward for a fag. Always have a laugh with them, shame the doctors are too up their own arses to actually listen to what you have to say. Why do they ask you a question but then but in with their version of the answer?!

Big up to the nurses out there :cleader: especially Andrea at Preston Hospitals MRI unit :D After the year I've had I can understand people complaining about how nurses are paid/treated

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In contrast to my post in the 'other' thread..the car is OK.:D

Seems it was my OH's fault because he moved our car forward three feet yesterday and didn't let the fuel injected engine run for long enough and the result was it was flooded this morning.All it needed was a hard foot on the accelerator to sort the issue out.

Had a chat with the chap about stupid mistakes and learned that the RAC vans are now set up to drain fuel from car tanks that have been contaminated by the wrong fuel.Apparently he has been getting 3-4 such situations a week.

He also showed me a special cap invented by one of their roadmen and financed and sold by the RAC which fits over a diesel cap and prevents petrol being put into the fuel tank by mistake.

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Oh, it seems I finally got a place on a DAFNE course

Nice.

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nice one :tu:

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A couple of happy thoughts.....

My new work laptop arrived today - Tosh R700 i5 portable - Shiny!!!!!

And a big up to dohertwhy for pointing out about the triple XL package - I rang retentions about this (I currently have XL TV and Phone, and L BB, V+ and additional V box); they have upped me to the Triple XL with current V+ and additional V box, for £7.50 less than I am paying now (and they are sending me out a new free modem as my current one isn't optimal for 20Mb).

I am in a new 12 month contract, but I don't care - result!

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Oooh you'll be getting one of the delightful hub modem/router combis :)

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https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2010/08/18.png

Just got home and ran a speed test - excellent (and this is on the old modem).

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What model is your present modem.

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ntl 250

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If it had been a 256 it would have been fine for 20Mb but now you are getting the hub as it is free or all L to XL upgrades.;)

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:D

I will have to faff around with my set up (at the moment, I have the modem into a wireless router for downstair, which then is linked by cat5 cable to a wireless router for upstairs - we have one hardwired PC in the office upstairs, two PCs upstairs linked by wireless, and two laptops downstairs linked by wireless; and an iPhone, iTouch, two Blackberrys, Wii, and BluRay player all networked).

I am sure it will be worth it. :)

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Had a great day with my Nephew (6) & Niece (9), tomorrow round two.

Next year I'm taking them both on holiday for a week, when I asked my sister about it she said good luck.

They will both be a year older, and have said they will love to go with me as I will spoil them.

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I think i'm in love. Every day is a great day... :D

(That sounds so cheesy)

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good on ya mate, congrats :D, on the plus side I have also started talking to someone through online dating :D

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Its my step mums birthday today so we're going for a meal and then going to feed the ducks with my nephew, should be a good day! :D

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The ducks must have a voracious appetite where you live.:D:D:D:D:D

http://www.madduckoutdoors.com/Images/Mad_Duck_logo.jpg

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haha! in future ill read what i put :D.

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Well you never read this post either.:D

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Now your trying to confuse me and its working! :sleep: :D

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I demand that you shoot me now!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyPFQKpRnd0

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Had a parcel from VM today, with a two little boxes and a nice leaflet telling me how to disconnect my old modem and connect the hub (leaflet MS0710); strangely enough, the boxes contained a 256v2 modem and a power supply, but no hub....:confused:

Just finished setting them up with my two routers, and went through the activation steps (one of which made me download the hub software), so back online in less than 20 minutes.

As my main PC is upstairs, and the modem is downstairs, the nice CSR asked if I wanted transferred to Tech Support to set up (which I thought was a nice thought); I said "no thanks", as I work in IT.

Good service, VM (except for the mis-match between the leaflet and the hardware, but not too bothered about that)>

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That's not right, anyone upgrading to 20mb is supposed to get a hub :confused:

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I would stick with the modem much simpler to setup.;)

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Agreed - not sure what value the hub would add, as I have two routers of my own (I know it is 'n', but to get the benefit, I would have to buy 4 x 'n' bits of kit for the PCs and laptops).

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The important thing is that it all works fine.;)

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QFT

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As you never received the hub then you should have at least been sent a router if not call up and ask for it to be sent out.:)

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had a cracking few days in and around Weston Super Mare and even the weather stayed good for the most part :)

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Peter - who just made a model motorbike up with me :)

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Good to see that you had professional help.:p:

Looks good.;)

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The agency called today, still no news on the CTC, but he then said was I intrested in another job similar role, but working for HR, pays £2 ph more than the other job.

The only thing is I have to do a 2 day trial this Thursday & Friday with 4 other people. Out of these 1 will be selected to work until the end of October with the team doing the job, if it's not me I will have the other job, which also ends in October to fall back on to.

So tomorrow I will sign off, and NOT attend there stupid JSA 6 month review job search.

I only hope I can get rid of this dam cold.

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Got me and my step mum a scratch card each, we randomly picked one and guess who won a tenner.... not me :(, it was her birthday last week so she can buy herself something nice.

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You bought 2 scratch cards and your step mum won so that was her late birthday present.:D:D:D:D:D

Your words not mine.https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2012/04/8.gif

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Nooo omg your like Chuck Norris, you always turn up!, i meant extra birthday spends :D.

Now did that make sense? :D

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Not if you mean from yourself.https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2012/04/8.gif

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Just seen ET The Extra Terrestrial (20th Anniversary, Special Edition), with my nephew and niece.

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I've only got a second interview with the selection team at Circa Anglia next week :D, if this goes well I will have a job out of it :D :D :D

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Great news and well done. I shall keep my fingers crossed for you, but let me know when to cross them or I shall end up with cramp if I have to keep them crossed all week. :D

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I thought you had said Cirque de Soleil.:D:D:D

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Good luck anyway.;)

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oh Tuesday 11:00am :D

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Ok you are in my diary. My fingers thank you for the information. :D

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It's been a fairly carp week this week, all things considered, but the sunshine has come out today, as my daughter (from my first marriage) has just passed her driving test, and my son (from my current marriage) has got a place to study History at University.

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My carp week commiserates with your carp week. :(

Good news about your son and daughter though. I take it your son got the results he was hoping for?

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Unfortunately not - he didn't listen to his mum and dad's advice re studying more and drinking and playing rugby less during A level year (so unusual for an 18 year old, I know..;)); he had to go through clearing, and was one of the lucky ones who found a place.

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Something which may make him realise that he will have pay more attention to his course work whilst at Uni. Going through the clearing process can be a wake-up call to some students. I know a friend of my son's did it, after what for him were disastrous results due to his partying, and he went on to get a 1st.

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Good news :tu:

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Good luck Wayne :tu:

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Thanks all

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i had a crap week last week now im just looking ahead of this week and hopfully everything be ok.

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Things can only get better!

(I hope)

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Natalie found me some marmite XO :)

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:drool::drool: I haven't came across that. How does it differ from marmite?

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UGH that is one sick picture.:D:D:D:D:D:D

I hate Marmite and think you should exiled.:D:D:D:D:D:D

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It's matured (eXtra Old).

I've not had any yet but when I get it I'll let you know :)

I think this quote from the marmite site sums it up for me ;)

"..[it's] as though the Marmite has come out of the jar and given me a swift kick to the head!"

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As long as I get to keep my marmite :)

As an aside, my favourite sandwich used to be...

Marmite, Danish Blue and red onion :) - It was not surprising how few people sat next to me at lunch :)

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As I said you should be exiled.:D:D:D:D:D

It is a wonder people sat in the same building.:erm:

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It's like one of Johnny Fartpants concoctions!

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More like what filled his pants.:D

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The last few posts have got me thinking of Twiglets. :)

I've not had any for ages and just Googled to see if they are still being produced. Did you know they now also come in Curry flavour and a couple of other flavours like Worcester Sauce and Tangy? I have got to track some of them down and have a taste to see if they are as good as the Original Marmite coating.

http://www.awholelotofcrunch.com/200...iglets_an.html

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Lay off Dilli and lay off Marmite...:p:

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Did you actually read what his favourite sandwich used to be.https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2012/12/10.gif

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I think everyone should try it at least once - it's a power sandwich :)

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It's not the power people are worried about - it's the exhaust.....:D