Members Rudy Posted May 28, 2021 Members Share Posted May 28, 2021 56 minutes ago, bolton_blondie said: Nah Burnden Park asda is a shit hole. Take AB asda over that place any day. Correct blondie. I’d do my big shop in abduls multi mart in Damascus after Friday prayers before I’d choose to go there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Casino Posted May 28, 2021 Moderators Share Posted May 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Barnstoneworth White said: Hope you remembered D's pizza 😉 Indeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiley Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Wasn't it christened "Wanking from home" by some old poster on here. I've managed a week, ok, ok, 3 days, off the porn sites so far this week. Its a start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter MickyD Posted May 28, 2021 Site Supporter Share Posted May 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Youri McAnespie said: And get bigotry right. Burkas are pretty much non-existent, in Bolton at least. A Burka is fully enclosed - usually with a net 'window'. The ninja get-up is a Niqab. MrsD and I had a week in Dubai a couple of years ago. Top notch hotel and very friendly staff. (After the first introduction they asked if we’d like to be greeted on first-name terms or more formally, Mr and Mrs D. Obviously we went for less formal) Anyway, on the Saturday, the hotel foyer was absolutely full of UAE citizens, men in their long white robe and tea towel and women in everything ranging from a scarf through every permutation to burka with the little cotton grille. The receptionist, a beautiful young girl came sitting with us for her break and to explain the different types of covering. (She didn’t wear any head cover) Top and bottom of it was, if you wear no head covering, you’re viewed as not very religious. OK in Dubai but if she ever went to Saudi, not a chance she’d be accepted without at least a scarf type cover. Then, she explained, the closer you go up to the full burka, the more religious the husband is. (Surprisingly, not the more religious the woman is!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Rudy Posted May 28, 2021 Members Share Posted May 28, 2021 1 hour ago, MickyD said: MrsD and I had a week in Dubai a couple of years ago. Top notch hotel and very friendly staff. (After the first introduction they asked if we’d like to be greeted on first-name terms or more formally, Mr and Mrs D. Obviously we went for less formal) Anyway, on the Saturday, the hotel foyer was absolutely full of UAE citizens, men in their long white robe and tea towel and women in everything ranging from a scarf through every permutation to burka with the little cotton grille. The receptionist, a beautiful young girl came sitting with us for her break and to explain the different types of covering. (She didn’t wear any head cover) Top and bottom of it was, if you wear no head covering, you’re viewed as not very religious. OK in Dubai but if she ever went to Saudi, not a chance she’d be accepted without at least a scarf type cover. Then, she explained, the closer you go up to the full burka, the more religious the husband is. (Surprisingly, not the more religious the woman is!) Been a few times to Dubai and that’s about right, the full covering is seen as a thing if she’s for my eyes and my eyes only However I was over there when there was a national celebration day I think it was the Emir’s birthday or something, anyways I was invited to a a gala party at our hotel, we could choose to wear our own formal clothes but that meant it would be a sit down meal with other westerners and no women, or we could wear traditional dress and the women were allowed for that day to not wear any head coverings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escobarp Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 I wish some of the birds I’ve banged wore them tbh. Full one not even the letterbox hole. I think the rayguns have it right with them as you never have to look at them so you can spread the net wider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athywhite1958 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 WFH since March last year, 3 laptops, 2 for work one personal helps me to keep up with WW, apparently they are changing the way we work from 26th June, 2 days in work, 3 days WFH, that will do me nicely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErnestTurnip Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 WFH last year for a bit meant I started work earlier,finished earlier but also logged on out of hours and was more productive but while bigger businesses might see the benefits it doesn't always fit in with how smaller things are run. Being honest I missed the face to face of being there though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MancWanderer Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Fucking hate WFH. Just finished Week 63. The office folk in our team love it. No commutes at rush hours. I’ve never worked in an office. On the road every day with one day a week at home. Different place every day. Inverness, Newcastle, Norwich, Brum, Norn Iron, etc, etfuckingcetera. Feels like I’ve been in GERMANY for the last 14 months. No prospect of me being out and about until 2022. Grim as fuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 My idea of absolute hell. I was out of the house 14 hours today and that’s not enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mounts Kipper Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Loving working from home, means can cycle, walk, go racing, golf when I like, travelling to meetings very very rare now, all done by zoom, phone or email, have to be a bit creative with business mileage but other than that it’s revolutionary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimron Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 I've been skiving off this week plaster boarding a ceiling. Does this count? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 10 hours ago, Dimron said: I've been skiving off this week plaster boarding a ceiling. Does this count? If you want Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marple whites Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 21 hours ago, boltondiver said: Not a chance I’m going back to commuting to Manchester every day. Same - couldn’t think of anything worse now. an hour each way commute ( less than 10 miles ) wearing a suit ! no thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not in Crawley Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 Started popping back in the office one day a week, got sod all done so didn't bother this week and also saved a fortune. Got our new hybrid working meeting next week, so it'll be a %of time over a two week period I believe. Anyway doesn't start until Sept and my contract runs out then. So not really going back, got a decision to make - try and make a go of the business which mynother two directors are currently running, or cut lose and try and get another job. I'm not in a position to start up and wait 3 months for billing to come in, minimum I need to take home 2.5k a month and that's just scraping it, so unless we are billing at least that for three directors and associates (there is quite a bit of work at the moment) then I can't make it work. Nervous times here they come again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mounts Kipper Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 Have to say when you go in the office only the odd day or 2 I actually look forward to it. Never going back to the old style of working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomski Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 On 28/05/2021 at 10:10, Ani said: When a meeting finishes early, chance to catch up with paperwork or fuck about on here for 15 minutes ? Do you ever just put appointments in so it looks like you are doing something when fucking about on here ? I never do any of the above obviously 😂😎 I hate it when some dick says I’ll give you 8 minutes back. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted May 29, 2021 Site Supporter Share Posted May 29, 2021 2 hours ago, marple whites said: Same - couldn’t think of anything worse now. an hour each way commute ( less than 10 miles ) wearing a suit ! no thanks. I hate getting stuck in local traffic just going about work. The concept of traipsing to Manchester and back like I used to gives me a sicky feeling. No bastard way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevieb Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 34 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: I hate getting stuck in local traffic just going about work. The concept of traipsing to Manchester and back like I used to gives me a sicky feeling. No bastard way. Fucking hell. I've almost got PTSD from Northern rail / m61 commute. Remember one day it took 2 hours 35 minutes to get in to manc driving at the height of regent Road roadworks. Similar getting home on the train when Northern rail were making a pigs ear of their franchise. No fucking way will that ever happen again. I'd sooner be on the dole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not in Crawley Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 My most nuts commute was from.Royston to Cambridge. My Mrs could be on the train to London, at her desk and I'd still not made it in. Its only 7 miles I think. Cambridge morning traffic is the worst. Hundreds of school drop offs, all in massive tanks to small private schools and then watching you don't squish a little kid whose being pulled along in a bike trailer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rudy Posted May 29, 2021 Members Share Posted May 29, 2021 14 minutes ago, stevieb said: Fucking hell. I've almost got PTSD from Northern rail / m61 commute. Remember one day it took 2 hours 35 minutes to get in to manc driving at the height of regent Road roadworks. Similar getting home on the train when Northern rail were making a pigs ear of their franchise. No fucking way will that ever happen again. I'd sooner be on the dole. On the odd occasion I did get the train to Manchester and then tram to work I couldnt quite believe it, packed in like sardines, late, the cost I couldn’t believe as well. The health and safety of how many people inside a carriage is nonexistent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bolton_blondie Posted May 29, 2021 Members Share Posted May 29, 2021 Takes me the whole of 6 minutes to travel to my office from home. I'm still late. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomski Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 Work from home is ace though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted May 29, 2021 Moderators Share Posted May 29, 2021 Aye, couldn't work from a make shift desk but with a home office it's great For the time it used to commute 10 miles to manc i can take the dog for two long walks instead Be nice to get into Manc for some meetings and see some other faces but that's me done with working in an office and for someone else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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