Your personal announcements (good & bad)

[Butterfield]

T-man, where in South Staffordshire/Stafford could those wind turbines be built?

[Noostairz]

Originally Posted by TampaMike

I got fired from my job! Woot Woot!

some advice from my time spent unemployable, waiting for my residency/work visa to come through in the states:

• get friendly with the girl behind the counter at the local liquor store - it'll save time ID'ing you every night.
  
• don't bother trying all the other frozen pizzas – california pizza kitchen's signature pepperoni will be your final destination.
  
• it's not bad stacking the bin bags / trash inside the frontdoor – if you take them out you'll only end up bumping into someone you don't want to, and the barricade actually makes sense as a door brace when you think about it.
  
• embrace the rugged look, that way when you catch a glimpse of yourself unshaven, stinking the place up in your "home kit" you'll have achieved a style, not let yourself go.
  
• consider getting a tent for the lounge (it'll make sense later)...

[Telfordboy]

Originally Posted by Butterfield

T-man, where in South Staffordshire/Stafford could those wind turbines be built?

Not far from Weston Under Lizard, near Weaton Aston and Marston.

[Butterfield]

Weston Park won't be very pleased. I like wind turbines, I can see why locals wouldn't like them though. I love seeing them on the distant horizon whenever I go into mid Wales.

[Telfordboy]

Oh yeah, I never thought about what they would think. It will look cool having the V Festival located under some huge turbines

[Bachy Soletanche]

Originally Posted by Nightjar

And, it cost you...

I'm being stalked....

could be worse...
http://www.rubylane.com/shops/thelan...ovel/item/3811

[Nightjar]

Originally Posted by Bachy Soletanche

I'm being stalked....

could be worse...
http://www.rubylane.com/shops/thelan...ovel/item/3811

With that baby on your wrist it's not me following you that you want to be worried about!

[Ashok]

Good announcement: in about 1 week, I will have survived my first semester at Uni!

[Kara]

I've just spent the past hour looking at sites and papers that are mostly in Spanish. Now looking at English seems so dull. I wáñt tó hávé fúñ áccéñts íñ Eñglísh.

[Tubeman]

Originally Posted by Kara

I've just spent the past hour looking at sites and papers that are mostly in Spanish. Now looking at English seems so dull. I wáñt tó hávé fúñ áccéñts íñ Eñglísh.

If you think about all our dodgy variations in pronouncation, we certainly ought to have accents.

Bough = Bao
Cough = Koff
Dough = Doe
Tough = Tuff

[Octoman]

Ghoti = pronounced 'fish'

i.e.

gh = f as in cough
o = i as in women
ti = sh as in nation

[Bachy Soletanche]

I saw someone in an Ubuntu Sweatshirt riding a bike in York today, I was so shocked I forgot to run him over.

[TampaMike]

Originally Posted by Noostairz

some advice from my time spent unemployable, waiting for my residency/work visa to come through in the states:

• get friendly with the girl behind the counter at the local liquor store - it'll save time ID'ing you every night.
  
• don't bother trying all the other frozen pizzas – california pizza kitchen's signature pepperoni will be your final destination.
  
• it's not bad stacking the bin bags / trash inside the frontdoor – if you take them out you'll only end up bumping into someone you don't want to, and the barricade actually makes sense as a door brace when you think about it.
  
• embrace the rugged look, that way when you catch a glimpse of yourself unshaven, stinking the place up in your "home kit" you'll have achieved a style, not let yourself go.
  
• consider getting a tent for the lounge (it'll make sense later)...

LMAO, I still live with my parents though. Damn, I'm only 19.

[Octoman]

So , I have struck a bit of a deal on the cornish rental property that I bought.
I know this is casting on deaf ears but sometimes it helps to put things in writing.

I have had a problem with a leaky roof. I paid a specialist to have a look and give me a quote for the repair. They told me that I need to spend around £1k to fix my part of the problem however, its the neighbours roof that is the main fault so they need to pick up a tab of around £2k. Their property is also a let and after spending some time tracking down the owner I have got hold of them and told them of the situation. They of course told me to fuck off but they have no ground to fight me on this and they will have to shell out.

So... I was on the phone with the owner arguing about the roof when something hit me. Since we have neighbouring properties that are identical, we were both limited to five guests each. But we will often get larger groups looking to stay. I have floated the idea that if either of us has a large group on the cards then we should sell it as a two propery deal and then split the difference. That has to be an absolute winner!

Problem I have is that I havent agreed a deal with a letting agent because they are all piss taking bastards. I refuse to deal over the phone now and want to deal face to face which realistically means that it will be jan / Feb that I get a deal in place. its hard to bolt anything down when my arrangement is not set up.

meanwhile I have the strange situation of trying to do a business deal with these people while at the same time threatening them with legal action over the roof.

Life and business is a funny old game. it really is. But I love it

[Erebus555]

Another mugging in Erdington area of Brum with the mugger's description apparently quite similar to the guy who mugged me. Victim was a 15 year old girl; had a phone and mp3 player nicked. I don't know how he attacked her but apparently she's OK, just a bit shaken. They really need to catch this bastard - though they've got a good amount of CCTV from the sounds of it.

[ill tonkso]

The guy needs to be strung across Gas Street Basin.

[Octoman]

Yesterday I worked for a Bank.
Today I work for an Investment Management firm. We have just finished reclassifying our business.

[wjfox]

Originally Posted by Octoman

Yesterday I worked for a Bank.
Today I work for an Investment Management firm. We have just finished reclassifying our business.

I read the first line and thought you were about to say you're unemployed... Then I read the 2nd line.

[CharlieP]

Is this just a scam so the Chancellor doesn't steal Octo's obscene bonus?

[Octoman]

Lol, well the way things are going ....

We started reclassifiying our business a while back. We dont offer banking services at all, we just run assets for pension funds. With all the negativity around Banks we wanted to change our name from XXXX Bank to XXXX asset management.

Its lucky timing because if we didnt we would be getting unfairly caught up in all the 'bash the bankers' taxes due to be announced later today.