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Christmas Buisness poll

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Old 04-12-2006, 11:51 AM
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Are you very busy.. dead or ticking over?

I hate december being an estate agent every fooker waits till after christmas to sell/buy their house

Then my uncle next door who is a Butcher is working his nuts off

Hows it effect you and what do you do?





Yes I'm bored
Old 04-12-2006, 11:53 AM
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The work is the same, as the aircraft are still flying, usually with the exception of christmas day.

But work picks up for me a bit as all of the permie guys want to have days off, so more work for me
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Default Re: Christmas Buisness poll

Originally Posted by Paul Ripley
Yes I'm bored
Thats what you get for being an estate agent in December

Steve
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we're busy Paul! How did you get on with you know what?
Old 04-12-2006, 11:57 AM
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Mike.. Refurbing the office as we speak so maybe in the new year
Old 04-12-2006, 11:59 AM
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My door bell just rang for the second time this month

Its linked to the text link in my sig btw

Now I have to get up from my chair and go to the bleeding post office All go here
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good stuff Paul - hope he looked after you

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Old 04-12-2006, 12:28 PM
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Normal shite here I hate rich customers sometimes, they expect everything done when they call up
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Originally Posted by Mrs Evil Diamonds
Normal shite here I hate rich customers sometimes, they expect everything done when they call up
thats normal customers.

Rich ones expect it hand delivered with a bow round it
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Never stops here in the North Sea! Luckily i'm home for xmas but i'll bring in the new year in style on the rig by working a 12hr shift
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no change, dull as ever
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Mines ok at the moment, but when the students break up for Xmas i'll have sod all to do.
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busy as hell, people drink more and eat more at xmas!

Paul Ripley, you can get some work finding me a new house if you like, where do you cover? Just cheshunt?
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Dead as a frickin dodo

Work for a wood company and nobody wants to buy any at this time of year for some reason!
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Originally Posted by Nomaderst
Paul Ripley, you can get some work finding me a new house if you like, where do you cover? Just cheshunt?
Cheshunt/Waltham Cross/Turnford/Wormley plus the more expensive Goffs Oak/Cuffley/Northaw
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Ticking over here, all the rich lawyers are either off for christmas or mega busy closing deals before xmas. Haven't had a computer to fix for a few hours!
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Originally Posted by Paul Ripley
Originally Posted by Nomaderst
Paul Ripley, you can get some work finding me a new house if you like, where do you cover? Just cheshunt?
Cheshunt/Waltham Cross/Turnford/Wormley plus the more expensive Goffs Oak/Cuffley/Northaw
pm sent mate.
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ferkin' flat out! Christmas is the time when most of my customers shut down production leaving me to carry out maintenance.
Im an Electrical mechanical engineer, electric motors, VSD Drives, gearboxes (before anybody asks no NOT cars), pumps, machining, fabrication etc etc etc
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