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ZTD

beanielou wrote: »

Wishes it was hot here.
Have had to put my socks on.Pah.

It's pretty uncomfortable Beanie...

Butti

ZTD wrote: »

Perhaps that's why *you* need one. If only to be different from them...

It is too hot. And too humid. Thunderstorms ahoy...

Yes I can't really say how ridiculous it is for them not to have a Plan B and not have one myself. I guess Plan B is to do retail or pub or whatever in the short term. Plan C is to sell the house and emigrate. Will be talking to folk in Australia about that.

Yes Beanie, sorry it is too hot. Think it is going to rain fairly soon.

B

ZTD

Butti wrote: »

Yes I can't really say how ridiculous it is for them not to have a Plan B and not have one myself. I guess Plan B is to do retail or pub or whatever in the short term. Plan C is to sell the house and emigrate.

Do you have exact criteria for triggering Plans B&C?

Butti wrote: »

Will be talking to folk in Australia about that.

Why Australia in particular?

Butti

ZTD wrote: »

Do you have exact criteria for triggering Plans B&C?

Plan B is running alongside Plan A as we speak. Plan C is longer term and will be determined by debt repayment and visa timetable.

Why Australia in particular?

Shortage of the type of work I do. Wild enthusiasm from anyone who has been / has worked there. Relatives out there at the moment. Lack of recession.

B

bookseller1980

Pops in.
Very warm here - can't believe you have had to put socks on Beanie.
Hope things work out soon Butti.

ZTD

Butti wrote: »

Shortage of the type of work I do. Wild enthusiasm from anyone who has been / has worked there. Relatives out there at the moment. Lack of recession.

The recession will bite there too - very soon unfortunately. Is what you do very recession sensitive? Have you looked at any other countries?

schoolrunmum

Just rescuing chat from page 3- how are we all?? I ran 5k in 39.15 today,so I'm glad that I'm under 40mins-even though it's still slow!
DH still in Spain,DD in France so it's just me and DS...hot n muggy here,but cloudy....what else is happening??

schoolrunmum

Furious-DS has run up a mobile bill of £121 !!!
Seems he has been downloading pics/video clips of cars from mobile and not realising they weren't free!!! Furious Orange didn't freeze the account sooner-sorry, just needed to rant!

tenmah

Arrghh not good SRM! You would think they would have something in place to stop something like that from happening - I thought they did, but obviously not. How annoying.

I have just got my ironing out of the way, having put it off for the last couple of days due to it being too hot.

It has been unbearable in our office even with a fan directed straight on me. It was just moving hot air around really. Every window was open, about 20 fans on and blinds shut, but it was still bad. It has definitely cooled since the thunderstorm but is still muggy.

Butti

ZTD wrote: »

The recession will bite there too - very soon unfortunately. Is what you do very recession sensitive? Have you looked at any other countries?

I don't think it's recession sensitive, just if Dave the Chameleon and George are running the show. They're using it as an excuse for a major welfare state shrinking exercise. It's just what I want to do and what I find interesting and what I think I would be good at (based on past experience) so I'm trying my best to get into it.

Well done on the running SRM. Never mind everyone else, are you improving? Quick question - If you sold the mobile would that cover the bill? It's a solution and he'd learn (Can you tell I don't have children!)

B