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Comping on holiday
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DavidHolland3103
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So about a month ago I won a trip to Curacao Pride and I am here now.
I bought my laptop in case anything went wrong at work (I'm a computer programmer and odds are something will break whilst I away!)
I have found myself comping and just wondered if this was normal, or whether you all take a break (no pun intended
) whilst you are away?
I bought my laptop in case anything went wrong at work (I'm a computer programmer and odds are something will break whilst I away!)
I have found myself comping and just wondered if this was normal, or whether you all take a break (no pun intended
) whilst you are away? 0
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Totally normal, I do the same. But remember ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAY!Jan Wins: .0
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Oh don't worry completely enjoying it!
Got 2 kids with us, so have to take a siesta in the middle of the day to keep them out of the sun!
Glad to know its not just me though!0 -
sounds perfectly normal, especialy if you want to keep up on this site!0
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totally normal I was in a watch shop in NY and saw a comp advertised.... just had to ask if it was open worldwide (it wasn't) total wins 2013 £5500 2014 £7500 2015 £23,900 2016 £10,650 2017 £13,040 2018 £10,620 2019 £10,115 2020 £3970.00
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Back Comping in 2024!0 -
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It's hard to switch off the addiction and accept the fear of missing out. But don't go too hard and forget you are on holiday to relax from the stresses of back home.
Some words of warning:
Some apps will know your location and not let you enter (some gleams).
Some sites will track your ip and location and auto-disqualify you for not being in the uk (hard to know though so you could be wasting a lot of your time).0 -
I must be the odd one out - when I'm on holiday my technology stays at home. Definitely no MSE, no comping, no social media, no surfing the net.All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well.
Pedant alert - it's could have, not could of.0 -
Enjoy yourself for a week and clock off from comping! Everyone needs a break now and again! If you cannot switch off then you are obssessed and that is worrying.....a real disorder!
! Switch off and enjoy your break and spend time with your family! :TA big thanks to all who post and sprinkling lucky dust to all who enter :smileyhea0 -
I only enter if i spot anything good on my facebook or in an email when away on holiday but don't get much popping up as i normally start to unsubscribe to emails before i go away to make it easier to check them if needed.0
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jamielmdjs
I have a proxy that I connect through so it looks like I'm in the UK 0
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