• UK CHAT V5: Buying a pack of dodgy fags from a wide boy in Spoons
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Well I'm in the Central Belt of Scotland and it's bloody freezing. Best of luck to you.
Do you guys know if Barclays is a good enough bank? As far as I can tell they are the only ones who can give an international student like me a contactless card, which is what I care about more then then stuff like overdrafts ond other goodies they give to students (most of which I dont qualify for anyway). They also have a branch in my town. (Im not eligible for Santanders international student account because they only give the good ones to students in the first year.)
I'm with Barclays and have had no issues whatsoever
Apparently you could try Monzo as well, they give contactless cards by default and from what I understand don't need proof of address, just ID (e.g. passport). I see it recommended a lot in an Aussies expat group on Facebook for this reason
I can't believe this post is still stuck in my reply box I'm in South Africa for work. I was meant to be "starting" work today, but did a recce yesterday and had some concerns about the site not being ready and raised them. Told that someone would be there in the morning to rectify it, I got there at 8 am, nobody turned up all morning then I got an email saying everything should be set up fine. So I worked with what I had and waited for hours, before fucking off to the hotel cos I ain't breakfast waiting for the cunts. Then I get an email at 3pm to tell me someone is coming now and someone will be there to add extra bits tomorrow. Are you fucking serious? I fly back to the UK tomorrow afternoon after handing over to someone. I'm so pissed off, the client is fucking useless. This is a really valuable project, the client is paying a lot, yet they can't even be bothered to make sure they're ready. The project also has a leg in Bulgaria and Spain, hopefully those ones aren't such a shit show
@Doozle what industry do you work in if you don't mind me asking?
Spent £10 on different flavours of "up market" instant noodles.
I'm using Monzo as my main bank. Can't recommend them enough. Love em!
That's a good question. I guess you'd call it market research/insight for suppliers and retailers. But we don't actually talk to consumers. I'm more often going to exotic locales like Dewsbury and Stevenage
never would have guessed that from the way you describe you describe it, sounded like engineering consultancy or something.
Hah! I wish. It's fluff work to help big companies sell more shit.
Had a fun interaction this morning; I noticed a home improvement leaflet in my letterbox this morning, I opened the door and there's no one there. I have a "No Junk Mail" sign on my door. I fold the leaflet up and put it in my outdoor recycling bin, when the guy who posted it (now a few doors down) tells me that I'm wasting his money. I tell him that there's a sign on the door saying "no junk mail", he says "How is it junk mail?" I say "because we didn't ask for it, it's an advert", and he says "Put a finger up your hole" "Excuse me?" "Put a finger up your hole" Can't wait to book them to come and do my drive for me
If it's for one of them conservatory/orangery companies, give them a ring letting them know you're eager to get one, to reveal at the end of the call that you live in a block of flats.
So Christmas is slowly creeping up and I still can’t figure out what present to get my Dad. This happens every damn year - I might just say sod it, I got you nothing or just default to a bottle of Sherry.
Ask him!
I did! Several times. He keeps on saying “oh I’ll think about it..”
Sherry it is then. I mean if one can't make up their mind in an entire year then alcohol always works. Barring alcoholics
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Going back home to my parents and I've only just realised I've left a bunch of bananas out. Oh well, I'm sure they'll be ok for 3 weeks. Fuck.
At least you'll have a new pet to go home to.
Update: They’ve not grown legs and they haven’t attracted any pests/flies. Phew. Was anticipating the entire flat would stench, but nope, flat just smells faintly of an old wooden wardrobe after 3 weeks isolation.
Wow, it's been that long since the last post?
Wow yeah, it was a busy Christmas for me - was lucky enough to spend most of it with friends and family. Hope everyone else had a good Christmas and new year. Anyone made New Years resolutions? My plan is to go to the cinemas more - I keep on saying “yeah, I’ll go see that/no I haven’t seen it but will” and I just forget.
lads the cold has come back for round 2 and it's a fucking bastard
Is it me or is FP dying
Maybe you're just following dying threads?
Pretty much this
I never follow any threads, I refuse to use that newfangled rubbish. It's a gimmick I say.
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