Did everyone make into work ok today , it spookily quiet on here . I had a scrape witha Scaffold truck this morning on the Old Kent Rd , dislodging his front bumper and scratching the and denting the side of my car .. no witnesses and was 6 of 1 and half a dozen of the other . Let the insurance sort that one then .. couldve done without it mind : - (

-- Anonymous, August 30, 2000

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Morning Sting.

Returned to work today after the break and didn't find the anticipated load of crap on my desk, result.

Relaxing day today, easing myself back into the swing of things, lovely weather outside. I may take a trip out to Castle Ashby house and inspect some Chimney and roofing works! Anything to get outdoors!

Bit quiet on here today. Hopefully the anticipation of a great result against Coventry will pep the team up, I'll be there and I'll be taking my singing boots.

-- Anonymous, August 30, 2000

Looks like a canny contingent from the BBS will be there , well have to sort out a decent boozer to meet at : - ))

-- Anonymous, August 30, 2000

I did ask the Cov board where the away pubs were but got little response and none of it sensible.

The Cov supports take after their manager I reckon miserable gits!! :o)

-- Anonymous, August 30, 2000

Yup a boozer for the Cov game is a must....I know my lot who are travelling down are banging on about some working mens pub but If anyone can come up with a better idea then I'm up for it....looking forward to seeing as many of ya as possible before I get shitfaced ;))

-- Anonymous, August 30, 2000

Sting wrote: I had a scrape witha Scaffold

Are they still singing Lily the Pink or have they packed that one in!

-- Anonymous, August 30, 2000

What ?? You worry me bonnie lad : - )

-- Anonymous, August 30, 2000

Whoa..there's an obscure reference, ITK. My claim to fame is having once received a kiss from one of them. :-)

No work yet for me. But did just get back from an interview and hoping I impressed them enough for a call back. I love the people, the atmoshpere, 90% of what thte job entails, and it's only 10min drive from my house. Even better, it's a fast track to skills that are in demand in the UK..and their parent company has offices in London. :-D

-- Anonymous, August 30, 2000

Go for it Ciara get yerself over here woman man woman man : - ) Thanx for the piccies BTW , theyre up on the pinboard already : - )

-- Anonymous, August 31, 2000

Fingers crossed then Ciara! (:o)

-- Anonymous, August 31, 2000

Keep em crossed. Got beaten out on that job by someone with more technical experience. grrr. The search continues...

-- Anonymous, August 31, 2000

Tough break Ciara. Small consolation at this point perhaps, but if it came down to a direct comparison of technical experience then there was nothing more you could have done i guess ?

Anything your fellow bbs-ers can do to help with the networking, jobsearching, preparing for interviews etc etc ??

-- Anonymous, August 31, 2000

Thanks, LT. Just one of the frustrations of jobhunting. As usual, if anyone knows of anything going in the UK with someone willing to sponsor a work visa...I'm all over it! Closer to Toon, the better. :-)

-- Anonymous, August 31, 2000

"Anything" sounds a wee bit general perhaps !! ;o)). What sort of techy type work are you after again ?

And I'm sure you must've looked into it - does the UK based company have to sponsor you for residency before it makes the job offer, or can you get over on some sort of a 'probation' arrangement ?

-- Anonymous, August 31, 2000

Some type of web production work. From what I've noticed in job listings on the web, many companies in the UK seem to classify it as Web Design, though in the US 'Design' means pure design - little to no techy-type production work(html and javascript type stuff). Title and duties are still highly variable since it's still a relatively new field...just adds to the challenge. ;-) And yes, a company has to offer me the job, then go out and get the work permit. Unfortunately there's not a demmed thing I can do on that end. :-/

-- Anonymous, September 01, 2000