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TaxiDriver

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  1. Thanks Folks, Think I'll give it a pass Whilst in Egypt staying at Nabq we went on a trip to Sharm to go on a boat trip, Whilst on the trip we stopped in a lovely bay adjacent to a hotel on the beach where you could snorkel inside the reef, When we got back to England it took weeks to track down the name of the hotel and find an operator who offered it. We went once, thoroughly enjoyed being able to swim out to the reef and snorkel, The next year we came to go Sharm had suffered a flight bombing or something and Sharm was off the approved list :(
  2. Has anyone been ? I'm curious as I'm looking to go as its on the Red Sea and Sharm El Shiek is not currently on the safe list.
  3. Your right to a degree, They need to sort out a proper longer term arrangement. I was helping out happily in the short term whilst job hunting. Have had to have a break as I have 2 weeks work at a local builders merchants, I'll earn a bit of £ and hopefully at least get a good reference out of it, Maybe employment in the future.
  4. that's a fairly close explanation as to why I did it, and to help them out in short term Being paid didn't sit comfortably with me, but as I'm long term unemployed with no income (not even JSA) I embarrassingly had to ask them to pay towards diesel.
  5. I'm not sure why you would suggest she's not doing a PO's job ?? She's currently at least 3 maybe 4 weeks into her training as a Prison Officer (I've seen her in uniform) Not an admin clerk
  6. Well, I've been doing my bit and going over and looking after them a couple of days a week (3 days this week) and on the whole thoroughly enjoyed it Can't do it now Out of the blue I had a call from a chap who's wayward daughter is a mate of my son, luckily he likes my son as he's well mannered, polite and a good influence on his daughter) He runs an independent local builders/plumbers merchant and was looking for a van driver for 2-3 weeks initially, I've done my induction on all the health n safety stuff, and I start Monday.
  7. I had an instance some years ago where I was able to retrieve a record of texts both sent and received simply by requesting same from service provider in order to get Police to deal with a bunny boiler nut nut who had developed a fatal attraction and wouldn't leave m alone (hard to imagine I know ) and then tried to blackmail me.
  8. YEP Done in the dark evenings when all the neighbourhood kids used to play out after tea.
  9. TaxiDriver

    Some people !

    Simply because it protects the children's identity, (supposedly) and saving them from any further stigma, embarrassment, or media attention. However, Perhaps some would argue that the parents deserve a taste of their own medicine.
  10. TaxiDriver

    PPI company

    My wife used "TheClaimsGuys". Sure they take a fair sized commission, (plus VAT) but they found accounts/loans that she'd long since forgotten about. She ended up with a tidy sum.
  11. Till it goes wrong big time Or breaks down and becomes damme Van
  12. I'm looking after them in their own home, 24 miles from me hence 48mile round trip, So far it's been all good and a few proper funny moments. I've told my sons partner that whilst I'm loving doing it this week, and for nothing more than diesel money to help them out whilst they make more suitable long term arrangements, but it is a full time job for someone and more responsibility than I can take on. I've reiterated my willingness to help out on an add hoc basis or even just a couple of days a week. Her HMP salary I believe is circa £26k, But they both seem to be ill prepared for the cost of childcare, (or resentful of paying for it )
  13. Think its the feeling of being taken for granted, feeling somehow obligated, that niggles me, Plus, its bleddy hard work lol At same time I'd like to do it so may well suggest I can do a couple of regular days if they can cover the rest. Thanks for the input, seems peoples opinions confirm my gut feelings.
  14. I've said I'm happy to help out on an ad hoc basis subject to availability, I'm considering offering a couple of days a week regular.
  15. I'm living example of what can happen as a result of someone texting whilst driving.
  16. Ok, I have a bit of a quandary with which I'm seeking some opinions on, As many will know I've only gotten to know My Eldest son In the past 12+ months and he has got 3 kids under 4, In the past year his partner has lost 4 stone, got fit and joined HMP. I think they've maybe not prepared themselves for the cost of childcare and have had a bit of a reality check also possibly she or both have assumed grand parents would help out full time. I've been asked to help Mon - Fri 7am till 5pm which I'm happy to do this week, they've offered to pay for my time (we didn't get as far as discussing how much) and my fuel as its a 48 mile round trip. Here's my quandary, I'd love to help and a part of me says I should do it out of family love/loyalty or whatever, (I'm uncomfortable with being paid/taking money for looking after my grandchildren) On the opposing hand, it's her/their life choice to have 3 kids and then commence a career and I kinda feel a bit obligated to do it, (given my unemployment) but I still have to be job hunting and free for interviews.
  17. Take yer balaclava off Very nice to meet you the other day by the way
  18. We waited nearly two years for a finished rebuild !! Now you can't wait a couple of hours for some photos
  19. I recently had to flee a local shop in tears when Mrs TD asked the assistant for Durex batteries ?
  20. Horning is lovely, my first holiday we had a boating holiday and moored stern on at the bottom of a pub garden, Came out many hours later after closing time, and stood up onto back of boat and it moved away and I fell in between boat and bank
  21. You can always check the current status of Byeways and any closures/restrictions at the County Councils 'Rights of Way' Dept' before you go riding them. Used to do a lot of Driving Byeways in Essex and East Anglia, always checked unfamiliar routes with ROW depts before travelling.
  22. Thanks Me Matt and others, The arrangement I have with my land lady is such that our rent is lower than it could be ( by a country mile) We're responsible for general upkeep/maintenance unless it's anything more major. I don't think my land lady has been to the property more than 3x in the 10 years we've been here. What really got my goat, boiled my p*** was neighbour turning round and telling me my fence wasn't anything to do with me. Anyways, I'm quite happy she (neighbour) can replace fence, I'll fix trellis to the rails our side and grow Honeysuckle, Sweet peas or whatever or climbing runner beans.
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