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  1. 7th February 2011, 08:13 PM #11
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    If I do get the heave then Im seriously thinking about starting up properly on my own doing valeting and detailing.
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  2. 7th February 2011, 08:34 PM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by ianking View Post
    If I do get the heave then Im seriously thinking about starting up properly on my own doing valeting and detailing.
    You'd do well mate.
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  3. 7th February 2011, 09:37 PM #13
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    Quote Originally Posted by ianking View Post
    If I do get the heave then Im seriously thinking about starting up properly on my own doing valeting and detailing.
    that's terrible hopefully you are one of the lucky ones and get kept on
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  4. 8th February 2011, 06:06 PM #14
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    Quote Originally Posted by ianking View Post
    If I do get the heave then Im seriously thinking about starting up properly on my own doing valeting and detailing.
    There are a lotta folk out there doing this now, but nowhere to your standard imho.

    Hope however that you can keep the detailing as a lucrative side line & your day job survives


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  5. 8th February 2011, 06:43 PM #15
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    That really SUCKS Ian. Hope things work out OK for everybody

    It's just like being back in the 80's - one of the 'advantages' of being a wee bit older - I've seen it and been through it all before, and it's not any better this time around. Last time it was caused by Thatcher and her crew with their misplaced idiotic 'We're all right Jack' political ideology, this time it's a combination of greedy Bankers and dumb-ass laissez-faire politicians giving them the go-ahead to screw up the world. The line we were being fed last year about 'The Recession being over' was a pile of old toss. This is where the famous British 'Spirit of the Blitz' will have to resurrect itself across the country - hang in there folks, the sirens are sounding...

    (hops off soap-box and grumbles off into the distance...)

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  6. 8th February 2011, 08:10 PM #16
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    Quote Originally Posted by Scottie View Post
    that's terrible hopefully you are one of the lucky ones and get kept on
    Serious subject but this had me chuckling coz am sure Fi didn't mean it the way I read it

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  7. 8th February 2011, 08:43 PM #17
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    I always put my foot in it. I mean't that he is one of the ones that keeps his job.
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    Serious subject but this had me chuckling coz am sure Fi didn't mean it the way I read it
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  8. 9th February 2011, 09:39 AM #18
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    ...decision was made yesterday and I was kept on. A total whirlwind of a couple of days, many emotions etc.

    Gutted for the guy that was made redundant as he is a really nice fella...
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  9. 9th February 2011, 09:45 AM #19
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    Quote Originally Posted by gauldrymini View Post
    ...decision was made yesterday and I was kept on. A total whirlwind of a couple of days, many emotions etc.

    Gutted for the guy that was made redundant as he is a really nice fella...
    Well delighted for you,well done. Not good news for the other guy though
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  10. 9th February 2011, 10:11 AM #20
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    Quote Originally Posted by gauldrymini View Post
    ...decision was made yesterday and I was kept on. A total whirlwind of a couple of days, many emotions etc.

    Gutted for the guy that was made redundant as he is a really nice fella...
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