I was transferred to London from the Midlands Barry. Whilst we were house hunting in the South East I was living in Hotels whilst working and going home at weekends. It took me 6 months to find a houseI was on full expenses and lived like a king, top nosh and booze every night and loved every minute of it.
I stayed with the bank to see through the millennium project (Doomsday!) and took voluntary redundancy on Jan 1st 2000. On Jan 2nd they took me back on as a contractor on ridiculous money. I did that for 3 years and then gave up IT altogether. I was offered a contract by a Swiss bank at £80 per hour in 2003 but turned it down in favour of a driving job at £7.50 an hour, my agent said "are you mad" I said "No, I'm happy!"
Many folk dont get that here for a fortnights work, about £3 an hr is normal for some, never mind what the law says on min wages.Sounds similar but I refused to move properly though as I was indispensable (for a while at least). When they merged with another franchise already based on London in 2001 I knew the game was up though. They offered me a place but I would have to permanently move to London or they would pay me off and I could become a supplier so I set up on my own. Left on the Friday and my first job on the Monday was for one of their centres in Leeds. I can remember it well. My first pay cheque on my own. £250 for half a days work. early July 2001.
The timing was perfect and it turned out to be the best decision I ever made but we seem to be turning the thread into career reminiscing now.
I remember the Millennium thing though. I headed up all that for our group, 27 companies I think. Total nightmare and cost an absolute fortune. We just treated that like a big piss up also. Loads of IT bods from various companies meeting all over the place on expenses again.
As long as your engine id Euro6? You should be ok.Looks like I won't be going to London again
Sadiq Khan plans London toll roads as electric car use rises
Sadiq Khan is planning to roll out a “Singapore-style” network of toll roads across London once drivers have switched to electric vehicles.uk.yahoo.com
My moho is Mar 2015, Euro 6 started later that year
No wonder London was such a rough place with you lot partying in town all the time
Doubt London is any different to any other city trouble wise., must have been very early 80's.
I've never felt threatened, doesn't mean I've never been threatened though.
Lucky enough to have had good mates living in Glasgow and Liverpool, so been out in both a fair few times, both fantastic places. Even had a great night in Ambleside where the only place to get a drink after hours was the conservative club
I staggered out of a pub in London one night like I was herding turkeys to market. I accidentally bumped into a lad who promptly punched me straight on the jaw.
I got up and slurred at him "Is that the best you've got". He said "No actually" and proceeded to kick the living sh!t out of me.
Apart from one fight at school over a girl thats the only punch up Ive ever been in. Hotel staff called the cops and the said I was lucky I wasnt stabbed. I think they got away with about a fiver in the end.
