[Gorefest]

Maybe ask her why half the time the bleeding First buses terminate partway through the journey because they have no driver availability at the interchange. Bloody nuiscance. Seems to happen less on Stagecoach. But then the hybrid SC buses keep breaking down all over the place.

[Maark Abbott]

 Gorefest, on 16 January 2024 - 10:53 PM, said:

Maybe ask her why half the time the bleeding First buses terminate partway through the journey because they have no driver availability at the interchange. Bloody nuiscance. Seems to happen less on Stagecoach. But then the hybrid SC buses keep breaking down all over the place.

I'll tell her if a grouchy Dutch from the uni calls in saying this to tell you hi

But thanks all, she really needs this tbh and the fact the salary is comparable to mine is pretty huge.

Also on Friday I found out I'm getting an unexpected (albeit small) pay increase so that was nice.

[Gorefest]

Very pleaaed for you and your missus, mate👍


On a completely unrelated note, I went to London last weekend for three nights of concerts by my favourite band (De Staat, from the Netherlands) who decided to divide their music back catalogue up into three 'flavours': aggressive/rock (Red) on Friday, quirky/dancy (Yellow) on Saturday, and melancholy (Blue) on Sunday. Three amazing yet completely different concerts (with two bloody drum kits on stage on the Sunday!), with some material they had seldom or never played live before. Absolute heaven. Plus I got me a setlist sugned by all band members, which now proudly hangs framed above my computer desk. Awesome.

This post has been edited by Gorefest: 17 January 2024 - 09:37 AM

[TheRetiredBridgeburner]

 Maark Abbott, on 15 January 2024 - 12:58 PM, said:

Wife got a job with First Transport customer service in Sheffield. Means she still has four weeks with no work / no income, but with a bit of help we should be able to muddle through to the end of February when she should start seeing some income again.

That's great news to read Maark, really pleased for you both!

[Imperial Historian]

I got engaged 😁

[Tiste Simeon]

 Imperial Historian, on 18 January 2024 - 08:22 AM, said:

I got engaged 😁

Hey congrats man, great news!

[Maark Abbott]

 TheRetiredBridgeburner, on 17 January 2024 - 04:28 PM, said:

 Maark Abbott, on 15 January 2024 - 12:58 PM, said:

Wife got a job with First Transport customer service in Sheffield. Means she still has four weeks with no work / no income, but with a bit of help we should be able to muddle through to the end of February when she should start seeing some income again.

That's great news to read Maark, really pleased for you both!

Thanks, we need this pretty badly and it's come at just the right time - another month and we'd be needing parental handouts to keep a roof over our head. Hopefully she settles into it well.

 Imperial Historian, on 18 January 2024 - 08:22 AM, said:

I got engaged 😁

AYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

[amphibian]

 Imperial Historian, on 18 January 2024 - 08:22 AM, said:

I got engaged 😁

Congratulations!!!

[Abyss]

 Imperial Historian, on 18 January 2024 - 08:22 AM, said:

I got engaged 😁

Does she know that?

[Maark Abbott]

Some more good news... Turns out wife has enough to her name to get through to her first payday with First without us getting any help from parents.

This means I am financially much more able to enjoy myself, so I treated myself to pre-ordering the remastered Tomb Raider trilogy earlier. ^^

[Mezla PigDog]

Congrats all round IH and Maark!

[Maark Abbott]

Thanks! The pay rise only comes to £80 net a month - but for us until wife is back working and earning, that's two weeks worth of food. Which obviously is kind of a big deal right now as it essentially means that for no extra effort we can now cover half the months' food bill at no additional expense over what I'd budgeted for.

Yeah, chuffed with that.

[Imperial Historian]

Abyss, on 18 January 2024 - 02:48 PM, said:

Imperial Historian, on 18 January 2024 - 08:22 AM, said:

I got engaged 😁

Does she know that?

I think so!

Thanks for the all the well wishes!

And that's great news mark

[Tiste Simeon]

Imperial Historian, on 20 January 2024 - 09:26 AM, said:

Abyss, on 18 January 2024 - 02:48 PM, said:

Imperial Historian, on 18 January 2024 - 08:22 AM, said:

I got engaged 😁

Does she know that?

I think so!

Thanks for the all the well wishes!

And that's great news mark

I take it the plan is for a Manchester Malazans reunited type thing and we all come to the wedding dressed as T'lan Imass? I bet Stone Monkey and Fid would be game...

[Slow Ben]

Imperial Historian, on 18 January 2024 - 08:22 AM, said:

I got engaged 😁

Heck yeah. Congrats IH!

[Tsundoku]

Brisbane Heat won the domestic T20 competition. Suck shit Sydney!

[worry]

You're barely on T20? We're starting to build T800s over here.

[Abyss]

worry, on 24 January 2024 - 02:51 PM, said:

You're barely on T20? We're starting to build T800s over here.

Canada's had the T1000 for years. Havent figured out how to make the maple scent last longer than a few weeks tho.

[Maark Abbott]

worry, on 24 January 2024 - 02:51 PM, said:

You're barely on T20? We're starting to build T800s over here.

deden den deden.

[Tsundoku]

Waiting for this version:

Attached File(s)

•  loken.jpg (37.68K)
  Number of downloads: 0