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Title: What would you do?
Post by: Marley's Ghost (Imbiber of Spirits) on March 19, 2012, 01:02:20 PM: This lot (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2117049/EuroMillions-winner-Bus-driver-dropped-syndicate-months-scooped-38MILLION-jackpot-making-3-169-553-richer.html) just didn't bother to turn up for work any more! (can't say as I bleme 'em)

What would you do if you scooped the big one?
Title: Re: What would you do?
Post by: Miss Demeanour on March 19, 2012, 01:12:08 PM: Buy a round like :thumbsup:
Title: Re: What would you do?
Post by: Darwins Selection on March 19, 2012, 01:13:29 PM: Quote from: Marley's Ghost (Imbiber of Spirits) on March 19, 2012, 01:02:20 PM
This lot (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2117049/EuroMillions-winner-Bus-driver-dropped-syndicate-months-scooped-38MILLION-jackpot-making-3-169-553-richer.html) just didn't bother to turn up for work any more! (can't say as I bleme 'em)

What would you do if you scooped the big one?

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Title: Re: What would you do?
Post by: Barman on March 19, 2012, 01:14:26 PM: I'd definitely give up werk like! :thumbsup:
Title: Re: What would you do?
Post by: Miss Demeanour on March 19, 2012, 01:14:49 PM: Banghead Banghead Banghead
Title: Re: What would you do?
Post by: Marley's Ghost (Imbiber of Spirits) on March 19, 2012, 01:23:44 PM: Quote from: Miss Demeanor on March 19, 2012, 01:14:49 PM
Banghead Banghead Banghead

Please tell me you weren't the one who left the syndicate recently?

point:
Title: Re: What would you do?
Post by: Miss Demeanour on March 19, 2012, 01:26:48 PM: No, it was more the concept of BM having to work for a living noooo:
Title: Re: What would you do?
Post by: Barman on March 19, 2012, 01:28:15 PM: Quote from: Miss Demeanor on March 19, 2012, 01:26:48 PM
No, it was more the concept of BM having to work for a living noooo:

redface:
Title: Re: What would you do?
Post by: Marley's Ghost (Imbiber of Spirits) on March 19, 2012, 01:41:30 PM: Quote from: Miss Demeanor on March 19, 2012, 01:26:48 PM
No, it was more the concept of BM having to work for a living noooo:

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Title: Re: What would you do?
Post by: Barman on March 19, 2012, 01:47:44 PM: evil:
Title: Re: What would you do?
Post by: Misty on March 19, 2012, 06:26:40 PM: Quote from: Miss Demeanor on March 19, 2012, 01:26:48 PM
No, it was more the concept of BM having to work for a living noooo:

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Title: Re: What would you do?
Post by: Barman on March 19, 2012, 07:19:28 PM: Quote from: miss Tchevious on March 19, 2012, 06:26:40 PM
Quote from: Miss Demeanor on March 19, 2012, 01:26:48 PM
No, it was more the concept of BM having to work for a living noooo:

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Feck. Off. evil:
Title: Re: What would you do?
Post by: Just One More on March 20, 2012, 07:34:08 AM: TV were at the bus depot interviewing colleagues of the winning syndicate. All were saying what a great bunch of lads they were, but one said, "all I know is I've been called in for a twelve hour shift" How many hours are they allowed to do in a shift rubschin:
Title: Re: What would you do?
Post by: Miss Demeanour on March 20, 2012, 07:40:19 AM: Whenever you see the recruitment stuff for bus drivers down here you see them quoting an 'average' weeks salary. Small print suggests the basic is shite but this is made up with the 'overtime' noooo:
Title: Re: What would you do?
Post by: Snoopy on March 20, 2012, 08:13:04 AM: Quote from: Miss Demeanor on March 20, 2012, 07:40:19 AM
Whenever you see the recruitment stuff for bus drivers down here you see them quoting an 'average' weeks salary. Small print suggests the basic is shite but this is made up with the 'overtime' noooo:

These things are all "relative" .... what looks like shite wages to some will look like a fortune to others.

When forced, by ill health, to take early retirement at the age of 50 my income dropped from £45k to £17k virtually overnight. Amazing just how little one can live on when you have to...... Which is one reason we moved to Wales ~ cheaper housing!
Title: Re: What would you do?
Post by: Marley's Ghost (Imbiber of Spirits) on March 20, 2012, 08:49:22 AM: I know the feeling Snoops! Similar thing happened to me - made redundant post-50 - no-one wanted to know. Went from £60k down to £15k. Can be managed though.
Title: Re: What would you do?
Post by: Miss Creant Commander of the picklement and baking BAb(Hons) on March 21, 2012, 04:27:34 AM: ^^^wot he and Snoops said^^^. Living on 12k here. Like Snoops one of the reasons for the migration north was cheaper housing,some living costs cheaper too.