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PostPosted: Mon Jan 01, 2018 6:44 pm 
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I did 6pm till 10.30pm (of which 8pm - 10.30pm was dead)

I know it was crap cos for the first time in 5 years my mobile did not ring once.

i did 7 straight days and didnt get near a grand..........

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 01, 2018 8:32 pm 
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wannabeeahack wrote:
I did 6pm till 10.30pm (of which 8pm - 10.30pm was dead)

I know it was crap cos for the first time in 5 years my mobile did not ring once.

i did 7 straight days and didnt get near a grand..........

Think the lads down here did ok, but loads of Uber's on a surge.

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 03, 2018 3:03 pm 
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I did 6 till 2am, took £130 for 12 jobs one of which was for £30 and another £25 - so the other 10 jobs gave me £75. That's about half what I'd normally do on a NYE.
At one point I sat 45 minutes first turn on a normally busy area without a job.

On a normal Saturday night I can do £150 in the same hours.


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PostPosted: Wed Jan 03, 2018 6:46 pm 
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I did far better on Boxing day (£175) than any other day, form now on ill take more days off over the festive period and pay less base rent

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 03, 2018 7:15 pm 
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sasha wrote:
I did 6 till 2am, took £130 for 12 jobs one of which was for £30 and another £25 - so the other 10 jobs gave me £75. That's about half what I'd normally do on a NYE.
At one point I sat 45 minutes first turn on a normally busy area without a job.

That is rather rubbish. :sad:

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 12:56 pm 
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Slow in the Borders until 12 , then went like a fair until 5 am , when I just pulled the plug, went out at 12.30 on new years day and went hell for leather the whole day, had to put folk off so I could get my dinner, worked until 4 am again, 2nd started off ok until around 8 pm where it died, due to folk returning to work the next day


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PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 8:14 pm 
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skippy41 wrote:
had to put folk off so I could get my dinner,

Lightweight.

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 05, 2018 9:04 am 
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Sussex wrote:
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had to put folk off so I could get my dinner,

Lightweight.

Don't the do sandwiches in the Borders?

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 05, 2018 10:52 am 
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grandad wrote:
Sussex wrote:
skippy41 wrote:
had to put folk off so I could get my dinner,

Lightweight.

Don't the do sandwiches in the Borders?


Asda and tossers where closed, along with other outlets, plus her indoors made my dinner :D


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PostPosted: Fri Jan 05, 2018 12:44 pm 
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Rightly or wrongly; I used to go out on a 12 hour shift Friday and Saturday and take nothing but a frozen bottle of water. The bottle was wrapped in a small hand towel to provide insulation. It would melt slowly throughout the shift slaking any hunger pangs during that time. I was aware of the sedentary nature of the job, as such it kept my weight in check.

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