Ivana_rubyatitz 6 Posted June 17, 2008 Prison Governor by trade, currently piloting a desk in a cushy HQ role and hiding from real work [:$] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SnakepitCanary 0 Posted June 18, 2008 [quote user="Freeza"][quote user="......and Smith must score."] [quote user="The Saturday Boy"]Working with children, specifically ones with behaviour problems aged 6-16 [/quote].....then perhaps you can tell them not to keep posting on here? [/quote]Lol[/quote]Haha [Y] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evil Monkey 52 Posted June 18, 2008 [quote user="yellow hammer"]My first job was as a milkman in NorthNorfolk, moving on to become a chef''s gopher. Thirty years later, I ama novelist and screenwriter.[/quote]That''s awesome, I''m so jealous! I want to be a novelist, any tips? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
macdougalls perm 0 Posted June 18, 2008 Doctoral student and lecturer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CNS-Canary 0 Posted June 18, 2008 I go to CNS Sixth Form, and work at Dunston Hall [H] come on the inside knowledge, and serving the Loanees for Breakfast. OTBCx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chip20 69 Posted June 18, 2008 I''m an NHS librarian. It''s not quite as dull as it sounds. We''re not all bespectacled old ladies with hair in bun and tweed jackets telling people to ''shhhhhhhhhhhhh'' y''know. [;)]Oh, and I very rarely spend time stamping books or tidying up books on shelves ''n all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CambridgeCanary 0 Posted June 18, 2008 Commercial and litigation solicitor also working as company secretary and business and governance consultant. Much more interesting than it sounds. Many posts are about the workings and dynamics of the Club as a company, board and other issues so you can see how complex and practical these things are in the real business world. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gibbo 131 Posted June 18, 2008 Video game tester ;-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
......and Smith must score. 1,332 Posted June 18, 2008 [quote user="Evil Monkey"][quote user="yellow hammer"]My first job was as a milkman in North Norfolk, moving on to become a chef''s gopher. Thirty years later, I am a novelist and screenwriter.[/quote]That''s awesome, I''m so jealous! I want to be a novelist, any tips?[/quote]Don''t believe everything on here ? At the risk of being shot down in flames - and my humble apologies to '' yellow hammer '' if I am wrong - but this is a pretty meteoric rise, no? From freezing his wotsits off as a milkie around the bracing Norfolk coast to romantically lolling around on an idyllic island in the Far East, ala Ian Fleming/Noel Coward, is pretty spectacular.Perhaps the clue is in the location. '' Far East ''.........Lowestoft perhaps?PS.......I''ve got me tin hat and flak jacket at the ready just in case. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shack Attack 0 Posted June 18, 2008 [quote user="Evil Monkey"]That''s awesome, I''m so jealous! I want to be a novelist, any tips?[/quote]I''m no expert EM but have you tried writing a book [;)] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nuff Said 5,088 Posted June 18, 2008 [quote user="......and Smith must score."][quote user="The Saturday Boy"]Working with children, specifically ones with behaviour problems aged 6-16 [/quote].....then perhaps you can tell them not to keep posting on here? [/quote]ROFL! Post of the year so far!!!And I design and help sell high-end computer storage systems, from Aberdeen to Exeter.zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evil Monkey 52 Posted June 18, 2008 [quote user="Shack Attack"][quote user="Evil Monkey"]That''s awesome, I''m so jealous! I want to be a novelist, any tips?[/quote]I''m no expert EM but have you tried writing a book [;)][/quote]"Oh yeah, I hadn''t fought of dat!" [:P] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shack Attack 0 Posted June 18, 2008 [quote user="Evil Monkey"][quote user="Shack Attack"][quote user="Evil Monkey"]That''s awesome, I''m so jealous! I want to be a novelist, any tips?[/quote]I''m no expert EM but have you tried writing a book [;)][/quote]"Oh yeah, I hadn''t fought of dat!" [:P][/quote]Glad I could help mate, let me know if you need any more advice [:D] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Irish Canary 0 Posted June 18, 2008 Professional Photographer and contact lens manufacturer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evil Monkey 52 Posted June 18, 2008 [quote user="Shack Attack"]Glad I could help mate, let me know if you need any more advice [:D][/quote]Yeah, cheers... *rolls eyes* [:P]I''ve actually got quite a huge idea on the go but I''m probably years away from even starting due to the amount of research and general development it needs.... gives me a bit of time to find out how to get published, etc, I suppose... [:D]Any other budding writers out there? A few of us tried to get a bit of a writing collective off the ground a few years ago, but it stalled due to kids/work/uni... wouldn''t mind getting it back up and running again, myself, I managed to finish my first short story in two years the other week, woop! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canary4Ever 0 Posted June 18, 2008 I am a sole tradership at the moment, ( Finn Restorations) , specialising in Antique restoration of original Giltwood Furniture ,and Mirrors especially. My work envolves Wood Carving and Gilding ( Gold Leaf laying) Mainly- with some designing and repro work thrown in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Graeme Miles 0 Posted June 18, 2008 not got much to wind them up about recently though, have we?I dwell in fareham myself, work at Eastleigh on the railways as a design engineer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Graeme Miles 0 Posted June 18, 2008 [quote user="Mark .Y."]Process crew in the ExxonMobil oil refinery at Fawley, Southampton.Live over by Pompey though so spend an awful lot of time winding people up. Mark .Y. [/quote] Lets try that again!!Not got much to wind them up about at the moment!!For my occupation, see the post above! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shack Attack 0 Posted June 18, 2008 [quote user="Evil Monkey"]Yeah, cheers... *rolls eyes* [:P]I''ve actually got quite a huge idea on the go but I''m probably years away from even starting due to the amount of research and general development it needs.... gives me a bit of time to find out how to get published, etc, I suppose... [:D]Any other budding writers out there? A few of us tried to get a bit of a writing collective off the ground a few years ago, but it stalled due to kids/work/uni... wouldn''t mind getting it back up and running again, myself, I managed to finish my first short story in two years the other week, woop![/quote]Good luck mate..................I''m being serious now [Y].I''d love to write a book and it would most probably be something football related, I haven''t got the imagination for fiction I don''t think. It annoys me that when you go down to Waterstones (other bookshops are available) 90% of the football books thay have are either the inane witterings of twenty five year old millionaires or the inane witterings of a fat, balding football hooligan. There''s a distinct lack of intelligent football books that tell you something you don''t already know. So I''d like to write something a little different. I''ve had a couple of ideas in the past but I very much doubt that I''ll ever have the time, money or resources [:(]Your huge idea''s nothing to do with climate change is it? I still have fond recollections of that thread about Earnie''s Hummer where you and Cluck slugged it out for what seemed like weeks [;)] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
djc 0 Posted June 18, 2008 I''m a road designer. i like roads. Roundabouts are the best, cos they are round. and about. in a roundabout kinda way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nuff Said 5,088 Posted June 18, 2008 [quote user="djc"]I''m a road designer. i like roads. Roundabouts are the best, cos they are round. and about. in a roundabout kinda way.[/quote]djc - when did people start calling roundabouts "islands"? I noticed it a few years ago - is it a Midlands thing? To me they''ll always be roundabouts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
djc 0 Posted June 18, 2008 [quote user="Nuff Said"][quote user="djc"]I''m a road designer. i like roads. Roundabouts are the best, cos they are round. and about. in a roundabout kinda way.[/quote]djc - when did people start calling roundabouts "islands"? I noticed it a few years ago - is it a Midlands thing? To me they''ll always be roundabouts.[/quote]I dont know. It must be a Midlands thing. Perhaps they would like a few islands? Then we could put we8wba on one.........[ip] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Loughborough Canary 0 Posted June 18, 2008 I am at Loughborough uni studying in Architectural Engineering & Design Management. I am about to go on placement though at the Arc project in Bury St Edmunds which should be interesting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evil Monkey 52 Posted June 18, 2008 [quote user="Shack Attack"]Your huge idea''s nothing to do with climate change is it? I still have fond recollections of that thread about Earnie''s Hummer where you and Cluck slugged it out for what seemed like weeks [;)][/quote]Funny you should say, actually lol... I seem to remember writing something at the time like "I wish there was some way of showing to the public one of the possible outcomes of climate change, like in a book..." and from little acorns......... its not just about that, its a much bigger idea, but it actually stemmed from that conversation, merged with another idea I''d had and has been growing ever since! [:|]By God I loved that thread, though... Cluck was a pretty good adversary in that respect, whether he was intentionally playing devil''s advocate or not the debate we ended up having seemed to capture the imagination for a brief period and hopefully let people see both sides of the argument (something I deem important as a budding man of science as well as fiction)... in fact, wasn''t that during the close-season as well? God we get bored, don''t we.... [:D] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
followthegreenandyellow 0 Posted June 18, 2008 or w**k if you work for Norwich Union full time! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DDD In The Fine City 1 Posted June 18, 2008 [quote user="djc"][quote user="Nuff Said"][quote user="djc"] I''m a road designer. i like roads. Roundabouts are the best, cos they are round. and about. in a roundabout kinda way.[/quote]djc - when did people start calling roundabouts "islands"? I noticed it a few years ago - is it a Midlands thing? To me they''ll always be roundabouts.[/quote]I dont know. It must be a Midlands thing. Perhaps they would like a few islands? Then we could put we8wba on one.........[ip][/quote]It would have to be a big island Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
O.T.B.C 0 Posted June 18, 2008 He would get it wrong and go to Iceland the shop.[:D] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evil Monkey 52 Posted June 19, 2008 Oh, forgot to mention Shack, if you''re looking for a good football related book, take a gander at The Miracle of Castel di Sangro by Joe McGinniss. Its by an American journalist who became obsessed with Italian football after watching the Italians in the USA 94 World Cup and spent an entire season in the small town of Castel di Sangro after they''d gained shock promotion to Serie B - the equivalent of a team the size of, for example, York getting into the Championship. He spends the year following their fortunes, all the ups and downs, making friends with the players and their families and, for a time, becoming part of the miracle. It''s an absolutely absorbing read and I heartily recommend it! I feel the same about football books, but this one is on another level. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mason 47 1,373 Posted June 19, 2008 Another dazed Year 11 just coming out of GCSE''s... get summer job to sustain the maaaaasssssssses of expensive nothing I have to do... then find something writey somewhereSounds like a plan to me! (Well it would... it is mine I suppose!) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
missing in action? 0 Posted June 19, 2008 [quote user="The Bucketman"]Another dazed Year 11 just coming out of GCSE''s... get summer job to sustain the maaaaasssssssses of expensive nothing I have to do... then find something writey somewhereSounds like a plan to me! (Well it would... it is mine I suppose!)[/quote]not doing 6th form?lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites