[matt]

me and my biz partener have parted company

Ive allways worked with some1

As a carpenter, ive allways had a workmate, either a apprentise or a fellow carpenter

i packed carpentry in to work part time as a window cleaner, i look after my daughter 3 days, work 3 days)

i worked my my mother in laws partener as a window cleaner, well mothing in laws being what they are, it could only end in tears

i run the biz, did everything, all the paperwork etc etc

so now we have split the work up and im on my lonesome

what do you guys do if you work on your own, dont you find it dull and boring

ive just brought a 512 Meg MP3 player, so will load a stack on musinc onto that (converting MP3's to WMA, so i get double the songs), will this be enough to keep me sane?

[mickeyfat]

no

but radio 2 might

[WavieDavie]

what do you guys do if you work on your own, dont you find it dull and boring

Hi Matt

Strange, isn't it. For years there's been me and two guys and we either all work at the same site or 2+1 - they'll get dropped off and do the work which is close together, while I use the motor to get the stuff that's scattered about. So I'm working by myself for most of the time, but know that other stuff is still being worked on. On the rare occasion that i am actually working by myself, say one bloke's on holiday and it just so happens that the other one is off for some reason, I find myself slowing down and looking for excuses to quit early.

BUT a couple of times when I've been having a complete change-over in staff, and I know that I've just got to get stuck in about it, I get through half the work, not a third, all by myself, on my ownsome.

Strange, isn't it.

[matt]

well my first day on my own

i started at 9.15 (had a few things to sort out this morning, Water and battery and load the motor and such)

anyways, started at 9.15, stopped for lunch at 12, 3 big-ish houses done (60 quid in the pocket)

had about 20 mins for lunch

at about 2 i got bored and started to look at going home, it was getting dark blah blah blah

THEN SOMETHING REMINDED ME, i was in work to earn money to spend on my 20month old daughter, so enough said, i cracked on

home by 4 ish

total earning = 135 quid

not a bad day indeed

tomorrow i have a 7 start, some comercail to do, so will earn a little more

[matt]

oh and ive had a good day indeed

[gaza]

I EMPLOYED A YOUTH WHO SAID HE WAS A WINDOW CLEANER,NOT VERY FAST BUT UP TO MY STANDARDS TROUBLE WAS GETTING HIM TO TURN UP MUST HAVE PAYED HIM TO MUCH ,IN THE PUB ALL WEEKEND COME MONDAY MORNING YOU GUESSED,TEENAGERS DONT WANT WORK,SO MY MOTTO IS PAY LESS WORK THEM HARDER.IM ON MY OWN AGAIN LOVING IT
NOT IDEAL 4 H/SAFETY BUT IVE GOT MY MOBILE HANDY AT ALTIMES,KNOWING MY LUCK I WOULD BREAK IT IF I WAS TO HAVE A FALL

[matt]

well thats my week over with

started today at 7.15, earned 90 quid by 9.00

then popped home to drop off 3M pole

The TV had blown up, so spent till 11.30 finding a new TV (you try and explain to a 20 month girl why her fav programs are not on  )
back at till 2, another 40 quid earned, then off swimming with my daughter

what a life

over 350 for 2 1/2 days work, cannot be bad

[gaza]

i can do that give us a job

[petetaylor]

 :)i have same prob my guy works with me 3 days per week other to days would rather stay at home with my daughter watching tweenies

[matt]

:)i have same prob my guy works with me 3 days per week other to days would rather stay at home with my daughter watching tweenies

nothing wrong with the tweenies 
i love my time with my daughter and i am lucky to be able to do what i do, 3 days a week work and the rest time with her

[Mikey Y]

Hi Matt,
i work on my own here in Spain, great time of the year right now as its cooled down, anyway, I got myself a small radio and carry it in a winsol drinks holder on my belt, where I go my music goes, channel hopping all day, but keeps me company, this is radio number two, the first one dropped in my bucket 4 time2, and eventually died on me after being dried out 4 times, so thats why a smaller radio was bought. Dont think wearing headphones all day would be a good thing. with your mp3

all the best from
Billy no mates (Mike) Spain

[matt]

Hi Matt,
i work on my own here in Spain, great time of the year right now as its cooled down, anyway, I got myself a small radio and carry it in a winsol drinks holder on my belt, where I go my music goes, channel hopping all day, but keeps me company, this is radio number two, the first one dropped in my bucket 4 time2, and eventually died on me after being dried out 4 times, so thats why a smaller radio was bought. Dont think wearing headphones all day would be a good thing. with your mp3

all the best from
Billy no mates (Mike) Spain

i could connect a small set of speakers to it if need be

seems i am not alone as billy no work mates