| Airport Parking |
[May. 18th, 2012|01:38 pm] |
Has anyone ever used the airport parking at Manchester airport? I've been quoted £35.99 for jetparks 3 and I'm flying from terminal 2. I've got 2 young boys so I'm wondering if it'll be suitable. Thanks in advance for any help Posted via LiveJournal app for iPhone. |
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| Moving Manchester - London |
[May. 5th, 2012|08:13 am] |
Good morning LJ!
I am moving from Manchester to take up a new job in London in just under three weeks (working for the next two of them, ha), and I'm pondering how to shift my possessions.
Three weeks sounds like a very short time to do an inter-city move in most normal circumstances, but for one reason and another I only have about five suitcases' or crates' worth of stuff. Mostly clothes, books, papers, and a rather small computer that can easily go in a suitcase (it's done it before).
My current plan is simply to pack up bit by bit, and to do two or three trips down on the train (Manchester to London is pretty efficient at 2 hours) with a couple of suitcases at a time - friends have kindly already offered to do lift duty at each end.
My question is: am I being daft? (Feel free to say so if the answer is yes!)
Is there some better way that I'm just not seeing? Although I can drive (not a current car owner but had a licence over 10 years), and could hire a van, I'm not sure I have enough stuff to really justify the cost, which I imagine would be higher than the train fare. And if I hired a vehicle in Manchester, would I then have to drive it back up North to return it?
Are there any courier/shipping companies that specialise in small moves? (Student ones, perhaps?)
Thanks! |
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[May. 4th, 2012|06:07 pm] |
I'm planning a motorbike trip early next year from London to Athens, probably passing through France, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and then Greece. Haven't worked out the route home yet! Just wondered if anyone here has done anything similar, or just been through those countries and what your experiences were, any must-see locations etc. Thanks!
(PS - if any bikers are interested, probably going to do this on a v-strom 650) |
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| London Questions |
[May. 1st, 2012|11:29 pm] |
Heya,
I'll be in London for a couple weeks this summer. It's been several years since I've been and my favourite internet cafe appears to have shut down...
So does anyone have any recommendations for internet cafes near the High Street Kensington station?
Edit: Oh, and forgot to ask: Any opinions on classes for beginners at Pineapple or Danceworks? I have a solid year of ballet experience, plus the odd semester long class at uni in years past. I have about 6 months of jazz and contemporary experience as well.
Thank you! |
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| London B and B's |
[Apr. 27th, 2012|09:54 am] |
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Hi,
Hope any London-based types can help. My missus has got some temporary work in London two days a week for the next four months (its unpaid, expenses-only, sucky but good experience hopefully).
Does anyone know of any ok Bed and Breakfasts for £50 a night? She wouldn't want to share with anyone else, ideally to have her own room and breakfast included ... I know, I'm probably asking a lot at the moment, but hoping one of you gurus may be able to help?
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| Links in my LJ |
[Apr. 26th, 2012|06:50 pm] |
Why are words on my LJ underlined with blue and linking to adverts? Is this a new LJ thing or have I downloaded something questionable?
Its mainly comments in communities but I noticed one on my 'post an entry' page too.
ETA: It's called Text Enhance
ETA2: Sorted! Bloody malware. :/ |
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[Apr. 18th, 2012|09:03 pm] |
Would it be against health and safety regs for an employer to force staff to sign out and back in again for breaks, even if they remain on the premises?
At my work, everyone has to be logged on site, clocking in for shifts for workers, or visitors have to sign in and out. However, for our breaks, even if only 15 mins, we have to walk to the clocking machine (which is nowhere near the canteen area) and clock in and out.
Now I would have thought this is wrong, as say I went to the toilet after clocking out, and there was a gas explosion and I was trapped under rubble, there would be no record of me still being in the building, and therefore no-one would be looking for me?
Because of this, it usually knocks a good 5-10 mins off a break time, and only the department I work in is forced to do this, and due to people regularly getting docked wages for being 30 seconds late (we have to help a customer still if asked, even on our breaks), we want to argue this officially. Do we have any ground to stand on? |
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[Apr. 16th, 2012|11:02 am] |
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Sup ? :) Tis raining outside ....Typical England. |
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[Apr. 15th, 2012|06:00 pm] |
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Is it time we just banned smoking entirely? |
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