Landing on my Feet today.
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So new contracting job means I have to live in Telford 4 days a week (as 4 hours commuting a day would be silly)
Now I thought I'd struck lucky with my B&B.
£20 a night, internet access, shared kitchen and shared showers and toilets, basically the place is set up to house 8 middle aged contractors and there's a pub next door that does reasonably priced food.
I emailed the wife a photo of my clean, but dark and dated room with none matching furniture, and it turns out a mutual friend who lives in Shrewsbury in a posh house backing on to the river, has a granny flat, with garden terrace, and they've had problems with the last couple of tennants and would I like to rent it for £10 a night. Own bath room, separate lounge, kitchen, french windows looking out onto the river.
It would be rude not to. To help them out. All I need to do is negotiate ad hoc use of the garage for the winter nights and I'll be perfect.
My new boss seems really sensible too. Which is a new experience for me.
Now I thought I'd struck lucky with my B&B.
£20 a night, internet access, shared kitchen and shared showers and toilets, basically the place is set up to house 8 middle aged contractors and there's a pub next door that does reasonably priced food.
I emailed the wife a photo of my clean, but dark and dated room with none matching furniture, and it turns out a mutual friend who lives in Shrewsbury in a posh house backing on to the river, has a granny flat, with garden terrace, and they've had problems with the last couple of tennants and would I like to rent it for £10 a night. Own bath room, separate lounge, kitchen, french windows looking out onto the river.
It would be rude not to. To help them out. All I need to do is negotiate ad hoc use of the garage for the winter nights and I'll be perfect.
My new boss seems really sensible too. Which is a new experience for me.
JohnnyJones said:
King Herald said:
Sounds like you're all set then. All you need now is a bit of local fluff to sort out your 'needs' a couple of times a week. 
And don't let the missus look at PH!Mr POD said:
JohnnyJones said:
King Herald said:
Sounds like you're all set then. All you need now is a bit of local fluff to sort out your 'needs' a couple of times a week.
And don't let the missus look at PH!"Good God 'King Herald'! I love my wife so much and only find her attractive and only want her"
Obviously for her benefit when she looks at PH
Cheers
The Moose
Mr POD said:
JohnnyJones said:
King Herald said:
Sounds like you're all set then. All you need now is a bit of local fluff to sort out your 'needs' a couple of times a week.
And don't let the missus look at PH!Mr POD said:
JohnnyJones said:
King Herald said:
Sounds like you're all set then. All you need now is a bit of local fluff to sort out your 'needs' a couple of times a week.
And don't let the missus look at PH!I thought you didn't like your wife anyway?
Mr POD said:
JohnnyJones said:
King Herald said:
Sounds like you're all set then. All you need now is a bit of local fluff to sort out your 'needs' a couple of times a week.
And don't let the missus look at PH!Andy Zarse said:
Mr POD said:
JohnnyJones said:
King Herald said:
Sounds like you're all set then. All you need now is a bit of local fluff to sort out your 'needs' a couple of times a week.
And don't let the missus look at PH!I thought you didn't like your wife anyway?
My real sense of adventure is telling me to get my new landlord to rent me the garage and getting a restoration project in it for something to do on long winter evenings.
BoRED S2upid said:
Mr POD said:
JohnnyJones said:
King Herald said:
Sounds like you're all set then. All you need now is a bit of local fluff to sort out your 'needs' a couple of times a week.
And don't let the missus look at PH!In all seriousness, her friend was making noises as soon as my wife told her due to having had some difficult tennants, but needing some income from the asset.
But the real market rent of a one bed flat in a nice bit of Shrewsbury plus the extra petrol and time put me off, so I dismissed it out of hand.
I did email my wife some photo's and I think she though I was living in a dive. Well it is a bit erm dated, and none of the cheap furniture actually matches, but it's clean enough. I digress, I made it clear what I could afford, and that I was happy either way, which is the best way to negotiate, and they obviously came up with an offer that it would be rude not to accept. Better to give your money to someone you know than someone you don't.
E31Shrew said:
You'll find living in Shrewsbury a lot more pleasant than Telford....
Hmmm. last week I think...http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/07/02/bulletin-...
Pod, glad to hear you're getting on better with your missus
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