Bazz
Q-School Graduate
Six weeks?! And you have to pay for that. Ours is every 2 weeks, in the height of summer I'm cutting the grass weekly, no way is that bin lasting 6 weeks until it's collected again.
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Six weeks?! And you have to pay for that. Ours is every 2 weeks, in the height of summer I'm cutting the grass weekly, no way is that bin lasting 6 weeks until it's collected again.
Orikoru
Tour Winner
You sound like my missus, she plonks herself on the sofa with phone and laptop every day. I can't physically do that, when I'm at home, I can't concentrate at all unless I'm at a table with a proper monitor. I sometimes have to sit in the lounge with the laptop on my lap, if our little one is at home for example, and it just feels like I can't really see what I'm doing.
PJ87
Journeyman Pro
When my sister and my brother in law moved in together they bought a house that needed a fair bit of work. It had a garage, very smart long term investment they turned it into a home office for him (works from home 1 day a week but can need to do work in evenings) but then long term when my niece needs somewhere for school work / when they have another kid it's a nice study
Orikoru
Tour Winner
I just work in the conservatory. We have a dining table that's literally never used as a dining table because we eat in the lounge. So that is my desk.
Bazz
Q-School Graduate
I've got a dedicated desk already setup but I like a change of scenery...especially when the golf coverage starts on a Thursday and Friday.
Sid Rixon IV
Head Pro
Signing on for Saturday comps for the following week.
Winter arrangement was 18.30 on the screen in the bar or 1 minute later online.
No problem. Set phone for 6.30 at home and grab a slot 1 minute later.
From today back to summer system. 18.30 in bar or, 1 hour later on line ( by which time the slots are wiped out).
But.... if you want to sign on in club at 18.30 you have to get your name on a priority list (a paper sheet managed by one person) which is available from 16.30 in the bar.
So, to secure a slot one of us has to go to club at 16.30 and another at 18.30
Nothing to do with bar takings of course.
Winter arrangement was 18.30 on the screen in the bar or 1 minute later online.
No problem. Set phone for 6.30 at home and grab a slot 1 minute later.
From today back to summer system. 18.30 in bar or, 1 hour later on line ( by which time the slots are wiped out).
But.... if you want to sign on in club at 18.30 you have to get your name on a priority list (a paper sheet managed by one person) which is available from 16.30 in the bar.
So, to secure a slot one of us has to go to club at 16.30 and another at 18.30
Nothing to do with bar takings of course.
PJ87
Journeyman Pro
I'm still pushing for my desk lol once the kids play area is gone I'm going for desk in the living room for them to study on / me to put a gaming rig on
Orikoru
Tour Winner
Do you ever work from home though?? Will be a harder sell to the missus if not. Many years ago mine wouldn't even let me have my electric drumkit set up in the conservatory - a room she rarely even sets foot in. I just sold them in the end.
A past club of mine used to do the same. Even worse, the comp system did not go live until the following day. It was one of the reasons I left after a year, would not consider going back.Signing on for Saturday comps for the following week.
Winter arrangement was 18.30 on the screen in the bar or 1 minute later online.
No problem. Set phone for 6.30 at home and grab a slot 1 minute later.
From today back to summer system. 18.30 in bar or, 1 hour later on line ( by which time the slots are wiped out).
But.... if you want to sign on in club at 18.30 you have to get your name on a priority list (a paper sheet managed by one person) which is available from 16.30 in the bar.
So, to secure a slot one of us has to go to club at 16.30 and another at 18.30
Nothing to do with bar takings of course.
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
We don't. Easier to book a slot at the tip every few weeks and drop it there.
Red devil
Well-known member
Do you have to book to go the tip? Ooop t'north we just turn up. Sometimes we queue sometime just drive in
PJ87
Journeyman Pro
Bit hard to bring the signalling system home
they frown upon that. Bit of a national security issue She will want the desk for the kids which makes it easily sellable lol
rulefan
Tour Winner
Bins included in council tax.
Brown - garden waste - alternate Wednesday 8 summer months. But most of mine is composted
Green - recyclables (paper/plastic/glass/metal) - alternate Thursdays
Black - non-recyclables (some soft plastics) - alternate Thursdays
Local tip. Turn up. 7 days. Any and everything. Tidy and well organised.
Brown - garden waste - alternate Wednesday 8 summer months. But most of mine is composted
Green - recyclables (paper/plastic/glass/metal) - alternate Thursdays
Black - non-recyclables (some soft plastics) - alternate Thursdays
Local tip. Turn up. 7 days. Any and everything. Tidy and well organised.
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Sid Rixon IV
Head Pro
Online booking system.
26 visits per year.
Site is really well organised and staff are so friendly and helful, especially the "reception" booth, many suspect they are programmed bots.
They even have a large charity shop for toys, bikes, furniture etc.
The only downside, for me, of visiting is that as I walk along the platform up top I see so much stuff in the skips that I want to take home as " it could come in handy one day".
Patster1969
Assistant Pro
I was quite lucky really. My company put our entire UK team on home contracts 2 years before covid hit, so we all got monitors, chairs & desks if we needed them. However, to be able to go onto the home contract, they went round to everyone's house to check that you had a designated area set up, as you weren't able to go onto the home contract if your set up was the sofa/dining room table/breakfast bar/bed, even down to checking that you had sufficient natural light & space - nowadays, I doubt they do that (although they are trying to get more people back in the office - luckily, our department managers have shown no interest in changing our home contracts so far).
Orikoru
Tour Winner
That sounds mad. Surely some people simply wouldn't have the space in their homes for a full desk set-up? I get not wanting people to work in bed, but surely a dining table is adequate to set your laptop etc on.
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
Have to book on the council website
Neilds
Assistant Pro
it is not so much the table that is the problem but the chair. They are not adjustable etc and not made to spend hours sat upon. You won’t be in the right position to work at.
PJ87
Journeyman Pro
Think we moved to a booking for big projects , but little trips we can go 4 times every 12 weeks or something. We just rotate the cars if we have gone over this
GreiginFife
Money List Winner
Two new rear tyres needed. Sickening.
