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HOW MANY ON HERE

Sun Feb 28, 2010 1:06 pm

Work for themselves or Did ?

I ran Pubs, Clubs, Hotels, Shops etc and I am now a Landlord and a an author :lol:

Re: HOW MANY ON HERE

Sun Feb 28, 2010 1:11 pm

dont know if this counts but the company I work for I have a 4% share of after an employees buyout when the old company owner emigrated to Australia and about 10 of us put the money in and we bought the company between us .

Re: HOW MANY ON HERE

Sun Feb 28, 2010 1:12 pm

i used to sub contract to the forestry commision but working for myself i spent more days in the pub then work :lol: :lol:

Re: HOW MANY ON HERE

Sun Feb 28, 2010 1:13 pm

Run my own property consultancy after a lifetime being employed by plc's

Re: HOW MANY ON HERE

Sun Feb 28, 2010 1:21 pm

i worked for myself and had 7 people working for me but the credit crunch fucked it all up for me...


I have no regrets tho...and glad it happened (long story) :lol:

Re: HOW MANY ON HERE

Sun Feb 28, 2010 1:26 pm

Yeah, i was a window cleaner :lol: :lol:

Re: HOW MANY ON HERE

Sun Feb 28, 2010 1:29 pm

Forever Blue wrote:Work for themselves or Did ?

I ran Pubs, Clubs, Hotels, Shops etc and I am now a Landlord and a an author :lol:


I do. Plastics factory, toolmaking business. Not a good choice :lol:

Re: HOW MANY ON HERE

Sun Feb 28, 2010 1:39 pm

I run a management consultancy company

Re: HOW MANY ON HERE

Sun Feb 28, 2010 1:56 pm

I was a taxi driver for 5 years.

Re: HOW MANY ON HERE

Sun Feb 28, 2010 1:58 pm

I did get offered my dads building firm to run but I turned it down. I was 16 at the time(24 now) so with exams coming up and other things to look at. Looking back at it now, kind of wish I did take it up. I've got about 6 years of finance/tax background at the moment but no good without qualifications.

Re: HOW MANY ON HERE

Sun Feb 28, 2010 2:03 pm

I do too.

computer sales / repairs been doing it for about 7 years, got a lot of business customers who pay by the hour so all good !!- so if anyone needs a computer fixing give me a shout.... discount for anyone who mentions the board :ayatollah:

Re: HOW MANY ON HERE

Sun Feb 28, 2010 11:45 pm

ive 100s of people under me ............im a gravedigger !!

Re: HOW MANY ON HERE

Sun Feb 28, 2010 11:49 pm

i had a glazing business for a few years, also worked as a doorman in bogies, the queen of hearts, and club double diamond.

Re: HOW MANY ON HERE

Sun Feb 28, 2010 11:51 pm

rob wrote:i had a glazing business for a few years, also worked as a doorman in bogies, the queen of hearts, and club double diamond.

Is the queen of hearts in nelson

Re: HOW MANY ON HERE

Sun Feb 28, 2010 11:53 pm

birchblue wrote:
rob wrote:i had a glazing business for a few years, also worked as a doorman in bogies, the queen of hearts, and club double diamond.

Is the queen of hearts in nelson


yep thats the one, not sure if its still there though

Re: HOW MANY ON HERE

Sun Feb 28, 2010 11:56 pm

Remember going up there to help annis out when the miners strike was on lets say not the best night ive had :lol:

Re: HOW MANY ON HERE

Sun Feb 28, 2010 11:58 pm

yeh it was a bit rough, i used to do the odd shift with my old man, i remember some poor sod having his hands battered with a bat on the railings.

Re: HOW MANY ON HERE

Mon Mar 01, 2010 12:08 am

Few yrs ago i was self-employed but the franchise ripped me off and i will never forgive them :evil: I told them so aswell, people on this msg board will more than likely know the people as 1 of em run the doors yrs ago in town.

Re: HOW MANY ON HERE

Mon Mar 01, 2010 12:09 am

NinianSHEEP wrote:Few yrs ago i was self-employed but the franchise ripped me off and i will never forgive them :evil: I told them so aswell, people on this msg board will more than likely know the people as 1 of em run the doors yrs ago in town.

what franchise?

Re: HOW MANY ON HERE

Mon Mar 01, 2010 12:38 am

rob wrote:
NinianSHEEP wrote:Few yrs ago i was self-employed but the franchise ripped me off and i will never forgive them :evil: I told them so aswell, people on this msg board will more than likely know the people as 1 of em run the doors yrs ago in town.

what franchise?


I would love to shame them but the company is still operating no-doubt under a different name. :ayatollah:

Once bitten fella.

Re: HOW MANY ON HERE

Mon Mar 01, 2010 1:07 am

i had my own taxis :lol:

Re: HOW MANY ON HERE

Mon Mar 01, 2010 1:08 am

Forever Blue wrote:Work for themselves or Did ?

I ran Pubs, Clubs, Hotels, Shops etc and I am now a Landlord and a an author :lol:


what type of landlord are you annis? is it a pub/club or housing landlord

Re: HOW MANY ON HERE

Mon Mar 01, 2010 7:55 am

contracts director and shareholder in a painting and decorating company,and our client base is pretty famous ;) also do a lot of property developing if i can get off this messageboard :lol:

Re: HOW MANY ON HERE

Mon Mar 01, 2010 8:13 am

jinks/cwm wrote:
Forever Blue wrote:Work for themselves or Did ?

I ran Pubs, Clubs, Hotels, Shops etc and I am now a Landlord and a an author :lol:


what type of landlord are you annis? is it a pub/club or housing landlord


Flats now, I am not involved in Pubs anymore.

Re: HOW MANY ON HERE

Mon Mar 01, 2010 8:55 am

i hav`nt even got a job :( let alone my own boss :D

Re: HOW MANY ON HERE

Mon Mar 01, 2010 9:43 am

Forever Blue wrote:Work for themselves or Did ?

I ran Pubs, Clubs, Hotels, Shops etc and I am now a Landlord and a an author :lol:


I was a self employed dj for a while :D

Re: HOW MANY ON HERE

Mon Mar 01, 2010 10:05 am

I use to work in IT with my own limited company. Labour pissed me off with their new tax laws it was not worth doing anymore. I picked up my bags and left the country.

Re: HOW MANY ON HERE

Mon Mar 01, 2010 10:22 am

Had my own company for 20 years and supplied Orthopaedic bracing and equipment to the NHS,retired 4 years ago at 50 and now living the life of a playboy on a budget lol.Whilst I was working I had lot's of money and no time to spend it, now I have loads of time and no money to spend, but I get buy and I'm hardly starving to death.
Mind you after 5 wives, it's a wonder I got any mony left, at one time for a period of a few years I was having to pay 22 grand a year maintenance, fecking mental.
But with all the shit my daughter is having to go through, I have learnt the lesson that your health and the health of your loved ones is far more importnaat than any amount of money or wealth, would like to think I have a better take on what life is all about now and appreciate the simple things far more and no longer take things for granted.

Always take time to smell the roses whilst you have the chance. ;)

Re: HOW MANY ON HERE

Mon Mar 01, 2010 10:35 am

I think Cheggers runs his own business......LOL :D Wont employ me tho!!lmao

Re: HOW MANY ON HERE

Mon Mar 01, 2010 12:50 pm

nigelmac wrote:I do too.

computer sales / repairs been doing it for about 7 years, got a lot of business customers who pay by the hour so all good !!- so if anyone needs a computer fixing give me a shout.... discount for anyone who mentions the board :ayatollah:


gis a job :lol: :ayatollah: