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Topic: What does "box room" mean? |
Bipolar Bear
Replies: 6
Views: 4125
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Forum: Accommodation Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 12:12 pm Subject: What does "box room" mean? |
| very small room often with no window. |
Topic: Mobile scams galore |
Bipolar Bear
Replies: 6
Views: 2449
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Forum: Stuff For Sale Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 7:32 pm Subject: Mobile scams galore |
| If you are after an N95, check out www.GBphones.com. They are a phone comparison website, i.e. they don't stock the phones themselves but provide links to the best deals from all suppliers. I got a K8 ... |
Topic: Travel in Morocco |
Bipolar Bear
Replies: 14
Views: 3302
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Forum: Travel Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 9:36 pm Subject: Travel in Morocco |
| we did northern morocco by ourselves xmas before last. we got cheap flights into southern spain - i forget which airport exactly but it was about an hour by bus to algeciras. we had to stay the night ... |
Topic: Northfields Estate Agents |
Bipolar Bear
Replies: 7
Views: 3230
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Forum: Accommodation Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 8:16 pm Subject: Northfields Estate Agents |
| we have just leased a place in ealing broadway, northfields were recommended to us. but when i went in there - middle of the day during the week, so not a busy time - the girl i spoke to really wasnt ... |
Topic: Which Broadband provider??????????????? |
Bipolar Bear
Replies: 83
Views: 48662
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Forum: Services Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 11:49 pm Subject: Which Broadband provider??????????????? |
| yes i have been with bethere.co.uk for over a year now and they are great - i recommend them to everyone. great customer service, good price and probably the only truly unlimited adsl broadband provi ... |
Topic: What do you think of purpose built flats? |
Bipolar Bear
Replies: 4
Views: 1661
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Forum: Accommodation Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 5:08 pm Subject: What do you think of purpose built flats? |
| hate 'em. concrete monstrosities mostly. and if they are relatively new you can be sure the build quality will be shocking ie thin walls = noisy. give me a nice terrace or victorian conversion any day ... |
Topic: London to Slough |
Bipolar Bear
Replies: 6
Views: 6690
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Forum: Travel Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 6:29 pm Subject: London to Slough |
| I would add that trains running out of paddington are all First Great Western... who would have to provide the worst rail service in the country - dirty smelly overcrowded trains and always running la ... |
Topic: In the Uk, who can certify a copy document for visa purposes |
Bipolar Bear
Replies: 5
Views: 7533
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Forum: Jobs Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 10:25 pm Subject: In the Uk, who can certify a copy document for visa purposes |
| yeah in England only a solicitor can certify documents - and in fact not just any solicitor either, they need to do some extra course which certifies them to certify documents (if that makes sense). w ... |
Topic: How's Townsville? |
Bipolar Bear
Replies: 3
Views: 971
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Forum: Travel Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 2:35 pm Subject: How's Townsville? |
| i was born in townsville, lived there till i was 22, went to uni there. its a nice enough place, i would say somewhat underrated because its not as touristy as cairns (because thats all cairns has goi ... |
Topic: What's wrong with this add? Studio Zone 1. |
Bipolar Bear
Replies: 7
Views: 2319
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Forum: Accommodation Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 10:15 am Subject: What's wrong with this add? Studio Zone 1. |
| yeah its most likely a scam, its way too cheap. even if it is a complete shithole its still way too cheap. There's a lot of these doing the rounds at the moment. my bet is if you email them they will ... |
Topic: Scam: work2home.co.uk NEVER THWART BLUEY |
Bipolar Bear
Replies: 5
Views: 2065
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Forum: Jobs Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 11:25 am Subject: Scam: work2home.co.uk NEVER THWART BLUEY |
| Because that information is now freely available in the public domain to anyone who can be bothered to look it up. therefore there should be no issue posting it here - even if was the owner of a legit ... |
Topic: Road Design Course.Where? |
Bipolar Bear
Replies: 1
Views: 648
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Forum: Jobs Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 8:08 pm Subject: Road Design Course.Where? |
| a what?? |
Topic: HSMP Covering Letter |
Bipolar Bear
Replies: 2
Views: 4362
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Forum: Jobs Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 10:59 am Subject: HSMP Covering Letter |
| why do you need a cover letter? i never sent a cover letter. afaik nowhere in the documentation does it indicate a cover letter is required. all you have to do is download the application form, fill i ... |
Topic: moving to Japan :| .....Ok probably my most important new ye |
Bipolar Bear
Replies: 3
Views: 793
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Forum: Travel Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 10:41 am Subject: moving to Japan :| .....Ok probably my most important new ye |
| How old are you? Do you have any qualifications? Do the TEFL course before you go if you want to work as an english teacher, also some basic japanese lessons would be useful if you have time. japan i ... |
Topic: Warning “Nigerian” scam – or Swedish or American or . . . .! |
Bipolar Bear
Replies: 24
Views: 6344
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Forum: Accommodation Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 1:46 pm Subject: Warning “Nigerian” scam – or Swedish or American or . . . .! |
| janner thanks for your first-hand account, you are providing a very valuable service. Everyone needs to see this and realize the legal and financial repercussions of getting involved in these sorts o ... |
Topic: Contents Insurance |
Bipolar Bear
Replies: 1
Views: 1005
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Forum: Services Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 11:45 am Subject: Contents Insurance |
| as you have already discovered you will have a real hard time finding contents insurance for a houseshare arrangement - there are a few places who will do it but they will charge you the earth so in t ... |
Topic: Secret (Mystery) Shopper Scam |
Bipolar Bear
Replies: 3
Views: 1626
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Forum: Jobs Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 4:10 pm Subject: Secret (Mystery) Shopper Scam |
| but again you would have to be pretty damn stupid to fall for a scam like that. unfortunately i suspect that many will. |
Topic: SCAM WARNING |
Bipolar Bear
Replies: 8
Views: 4800
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Forum: Stuff For Sale Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 12:29 pm Subject: SCAM WARNING |
its a classic money laundering scam. google is your friend...  |
Topic: **Email from Scott - 1 Bed flat in W1 for £550 PM!** |
Bipolar Bear
Replies: 19
Views: 5217
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Forum: Accommodation Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 2:09 pm Subject: **Email from Scott - 1 Bed flat in W1 for £550 PM!** |
| Its a scam - gumtree dont offer this sort of service. plus the price is too good to be true (unless its a real shithole). there is a sticky in the for sale forum about "gumtree protection servic ... |
Topic: Crew Agency tip ! |
Bipolar Bear
Replies: 26
Views: 2735
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Forum: Jobs Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 4:54 pm Subject: Crew Agency tip ! |
| the key factor at this point in time i think is that its now probably too late to get your bank to halt payment, so that cash is gone one way or the other. have you already booked and paid for your f ... |
Topic: HELP Needed for a Naive Newbie |
Bipolar Bear
Replies: 13
Views: 1827
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Forum: Accommodation Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 12:43 pm Subject: HELP Needed for a Naive Newbie |
| Although its certainly not the "right" way to go about it - and i certainly wouldnt enter into this sort of arrangement - unfortunately I don't think its that uncommon, particularly at the c ... |
Topic: Anyone had a GOOD experience with a letting agency in Londo? |
Bipolar Bear
Replies: 12
Views: 3393
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Forum: Accommodation Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 11:40 am Subject: Anyone had a GOOD experience with a letting agency in Londo? |
| Look for agencies registered with ARLA, OEA, NALS and NAEA. |
Topic: HELP Needed for a Naive Newbie |
Bipolar Bear
Replies: 13
Views: 1827
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Forum: Accommodation Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 11:37 am Subject: HELP Needed for a Naive Newbie |
| I assumed that bit was a mis-type, and the op really meant 4 weeks security deposit. |
Topic: Crew Agency tip ! |
Bipolar Bear
Replies: 26
Views: 2735
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Forum: Jobs Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 4:35 pm Subject: Crew Agency tip ! |
I'm bored at work today so I did 2 mins of quick googling... seriously Anna if you are still reading this I suggest you check out the following url RIGHT NOW:
http://www.cruiselinesjobs.com/eng/cru ... |
Topic: Crew Agency tip ! |
Bipolar Bear
Replies: 26
Views: 2735
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Forum: Jobs Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 2:56 pm Subject: Crew Agency tip ! |
| I dont know much about cruise ship jobs but common sense tells me that ~250EUR/day for a cruise ship job with no previous experience is way too good to be true. I know there are others here who have w ... |
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