Prague

Discussion in 'Painters' Talk' started by ponty01., Jan 30, 2008.

  1. ponty01.

    ponty01. New Member

    Well ladies and gentlemen, I can confirm our delgation are going back to Prague for a couple of days on Monday. I am not sure why we have been invited but it's all expenses paid, so it would be rude to decline ;)

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  2. jcts

    jcts Active Member

    what a load of rubbish
     
  3. ponty01.

    ponty01. New Member

    what a load of rubbish

    That's true.

    We will not now be returning until Sunday due a change in the itinerary.

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  4. tonynoarm

    tonynoarm New Member

    Don't worry about how long you are away for IWS. Some would say the longer the better ;)
     
  5. ponty01.

    ponty01. New Member

    I suppose so.

    Absence makes the heart grow stronger

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  6. ponty01.

    ponty01. New Member

    Speak to you all soon - behave in my absence. We fly out in the morning.

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  7. ponty01.

    ponty01. New Member

    See yez, I'm off for a couple of scoops, then early to bed early to raise. Got a flight to Prague to catch in the morning.

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  8. ponty01.

    ponty01. New Member

    Good Morning one and all !!

    I'm back again after my Prague 'experience'.

    I know its credit crunch time / recession etc but them guys really are taking the pea.

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  9. Burlington Bertie

    Burlington Bertie New Member

    So how was the week on Avon Fire & Rescue night shifts, ISW?
     
  10. ponty01.

    ponty01. New Member

    Bertie I left the fire service a few years ago. It wasn't A&S, and we did not work seven nights on the run. The shifts were 2 days on (12 hours) and two nights on (15 hours), followed by four days off.

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  11. Burlington Bertie

    Burlington Bertie New Member

    So you left the fire service to become what Dick Puller on the plumbers forum calls a CCC?
     
  12. ponty01.

    ponty01. New Member

    BB what's a CCC? Based on his name he could be another name for Ponty :^O

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  13. bulgariangay

    bulgariangay New Member

    shifts, ISW?


    hehehe you funny birty you make me laugh. ISW i spray water;fireman hehehe

    :)
     
  14. ponty01.

    ponty01. New Member

    i spray water !!!

    Ponty strikes again? ;)

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  15. G Brown.

    G Brown. New Member

    Sigh of relief for a couple of days, IWS is pretending to be in Spain, look out for him though under is muns.
     
  16. bulgariangay

    bulgariangay New Member

    under is muns.

    hi ponty wat have iws romanian)guy tonynoarm goodwill jamespond in common/ is easy

    iws it was sam :)
     
  17. ponty01.

    ponty01. New Member

    Me again! I've been away for a few hours whilst watching my football team participating in a European Competition.

    Now then, back to Prague. Whats been happening I hear you ask.

    Basically me and couple of associates invested in a few properties and converted them into a hotel complex over there. Just before the complex was completed we were made an offer that was just too good to refuse from another party interested in purchasing it from us. We sold out and managed the completion of the remaining works whilst being salaried.

    It transpires that earlier this year the properties changed ownership again, but the new purchaser went into liquidation.

    We were invited out to Prague, unaware as to what had happened. The intention was that the party who invited us, who turned out to be acting for the receivers, wanted to entice us to buy back the property for the price we SOLD it out!! They claimed the value had risen because the complex was now completed - yet totally vacant!! They also claim property prices are still rising over there. Yeah right!!

    We have had to lay staff off recently, the time is not yet right to re-invest. Give it another 6-9 months and things may start to improve, having declined further in the meantime.

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  18. Burlington Bertie

    Burlington Bertie New Member

    Great story IWS. Have you signed up for that Jackonory series yet? :^O

    PS Tended any good fires lately, CCCS?
     
  19. tonynoarm

    tonynoarm New Member

    Whats been happening I hear you ask

    Not me !! Only kidding, couldn't wait :(
     
  20. ponty01.

    ponty01. New Member

    Jackanory?

    tonynobrain, nobody makes you read it.

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