Well they hit us with a bombshell last night. Cisco are binning our office.
So from July 1st I'll need another job. We have been undercut by a comapny in the Phillipines who can work a case for $29 and have 2 people working on it and they will works several shifts from 8am till midnight their time which covers ours and the Oz tac's shifts so they will be going as well.
:evil: :evil: :evil: :( :cry:
Bad news mate. Sorry to hear it. :(
Good news though is that you could always sell the big issue. :D
shit, there goes my decent Cisco contact.
I'll be joining you in July, my job is non-existent after that. We should start a club. 'The Jinxed Job-Seekers'
Good luck in what ever you follow
Good luck to all you punters joining the great unwashed.
If I ever get the push I'm going into the 'Gaming LAN' business.
Take I15 for example. 600+ punters all paying £60 for a weekends gaming.
QuoteGood luck to all you punters joining the great unwashed.
If I ever get the push I'm going into the 'Gaming LAN' business.
Take I15 for example. 600+ punters all paying £60 for a weekends gaming.
Now there's an idea GFK. Maybe you can accquire a few switches before you go and get together with Oldie, set up some game servers, hire a local hall at weekends and sell places to punters? :idea: :?:
Though I suppose you'd have to canvas the local populace first to see if there would be any interest? :?
if u are really serious about doing that then i have a few contacts through the MPUK forums, they also support up and comming lans with advice and advertisment. although there would b a HUGE start up capital. ud have to buy servers switches miles of cables etc.
QuoteGood luck to all you punters joining the great unwashed.
If I ever get the push I'm going into the 'Gaming LAN' business.
Take I15 for example. 600+ punters all paying £60 for a weekends gaming.
ye but dont forget operating costs i.e the communal hole in the ground masquerading as a toilet
Servers and switches and cabling is not really a problem as I have most of that already, hmmm I see a plan forming anyone up for it?
:D to the plan, and :( to your upcoming job loss.
intersting idea, would need to deriously look at venues and the market for it.
Whereabouts is the next question.
QuoteGood luck to all you punters joining the great unwashed.
If I ever get the push I'm going into the 'Gaming LAN' business.
Take I15 for example. 600+ punters all paying £60 for a weekends gaming.
The interesting part would be convincing the bank for a loan for the first event. Ok so the figures add up, problem is the peeps holding the purse strings are so tech challenged.......
i would b willing to go in with u on some of the capital as i have a bit of savings, not much tho :(
also as i have been to the events and being an active member of the mpuk forums i can drum up business, i have a few contacts [through my dad] on the venue front.
HHmm costs:
1)Rental of Hall.
1a)Whe the owner knows what u plan they'll prob charge extra for elecy.
2)Weekends Insurance? for premisses? Players kit is own risk yes?.
3)A few bouncers.
4)Advertising/hype. Ok so once you've done one it gets cheaper for future events.
5)Desks/tables? not every hall out there has the kit.
6)Power distribution. You'd have to use the units they use on building sites for tapping the power off to each row of desks.
7)VAT.
What else peeps? were working here for a gross of 60 * 600 £36,000.
no way, u cant go straight in at a huge lan, u must build a client base and learn some lessons of smaller lans like the SL [stratlan] events that mpuk also run i think they r about 50-60 ppl, maybe 100 would even be a bit big for 1st events.
I am already involved in running a small lan club here in Leics for about 20 peeps so have an idea of what its about. The location is going to be important as it has to easily reachable for all clients and some serious work would need to be done locating a suitable venue that can easily handle the power requirements and deal with the requirements of a group of people (toilets and refreshments etc) Also some basic behaviour guidelines would have to be drawn up.
Quote3)A few bouncers.
That would be me then....... 6ft 3ins 230lb, No.1 skinhead... and I'll remove a coupe of front teeth to add to the effect. :wink:
You should fit in with all them cambridge monkeys there all f*****g nutters at least when us northern boys turn up to the LAN it brings the intelligence level up a bit (i did say a bit :wink: )
Are we not bringing Jas then? :wink:
QuoteAre we not bringing Jas then? :wink:
SSSssssh im trying to make us look intelligent we dont need to let the new guys know were as thick as pig shit..... at least for the first minute or 2 we might look clever :D :D :D
but Smite, I enjoy our philosophical discussions over breakfast :)
Erm i do not know this man, do not listen to him watsover i do NOT share any type of breakfast with him it is all lies...
(You need to be more careful Gandy goodgod you know squirrel will get jealous)
:D :D :D
might that b the same philosipical [sp] discussion between me and TL about how the waitress was wearing thre same bra as the day b4?
No it wasnt the same one i have that in my Away bag :D :D
And then to round off a really good weekend I heard that my friend who runs the club I dj at regulally has just lost it so there goes my monthly residency as well. What a stunning start to the year......errr not!! :cry:
this comunity is obvously cursed
Quotethis comunity is obvously cursed
WITCH!!![/SIZE]
Burn Him!!!! :twisted: :twisted:
ooo
cant i b spanked insted???? :twisted:
Oh a spanking, a spanking!
And then the oral sex!
snooks, why just talk about it when you can do it? :pimp:
i wasnt planning oral sex snooks but im shure that SS would ablige