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A conundrum
« on: January 30, 2010, 01:20:55 PM »
I was recently commissioned to do a big job for an American outfit operating in this country. They paid, the locals supervised the work.

The American company closed its financial year books in December and paid up in advance (?12K  eeek:)

The English outfit has gone bust and the job is off.

The Americans don't want the money back as it is too complicated apparently.

I seem to have been paid for nothing and no one wants the cash back  rubschin:

Charity or Caviar?
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Re: A conundrum
« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2010, 01:29:42 PM »
And what exactly is the conundrum  noooo:
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Re: A conundrum
« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2010, 01:32:23 PM »
Guilt  redface:
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Re: A conundrum
« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2010, 01:34:32 PM »
I thought it was Mrs Nick who was Catholic  whistle:
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Re: A conundrum
« Reply #4 on: January 30, 2010, 01:36:10 PM »
I was brought up Chapel (Methodist). You can never escape it  noooo:
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Re: A conundrum
« Reply #5 on: January 30, 2010, 01:41:28 PM »
You can assuage your guilt by sharing it out amongst your friends on the pub like....  cloud9:
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Re: A conundrum
« Reply #6 on: January 30, 2010, 01:42:44 PM »
Oh yes I like that idea  lol:

May I have a glass of tap water and some dry bread please- I was bought up according to the Church of Oliver  sad24:
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Re: A conundrum
« Reply #7 on: January 30, 2010, 01:44:15 PM »
You could fly everybody out to Cyprus for a mahoosive piss up at my owse like...
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Re: A conundrum
« Reply #8 on: January 30, 2010, 01:45:58 PM »
Good plan. Here you are. Drinks all round



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Re: A conundrum
« Reply #9 on: January 30, 2010, 01:47:29 PM »
Good plan. Here you are. Drinks all round





A fiver?  eeek:

You tight bastard! How about the other ?11,995 then...?  cussing:
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Re: A conundrum
« Reply #10 on: January 30, 2010, 01:51:05 PM »
What did George Best say? "I spent millions on booze, fast cars and women. The rest I wasted"
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Re: A conundrum
« Reply #11 on: January 30, 2010, 01:54:52 PM »
What did George Best say? "I spent millions on booze, fast cars and women. The rest I wasted"

How about your guilt like...?  ::)
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Re: A conundrum
« Reply #12 on: January 30, 2010, 01:56:21 PM »
I shall have to live with the burden.I have put the whole lot in a high interest account in case they ever want it back  whistle:
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Re: A conundrum
« Reply #13 on: January 30, 2010, 01:57:46 PM »
Hope it's not a joint account  whistle:
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Re: A conundrum
« Reply #14 on: January 30, 2010, 02:00:18 PM »
Oh, Nooooooooooooooooooo  eveilgrin:
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