So we had this new cleaner come round yesterday for an 'interview'

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09-01-2016, 09:31 AM
Burney

So we had this new cleaner come round yesterday for an 'interview'

Nice girl, reasonably bright, not too common, wants to be a photographer ( :shrug: ) and probably quite reasonable-looking, but she's absolutely covered in bloody tattoos and has studs through her nose.

What on earth possesses these people? She could probably get a proper job if she looked normal, but her silly choices have basically limited her to casual menial labour or freelancing. It actually made me quite sad. I also feel a bit shīt that we're paying the agency £11.50 an hour (less than we were paying our previous cleaner), of which she's getting just £7.50. :-\ Now I'm no socialist, but that feels wrong to me.
09-01-2016, 09:42 AM
Pat Vegas

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Originally Posted by Burney

Nice girl, reasonably bright, not too common, wants to be a photographer ( :shrug: ) and probably quite reasonable-looking, but she's absolutely covered in bloody tattoos and has studs through her nose.

What on earth possesses these people? She could probably get a proper job if she looked normal, but her silly choices have basically limited her to casual menial labour or freelancing. It actually made me quite sad. I also feel a bit shīt that we're paying the agency £11.50 an hour (less than we were paying our previous cleaner), of which she's getting just £7.50. :-\ Now I'm no socialist, but that feels wrong to me.

The awkward moment will come when she asks if she can photograph you Berni.
09-01-2016, 09:47 AM
Sir C

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Originally Posted by Burney

Nice girl, reasonably bright, not too common, wants to be a photographer ( :shrug: ) and probably quite reasonable-looking, but she's absolutely covered in bloody tattoos and has studs through her nose.

What on earth possesses these people? She could probably get a proper job if she looked normal, but her silly choices have basically limited her to casual menial labour or freelancing. It actually made me quite sad. I also feel a bit shīt that we're paying the agency £11.50 an hour (less than we were paying our previous cleaner), of which she's getting just £7.50. :-\ Now I'm no socialist, but that feels wrong to me.

You could leave her a fiver a week as a tip. More if she wears a french maid outfit.
09-01-2016, 09:49 AM
Pat Vegas

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Originally Posted by Sir C

You could leave her a fiver a week as a tip. More if she wears a french maid outfit.

Do you think that would go with the tattoos and piercings?

THREAD HIJACK ALERT.
I will purchase a new amp at some point.
Fender Blues Junior or Vox AC15?
09-01-2016, 09:53 AM
Burney

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Originally Posted by Sir C

You could leave her a fiver a week as a tip. More if she wears a french maid outfit.

I'm thinking we should offer her extra work cash in hand. Like cleaning the oven, maybe?
09-01-2016, 09:55 AM
Burney

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Originally Posted by Pat Vegas

The awkward moment will come when she asks if she can photograph you Berni.

I have worked as a photographic model, I'll have you know. OK, I was about 7 and my dad was running the ad agency and only had to pay me in ice cream, but still.
09-01-2016, 10:02 AM
Luis Anaconda

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Originally Posted by Burney

I have worked as a photographic model, I'll have you know. OK, I was about 7 and my dad was running the ad agency and only had to pay me in ice cream, but still.

What flavour?
09-01-2016, 10:03 AM
Pat Vegas

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Originally Posted by Burney

I have worked as a photographic model, I'll have you know. OK, I was about 7 and my dad was running the ad agency and only had to pay me in ice cream, but still.

Oh I wasn't suggesting you wouldn't make an excellent subject but it could lead to a terrible timing situation.

For example I am not really a dog person and there was a short time where this neighbour would take her dog out whilst all Lycra'd up and she'd always be walking past and say hello as I arrived home. So the one day I decide to give the dog a stroke my wife comes round the corner. :hehe: Bad timing.
09-01-2016, 10:25 AM
Sir C

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Originally Posted by Pat Vegas

Do you think that would go with the tattoos and piercings?

THREAD HIJACK ALERT.
I will purchase a new amp at some point.
Fender Blues Junior or Vox AC15?

I'm no amp expert, f. Ash is your man for such a decision.
09-01-2016, 10:26 AM
Sir C

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Originally Posted by Burney

I'm thinking we should offer her extra work cash in hand. Like cleaning the oven, maybe?

Cleaning the oven is a euphemism, right?
09-01-2016, 10:27 AM
Burney

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Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda

What flavour?

This was the seventies. It would have been a 99 con flake.
09-01-2016, 10:28 AM
Burney

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Originally Posted by Sir C

Cleaning the oven is a euphemism, right?

:nod: I'd also ask her to polish my brassware.
09-01-2016, 10:31 AM
Burney

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Originally Posted by Pat Vegas

Oh I wasn't suggesting you wouldn't make an excellent subject but it could lead to a terrible timing situation.

For example I am not really a dog person and there was a short time where this neighbour would take her dog out whilst all Lycra'd up and she'd always be walking past and say hello as I arrived home. So the one day I decide to give the dog a stroke my wife comes round the corner. :hehe: Bad timing.

I'm assuming 'give the dog a stroke' is a euphemism?
09-01-2016, 10:32 AM
Pat Vegas

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Originally Posted by Burney

I'm assuming 'give the dog a stroke' is a euphemism?

:nod: It was more of a pat.
09-01-2016, 10:42 AM
Ash

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Originally Posted by Pat Vegas

Do you think that would go with the tattoos and piercings?

THREAD HIJACK ALERT.
I will purchase a new amp at some point.
Fender Blues Junior or Vox AC15?

AC15 with Blue Speakers. :cloud9:

https://www.gak.co.uk/en/vox-ac15c1x...FVXnGwodFoML5Q

http://www.voxshowroom.com/uk/amp/vab.html
09-01-2016, 10:48 AM
Pat Vegas

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Originally Posted by Ash

AC15 with Blue Speakers. :cloud9:

https://www.gak.co.uk/en/vox-ac15c1x...FVXnGwodFoML5Q

http://www.voxshowroom.com/uk/amp/vab.html

:cloud9: It's lovely. I am making do with my current set up until I move place which will have to have an area I can play guitar a little bit without worrying about disturbing people.

Not to harp on about the same old thing this is one of the things I like that my canadian relatives have. They have space to do stuff like like this. My uncle has a whole set up in the basement and can play properly without any worries.
09-01-2016, 11:01 AM
Ash

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Originally Posted by Pat Vegas

:cloud9: It's lovely. I am making do with my current set up until I move place which will have to have an area I can play guitar a little bit without worrying about disturbing people.

Not to harp on about the same old thing this is one of the things I like that my canadian relatives have. They have space to do stuff like like this. My uncle has a whole set up in the basement and can play properly without any worries.

Hmm. Good luck with that. The only time I turn up loud is in a rehearsal studio, though one way to get a nice overdriven sounds at low volume is to use pre-amps to massively overdrive the amp. I used to chain a couple of pre-amp pedals into my HiWatt to get a nice valve distortion on the bass at very low volume.
09-01-2016, 11:07 AM
Pat Vegas

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Originally Posted by Ash

Hmm. Good luck with that. The only time I turn up loud is in a rehearsal studio, though one way to get a nice overdriven sounds at low volume is to use pre-amps to massively overdrive the amp. I used to chain a couple of pre-amp pedals into my HiWatt to get a nice valve distortion on the bass at very low volume.

I mainly use software at the moment. Mainly Amplitube and Guitar Rig 5 for software they actually come up with some really good sounds. Amplitube has deals with Marshall, Orange etc to give a virtual version of their amps. What I do like about it I can play with all different settings and effects without having to purchase a million pedals. It's much better than I ever thought it would be.

Though nothing would beat playing through a real amp. I am thinking of hiring a rehearsal space just for jamming. I can split it with my mate.
09-01-2016, 11:08 AM
SWv2

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Originally Posted by Ash

Hmm. Good luck with that. The only time I turn up loud is in a rehearsal studio, though one way to get a nice overdriven sounds at low volume is to use pre-amps to massively overdrive the amp. I used to chain a couple of pre-amp pedals into my HiWatt to get a nice valve distortion on the bass at very low volume.

Do you still actively play?
09-01-2016, 11:10 AM
Ash

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Originally Posted by SWv2

Do you still actively play?

Not been in a band for a while.
09-01-2016, 11:10 AM
Ash

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Originally Posted by Pat Vegas

Though nothing would beat playing through a real amp. I am thinking of hiring a rehearsal space just for jamming. I can split it with my mate.

Good idea.
09-01-2016, 11:22 AM
Ash

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Originally Posted by Ash

Good idea.

THat reminds me. Just to threadjack the threadjack here's another bass-riff-based track. So simple but the occasional harmonic variant thrown in while the guitar layers crash and slide around really does itfor me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbvfzcPjBPM
09-01-2016, 11:26 AM
Burney

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Originally Posted by Ash

THat reminds me. Just to threadjack the threadjack here's another bass-riff-based track. So simple but the occasional harmonic variant thrown in while the guitar layers crash and slide around really does itfor me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbvfzcPjBPM

Just to rehijack it for a sec, could someone tell me what they think is a reasonable hourly rate to pay a cleaner?
09-01-2016, 11:28 AM
Ash

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Originally Posted by Burney

Just to rehijack it for a sec, could someone tell me what they think is a reasonable hourly rate to pay a cleaner?

I have no idea. Monty has form in that area of economic activity. I applaud your instinctive unease at the expropriation of surplus value by the parasitical agency though. :thumbup:
09-01-2016, 11:32 AM
Sir C

I pay mine £15 per hour.

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Originally Posted by Burney

Just to rehijack it for a sec, could someone tell me what they think is a reasonable hourly rate to pay a cleaner?

She's only worth 50p, to be honest.
09-01-2016, 11:34 AM
Burney

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Originally Posted by Sir C

She's only worth 50p, to be honest.

Yeah. That's what we paid the old one. She did a good job. Always folded the lavatory paper into a little arrow like in a hotel.
09-01-2016, 11:39 AM
Burney

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Originally Posted by Ash

I have no idea. Monty has form in that area of economic activity. I applaud your instinctive unease at the expropriation of surplus value by the parasitical agency though. :thumbup:

It's not so much the agency that bothers me - middle men are what they are - as the fact that this poor girl is effectively going to be getting half what my previous cleaner did for the same job. Now I know the laws of supply and demand are in this instance working in my favour, but it don't seem right.

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