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Researcher 208309 Started conversation Feb 28, 2003
Entry: black economy - A975828
Author: Researcher 208309 - U208309
A tale of our times in five acts, a love story (sort of), topical (in some quarters they talk of nothing else). No wizards, goblins or fairies. And all the better for that, some would say.
A975828 - black economy
a girl called Ben Posted Feb 28, 2003
I loved it!
Once upon a time I shared a house with two other IT Contractors and a guy who ran a garage. I was the only woman living in the house, and there were - complications - which I have no intention of going into here, but which I will tell in person at the drop of a hat for a large rum and coke, or three. Let's just say that they involved a proposition or two, but not necesarily of the kind that you are thinking...
Fast forward - or slip sideways in fact - one of the IT Contractors was in a relationship, so much so that he had bought a house for his girlfriend. He is a lovely guy even if... Well. I said I wouldn't tell the story here, and I won't. But the thing which made me think of this guy was that he had met his girlfriend because she was originally his cleaning lady.
You don't by any chance know a guy who is working in Holland and who is also a demon at ironing do you?
an IT Contractor called Ben
Paying IR35 through the nose
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friendlywithteeth Posted Mar 8, 2003
I'll have to meet ye now Ben!
great piece by the way 
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Researcher 208309 Posted Sep 12, 2003
whaddaya think of this, girl named Ben??
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Spiff Posted Sep 15, 2003
Hi BB et Cie,
I think this is a triffic entry, 
! It's interesting to see a piece like this that is about a subject that would probably attract few people's attention in a bare, factual format, converted into a fascinating interaction between two characters, so that the reader is intrigued and drawn to find out what lies behind the poor chap's woes.
One detail i particularly liked, setting a stylistic tone that pleased me, was the 'cautiously sniffing at the milk' in one of the first sentences. Just the kind of thing that makes it 'real'.
I had a look at your U-space, BB, and discovered that this was not the first of your entries that i had read! About the future having a certain rosy hue... 
I think this is on a different level though. This is real creative writing; style and content, character, description, dialogue. It's goddit all!
ta for sharing it in the AWW
cyaround
spiff
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