paul.mitchell1984
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Registered: 31st Aug 06
Location: Wakefield
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on my 1st one ever tonight how did you guys find it when starting?
i started at ten and have had 3 coffee's already 
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antoni
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Registered: 30th Dec 07
Location: irlam, manchester
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not on a night shift but watchin ufc highlights 
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JonnyJ
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Registered: 23rd Sep 05
Location: Scotchland
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You get used to it  just reverse the times you would for a day shift really. Im constantly swapping and changing between nights and days due to uni, sleep pattern can get fucked but its worth it for the extra money
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DannyB
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Registered: 6th Feb 08
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Im often awake till 3-4am, then up at about 10 when my dog needs to go out for a piss, you get used to it really.Atleast you have thinterweb at work to keep you amused.
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jimmy 2.1
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Registered: 17th Oct 05
Location: Shipley, West Yorkshire
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Just keep your self busy till around 3am, otherwise its like time stops! If i aren't busy i start getting tired and falling asleep.
Like said, at least you have the internet and aren't waiting around for machines to break down like i do when i'm on nights
[Edited on 12-02-2008 by jimmy 2.1]
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paul.mitchell1984
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Registered: 31st Aug 06
Location: Wakefield
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kind of have to wait for it to break i work for Link that deal with the networks for the UK ATM's lol,
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DannyB
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Registered: 6th Feb 08
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go on miniclip and find a game to get a addicted to till ur shifts over
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antoni
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Registered: 30th Dec 07
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get me some damned monies so i can get my car sorted then
the atm's at the tesco i work in are always broke, always when you need it most aswell
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paul.mitchell1984
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Registered: 31st Aug 06
Location: Wakefield
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haha im not that good unfirtunately, do u think id be stuck in uk if i could??
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antoni
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Registered: 30th Dec 07
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good point but that doesnt explain why the atm's in my darn tesco never work
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paul.mitchell1984
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Registered: 31st Aug 06
Location: Wakefield
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depends who owns the machine tbh, theres some good companies whos negtwors rarely go wrong and theres others that are a total ****** but im not allowd to say who lol
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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I just got home from night shift. It's natural now.
Although I never actually work my full shift, I'm still getting paid right now
It's strange somedays though, I'll be tired by 1 some nights and struggle, where as others I'll get home at 6 and not be able to sleep.
[Edited on 12-02-2008 by Graham88]
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Adam
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Registered: 1st May 01
Location: Hurstbourne Tarrant
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Finished my 2nd night of 4 today. Personally prefer the shifts to the normal 9-5.
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Whittie
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Registered: 11th Aug 06
Location: North Wales Drives: BMW, Corsa & Fiat
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I used to just watch films on nights
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IvIarkgraham
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Registered: 27th Mar 04
Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
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i now work permanent nights
extra £60 take home
have a 3hour break to watch a film or play darts
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Kyle T
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Registered: 11th Sep 04
Location: Selby, North Yorkshire
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I hated them when I had to do them, proper fucked me up for a couple of weeks.
I had the luxory of internet access and could even get away with watching a DVD or two if it was quiet, but still it's mind numbingly boring and the sleep pattern royally messed me up 
Glad I'm a normal 9-5'er now 
Lotus Elise 111R
Impreza WRX STi
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16V_1600
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Registered: 7th Oct 07
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Yeah, I hate nights the first one is always the killer. Start at 8pm and fucked by 0230 with another 5.5 hours left 
After that, I just change my sleep pattern then it's fine.
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Cosmo
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Registered: 29th Mar 01
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Im meant to be starting this week doing night shifts, but got a feeling Im going to tell them to GTF.
Mainly because it'll be constant work from 10-6 rather than sat on my ass watching movies and playing on the net like most of you lot seem to do
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WATSON
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Registered: 16th Jun 05
Location: Fife, Scotland
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Try working from the friday 6pm right to the monday 7am
Nightmare!
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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quote:
Originally posted by WATSON
Try working from the friday 6pm right to the monday 7am
Nightmare!
WTF, surely that's illegal to work that long?
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Nismo
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Registered: 12th Sep 02
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i used to do them, 12-8 every month or so, 7days in a row.
used to love them, spend all night watching films or playing games.
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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i work earlies, nights and lates at ford.
nights is ok, i actually like it (10:30pm-6:30am).
the only crappy shift is the monday night as you get up normal time monday morning, do what you do then you gotta stay awake until 7am tuesday morning.
but after that, it's easy.
i usually get to sleep around 7am and wake up about 3pm so i have a fair amount of sleep, more than i get when i'm on earlies, which is about 4-5 hours.
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16V_1600
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Registered: 7th Oct 07
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quote:
Originally posted by Graham88
quote:
Originally posted by WATSON
Try working from the friday 6pm right to the monday 7am
Nightmare!
WTF, surely that's illegal to work that long?
Yeah I thought 12 hour max shift with a minimum of 8hrs rest before next shift.
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Whittie
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Registered: 11th Aug 06
Location: North Wales Drives: BMW, Corsa & Fiat
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quote:
Originally posted by Graham88
quote:
Originally posted by WATSON
Try working from the friday 6pm right to the monday 7am
Nightmare!
WTF, surely that's illegal to work that long?
Try 3, 16 hour days in a row then
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