Recent content by Robert Bone

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    Marketing Book

    I just thought I'd add a little more to my situation. I've done some searching on the forum and marketing books is a common subject of thread, but what I'm looking for is something different to the norm. As a magician I am a sole-trader and I'm not selling products from a website or shop...
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    Marketing Book

    On the subject of "marketing books", is there any that anyone would recommend? I need to give things a push and up the marketing, but I can't afford to get it wrong! Any good books to start in the right direction.
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    These Damned Fags

    The pangs will fade after a few days. After a while your body will just start accepting them and ignoring them, and then you start getting over the actually addiction. Imagine a car alarm goes off at night-time down your road. At first it is very annoying and occupies the fore-front of your...
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    These Damned Fags

    If the article doesn't sway you to quit (and stay a non-smoker) then some of the comments added afterwards should do! Glad it's all going well for everyone though. No-one seems to have gone completely mental. After a week your lungs are going to start clearing themselves, that's when you...
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    Local Magician To Surprise Bride!

    Date: Friday 19th January 2007 Magician Robert Bone is to perform a special show. The show is a version of Robert’s act, but the highlight will be an illusion that the bride won’t forget in a hurry! Robert is a professional magician in Dorset and the stunt is a one-off performance that he...
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    These Damned Fags

    So are we a forum of non-smoker's today? Have the challengers going through cold turkey, or secretly puffing away on a sneaky Benson?
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    These Damned Fags

    Richard, I started to quit when I had a virus a few years back and couldn't smoke as my throat was so sore. After a few days I realised my body had gone without nicotene for 48 hours so it seemed like nature had got me past the tough bit! Oh, and avoid pubs and other places where people smoke...
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    These Damned Fags

    I quit just over a year ago. I found the best way was to use the chewing gum stuff. It tastes foul (but so do cigarettes!). I used to chew one of the chewing gums until it tasted foul, then rest it between my upper teeth and gum so the nicotene gets absorbed into the body through the gum...
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    A welly

    Try turning the welly upside down and placing over one spike of some metal railings. Not only will this make it more visible to the person who lost it and aid them finding it again, but it helps you get one over on your neighbours if they only have a lonesome woolly glove on their railings...
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    Buy to Let

    I wouldn't feel comfortable basing growth and expansion plans over 8 years based on the rate of property price increases. As already said, the BTL market is pretty much saturated (especially in some areas of London) which is creating a surplus to the number of tenents in these areas. I...
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    Effest of drugs on spiders!!!

    Out of the millions of videos on youtube, that has got to be one of the few that actually made me laugh!
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    £1,000 - £2,000 with bad credit.

    There are plenty of 'lenders' willing to take the risk for a high return on interest rates. Try looking in the Yellow Pages for: "Fat Tony Loans" "Nick the Greek's Loans and Kebabs" "Mobster's Money Madness" "Cash Converters" (however this one could be a bit dodgy and rip you off)
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    hey hey

    Hi Moojii, and welcome
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    Finance differences

    Yes, I was talking about Chelsea Building Society. They are a good lender and as you pointed out, the Equiifax credit reference can be more forgiving than the Experian one. ofcourse, Chelsea isn't the only lender, but they use Equifax and are more likely to turn a blind eye to some negatives...
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    Finance differences

    Try it. As a mortgage adviser I often came across clients that did not want me to check a new lender incase it affected their credit score. Although having credit scores done can potentially lower your rating, if you've got a low score and someone like Halifax or Abbey will turn you down, your...