Who is your daddy and what does he do...

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  1. AthersleyRed

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    Cleaner. Keeping everything sparkly
     
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    I worked in the Civil Service (DWP) for 18 years until I took early retirement just over 2 years ago. Crap pension but I was a miner for 16 years and also have the MWP. Not great but I can manage
     
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    The Soviet designs are very distinctive, first and foremost because of the lack of religious imagery. The kings don't have crosses on the top, and the bishops don't have mitres.

    As 90% of the world's top players were Soviet for the majority of the 20th century, you can find photos of top grandmasters playing with Soviet sets in top level tournaments, making them highly collectible by chess nerds! The popularity of The Queen's Gambit on Netflix stimulated interest yet further in Soviet chess sets, as they feature prominently in the final tournament. Curiously for a show that was so meticulously researched, the set used in Beth Harmon's game in the last episode was never used in top level tournaments, it was mass-produced, often in gulags, and sold to everyday Soviet citizens.

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    Do you know Mr Mather, Le Roux Fourie, Miss George or Mr Southern?
     
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    Plant hire controller
     
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    Ditto!
    Ex food retailer, retired early, but seem to have got roped into helping the missus with her contract cleaning business a couple of days a week.....means I don't need to touch the pension yet, so I'm prepared to make the sacrifice :D.
     
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    Unfortunately from a financial aspect not that type
     
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    cool.
     
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    I think that's a bit of an exaggeration! But I find it interesting!
     
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    Currently work as a Food Studies tutor at an SEN school. The job is so much more than that though and is definitely more mentally draining than physically. Been there almost 3.5 years now and it’s nice knowing that I may be contributing in some small way towards making our students lives better. All about banking that compassion.
     
    SouthCoastTyke, Aug 30, 2023
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    IT.

    P.S. I'm not Pennywise The Dancing Clown.
     
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    Work for BMBC (North Area Council) - manage a team who work in the north area of Barnsley who maintain most of the Council-owned green spaces.
     
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    Who's your team, one bloke with a Flymo? :)
     
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    Residential building surveyor, do mortgage work as well.
     
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    A fair few people who I know have retired say since doing so they don't know how they ever found time to work, to fit everything in :D
     
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    IT at a Uni in Leeds until 31/12/23!!! Then nowt..... Eek!
     
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    Product manager at a company that hosts education plans and monitors attendance for looked after children, children with a social worker, and children with special educational needs.
     
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    App Support for South Yorkshire and Humberside Police
     
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    3 of the top ten most fascinating posts in BBS history
     
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