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Old 20th Oct 2008, 19:56
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I don't own this space under my name. I should have leased it while I still could
 
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Before you can start to claim anything you need to ensure that 24 hr messing is not available. I don't know your situation but if you have a need for 24 hr messing then the system should provide. If it is more one of convenience rather than lack of provison then no chance.

Once, when I was on a rota 14 hr night/10 hr day, I used to get a packed lunch, after breakfast, before going to bed. Naturally I would wake around midday but with the packed lunch in the room did not worry that I could not get back to sleep, would miss lunch, and spend the afternoon hungry. Without that pcked lunch I would have been tempted to get up. With the comfort blanket of a packed lunch I would drop off to sleep again and then put the packed lunch in the bin.
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