Desperate TimesStranded in a hotel in an African war zone with no internet access for two weeks, I was forced to resort to desperate measures. Possessing only my passport and the clothes I stood up in; and the warning "You can catch it shaking hands with a vicar out there" ringing in my ears, I had to draw my own porn in order to preserve my sanity.
Alas, it all came out looking like Coronation Street's Audrey Roberts, but, as they say, any port in a storm.
What have you done in times of great desperation?
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 15 Nov 2007, 10:10)
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Another hard-up student tale (though not as colourful as some)It's the second year of Uni, I've just lost my admittedly awful supermarket job (I still maintain it technically wasn't my fault/I shouldn't have), and I repeatedly, month on month, end up with about £5 to last at least two weeks.
Now, having been quite trusted in my Saturday job previous to moving away, I knew that Switch transactions under £25 automatically went through, no questions asked, no real check as to whether there was actually cash available. So I'd spend approximately £24, manage to survive, and ignore the bank's calls.
This has meant I'm still paying off the subsequent loan (unsurprisingly they cancelled my overdraft), but at least I didn't die.
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