Home Helps Needed For Female Writer In Notting Hill Gate

[Orang Utan]

I get the impression she is difficult to work for - in fact I have an inkling who she might be - if I've guessed right, she suffers from OCD and dresses/looks like Miss Havisham

 

[butterfly child]

I'd have no problem working with someone with OCD.. and as for working with difficult people, I have enough experience

 

[butterfly child]

Not a peep.

Butterfly Child - it still seems weird to be advertising the same thing so frequently, and in a national newspaper? It all seems very curious to me.

She could be very fussy... and why not? If I was having someone coming into my home and providing this level of care, I would be very cautious about who I employed.

 

[5t3IIa]

I imagine she'd mention if she needed a car driver....

I sort of thought that she gets through so many people as she's demanding in that she wants someone to pump for info for some kind of research purpose.

Oh, how intriguing it all is

 

[5t3IIa]

I get the impression she is difficult to work for - in fact I have an inkling who she might be - if I've guessed right, she suffers from OCD and dresses/looks like Miss Havisham

Spill!

 

[beeboo]

But still, taking out national newspaper advertising for a few hours casual labour a week is pretty odd.

It sounds like OCD behaviour in itself - so I guess OCD would probably help explain it!

 

[janeb]

I see the adverts in today again

 

[muckypup]

this sounds like the famous five out to solve a mystery

im intrigued. I like the bit in the ad about 'and whatever comes up'

 

[girasol]

Curiosity got the better of me and I sent an email a couple of days ago, asking how come this add was always on - and were they having problems filling the vacancy?

No reply as of yet...

Maybe this person put the add on and set up a direct debit to have it advertised for x number of weeks, in the meantime she died, the DD never got cancelled and, as she didn't leave her posessions to anyone in particular (no family, no friends, no cats, the parrot died), all her money is being used to pay for these pointless adds.

IMO

 

[beeboo]

Haven't received a reply yet, and I'll be surprised if I do get one to be honest.

ETA: best theory yet Iemanja

 

[Pingu]

maybe its really a coded message

*dons tinfoil*

 

[5t3IIa]

Haven't received a reply yet, and I'll be surprised if I do get one to be honest.

Did you send an application-type one or an enquiry-type one? If it's the latter I don't think you'll get a reply

 

[beeboo]

Did you send an application-type one or an enquiry-type one? If it's the latter I don't think you'll get a reply

It was an enquiry not an application, but worded as such that I was interested in applying rather than "what the hell is all this about then?"

Have you applied yet?

 

[5t3IIa]

It was an enquiry not an application, but worded as such that I was interested in applying rather than "what the hell is all this about then?"

Have you applied yet?

Nearly

 

[mrsfran]

I've wondered about that ad too!

Who is this woman? WE MUST KNOW.

 

[Strumpet]

OOooooo I love mysteries

*waits to see the outcome/s*

 

[Boris Sprinkler]

it's PD James as any fule no

 

[5t3IIa]

it's PD James as any fule no

Expand!

 

[muckypup]

any news ? are we closer to solving this mystery ? has the female writer turned out to be a blood sucking vampire ?

 

[5t3IIa]

any news ? are we closer to solving this mystery ? has the female writer turned out to be a blood sucking vampire ?

I was too lazy to apply It was in again this Saturday.

What does Boris Sprinkler mean?

 

[beeboo]

I haven't had a reply to my email, definitely don't think I'm going to get one.

PD James is a older female author who lives in the Notting Hill area, so she fits the "profile".

Maybe she bumps off all the applicants as 'research' for her novels.

 

[pixie-iso]

I think I applied for this last year when i was scrambling around for a job. Never got a reply.

I want to know the secret mysterious amazing story!

 

[5t3IIa]

What can we do to pwn this mystery?!

 

[butterfly child]

I imagine she'd mention if she needed a car driver....

I sort of thought that she gets through so many people as she's demanding in that she wants someone to pump for info for some kind of research purpose.

Oh, how intriguing it all is

She'll be wanting people to write her bloody work next

 

[Edie]

I've seen this too! And thought exactly the same as you lot.

Has anyone ever compared adverts from previous weeks? Are they exactly the same?

 

[5t3IIa]

I've seen this too! And thought exactly the same as you lot.

Has anyone ever compared adverts from previous weeks? Are they exactly the same?

Yes, I'm pretty sure they're always the same.

I've still not applied - I'd be too disappointed if I didn't get a reply

 

[stuff_it]

"Perhaps she needs 24hr care"... Yes, perhaps she does, so what, lots of people do ffs.

I hope she doesn't post on urban!

 

[harpo]

It's a ploy to entice people into buying timeshares or something, I'll be bound. Nothing to do with an old lady needing help.

 

[stuff_it]

I would apply if I lived in LON still, just to find out, but I would feel bad if i got a reply and had to fess up to being a blag (if the ad is genuine i would probbly get one from my quals....perhaps someone else could put their name on my CV and send it off?)

 

[scifisam]

Ooh, maybe I should apply: I am finally going back to work next week, but only working afternoons, and spending mornings with a writer sounds kinda interesting. I can't drive, but I can call taxis.

Finding out whether it were a scam, or what kind of scam it is, sounds a little bit interesting, too. Hmm.