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| Author: | DavPaz [ Sun Sep 12, 2021 9:31 ] |
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Couple of nested Yays for me. After nearly 9 years, we've finally managed to sell our "spare" house and make a modest profit. Yay! This means we can invest some of that money in our current house. New kitchen and bathroom AT LEAST. Yay! After crunching a load of numbers and checking a lot of regulations and reliefs, our profit comes in below the threshold for Capital Gains Tax, so Mr HMRC doesn't take a big wet bite of our shiny equity. Yay! As a knock on, I don't have to do anymore bloody self assessment tax returns. YAY! So... it's been a satisfying couple of days. |
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| Author: | KovacsC [ Sun Sep 12, 2021 17:40 ] |
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That Is a lot of yay’s. |
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| Author: | Goddess Jasmine [ Sun Sep 12, 2021 18:50 ] |
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Good work Davpaz! |
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| Author: | KovacsC [ Mon Sep 13, 2021 13:25 ] |
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Have just been approved for a mortgage. Passed all the checks and everything. I feel all grown up and very scared. |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Mon Sep 13, 2021 13:30 ] |
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Not your first mortgage, surely? But also, YAY! |
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| Author: | KovacsC [ Mon Sep 13, 2021 13:35 ] |
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Yes. First on my own. |
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| Author: | KovacsC [ Wed Sep 15, 2021 16:18 ] |
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Mortgage broker has found a new Mortgage deal £90 a month cheaper than the Banks offer. Application submitted. |
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| Author: | Kris [ Thu Sep 16, 2021 14:46 ] |
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Eyy that's great man! |
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| Author: | Dr Zoidberg [ Mon Sep 27, 2021 22:01 ] |
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Dr Zoidberg wrote: There’s a local group that provide support and assistance for refugees and asylum seekers who were running a collection today for the Afghan families who will end up here. And today’s bit of good news from the same group. |
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| Author: | Jem [ Tue Sep 28, 2021 9:24 ] |
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That's brilliant! |
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| Author: | Dr Zoidberg [ Tue Sep 28, 2021 11:11 ] |
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Yep, I can’t imagine how much of a difference that will make to them. |
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| Author: | Kris [ Tue Oct 05, 2021 14:08 ] |
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I got a 25% pay rise! This is great because I love the company and the people I work with and it'd been a few years since I joined and I'd had nothing change at all, not that I'm overly bothered about the remuneration I receive, but it's good that I actually feel appreciated 
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| Author: | Kern [ Tue Oct 05, 2021 14:14 ] |
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Congrats! |
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| Author: | Jem [ Tue Oct 05, 2021 15:44 ] |
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Kris wrote: I got a 25% pay rise! This is great because I love the company and the people I work with and it'd been a few years since I joined and I'd had nothing change at all, not that I'm overly bothered about the remuneration I receive, but it's good that I actually feel appreciated Woohoo! |
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| Author: | JBR [ Tue Oct 05, 2021 16:09 ] |
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Yoink! Fantastic! |
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| Author: | KovacsC [ Tue Oct 05, 2021 16:57 ] |
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Kris wrote: I got a 25% pay rise! This is great because I love the company and the people I work with and it'd been a few years since I joined and I'd had nothing change at all, not that I'm overly bothered about the remuneration I receive, but it's good that I actually feel appreciated That is awesome |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Wed Oct 06, 2021 19:57 ] |
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A bird poo'd on me today. |
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| Author: | Sir Taxalot [ Wed Oct 06, 2021 22:36 ] |
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Did you forget to put the glass back into your coffee table? |
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| Author: | Goddess Jasmine [ Thu Oct 07, 2021 6:28 ] |
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Sir Taxalot wrote: Did you forget to put the glass back into your coffee table?
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Thu Oct 07, 2021 9:23 ] |
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POTW |
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| Author: | Warhead [ Thu Oct 07, 2021 13:14 ] |
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Zardoz wrote: POTW  I was going to say, "Photo, or it didn't happen," but there's probably a video as well and I'm pretty sure I don't want to see it, although I may inadvertantly see it anyway, during my peregrinations of the web. |
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| Author: | Warhead [ Thu Oct 07, 2021 13:15 ] |
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TheVision wrote: A bird poo'd on me today. Just out of curiosity, you understand, was it expensive to arrange? |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Mon Oct 25, 2021 18:26 ] |
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Won the tickets tickets in the Commonwealth Games ballot for the table tennis and the rhythmic gymnastics! |
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| Author: | JBR [ Mon Nov 22, 2021 14:53 ] |
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Just done my car/emissions tax for a year. Sheer luck that I noticed - I got far too worried about where to put the eurolites headlamp stickers to prevent me blinding people in Europe, and tried various sites at random to tell me about my car, one of which pointed out I only had it taxed till the end of the month. Luck! And I had read that I should have my V5C with me, and could use that for the tax. Simple, but I could so easily have missed it totally. |
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| Author: | markg [ Mon Nov 22, 2021 15:20 ] |
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I'd been driving round with no MOT for a fortnight without realising. It was only when I wanted to buy some headlight bulbs and the Halfords website would only let me check stock after I put my number plate in and then it helpfully told me the MOT was expired. Then I went to get an MOT and the garage told me that it's a class 7 and the council place will have to do it, which they did do but told me that actually the garage could have done it anyway because it's obviously not a commercial vehicle. But anyway sorted now so yay. Also managed yesterday to swap the absolutely woeful standard headlights for some much better ones off a scrapper: Attachment: van1.jpg Attachment: van2.jpg
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| Author: | MaliA [ Mon Nov 29, 2021 21:46 ] |
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This looks a solid weekend away for Team MaliCool https://twitter.com/TruckFestival/statu ... 9017512963
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| Author: | Curiosity [ Tue Nov 30, 2021 19:52 ] |
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All the best people are going. |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Tue Nov 30, 2021 19:56 ] |
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And Kasabian! |
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| Author: | markg [ Tue Nov 30, 2021 20:02 ] |
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MaliA wrote: This looks a solid weekend away for Team MaliCool https://twitter.com/TruckFestival/statu ... 9017512963
I've heard of most of the headliners and the last two but you aren't telling me that all the ones in between are not just some random made up names. |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Tue Nov 30, 2021 22:45 ] |
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I don't see Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Thu Dec 02, 2021 20:12 ] |
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If you hop to BBC sounds app, find today's Skentelbery show, then flick forward to two hours in, you can hear me winning a competition. |
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| Author: | Warhead [ Fri Dec 24, 2021 3:03 ] |
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After waiting since April for a build date for my lease car, the leasing company called me on Wednesday, but I couldn’t pick up as I was doing some last minute shopping using my daughter’s car. They left a message, but only to say “there’s news about your car.” I decided to wait until I got home before calling them, but on the drive home, they called again and I still couldn’t answer. I was expecting them to say they had a build date some time in the new year. When I got home I saw they’d also mailed me to say another customer had ordered the same make, model and spec as the one I’d ordered, but they’d cancelled their order so the dealership was holding it for me until 4.45, but if they hadn’t heard from me by then they’d try the next customer in the queue. They also said that if I wanted it, they could deliver on 29 December. I got back to them with about 20 minutes to spare, so I should have it by next Wednesday. I’m just hoping I have a while to enjoy it before I go in hospital for my bypass surgery, when I won’t be able to drive again for about a month. |
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| Author: | KovacsC [ Fri Dec 24, 2021 7:35 ] |
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That is fab news. The last I heard, mine was in the port in Germany. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Fri Dec 24, 2021 22:57 ] |
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Christ, eight months build time? What is it? |
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| Author: | BikNorton [ Fri Dec 24, 2021 23:25 ] |
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Grim... wrote: Christ, eight months build time? What is it? Part of the bargain with the fleet purchasers I imagine, less profit so lower priority, wait until batches of similar spec are going through to minimise exceptional expenditure. I was even lucky to get my factory-order Superb in only however-many months (5?), though that was partly down to a global Alcantara shortage which didn't get the same press as the chip shortage that still isn't resolved. |
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| Author: | KovacsC [ Fri Dec 24, 2021 23:40 ] |
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I am at 6 months for mine. Still not here. |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Fri Dec 24, 2021 23:43 ] |
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Grim... wrote: Christ, eight months build time? What is it? Fucking amazing that they sneak the ordered car in just before year end AND do the customer a huge favour at the same time... |
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| Author: | BikNorton [ Fri Dec 24, 2021 23:58 ] |
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BikNorton wrote: (5?) I had to know, so went hunting - only 3 almost to the day from ordering to posting a photograph of it in the drive. Briskoda forum had stories before and during my interminable wait of people waiting much longer for more mundane specs though. I guess mine had a lot of additional profit in it. |
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| Author: | Warhead [ Sat Dec 25, 2021 4:05 ] |
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Grim... wrote: Christ, eight months build time? What is it? Skoda Kamiq 1.0 TSI 95 SE, and according to them it's someone else's order. I have no idea whether this is true, or if it is, how long they'd been waiting. As with many things in the motor trade, this may be complete bullshit, but there's not a lot I can do about it. The GOOD thing is that I'm getting it at the price quoted in April. I looked at their current offer for the same model and spec today and it's £60 per month more than I'll be paying. |
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| Author: | Findus Fop [ Sat Dec 25, 2021 10:47 ] |
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I've been told to order my car now to get in July, but that may be car dealer bullshit. Merry Christmas everyone! |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Sat Dec 25, 2021 10:49 ] |
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Grim... wrote: Christ, eight months build time? What is it? A hella flush Nissan Cube. |
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| Author: | KovacsC [ Sat Dec 25, 2021 10:49 ] |
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Findus Fop wrote: I've been told to order my car now to get in July, but that may be car dealer bullshit. Merry Christmas everyone! It is right. It is taking a huge time to get built. Mine was ordered in July. |
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| Author: | GazChap [ Sat Dec 25, 2021 11:10 ] |
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From what I understand there’s all sorts of supply chain issues with car manufacturers at the moment which means they cannot make the cars fast enough. I know that BMW are also struggling thanks to the chip shortage that’s caused by the cryptoknobs, loads of people I know have had to accept their car without some of the features they ordered (particularly touch screens) - for a refund on those bits, of course. |
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| Author: | KovacsC [ Sat Dec 25, 2021 11:23 ] |
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Yes. My car was built to a point that did not need the chips. Is it because of the crypto? It is effecting everything. |
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| Author: | GazChap [ Sat Dec 25, 2021 11:34 ] |
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I mean, I'm sure there's other factors other than the cryptominers, but my prejudice tells me that they're all responsible for everything, probably including COVID. |
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| Author: | Warhead [ Sat Dec 25, 2021 12:53 ] |
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GazChap wrote: From what I understand there’s all sorts of supply chain issues with car manufacturers at the moment which means they cannot make the cars fast enough. I know that BMW are also struggling thanks to the chip shortage that’s caused by the cryptoknobs, loads of people I know have had to accept their car without some of the features they ordered (particularly touch screens) - for a refund on those bits, of course. Supply chain issues are obviously all because of Brexit having a domino effect across the globe, so the whole thing is Boris' fault. QED. |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Sat Dec 25, 2021 14:54 ] |
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Didn't a chip factory burn down? |
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| Author: | Cras [ Sat Dec 25, 2021 15:14 ] |
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Every office on the face of the planet had to triple their VPN infrastructure, laptop estate, and various other things basically overnight. At the same time everyone stopped buying cars because nobody could go anywhere so there was a massive gap in production |
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| Author: | BikNorton [ Sat Dec 25, 2021 15:38 ] |
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Risk-aversity means most cars depend on chip technology a decade and more old. When the car makers suddenly weren't selling cars they cancelled all the orders and companies like intel said "cool, all those old factories are idle, let's modernise them!" When the car companies came back asking for obsolete tech the capacity wasn't there anymore, and they can't even switch to newer-but-still obsolete chip processes, never mind current stuff, because of that risk-aversity. The chip companies could turn it around easily because it's trivially understood it's so old but there are years of verification and surrounding changes before it can be used in a car. |
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| Author: | Mimi [ Sun Jan 16, 2022 17:47 ] |
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I am feeling really proud of myself. I get crippling anxiety speaking on the phone to anyone but my Ma, but on Friday I had a lovely conversation with forum alumni Ange, for over two hours. Then today, perhaps spurred on by that, I agreed to talk to a journalist from the Sunday Telegraph about setting up our vegetable garden during the pandemic and how and why we chose to do that, and it didn’t feel weird or strained at all. I’d had an awful, unexpected NHS phone call on Thursday which made me clam right up and really shook me up, so to do this *completely normal for most people thing* feels huge to me today. |
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