Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.
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Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.
Nope. I'm out of the loop on this one. Have HMRC decided King Brian owes some back tax?
The plural of 'anecdote' is not 'data'.
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Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.
Yeah. His face said he didn't like going to court with the whole world watching.Demannu wrote: Thu Oct 12, 2023 5:18 pmHe'll be more annoyed he's been rumbled than having to pay up!MrLongbeard wrote: Thu Oct 12, 2023 1:05 pmHe's a billionaire, he'll payback what he owes from change down the back of his sofa and not give a shit.Demannu wrote: Thu Oct 12, 2023 12:04 pm HMRC nailing a slippery little sucker who deserves the full weight of the law dropping on his elderly head!
Sometime the rich can't buy themselves out of trouble
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Six hundred and forty million quid, tis what i heard on the radio.Demannu wrote: Thu Oct 12, 2023 5:15 pmYehbut it's £160m x number of years + fine.MrLongbeard wrote: Thu Oct 12, 2023 1:05 pmHe's a billionaire, he'll payback what he owes from change down the back of his sofa and not give a shit.Demannu wrote: Thu Oct 12, 2023 12:04 pm HMRC nailing a slippery little sucker who deserves the full weight of the law dropping on his elderly head!
He could fund HS2 to Glasgow!
That's a fair bit of loose change.
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Well, if we're talking about Ecclestone I imagine the payment will come out of one of his companies rather than his pocket...but he did seem to think that F1 was his pocket.Mr. Dazzle wrote: Thu Oct 12, 2023 5:55 pmSix hundred and forty million quid, tis what i heard on the radio.Demannu wrote: Thu Oct 12, 2023 5:15 pmYehbut it's £160m x number of years + fine.MrLongbeard wrote: Thu Oct 12, 2023 1:05 pm
He's a billionaire, he'll payback what he owes from change down the back of his sofa and not give a shit.
He could fund HS2 to Glasgow!
That's a fair bit of loose change.
The plural of 'anecdote' is not 'data'.
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Bernie Ecclestone (spelling) of Formula 1 fame has been found guilty of not declaring £400 million (or billion) of assets.Count Steer wrote: Thu Oct 12, 2023 5:21 pm Nope. I'm out of the loop on this one. Have HMRC decided King Brian owes some back tax?
Huge fine, and back taxes. But he's rich, so no jail time.
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Having a plumber next door
A connection in the garden water routes had been playing up so I replaced it.
Kept going pop and finally did it again today. Hottest day for ages . 37c and was getting pissed off. Endlessly turning water off for whole house, messing about with connection only to see it leak again.
Asked neighbour to pop round. He instantly spotted problem. They'd given me a wrong seal. Only 1mm out, but enough to leak. He had a spare so now ok
He's round for a BBQ Monday so will pamper him then.
A connection in the garden water routes had been playing up so I replaced it.
Kept going pop and finally did it again today. Hottest day for ages . 37c and was getting pissed off. Endlessly turning water off for whole house, messing about with connection only to see it leak again.
Asked neighbour to pop round. He instantly spotted problem. They'd given me a wrong seal. Only 1mm out, but enough to leak. He had a spare so now ok
He's round for a BBQ Monday so will pamper him then.
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Christina Aguilera's tits in the latest Just Eat advert.
Does that make me misogynistic, or just a breast enthusiast?
Does that make me misogynistic, or just a breast enthusiast?
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Just keeping abreast of thingsKungFooBob wrote: Sun Oct 15, 2023 10:31 pm Christina Aguilera's tits in the latest Just Eat advert.
Does that make me misogynistic, or just a breast enthusiast?
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Just in case you don't get the ad in Forin...Yorick wrote: Sun Oct 15, 2023 10:38 pmJust keeping abreast of thingsKungFooBob wrote: Sun Oct 15, 2023 10:31 pm Christina Aguilera's tits in the latest Just Eat advert.
Does that make me misogynistic, or just a breast enthusiast?![]()
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Fark. That was annoying. No idea of what they were advertising.KungFooBob wrote: Sun Oct 15, 2023 10:42 pmJust in case you don't get the ad in Forin...Yorick wrote: Sun Oct 15, 2023 10:38 pmJust keeping abreast of thingsKungFooBob wrote: Sun Oct 15, 2023 10:31 pm Christina Aguilera's tits in the latest Just Eat advert.
Does that make me misogynistic, or just a breast enthusiast?![]()
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Just been round to see him to help with a problem with his Husky TE300iv8-powered wrote: Mon Oct 02, 2023 6:46 pmJust popped up on FarceBookYorick wrote: Sun Oct 01, 2023 9:23 am One of my best pals on the island has just decided to buy a V4 Panigale in Manchester.
He flies over in a few days.
Then Plymouth to Santander ferry. Then ride to Cadiz.
Just told him I'm at Portimao and he said he'd try to pop in.
And he's booked on same ferry home as me![]()
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The Pani was in the garage. With the key in. And he admitted that the garage is never locked. And he's insured TPO.
Nice place to live here
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Sent him home with wobbly legsYorick wrote: Sat Oct 14, 2023 6:10 pm Having a plumber next door![]()
A connection in the garden water routes had been playing up so I replaced it.
Kept going pop and finally did it again today. Hottest day for ages . 37c and was getting pissed off. Endlessly turning water off for whole house, messing about with connection only to see it leak again.
Asked neighbour to pop round. He instantly spotted problem. They'd given me a wrong seal. Only 1mm out, but enough to leak. He had a spare so now ok![]()
He's round for a BBQ Monday so will pamper him then.
Always a great afternoon when both sets of neighbours pop round for a BBQ
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Found out today that my new brake pads were a fair bit cheaper than expected, as I imported them and the pound is pretty strong against the euro at the moment! God bless brexit! 
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FFS!! I've just had to pay import tax/handling charge on a coupe of bras I ordered from the UK - not only did the exchange rate not favour me, I had to pay tax as wellTaipan wrote: Tue Oct 17, 2023 1:30 pm Found out today that my new brake pads were a fair bit cheaper than expected, as I imported them and the pound is pretty strong against the euro at the moment! God bless brexit!![]()
But, I love it over here, so I'll live with that!
Life is for living. Buy the shoes. Eat the cake. Ride the bikes. Just, ride the bikes!! 
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Chatting with my brother. We aren't very organised and don't chat as often as we should, but when we do it's awesome. An hour of hands free chat (he's driving, I'm cross stitching!) and putting our worlds to rights
Awesome

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Life is for living. Buy the shoes. Eat the cake. Ride the bikes. Just, ride the bikes!! 
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Just been for results. He says it will be OK.gremlin wrote: Thu Sep 14, 2023 1:09 pmFingers crossed nothing serious.Yorick wrote: Thu Sep 14, 2023 12:27 pm Had a colonoscopy this morning and the doc found something. He's not put it on the urgent list, but gonna arrange a small procedure to take care of it when the biopsy results come back.
He's not at all worried,, but I'm fucking glad it's been caught early.
My employer allows free BUPA screenings every other year, or every year for over 50's. Two of my colleagues have never been but have never been able to explain why they don't go. None of my business, of course, but I suspect it's because they'll get told things they don't want to hear about their lifestyle.
Me personally, I'd rather know sooner then later if there's anything wrong, as I can then try to get it sorted before it has me pushing up daisies.
Gonna do the procedure in January/February. He says his favourite nurse is on maternity leave and wants her to be in on it as she's the best.
He said it would have been bad in 3 years, but got it in plenty of time
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Just sent my application in for my free bus pass or National Entitlement Card as they call it now. I am going to use it, A lot 
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Sponger. It's people like you,etc...Felix wrote: Thu Oct 19, 2023 7:38 pm Just sent my application in for my free bus pass or National Entitlement Card as they call it now. I am going to use it, A lot![]()
"Be kind to past versions of yourself that didn't know what you know now."
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Not that it will ever effect you pops but i will try and use rush hour busses as much as possible
