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Re: Insignificant/ Significant things that BYP or just wind you up a little
Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2023 12:59 am
by Saga Lout
"See it, say it, sorted" (or "See it, say it, sort it", the announcers don't seem to be able to make up their minds).
National Rail have been using this slogan and annoying passengers, well, at least one passenger, since November 2016*. Time to put this one out to pasture and think up another slogan, preferably something less inane.
* Yes, I looked it up:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new- ... -it-sorted
Re: Insignificant/ Significant things that BYP or just wind you up a little
Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2023 4:25 am
by Horse
Saga Lout wrote: Thu Apr 06, 2023 12:59 am
"See it, say it, sorted" (or "See it, say it, sort it",
Time to put this one out to pasture and think up another slogan, preferably something less inane.
'Rule of three' & alliteration [eg Reduce Reuse Recycle]
Adman's perfection, so it'll probably be here forever.
Re: Insignificant/ Significant things that BYP or just wind you up a little
Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2023 11:14 am
by gremlin
Young blokes with a moustache.
Is this a post-hipster beard thing or has Movember been rescheduled? I've seen a worrying trend of blokes in their 20's with full-on caterpillars sat upon their top lip. One had wire glasses and looked the double of Ned Flanders. That's not a good look for anybody.
As a nation I think we need to seriously start thinking about putting age limits on facial hair.
Re: Insignificant/ Significant things that BYP or just wind you up a little
Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2023 11:23 am
by Taipan
The cost of road tax/VEL! My camper is about £340 a year and my car £520. I doubt I'll cover 4k miles between them in a year! Should be a fairer way based on usage as that's where emissions come into play!
Re: Insignificant/ Significant things that BYP or just wind you up a little
Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2023 11:44 am
by gremlin
Taipan wrote: Thu Apr 06, 2023 11:23 am
The cost of road tax/VEL! My camper is about £340 a year and my car £520. I doubt I'll cover 4k miles between them in a year! Should be a fairer way based on usage as that's where emissions come into play!
That was a big factor in me getting shot of the SLK. Whacking out a monkey on tax alone for a jamjar that did less than 500 miles a year just didn't make sense. I suppose that's why they made it so bloody expensive, mind.
Greta - 1
Gremlin - 0
Re: Insignificant/ Significant things that BYP or just wind you up a little
Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2023 11:54 am
by Mr. Dazzle
gremlin wrote: Thu Apr 06, 2023 11:14 am
Young blokes with a moustache.
Is this a post-hipster beard thing or has Movember been rescheduled? I've seen a worrying trend of blokes in their 20's with full-on caterpillars sat upon their top lip. One had wire glasses and looked the double of Ned Flanders. That's not a good look for anybody.
As a nation I think we need to seriously start thinking about putting age limits on facial hair.
It's worse than that, I tried to direct someone to one of my colleagues by describing said person as "the one who looks like Goose from Top Gun".
Nothing.
Re: Insignificant/ Significant things that BYP or just wind you up a little
Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2023 12:22 pm
by KungFooBob
Taipan wrote: Thu Apr 06, 2023 11:23 am
The cost of road tax/VEL! My camper is about £340 a year and my car £520. I doubt I'll cover 4k miles between them in a year! Should be a fairer way based on usage as that's where emissions come into play!
The Rangy was probably over £40k new, so attracts an additional premium car tax for the first five years of £360 iirc.
When it's five years old it'll probably only cost £180 a year.
Re: Insignificant/ Significant things that BYP or just wind you up a little
Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2023 12:31 pm
by Ant
A guy I used to work with loves his old Golfs, he has quite a few of them which are all pretty much the same model. So to get around the high tax costs, when he takes the others out, he just puts the taxed plates on the car he wants to use for that day
Re: Insignificant/ Significant things that BYP or just wind you up a little
Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2023 12:39 pm
by Mussels
Saga Lout wrote: Thu Apr 06, 2023 12:59 am
"See it, say it, sorted" (or "See it, say it, sort it", the announcers don't seem to be able to make up their minds).
National Rail have been using this slogan and annoying passengers, well, at least one passenger, since November 2016*. Time to put this one out to pasture and think up another slogan, preferably something less inane.
* Yes, I looked it up:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new- ... -it-sorted
You aren't the only one.
They are most annoying when the trains are all up the creek and departure boards are meaningless. When I'm stood between two trains and want to know which one is about to close it's doors the last thing I want to hear is a completely irrelevant public service announcement.
Re: Insignificant/ Significant things that BYP or just wind you up a little
Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2023 1:22 pm
by Taipan
KungFooBob wrote: Thu Apr 06, 2023 12:22 pm
Taipan wrote: Thu Apr 06, 2023 11:23 am
The cost of road tax/VEL! My camper is about £340 a year and my car £520. I doubt I'll cover 4k miles between them in a year! Should be a fairer way based on usage as that's where emissions come into play!
The Rangy was probably over £40k new, so attracts an additional premium car tax for the first five years of £360 iirc.
When it's five years old it'll probably only cost £180 a year.
Yeah,"Luxury car premium"!
Re: Insignificant/ Significant things that BYP or just wind you up a little
Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2023 1:41 pm
by Mr. Dazzle
They extended the lease period on cars at work from 12 months to 18...which means I now run over into teh second year of ownership and have to pay this £390 fee.
Outrageous!
Re: Insignificant/ Significant things that BYP or just wind you up a little
Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2023 3:04 pm
by Demannu
Taipan wrote: Thu Apr 06, 2023 11:23 am
The cost of road tax/VEL! My camper is about £340 a year and my car £520. I doubt I'll cover 4k miles between them in a year! Should be a fairer way based on usage as that's where emissions come into play!
Ironically, my 2003 euro 3 particulate Belcher is a mere £150 pa.
Long may it continue I say!
Re: Insignificant/ Significant things that BYP or just wind you up a little
Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2023 3:41 pm
by Yorick
Demannu wrote: Thu Apr 06, 2023 3:04 pm
Taipan wrote: Thu Apr 06, 2023 11:23 am
The cost of road tax/VEL! My camper is about £340 a year and my car £520. I doubt I'll cover 4k miles between them in a year! Should be a fairer way based on usage as that's where emissions come into play!
Ironically, my 2003 euro 3 particulate Belcher is a mere £150 pa.
Long may it continue I say!
My 300 2 stroke is about €8 a year
Re: Insignificant/ Significant things that BYP or just wind you up a little
Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2023 3:54 pm
by Taipan
Demannu wrote: Thu Apr 06, 2023 3:04 pm
Taipan wrote: Thu Apr 06, 2023 11:23 am
The cost of road tax/VEL! My camper is about £340 a year and my car £520. I doubt I'll cover 4k miles between them in a year! Should be a fairer way based on usage as that's where emissions come into play!
Ironically, my 2003 euro 3 particulate Belcher is a mere £150 pa.
Long may it continue I say!
Yorick wrote: Thu Apr 06, 2023 3:41 pm
Demannu wrote: Thu Apr 06, 2023 3:04 pm
Taipan wrote: Thu Apr 06, 2023 11:23 am
The cost of road tax/VEL! My camper is about £340 a year and my car £520. I doubt I'll cover 4k miles between them in a year! Should be a fairer way based on usage as that's where emissions come into play!
Ironically, my 2003 euro 3 particulate Belcher is a mere £150 pa.
Long may it continue I say!
My 300 2 stroke is about €8 a year
My ignore list is growing!
Re: Insignificant/ Significant things that BYP or just wind you up a little
Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2023 4:28 pm
by MrLongbeard
Pffft my 2012 2.2 smoking diesel is only 20 quid a year
Re: Insignificant/ Significant things that BYP or just wind you up a little
Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2023 6:29 pm
by cheb
Meh, my lawn is green, and not because it's been painted
Re: Insignificant/ Significant things that BYP or just wind you up a little
Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2023 6:42 pm
by MingtheMerciless
Our wildlife pond is coming to life, we have at least 5 newts in it and some frog spawn (that the newts haven’t found so far).
Re: Insignificant/ Significant things that BYP or just wind you up a little
Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2023 8:50 pm
by Demannu
Yorick wrote: Thu Apr 06, 2023 3:41 pm
Demannu wrote: Thu Apr 06, 2023 3:04 pm
Taipan wrote: Thu Apr 06, 2023 11:23 am
The cost of road tax/VEL! My camper is about £340 a year and my car £520. I doubt I'll cover 4k miles between them in a year! Should be a fairer way based on usage as that's where emissions come into play!
Ironically, my 2003 euro 3 particulate Belcher is a mere £150 pa.
Long may it continue I say!
My 300 2 stroke is about €8 a year
You live on a fucking volcano, who cares about emissions there!
In garlic land, we dont even have MOTs for bikes, let alone VED
Re: Insignificant/ Significant things that BYP or just wind you up a little
Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2023 10:21 am
by Yorick
Yorick wrote: Tue Jan 05, 2021 5:22 pm
Oh. And cancer. One of my best pals dies today after 5 year battle.
We paid for them to come here last year and we gave them the best (final) holiday.
Heard earlier and been trying to kill pain with internet bollox and beer.
I'm sat by the pool with beer and fucking wish he could be here one more time.
RIP Brendan.
38 year old ex tank commander.
His wife and kids arrive tmrw. I promised him that they would have free holidays here forever.
Really looking forward to seeing them.
Gonna pamper them and spoil them rotten
Re: Insignificant/ Significant things that BYP or just wind you up a little
Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2023 10:58 am
by MingtheMerciless
First day off for ages and it's feckin' pissing down.....and I'm on dog walking duties.