The Retirement Thread

[welsh dragon]

Until the weekend!

Then we are expecting more of the same.

 

[Mo1959]

Still sleety stuff here. Tomorrow looks drier but very overcast and dismal.

 

[GM]

They're talking about Beavers on Winter watch

 

[Mo1959]

They're talking about Beavers on Winter watch

Lol. I saw the trailer and had a little chuckle!

Going to watch Marcella at 9.

God knows what Molly is up to. She’s opened a drawer in the kitchen and stuff is getting rattled about.

 

[classic33]

Lol. I saw the trailer and had a little chuckle!

Going to watch Marcella at 9.

God knows what Molly is up to. She’s opened a drawer in the kitchen and stuff is getting rattled about.

She's after the tin opener!

 

[Mo1959]

She's after the tin opener!

She’s just been fed! ....and it’s in pouches so she doesn’t need a tin opener.

 

[classic33]

She’s just been fed! ....and it’s in pouches so she doesn’t need a tin opener.

Scissors then, she's still hungry.

 

[PaulSB]

Well said elsewhere @Mo1959 I've been itching to say it for weeks and weeks.

 

[Paulus]

They're talking about Beavers on Winter watch

There hasn't been any fopars yet when talking about Gillians --------

 

[postman]

Going to a funeral tomorrow.I have been offered a seat inside.18 inside 12 outside or the other way round.Must be because of my age.

 

[welsh dragon]

There are beavers on the river Dovey apparently.

 

[Dirk]

There are beavers on the river Dovey apparently.

We've got Beavers in Devon, down near Otterton and up on Exmoor.

 

[BoldonLad]

Oh God! Don't mention these people. I have wasted hours with the HMRC today. I'm owed £431 after my pension provider deducted tax. I understand why, no problem with this.

I have a self-assessment account which I can access via Government Gateway. I can log in there either with my Gateway ID or via the Experian ID service.........

........BUT I cannot claim a refund under self-assessment and need to set up a Personal Tax Account. I don't know why it's what HMRC have told me today.

So I made four attempts to create a PTA. I can't because HMRC cannot verify who I am. One question which I cannot answer and is partly why I cannot be verified:

When did you last take out a mobile phone contract?

Less than 1 year ago
1-2 years ago
3-5 years ago

I have NEVER held a mobile phone contract but there's no option for this!!!! I have a SIM only contract but that doesn't count.

Five hours today and then gave up. Went for a 4 mile walk in the rain. Compared to talking to HMRC this was delightful.

I can sympathise. After she retired, Mrs @BoldonLad had two years of hell with HMRC. It came to a head when, on the same day, 4 different notices of coding arrived in the post, along with a demand for approximately £2000 in supposedly unpaid tax. At this point, I involved our MP, giving him copies of two years of correspondence and my calculations of what I thought was the real position. About a month later, she received a cheque for approximately £1000, which HMRC owed her.

They (HMRC) are abysmal.

Clearly, no lessons were learned.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Well I'm finishing the day as I started, in bed on Cycle Chat on my tablet, I've watched a wildlife programme and two episodes of Star Trek discovery tonight, its weird watching Spock being played by a different actor. The weather has changed to wet and warm, still plenty of slush about though.

 

[Mo1959]

Well said elsewhere @Mo1959 I've been itching to say it for weeks and weeks.

Takes me back to working with people who were totally self obsessed and thought everyone else should sort out their problems and make no effort themselves!

Marcella was good. A bit brutal in bits though.

Suppose it’s bed time.