Bloody idiot! I couldn’t have clicked the top back properly on my oat milk. Took it out of the fridge to put in my tea and gave it a good shake as usual. Ooops.
Sorry..... I really tried not to laugh, honest I did.
The Retirement Thread
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Sorry..... I really tried not to laugh, honest I did.
I got a letter telling me I might be in line for HRP home responsibility payments, in other words I might get a bit more because I stayed at home looking after my kids before going back to work and the DWP should have credited me for that time but didn't. I went online, filled in the questionnaire and got a reference number. Now all I have to do us wait, and wait apparently. Some have been waiting over a year for an answer. I won't hold me breath then.
As I said, Sue got that Plus an allowance for looking after her Mum.
- Location
- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
We have an outbreak of rare Blue Sky today!
We shall be tackling the monster lawns that have grown like crazy during the last few weeks of rain.
As well as cleaning, the now filthy, outsides of our windows.
I would rather be hiking or biking tbh but some things just have to be done.
Due to the rain, we are way behind on our outdoor tasks this year.
We shall be tackling the monster lawns that have grown like crazy during the last few weeks of rain.
As well as cleaning, the now filthy, outsides of our windows.
I would rather be hiking or biking tbh but some things just have to be done.
Due to the rain, we are way behind on our outdoor tasks this year.
- Location
- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
One thing I didn’t realise when I first got a forecast was that you get credits from 16 onwards even if you 'stayed on' at school.
gavroche
Getting old but not past it
- Location
- North Wales
Doing that partition is getting costly. I have spent £300 on stuff so far and still need to buy the laminate flooring later. Imagine if I had to pay a tradesman to do the job? It would have cost me over a £1000 I guess.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
My cleaner just messaged me to say she will be late as her son is coughing and vomiting
I told her to forget it!!!
Last thing I want is to get the lurgy.
My cleaner is me!
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
That's my bike sorted, and I've put some profile on my saddle. My bike is outside in the sun now.
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
You never know. It will be a nice little bonus if you do. Think how many pairs of jeans you can buy! 👖
Quite a few I think. As I see it, anything is better than nothing
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
Are you actually going to sit on it now? I should really make the effort, possibly Sunday looks promising as there’s an easterly wind which makes my usual routes easier coming home.
Just had a wander along to Aldi, mainly for oat milk and I got another bag of their granola and a Galia melon too. The Co-op only seem to have Watermelon in just now and I find it a bit tasteless compared to Galia or Cantaloupe.
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
I am ACTUALLY going to sit on it, and I will be riding a massive 4 miles to the Post box AND back.
If they introduce pay per mile, I might have to use it more often.
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
An extra point - the lady on the phone asked if we looked after grand kids (kids also count) as well
apparently we could claim extra credit for that - but it HAD to be done before paying it
we decided not to bother as it is only 1 - 1/1/2 days a week mostly - and the parents might have to transfer some of their credit to us
and we just decided it wasn't worth the family political hassle to try to get that organised
Oh - and another point - last time I was unemployed for a while I was supposed to use the government gateway to recieve jobs from my "advisor" (who was useless)
it never worked so I ended up using another of my various old email addresses for that - so for a while I have 2 different gateway accounts - which is clearly impossible(!!)
that was a while ago - 8-9 years I think - but it is far from perfect - which is surprising for a government IT system!!!
as an little story - I used to work (when I couldn't avoid it) with someone who used to work on government IT systems
she was brilliant at producing reports with a LOT of details and volume
especially volume
not so great at technical details - which was a problem for a computer systems analyst
but she was great at reports
and going into great details at meetings
Putting together a whole team of people like her - although she was brilliant at her job in some ways - would be my idea of a horrendous team to work in!!!
apparently we could claim extra credit for that - but it HAD to be done before paying it
we decided not to bother as it is only 1 - 1/1/2 days a week mostly - and the parents might have to transfer some of their credit to us
and we just decided it wasn't worth the family political hassle to try to get that organised
Oh - and another point - last time I was unemployed for a while I was supposed to use the government gateway to recieve jobs from my "advisor" (who was useless)
it never worked so I ended up using another of my various old email addresses for that - so for a while I have 2 different gateway accounts - which is clearly impossible(!!)
that was a while ago - 8-9 years I think - but it is far from perfect - which is surprising for a government IT system!!!
as an little story - I used to work (when I couldn't avoid it) with someone who used to work on government IT systems
she was brilliant at producing reports with a LOT of details and volume
especially volume
not so great at technical details - which was a problem for a computer systems analyst
but she was great at reports
and going into great details at meetings
Putting together a whole team of people like her - although she was brilliant at her job in some ways - would be my idea of a horrendous team to work in!!!
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
Anyone else post stuff on here then see people posting laughing reactions
and thinking "what on Earth did I post????"
On line is SOOO much easier that real life!!!
and thinking "what on Earth did I post????"
On line is SOOO much easier that real life!!!
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Steak pie and fries today.
- Location
- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
Mine will be simple.
At the pub we always share a bowl of chips. Later, approx 1600 we are having English strawberries and a glass of Pinot.
