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Main inkjet printer in the house decides that it won't print anything, low ink, and despite my ghetto ink refill it's not going to play.
So I'd bought a 2nd hand one with a continuous ink system, as my wife and daughters are using it a lot for their Uni and school work. I'd had something similar before, and it was great, lasted at least 4 years before the printer word out, and I still had ink left, despite kids printing this and that in full colour.
This replacement was supposed to be nearly new, went through the fact of installing all the drivers and CIS ink tanks. But it's got the Epson two red lights of death, which mean stripping it down to clean a sensor, so my Google search told me. I'd been sold a pup :mad:
FFS. No more faffing, ordered a new printer, with an inbuilt CIS tank, at least I've got ink to refill the ink tanks.
ahhh the inkjet con.
i went laser years ago... i have done 1000's of copys and the red light just came on the other day but it still prints perfect, unlike bloody inkjet. plus laser toner is more waterproof.
maviczap
04-12-18, 09:44 PM
ahhh the inkjet con.
i went laser years ago... i have done 1000's of copys and the red light just came on the other day but it still prints perfect, unlike bloody inkjet. plus laser toner is more waterproof.
Yep, I'd had a 2nd hand laser before this current cheap cannon ****e, that lasted a while before it started playing up.
Trouble is, the latest con is to ship laser printers with a test toner cartridge so you only get a hundred or so prints before you need to buy a new set, and they're flippin expensive.
The replacement CIS one cost £155 with 2 years worth of ink, and like I said I've got genuine ink to refill the ink tanks, so hopefully it'll last for 2 years & then I'll throw it away for a newer model. By then wife will have finished her studies & the other 2 will have finished school & uni.
This printing lark is a big con
I'll keeping on looking for a good deal on a colour laser printer, as it was better than an inkjet for most stuff.
BanannaMan
05-12-18, 03:52 AM
I bought a laptop a while back from a friend who works oncomputers, really cheap because it has a fake version of windows he put on it.
So windows quits working and I ask him if he will take a look at at and he says sure we're friends I'll fix it for free.
That was over two weeks ago.
Now he says he is busy and will probably be after Christmas.
Thanks friend, I'd rather have paid to have it fixed than go a month or more without it but no one else is going to fool with his fake version of windows so live and learn I guess.
BanannaMan
05-12-18, 04:08 AM
Weather forecasters.
Calling for snow over the coming weekend.
Local weatherman says it could be anywhere from nothing to 21 inches. :rolleyes:
Nothing like a safe margin of error.
I could make closer predictions using a dartboard.
keith_d
05-12-18, 11:35 AM
Weather forecasters.
Calling for snow over the coming weekend.
Local weatherman says it could be anywhere from nothing to 21 inches. :rolleyes:
Nothing like a safe margin of error.
I could make closer predictions using a dartboard.
It might depend on the exact position of a weather front. Where warm air meets cold it might dump 21", but a few miles away there will be no snow at all. Not easy to predict even using your magic dartboard...
...or maybe your local weatherman is just rubbish.
Adam Ef
05-12-18, 11:56 AM
I think forecasters are all afraid to commit since Michael Fish went down in history in the 80's... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qi1a5Tbw77E
BanannaMan
08-12-18, 05:04 PM
Prepping for Snowmageddon, we'll probably get 3 inches.
Forecasts still all over the place for tomorrow's storm.
3 to 14 inches depending on which forecast you like.
I think you guys in Canada are better equipped to deal with snow than we are. Our trains can't cope with a few leaves on the line.
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errmm...isn't Appalachia in the USA? (stretching from NY state to Georgia) but they're better prepared too.Oh!. I assumed BM was located in Canada.
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wifes stairlift broken... engineer was only here a week ago.. fukin mupets.
this caring malarkey is really getting me down.......
BanannaMan
08-12-18, 10:39 PM
errmm...isn't Appalachia in the USA? (stretching from NY state to Georgia) but they're better prepared too.
Oh!. I assumed BM was located in Canada.
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Not being thought of as an American might be the best compliment I've had all day. LOL
\\:D/
I'm in Gretna, Virginia, US.
Just a bit north of the North Carolina border.
Not being thought of as an American might be the best compliment I've had all day. LOL
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I'm in Gretna, Virginia, US.
Just a bit north of the North Carolina border.Ah. I don't know where I got the Canada connection from.
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SV650rules
10-12-18, 01:11 PM
I think both our countries are suffering a mental aberration. http://emoticons.datahamster.com/crazy.gif This, too, will pass (hopefully).
Personally I think liberals are permanently mentally aberrated ( if that is a proper word).
SV650rules
10-12-18, 04:32 PM
[I]liberal
/ˈlɪb(ə)r(ə)l/Submit
adjective
1.
willing to respect or accept behaviour or opinions different from one's own; open to new ideas.
That description of liberal is not one I recognise from the reaction of many 'liberals' to the views of other people when they don't coincide with their views - in fact I think liberal and democracy may very well be antonyms.
DarrenSV650S
10-12-18, 09:05 PM
I'm getting sick of my Galaxy S8. It just does whatever it wants. It turns the wifi off, it turns location services off, it turns bluetooth off. Even when location is on it never updates so when I'm at home I have to keep putting in my passcode to unlock it, even though it is set to be always unlocked at home. It never syncs emails so I never know when I get any. Sometimes it decides to just not make a notification sound when I get a whatsapp message. Now it's developed the wifi glitch where it can't connect and keeps saying 'Authentication Error'. This glitch has been happening to people for over a year and they still haven't bothered to fix it. I'm never getting another samsung again
punyXpress
11-12-18, 02:48 PM
I'm in Gretna, Virginia, US.
Just a bit north of the North Carolina border.
Careful, Bill
There's a Gretna in Scotland, just north of the England / Scotland border.
You might have given them just cause for another rebellion ! ;)
the BBC. i pay a tv licence so that should qualify me for logging into BBC online stuff like iplayer. why do i need to give them my life story when i have a licence which has a number. why cant they make it fairer and only let people who pay a licence fee watch BBC online services. now that the BBC are rolled out digitally then it would be easy enough to use the same licence number to be able to watch terrestrial BBC. no licence then no BBC on your telly.
yes i know my licence is only for the privilege to have a tv that receives signals and digital content (as such) but the BBC are funded from the revenue.
the tv licence is a stealth tax, nothing more nothing less. what do they actually do with the rest of the revenue that they dont give to the BBC?
BanannaMan
12-12-18, 03:31 AM
Careful, Bill
There's a Gretna in Scotland, just north of the England / Scotland border.
You might have given them just cause for another rebellion ! ;)
:lol:
Chris_SVS
12-12-18, 07:03 AM
the BBC. i pay a tv licence so that should qualify me for logging into BBC online stuff like iplayer. why do i need to give them my life story when i have a licence which has a number. why cant they make it fairer and only let people who pay a licence fee watch BBC online services. now that the BBC are rolled out digitally then it would be easy enough to use the same licence number to be able to watch terrestrial BBC. no licence then no BBC on your telly.
yes i know my licence is only for the privilege to have a tv that receives signals and digital content (as such) but the BBC are funded from the revenue.
the tv licence is a stealth tax, nothing more nothing less. what do they actually do with the rest of the revenue that they dont give to the BBC?
Prop up government officials with handouts, the very reason nobody will tackle the issue.
the BBC. i pay a tv licence …...the tv licence is a stealth tax, nothing more nothing less. what do they actually do with the rest of the revenue that they dont give to the BBC?
According to most reports the Beeb get somewhere around £3.7billion from the licence fee, plus another £1.7b or so from other fees.
To put that into context, that's well north of £10million per day. Are they actually worth that, considering the radio channels can't really cost much to run and many progs are repeats etc.? I suppose if they decide to give the presenters stupid amounts then you can see where it all goes.
From Google search
BBC pay: The 2017-18 list of star salaries in full
Gary Lineker - £1,750,000-£1,759,999.
Chris Evans - £1,660,000-£1,669,999.
Graham Norton - £600,000-£609,999.
Steve Wright - £550,000-£559,999.
Huw Edwards - £520,000-£529,999.
Jeremy Vine - £440,000-£449,999.
Nicky Campbell - £410,000-£419,999.
Alan Shearer - £410,000-£419,999.
punyXpress
12-12-18, 10:17 AM
Life story? All I have to do to get iplayer is enter my email/pwd (and a screen name if I want to comment) and that remains until I clear cookies.
The license fee pays for programs (and I like Countryfile/Horizon/Blue Planet/Have I Got News For You/ Would I Lie To You/Dr Who/Science programs/TopGear(sometimes)). I'm quite happy that the Beeb don't have adverts (for anything except other programs+ the Countryfile Calendar * ).
* and the 2019 edition will be advertised by Easter !
Adam Ef
12-12-18, 11:39 AM
* and the 2019 edition will be advertised by Easter !
I've already got my 2019 copy.. birthday present from the kids.
Last years calendar had a cute pig on the front and I couldn't help wondering whenever they gave out the address to send cheques to as Melton Mowbray...
punyXpress
12-12-18, 11:49 AM
. . home of The Army Veterinary Corps ( since 1946 )
think i have broke my left foot big toe.. i dropped something on it a few weeks ago and it still hurts.
punyXpress
12-12-18, 08:25 PM
Told you to keep that wallet in your pocket / sporran.
as a non football fan, I agree - get rid of the pundits.
As a football fan I also say get rid of the pundits. Been watching a lot of Canadian Premier League coverage recently, they show the game, then they show another game, with highlights of games inbetween, no nonsence, barely any adverts.
During the match there is one commentator and all he does is tell you who has the ball and what's going on. No second "expert" to give you their opionion on what would have happened in their day.
Its brilliant!
SV650rules
13-12-18, 09:32 AM
As a football fan I also say get rid of the pundits. Been watching a lot of Canadian Premier League coverage recently, they show the game, then they show another game, with highlights of games inbetween, no nonsence, barely any adverts.
During the match there is one commentator and all he does is tell you who has the ball and what's going on. No second "expert" to give you their opionion on what would have happened in their day.
Its brilliant!
Our neighbour who was a keen cricket player and footballer during his younger days turns off the sound when he is watching matches to cut out the babble from highly paid pre-match, half time, post match pundits and annoying commentators who just mainly tell you what you can see with your own eyes.
punyXpress
13-12-18, 10:35 AM
Never mind the 'pundits', what about the £86million spent by BBC on tarting up the Queen Vic?
No, I don't watch it
Told you to keep that wallet in your pocket / sporran.
:D
SV650rules
13-12-18, 03:57 PM
Never mind the 'pundits', what about the £86million spent by BBC on tarting up the Queen Vic?
London prices !
ITV would be slated if they spent 1% of that Coronation street or the Emmerdale set.
punyXpress
13-12-18, 05:27 PM
It's at ferkin' Elstree!
Real London would be a few bob more ;)
Littlepeahead
14-12-18, 09:07 PM
I'm happy to pay my licence fee just for Planet Earth and similar, Radio 4, the internet local news and weather, Tom Hiddleston's bum in the Night Manager and Idris Elba in Luther.
I pay £89 a month for Sky, rarely watch it except cricket, and Ian Botham isn't worth that.
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Sir Trev
14-12-18, 09:58 PM
I'm happy to pay my licence fee just for Planet Earth and similar, Radio 4, the internet local news and weather, Tom Hiddleston's bum in the Night Manager and Idris Elba in Luther.
I pay £89 a month for Sky, rarely watch it except cricket, and Ian Botham isn't worth that.
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I'm sorry, did you say you pay well over a GRAND to Sky each year? Seriously??? It annoys me that I pay somewhere around £300 a year to them... If we had a decent Freesat or Freeview signal here I would certainly switch over and tell them to shove it.
I'm sorry, did you say you pay well over a GRAND to Sky each year? Seriously??? It annoys me that I pay somewhere around £300 a year to them... If we had a decent Freesat or Freeview signal here I would certainly switch over and tell them to shove it.
i done the sneaky. i got sky for a few months so they fitted a dish and such for me. new telly comes with freesat tuner so dumped virgin telly. only thing i miss is syfy. ok i still pay a whopping £41 for broadband but once the contracts up i'm seriously considering talk talk package for the same price. thats tv (with syfy), broadband and unlimited phone calls to landline and mobiles.
BanannaMan
15-12-18, 02:48 PM
Six days after the big snowstorm and I can finally see the drive and the lawn again but it's an awful muddy mess now.
Looked better with the snow.
dont worry Bill there will be more snow soon..lol
maviczap
15-12-18, 08:35 PM
Stinking feckin Eurostar, last time I used it I got the lurgi. Travelled back on it yesterday, surrounded by coughing and sneezing passengers, or blowing their noses cos they're full of snot.
Perhaps if I could have come home on the Thursday train, then I might not have caught this bug, but I ain't paying 140€ to exchange the ticket, when it only cost £157. 40€ to change it, but another 100€ on top, at least **** Turpin wore a mask when he robbed folk.
£41 for a hotel was far cheaper
Littlepeahead
16-12-18, 07:54 PM
Sports Personality with Lewis Hamilton included. He has zero personality. And awful clothes.
And before you all say it, Jimmy Anderson isn't any better. Jimmy is actually incredibly shy but has a very dry sense of humour when he lets his guard down.
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maviczap
16-12-18, 08:23 PM
Sports Personality with Lewis Hamilton included. He has zero personality. And awful clothes.
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Yes, and that's why the public don't warm to him.
BBC bias was in full swing yesterday, when one nominee didn't get a look in; in yesterdays Sporting moments of the year, meant to highlight their achievement for SPOTY. Neither did the other two, making an historic year for their sport.
Only one candidate in my book, as none of the others have personalities.
My cold has got to the annoying runny nose stage, and streaming eyes, that's my gripe
Red ones
16-12-18, 08:27 PM
Sports Personality with Lewis Hamilton included. He has zero personality.
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No. You're thinking of the years it was Nigel Mansell.
Adam Ef
16-12-18, 08:50 PM
Customer followed me around the supermarket this morning then eventually out the door to accost me for stealing a newspaper! I was scanning my shopping as I went but apparently he saw me "scuttling around on the floor to sneak a newspaper into my bag" I was emptying things out to get something out of the bottom of my bag and trying to pack it all back in, all scanned already. I then went through the quick scanner checkout. I asked who he was and if he worked there. He wasn't backing down and was quite insulting! I told him about the self scan system. He didn't seem to understand.
The idea that someone would steal a newspaper!? Aaand do it by emptying out half a bag in the middle of an aisle! I'd be a fairly crap and financially unsuccessful thief if it was true!
Left me really wound up for half the day, not just the accusation, but the way he did it and language he used.
littleoldman2
16-12-18, 08:56 PM
Only one candidate in my book,
Johnny Rea ?.
Customer followed me around the supermarket this morning then eventually out the door to accost me for stealing a newspaper! I was scanning my shopping as I went but apparently he saw me "scuttling around on the floor to sneak a newspaper into my bag" I was emptying things out to get something out of the bottom of my bag and trying to pack it all back in, all scanned already. I then went through the quick scanner checkout. I asked who he was and if he worked there. He wasn't backing down and was quite insulting! I told him about the self scan system. He didn't seem to understand.
The idea that someone would steal a newspaper!? Aaand do it by emptying out half a bag in the middle of an aisle! I'd be a fairly crap and financially unsuccessful thief if it was true!
Left me really wound up for half the day, not just the accusation, but the way he did it and language he used.
care in the community or escapee from local nursing home?
you should have gone up to the customer service counter and said to them about the "stalker".
BTW think of the looks i get as i put my goods in a shopping bag. this stops me buying too much.
Adam Ef
17-12-18, 12:42 PM
I thought of a lot of things I should have done in hindsight. I actually got the paper free as they give them away with a spend over a certain amount (you still have to scan it), so technically I didn't pay for it but it was on my receipt and then discounted at the end... so should have said no I haven't paid for it and walked out, letting mayhem unfold as he would likely have gone to tell security.
shiftin_gear98
17-12-18, 03:23 PM
You should have just laughed in his face. Almost on the point of hysteria, then abruptly stopped.
Cocked your head to one side and stared straight through him.
I think 2 mins would have been enough to freak him out.
DarrenSV650S
17-12-18, 04:20 PM
I wouldn't even bother trying to explain myself. Just tell him to F off and walk away
Adam Ef
17-12-18, 05:01 PM
He did it in a way to draw attention to me, so everyone around was straring at me like I was a thief... very humiliating and insulting! He could have worded it much more diplomatically. The way he said it was a loaded question, basically saying you are a thief. He wasn't really asking a question. Just the fact he said I was "scrabbling around on the floor" shows the attitude and what he was trying to suggest. He already had me judged as guilty dirt and it showed in the way he talked to me. When I told him I used the quick checkout with the self scan app he didn't have a clue what I was on about. Quick to judge with ignorance to back his assumption.
Adam Ef
17-12-18, 05:08 PM
Todays waste of time. Now dealing with returns for a few differenet things at once due to people not knowing what they're selling. Pyramid Parts messing about with their wrongly sized SV650 bushes... spending too much time answering their questions.
Another supplier that sent out a multi tool with a bit missing. Rather than put a small 6mm bit in the post to replace the missing part I'm having to deal with two departments, raise returns, fill in paperwork and then wait around for their courier to collect some time in the next 10 days (um, Christmas?). In the meantime I have to order another and will be reimbursed with credit (that I don't want with them as I don't want to order anything else from incompetent idiots).
I've only just got refunds back from someone who sold a gas torch that was a house fire waiting to happen and a cheque from Topyokes for the incorrect throttle cables supplied a few months ago, and I had to pester him for 2 months to even get a reply.
Sick of wasting time sorting out other peoples mess and mistakes.
mother-in-law and tech... her, i got myself a 2TB thumbdrive. me, no you got ripped off. her, no it says 2 TB. me, did it cost upwards of a grand. her, No. me, you got ripped off. in the past year she has had about 3 tablets as she keeps sitting on them. bless her cotton socks...
i'm pretty sure that either her cat eats the thumb drives or there are loads under her bed as she keep loosing the bloody things.
Sir Trev
17-12-18, 06:58 PM
I have a repeat prescription (nothing serious thankfully) and my pharmacy dispenses the drugs every two months for a year before I have to request a new one. All worked fine for two years until Saturday. Running low I pop in to be told the system has been changed and the old repeats have all been stopped. Go see your surgery and they'll put you on the new system. Of course they are closed on the weekend and I had to call them this morning... They pretty much told me off for not being clairvoyant about the old process being wound up and I should have come in to see them two weeks ago to make sure I did not run out of my tablets while I wait for my new online account to be set up. WTF!?!
maviczap
17-12-18, 07:04 PM
Streaming nose and eyes, fast running out of snot rags
Streaming nose and eyes, fast running out of snot rags
sympathies.. although mine was not bad.
garynortheast
17-12-18, 08:20 PM
Streaming nose and eyes, fast running out of snot rags
That's really crap, hope it clears up quickly and you don't end up with the cough I had!
chris8886
17-12-18, 10:42 PM
Todays waste of time. Now dealing with returns for a few differenet things at once due to people not knowing what they're selling. Pyramid Parts messing about with their wrongly sized SV650 bushes... spending too much time answering their questions.
Another supplier that sent out a multi tool with a bit missing. Rather than put a small 6mm bit in the post to replace the missing part I'm having to deal with two departments, raise returns, fill in paperwork and then wait around for their courier to collect some time in the next 10 days (um, Christmas?). In the meantime I have to order another and will be reimbursed with credit (that I don't want with them as I don't want to order anything else from incompetent idiots).
I've only just got refunds back from someone who sold a gas torch that was a house fire waiting to happen and a cheque from Topyokes for the incorrect throttle cables supplied a few months ago, and I had to pester him for 2 months to even get a reply.
Sick of wasting time sorting out other peoples mess and mistakes.
stop buying stuff online and go to your local shops? :smt102 I know it's often more convenient, but this is why big companies keep getting bigger and taking over the small shops and eventually closing them.....
Littlepeahead
18-12-18, 07:56 AM
stop buying stuff online and go to your local shops? :smt102 I know it's often more convenient, but this is why big companies keep getting bigger and taking over the small shops and eventually closing them.....Ever tried finding a local shop to buy anything specialist? Plus Halfords, Argos, Currys etc require you to order online and collect a few days later, they don't keep things in stock often.
If I go into town it costs £3.30 bus fare or £4 parking, can take 40 minutes each way to do the 3 mile journey, and there's no guarantee the store will have what I want, and if they do it'll be way more expensive than online.
I try to skip local but this is why small shops and high streets are dying.
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Littlepeahead
18-12-18, 08:17 AM
care in the community or escapee from local nursing home?
you should have gone up to the customer service counter and said to them about the "stalker".
BTW think of the looks i get as i put my goods in a shopping bag. this stops me buying too much.Quite possibly someone with mental health problems or dementia. Last time I took my mum to a hospital appointment she started harassing a nurse because she said she owed my mum money. No amount of me telling my mum that no one owed her money would stop her. I managed to mouth 'she has dementia' to the staff so they understood what was going on, but goodness knows what the other patients thought. This is why mum isn't allowed out on her own anymore, or she would probably behave just like this towards random customers.
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Adam Ef
18-12-18, 08:24 AM
stop buying stuff online and go to your local shops? :smt102 I know it's often more convenient, but this is why big companies keep getting bigger and taking over the small shops and eventually closing them.....
Living in the countryside... no one on my High St stocks SV K8 fork bushings, throttle cables etc .. and one purchase was through a works distribution co who I have to use. There's no shortage of butchers, pubs and bakerys in our area, but anything beyond that or house clutter shops for the elderly and it's a 2 hour round trip to not find what you need.
I do buy as much locally as possible (always have), having felt the pain of a business (mine) going down the pan recently due to online companies selling below prices I get trade.
littleoldman2
18-12-18, 10:00 AM
I do buy as much locally as possible (always have), having felt the pain of a business (mine) going down the pan recently due to online companies selling below prices I get trade.
Massive problem when you can buy goods posted from China for less than the cost of postage within the UK.
Adam Ef
18-12-18, 10:25 AM
Massive problem when you can buy goods posted from China for less than the cost of postage within the UK.
Most of what I'm undercut on comes from the same (cycling) UK distributors that I get it from. Only the big online companies can buy larger quantities enabling them to cut deals, store in remote warehouses, not paying High St costs and then also avoid a lot of tax and VAT, which no one seems to mind even though they get riled about Amazon, Google, Starbucks etc.
maviczap
18-12-18, 01:29 PM
Most of what I'm undercut on comes from the same (cycling) UK distributors that I get it from. Only the big online companies can buy larger quantities enabling them to cut deals, store in remote warehouses, not paying High St costs and then also avoid a lot of tax and VAT, which no one seems to mind even though they get riled about Amazon, Google, Starbucks etc.
That's why we need a digital tax on these online sellers, as they have an unfair advantage over the high street and a government prepared to enforce it.
With all these companies it's not going back into our economy, but vast US run giants.
maviczap
18-12-18, 01:33 PM
sympathies.. although mine was not bad.
That's really crap, hope it clears up quickly and you don't end up with the cough I had!
Thanks guys, much better today
That's why we need a digital tax on these online sellers, as they have an unfair advantage over the high street and a government prepared to enforce it.
With all these companies it's not going back into our economy, but vast US run giants.
POP (Point Of Purchase) tax. for every pound that goes out of someone's bank account to a retailer the Gov instantly and automatically take the tax as a "man in the middle".
i say do away with all the different "tax" like duty, vat, income tax etc.etc and create one single POP payment and set it at say 70%. that 70% is divided up into what needs to be paid like say 10% military, 30% NHS etc.etc and is 1% variable but all ringfenced. the Gov would not have to wait on its money, people would not need to do vat/tax returns etc.etc.
littleoldman2
18-12-18, 04:24 PM
The big advantage is that a lot of currently un-taxed money would be taxed (criminals also use Amazom) but the opposite would also be true, legitimate businesses would soon be taking and paying in cash to avoid your POP.
I wouldn't even bother trying to explain myself. Just tell him to F off and walk away
ahhh the Scottish way :D
The big advantage is that a lot of currently un-taxed money would be taxed (criminals also use Amazom) but the opposite would also be true, legitimate businesses would soon be taking and paying in cash to avoid your POP.
you could add POP at the till as well. impose huge heavy fines for those caught trying to fiddle the system.
the quicker they do away with hard cash the better. in this day and age there is no need for it unless your a shady git or drug dealer.
littleoldman2
18-12-18, 07:56 PM
Cash transfers are cheaper. Every card or electronic transfer attracts fees. For a small business around 3.5% that's 35p on a £10 transaction, PayPal Here is 3.4% + 20p, on a fiver that's 37p or 7.4%, bloody hell there's businesses that don't pay that much in total tax. Folk like barbers etc really don't need to be paying that. Also do you really trust the money processors not to flog your data, I don't.
problem is the banks want emoney but force the retailers to buy the equipment and pay a rental and fee.. this should all stop. if the banks want emoney then they should foot the bill.. simples.. this is where the Gov should step in.. but surprise surprise they could not give a shizz.
anyway.. chrimbo is a week away, i have beer, i is pizzed off so its me and beer time :-)
littleoldman2
18-12-18, 08:50 PM
Good for you:). A drunken, p'ed off wee nippy, that should be fun:D
Littlepeahead
19-12-18, 11:31 AM
A lady I gave first aid to last week after she fell and broke her hip at the carol concert just died. I accompanied her to hospital in the ambulance. Feel very sad.
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chin up LPH.. you should be proud that you done what you could.
maviczap
19-12-18, 04:37 PM
Aye chin up LPH
Got mugged by the Post Office because 3 of my Christmas cards didn't fit through the standard letter slot in their gauge, just because each had a decorative foam nose that made the envelope a tad too think. A quid postage each, because no 2nd class postage for Christmas stuff either.
littleoldman2
22-12-18, 10:45 AM
Diarrhoea again. Bloody sick of it.
Phone zombies. Town is busy enough to navigate without some mindless pedestrian walking without looking where they are going!
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Diarrhoea again. Bloody sick of it.
just for you LOM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It7107ELQvY :smt034
maviczap
22-12-18, 07:28 PM
New computer systems at work, that don't work how they should.
Outdated IE browser, and Chrome shortcuts to the app don't work either.
littleoldman2
23-12-18, 09:52 AM
Today was supposed to be a good day. I've been looking forward to it. A good friend of mine is getting married and I'm going to the reception this afternoon. However the garage has been broken into overnight and my Van Van damaged as they tried to hot wire it. Power tools / tools stolen but for some reason they left my snap on socket set. So today I'm going to be shopping to get new and better locks then fitting them, before the scum come back. Hopefully I can still get to the reception later. So now I've had my first feed, so shower time then make a start. Question is do I waste time reporting it, on the off chance they get caught today out shoplifting and the police find my gear ?.
I would report it, you might get lucky. If anything you will need a crime number in order to make an insurance claim. My bike got stolen in June, got a letter in September saying they had exhausted all leads and basically they couldn't do anything, but would contact me if anything showed up.
thats bad news Malk, i would report it as well but dont hang around for the plod.
i fekin hate thiefs.
Adam Ef
23-12-18, 12:54 PM
Crap. Sorry to hear that.
Always report it. If only for the stats in your area as funding for Police and where they focus attention depends on it. There's also the very small chance they get them and you get your stuff back. I wouldn't get my hopes up though.
littleoldman2
23-12-18, 04:57 PM
Well I got to the wedding late, so just stood at the back. Was late because the police came out followed by SOCO and spent about an hour and a half with us. This is because the garage is attached to the house with a door into the kitchen so it was a burglary. Came to no good as they had worn gloves and left no blood etc, still they did make an effort and if any of my stuff turns up they know it's mine. Hopefully get the locks upgraded before bed. Side panel gone from the bike and I'll have to spend a couple of hours splicing, soldering and shrink wrapping the wiring. For many years there were MOD houses on the street that had Sgt's, Colour SGT's, CSM's and RSM's in them and so we were a crime free zone, the scum must now know they've been sold.
maviczap
23-12-18, 06:07 PM
Today was supposed to be a good day. I've been looking forward to it. A good friend of mine is getting married and I'm going to the reception this afternoon. However the garage has been broken into overnight and my Van Van damaged as they tried to hot wire it. Power tools / tools stolen but for some reason they left my snap on socket set. So today I'm going to be shopping to get new and better locks then fitting them, before the scum come back. Hopefully I can still get to the reception later. So now I've had my first feed, so shower time then make a start. Question is do I waste time reporting it, on the off chance they get caught today out shoplifting and the police find my gear ?.
Glad they didn't get away with too much Mal, but all the same it's hassle that you can do without. Thieving scum
Chris_SVS
23-12-18, 07:22 PM
My K6 off to a new home... Gonna miss the thunder it makes :eek:
Geodude
24-12-18, 07:15 AM
Ffs Mal sorry to read that :( swear filter wont let me type what I think but I guess you can imagine my thoughts grrr. Hope you and the mrs are okay. Hugs xGx
littleoldman2
24-12-18, 07:14 PM
The fireworks have just started.
The fireworks have just started.
well you should know by now not to annoy the small nippy one :geek:
littleoldman2
24-12-18, 08:15 PM
Not them fireworks, the noisy ones.
Does EastEnders ever have a happy storyline at Christmas?
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maviczap
25-12-18, 12:46 PM
No, it's why Christmas is always so miserable now.
I'm going to watch one of the Morecambe and Wise Christmas specials on DVD which are what Christmas are supposed to be like, fun and full of laughter.
Same here. I've never watched EE, but the trailers are depressing enough. The lowest they sank was a few years back when one character was buried alive.
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maviczap
25-12-18, 01:06 PM
Yep, watched it when it started, but it's just so feckin miserable, plus all the other soaps are the same.
It's not normal life, but so many people think it is, and mirror it.
maviczap
25-12-18, 01:08 PM
All the sausage rolls I made yesterday have been eaten!
I'll have to make some more now :-(
asking for a hand and all i get as grumping from them..... i think i'll cancel xmas... fed up being the only person in my household that gives a fuk and does anything....
littleoldman2
25-12-18, 02:07 PM
Next year just make it about you and Mrs Bibs. Maybe then you two can enjoy it without the stress. Sometimes being "selfish" is the way to go.
maviczap
25-12-18, 02:40 PM
Next year just make it about you and Mrs Bibs. Maybe then you two can enjoy it without the stress. Sometimes being "selfish" is the way to go.
Aye, feck em, see what happens
Aye, feck em, see what happensDitto that. Sometimes you have to look after number 1.
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Chris_SVS
25-12-18, 03:57 PM
The fookin sales haven't started yet, I'm after a new pair of boots :p
Sir Trev
26-12-18, 01:20 PM
Out for a walk today with Lady Poppy, Monkey and her boyfriend plus F-i-L. Lady P and her dad (mobility challenged now he's in his eighties) were going to join us on the the hunt for the first geocache at which point they were planning to "rest" in the pub while we hunted for two more. Despite the note on the door saying it was open from midday the pub doors remained shut and we got called back from our hunt before we'd had chance to look for the second cache... Very annoying. Bit of a wasted morning. At least there is plenty of booze left over so I'm going to get over it in a liquid way.
littleoldman2
26-12-18, 01:25 PM
The fookin sales haven't started yet, I'm after a new pair of boots :p
Try again today and remember the old saying "if at first you don't succeed give up and go to the pub"
have you ever thought that your son just does not want to talk to you?
if my sons want to talk to me they will or in the eldest's case pick up the phone or come and visit or ask me to visit. until such times i leave them alone to get on with their life. i'm their father not their friend.
I have a son and daughter aged 39 & 40 and I last saw them face to face 3 years ago (they both live 2 hours drive away from me). There is no animosity etc., just that we live independent lives, and when we do get together, we have a good time together. We do exchange occasional random messages through Messenger. It's the way I was brought up and the way my children were: once they were adults, left home and working, we were no longer in each others pockets. I also have an elder brother who lives in New Zealand and two younger brothers. One lives four hours away and we rarely communicate; I last saw him at Dad's funeral 10 years ago. My other brother lives in tha same town as my children and, again, I last saw him 3 years ago. That's just the way my family are.
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