Forum: Idle Banter
08-03-19, 07:18 PM
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Forum: Idle Banter
22-02-19, 05:28 PM
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Forum: Idle Banter
22-02-19, 04:24 PM
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Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
Badly is the answer depending on the benefits. This is my second time on long term sick. On the first I got DLA and was as well off as working. This time I'm on ESA and because I have a pension of...
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Forum: Idle Banter
21-02-19, 05:31 PM
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Forum: Idle Banter
19-02-19, 10:16 AM
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Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
I use Hermes a lot due to price and I drive past the drop off shop most days so a zero fuel and time cost.
I find that the vast majority of people are happy with Hermes BUT those that aren't will...
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Forum: Idle Banter
15-02-19, 06:48 PM
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Forum: Idle Banter
13-02-19, 11:16 AM
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Forum: Idle Banter
11-02-19, 05:50 PM
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Forum: Idle Banter
01-02-19, 08:02 PM
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Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
BTW my charge hand that night was 64 years old and got the minimum payoff like the rest of us (35 years service for him) but a great pension so he was well in, he came into the office hugged me and...
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Forum: Idle Banter
01-02-19, 07:45 PM
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Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
I worked in the largest antibiotic plant in the world. I got a call at 17.50 one evening before night shift, from the plant manager that the plant was shutting. He said "gotta go and phone the rest...
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Forum: Idle Banter
31-01-19, 08:57 PM
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Forum: Idle Banter
25-01-19, 12:15 PM
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Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
I once worked in the largest aseptic fermentation facility in the world, our shift sterility tech once sampled and plated up one of the vending machines immediately after the suppliers had sanitised...
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Forum: Idle Banter
19-01-19, 05:37 PM
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Forum: Idle Banter
26-12-18, 01:25 PM
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Forum: Idle Banter
25-12-18, 02:07 PM
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Forum: Idle Banter
24-12-18, 08:15 PM
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Forum: Idle Banter
24-12-18, 07:14 PM
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Forum: Idle Banter
23-12-18, 04:57 PM
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Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
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...
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Forum: Idle Banter
23-12-18, 09:52 AM
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Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
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...
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Forum: Idle Banter
22-12-18, 10:45 AM
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Forum: Idle Banter
18-12-18, 08:50 PM
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Forum: Idle Banter
18-12-18, 07:56 PM
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Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
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...
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Forum: Idle Banter
18-12-18, 04:24 PM
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Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
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...
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Forum: Idle Banter
18-12-18, 10:00 AM
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Forum: Idle Banter
16-12-18, 08:56 PM
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