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26th June 2020, 20:03 | #93 |
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Interesting, if slightly off-topic. We all know how much this virus malarkey is costing the country, both in human terms (THE most important I must stress) as well as in financial terms. So yesterday I had a rather nice surprise from HRMC. They owe me a good old wedge of dosh as I retired last year. In the letter it says I can claim on-line, so I went onto my government web page thinking I could have this rebate paid into my bank account within 5 days. Only to be met with the message that the on-line refund system is currently not available and I will get a cheque in around 6 weeks. Trouble with that is, as someone who is classed as clinically extremely vulnerable, it means a trip to the bank/post office.
I'm pretty certain if the shoe was on the other foot it would be pay up now. Mmmm. Now before folks go off on one I don't mind waiting. I am very happy to pay my taxes, there are a lot of people out there who are a lot worse off in all of this than the gaffa and me. But you gotta luv the tax man eh? |
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But it's odd, the negativity of the reaction to someone volunteering to give up a decent chunk of their pay. I'd be of the opinion that it's something to be commended rather than used as an excuse to condemn, and more inclined to have a pop at those who have volunteered to sacrifice precisely s0d-all (do your worst, censors!).
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Of course I'm not bitter that I was not eligible to claim a penny for myself, I'm simply glad that I'm able to put back my retirement by at least five years, and that my children and their children will be eligible to pay for the financial "blip" this year has become, assuming they can find gainful employment that is After all what is 340 billion pounds among friends Brian P.S. make sure to bank the cheque they send you ASAP, heaven knows if it will bounce |
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So, a lot of restrictions being lifted, or lightened, therefore, great examples of the British public able to represent us abroad again. Until the next attempt to increase restrictions, which now will never work.
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What a load of twaddle, the sooner we as the public realise we have been well and truly had with the covid scam, find out that the aims were more or less to become a cashless society, and to control the population through coercion and fear and indeed outright perfidious albion. Make no mistake the problem is not the virus, not by a long chalk Brian |
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27th June 2020, 08:25 | #99 |
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Well we're not going abroad. Doubt we'll even go to a supermarket this side of Christmas.
We've got a dental appointment early September back west, usually stay overnight and meet up with friends and family, will probably be a very quick turnaround this time. Think,when the numbers increase to a level already determined, those of us at risk, including folks in care and nursing homes, will be placed back into shielding/lock down and the process to tackle it will be more akin to a "conventional" pandemic. Must say this is not what we had in mind post retirement. |
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Ah !!. Got you.
I though that it was used in your part of the country as a euphemism ( 99 ) Like we use number 1 or 2 darn sarf.--- I guess it's something you stick in an ice cream cone then.--- Last edited by COLVERT; 27th June 2020 at 10:40.. |
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