Nice people thread part 7 - a thread in its prime

vivatifosi

Did you saw what car you went for in the end missk? Really pleased for you. I think it was michaels who said you should notice the difference, it sounds like you are relishing it.

BertieUK

CKhalvashi wrote: »

I do that quite regularly, especially as I'm going shopping this afternoon, having not been for 10 days.

Having a race to Malmo tonight with 2 of the office girls (office to Malmo, first there wins), and to make this as Top Gear as possible, for the new series, I'm doing it in the Mercedes SLS

Its a bit of fun that we could do with :cool:

CK

Watch out for any speed cameras as they give penalty points and that could be a very costly trip to Malmo, fun dodging them if you know where they are enjoy:)

lostinrates

We're slightly shocked to find the green blue farrow and ball paint has a slate grey primer. It seems excessivly dark!

PasturesNew

lostinrates wrote: »

We're slightly shocked to find the green blue farrow and ball paint has a slate grey primer. It seems excessivly dark!

Try a white one then

PasturesNew

vivatifosi wrote: »

I have just finished my tax return. I started it in December. Why is it that they change it every year, so you get to a bit where you think you've finished and then they throw you a curved ball? I had to declare an income of £1 from a source that doesn't pay me and then tell them I don't get any income from it in the notes because it doesn't accept 0 in the box and that I don't earn anything... GRRRRRR

I know.... it's a faff isn't it.

misskool

vivatifosi wrote: »

Did you saw what car you went for in the end missk? Really pleased for you. I think it was michaels who said you should notice the difference, it sounds like you are relishing it.

ford fiesta ghia 1.6 heated windscreen. it's like moving from 19th to 21st century in one whoosh.

Masomnia

I'm about to watch Oldham get whooped by Liverpool

Still, my tenner on Oldham will net me £120 if they win! Stranger things have happened!

vivatifosi

PasturesNew wrote: »

Just looked it up - they are £5/statement. I am missing seven. There is a 1% chance they are in storage, all my completed/past years copies are in a box in storage... but that'd mean doing a 20 mile round trip, to be in a vulnerable place (alone/industrial unit), to get the box, hoping that [a] I have the key to hand it's in there.... and maybe they are simply in a random box in there. So long shot.

But the auto penalty is £100. How does that offset against the penalty? Can you get someone from work to come with you? It sounds like you have done a few favours for them. How quickly can you get the copies through?

CKhalvashi

GDB2222 wrote: »

I am beginning to see how you clocked up 30k miles on your car so quickly. BTW, does your car have water wings?

My S-Max had 106k on it, and that was a September to September car, and this one will have planned mileage of 94k, so probably about 106k again, once personal usage is taken in. I think my last tax return showed 956xx miles (can't remember the last two digits), and that was over a year :eek:

BertieUK wrote: »

Watch out for any speed cameras as they give penalty points and that could be a very costly trip to Malmo, fun dodging them if you know where they are enjoy:)

Last time I did one of these races, to Geneva, in my S-Max. I got stopped by the police in France, time was tight, and not only did it cost me €380, it also cost me 25 minutes! :eek:

I was doing 141km/h in a 130 zone, so not overly fast.

I'm relying on the Autobahn tonight, as I'll have to car to about 140mph there, so I can relax when I get to Sweden. I'm about 25% Germany, so that'll give me the edge (they're flying to Stockholm, then getting a train down).

CK

CKhalvashi

PasturesNew wrote: »

No can do. Just phoned the bank, they take 7 working days to arrive. Can't get anybody from work as there's only one person I am in contact with and they've got a weekend of family parties/commitments/tea etc + animals.... and it's a 1.5 hour round trip from when I start.... and it has to be done during daylight.

But I found 6 .....

Pastures, who do you bank with?

HSBC have been very reasonable with me, as I lost some and needed a VAT return doing. I asked for 3 months personal and 3 months business, totalling 162 pages, and they were happy to do it there and then.

I asked Lloyds for 31 pages for a tax return, and they did a 'no can do', although did give me the option of registering for Internet Banking for free, taking 3-5 working days.

CK