Nice People Thread No. 15, a Cyber Summer

chris_m

vivatifosi wrote: »

Oh, keep forgetting to mention. If anyone has to do a self-assessment tax return and importantly wants any monies outstanding to be included in their tax code, the last day for this is 30th December. After that, you have to pay it.

What's this "tax" thing?;)

CKhalvashi

vivatifosi wrote: »

Oh, keep forgetting to mention. If anyone has to do a self-assessment tax return and importantly wants any monies outstanding to be included in their tax code, the last day for this is 30th December. After that, you have to pay it.

Not applicable to me, but mine is usually done in about July/August time. Much better to have it early on, and those that try to find an accountant last week of January I'll never understand.

I've had the figures this year since the end of June, as I needed proof of income for something early on.

chris_m

chris_m wrote: »

What's this "tax" thing?;)

Nah, seriously, I don't usually (*) pay any nowadays coz my pension is below the basic rate threshold - which also means that all the interest (what there is of it nowadays) and stocks divvies I get (outside my ISAs) is also tax-free

I said "usually" because that is normally the case. However, my pension scheme has done an actuarial reduction reassessment and decided that they weren't paying me enough. They've upped it by around £60 a month and backdated that to October 2015 - because of all the back pay they paid me this month, it was enough to tip me over the PAYE threshold so I did have some deducted this month :-(

Handily, even with the increase my annual pension will still be just below the basic rate tax threshold so I should get the £43 back eventually.

michaels

vivatifosi wrote: »

Please DQWD

Oops,this was suppposed to be a reply to pastures' dqwd not viva's Would you like me to come over with my drill and screwdriver to changeyur bulbs and the other odd jobs?

vivatifosi wrote: »

Oh, keep forgetting to mention. If anyone has to do a self-assessment tax return and importantly wants any monies outstanding to be included in their tax code, the last day for this is 30th December. After that, you have to pay it.

Last year was the only one where I left the tax returns till Jan - this yeas and every other they were done asap. May be connected with whether we owed them or they owed us.....

Yorkie1

vivatifosi wrote: »

I hope that all absent NP are well and enjoying the run up to Christmas, Hanukkah or just having some time off. I wish the same for present NP too.

Just popping in while it's quiet. Apologies for recent absence - finding energy and non-apathy to do non-essentials has been hard the last few months. But 2017 is another year!

Doozergirl wrote: »

You take on so much. I spent too many years trying to make things perfect and repeatedly made myself ill. There's no use doing the same things and expecting a different result. It may well be that others aren't capable of stepping up to the plate, but it doesn't mean that you are either. It needs to be managed, and spread out - both in time and responsibility.

...
Don't be hard on yourself and be mindful of every minute. Try to enjoy the 'doing' and not place the emphasis on getting things 'done', if you see what I mean. If stuff doesn't happen, stuff it, just enjoy what you can do. 🙂

If I could like this twice, I would. Really well put.

SingleSue wrote: »

Youngest is still stressing over his uni choices, he is now thinking of withdrawing from his other choices and accepting the Lincoln unconditional as the stress is getting too much for him. To be fair, Lincoln was his first choice, the city was perfect for him, the course a perfect fit, he loved the uni and the area and the transport for him travelling alone is easy and not too expensive.

As impressed as he was by the York interview offer, the uni is really too far out of the city to be practical.

(I've still got to read the more recent posts, so you may have updated since this post). If, as you say, Lincoln ticks so many 1st place boxes, then I imagine that going to other places would eliminate any residual doubts about whether the other places were even better - but brings with it the added stress. If the added stress is a greater issue than the desire to eliminate, it sounds like it's a no-brainer to accept Lincoln now.


Public transport for York Uni is excellent, but if it would bring him out of his comfort zone then it's a really important thing to consider.

vivatifosi

michaels wrote: »

Oops,this was suppposed to be a reply to pastures' dqwd not viva's Would you like me to come over with my drill and screwdriver to changeyur bulbs and the other odd jobs?

Thank goodness for that. I've been scratching my head wondering if you'd been stalking me as I've been changing my lightbulbs today:D.

Yorkie1

LydiaJ wrote: »

At least now I've got my voice back properly, I can start having conversations with people again.

Glad to hear you were better in time for Christmas!

zagubov wrote: »

GDB there's a website you can put your birthday in and it will probably tell you enlightening facts about your journey to today.;)

Oh my! First line said "You - person getting old"!!


Mussolini declaring himself the dictator (Il Duce) of Italy was closer to my birthday than today!!! I'm not sure I like this site :-D

PasturesNew wrote: »

All done. All cooked, served, eaten.
Stuffed!

Learnt a couple of minor lessons for next year's event... to improve it to perfection... like ... don't forget the Yorkshire.

Well done - what an achievement! Good luck with remembering the Yorkies ... I forget them every year despite writing them in bigger and bigger font on my list of things to cook ... one of these years I'll remember




A belated and Happy Hannukah and Happy Christmas to all NP.

Yorkie1

Spirit wrote: »

I hope all NP are having a Happy Christmas and that poorly people make good and speedy recoveries.

Nice to hear from you Spirit. Hope you're continuing to improve, Sue.

vivatifosi wrote: »

Gutted. Planning a George Michael CDathon today. Plus visiting a few rels.

"Careless Whisper" - all time favourite. So shocked to hear the news.

GDB2222 wrote: »

That is from the book my DW bought me for my birthday. The Ladybird how it works series for adults, this one is titled The Wife.

Haha! I got The Ladybird Book of Red Tape! (I've just noticed its authors also wrote "Britain: A Nation of Manhole Covers").


' "Your call is important to us", says the lady on the help-line.


The call is important because it is currently making the company 48p per minute.'

Yorkie1

Pyxis wrote: »

Which is now an ex-pump.

chris_m wrote: »

It has ceased to be
:rotfl:

Are we sure it isn't just resting? Or stunned? Or has it really expired and shuffled off this mortal coil?

PasturesNew wrote: »

One that sticks in my mind is where a sign is turned upside down and still reads the same.

Sign at a swimming pool advising they are closing on Mondays:
NOW NO SWIMS ON MON

That's really clever!

Yorkie1

The only posters on my bedroom wall [ETA as a teenager] were of Wham! and George Michael. Dad took the mickey something chronic!!


I have come across a Country Music TV channel on Freeview (Keep It Country, channel 87), which I rather enjoy. Didn't dare inflict it on my classical-music loving Mum while she was here over Christmas, but it's really quite relaxing! Poor quality transmission (not very high resolution) at times, and some of the tracks are a bit (!) cheesy and/or old. But it still lowers the blood pressure a bit.


Now, all I need to find are some line dancing classes for the New Year ...