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    I have no idea what most of you are talking about   :D  

    I've been watching Holding based on a Graham Norton novel, lovely scenery from Ireland, I think one of the actors was in Derry Girls?

    I'm wfh today, went to my PT job yesterday eve but got a 23p per hour payrise - this time in 20 billion years i'll be a millionaire ;)
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  • WinterWarrior
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    Crikey @Deni_debt-free_dreamer 23p per hour! You’ll be loaded…work 3 hours and that’s a free bar of chocolate, it’ll be worth every excruciating second 😁
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    Your forgetting tax and N.I.  WW. Make that 4 hours! 
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    @Deni_debt-free_dreamer I'm watching Holding too. Have you read the book? He's actually a very good novelist. The character Breda in Holding was the headmistress in Derry Girls.
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  • Haha WW and m_f - I don't pay NI on that role (it's not my main FT job but one of my PT jobs, 10 hours pcm).  So my monthly payrise is 10 x 23p less tax - it won't change my life ;)

    @Naomim - oh thanks re Derry Girls :) I have read A Keeper by Graham but no other novels, i would definitely read another one and have 2 episodes left of Holding
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    Deni_~~. As bad as my maws 25p a week increase in her pension when she was 80 last month!! 
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  • beanielou said:
    Deni_~~. As bad as my maws 25p a week increase in her pension when she was 80 last month!! 

    My friend got that as well! Absolutely shocking!
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    WinterWarrior - I'm so glad you sorted out my clothing problem, I didn't realise you had to let them grew up a bit before they fit you, seems so simple when you put it like that!!!! :D
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  • WinterWarrior
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    beanielou said:
    Deni_~~. As bad as my maws 25p a week increase in her pension when she was 80 last month!! 
    ☹️ It’s just rude, why even bother! 
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