Commuting and the '40% tax bracket'
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lost_in_thought wrote:<snip>DonDaddyD wrote:
So I ask,
How were you first looked upon as a person who cycled to work?
What did you do to overcome these objections?
There were no objections, it's always been seen as admirable.
+1 I'm regarded as a bit of a nutter for risking life and limb on the roads and get, plenty of 'braver than me' comments. no one (apart from admin & H&S goblin) gives me grief
and oh to be in the position of even thinking about 40% tax.0 -
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DonDaddyD wrote:lost_in_thought wrote:MonkeyMonster wrote:Wowser... if only this had occured at Morpeth I'd got the ring side seats and popcorn
DDD is way too mild-mannered in person for such a conversation to take place.
Now you wound me...
Anyway I can't be vulgar all the time...
Almost sounds like you're dissapointed with my real life self...
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rjsterry wrote:T-shirt style undershirts!? Do they specify what colour pants you wear as well? Never mind the OP, I'm just glad I don't work where either LiT or DDD work/worked.
Expectations of what different people should wear are a funny thing: in my particular niche of my profession, if we all wore suits and ties we would probably scare away most of our clients (they would think we were too 'corporate' and not creative enough), even though most of them are suit-and-tie wearers themselves. We do suits (but never ties) for first meetings, but after that it's just something smart. It's all left up to common sense, and we've only ever had one incident of inappropriate dress in 10 yrs - a "Selfish C*nt" t-shirt - and even he was just told not to be so silly in future.
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JonGinge wrote:Oh no. What have I done? A thousand apologies in advance.
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lost_in_thought wrote:After 112k, you lose your tax-free allowance altogether, so you're paying tax on every £ you earn. Dunno if that's got anything to do with the rates fluctuation, but it sure is mean.
Why so? Isn't it fairer that people earning over £112k pay more than those earning less?0 -
FrankM wrote:lost_in_thought wrote:After 112k, you lose your tax-free allowance altogether, so you're paying tax on every £ you earn. Dunno if that's got anything to do with the rates fluctuation, but it sure is mean.
Why so? Isn't it fairer that people earning over £112k pay more than those earning less?
My hunch is that the new govt will fix this problem eventually, but in any case, above that salary level is less than 1% of the working population, I thiink. Just a vocal bunch, I suppose.0 -
Always Tyred wrote:FrankM wrote:lost_in_thought wrote:After 112k, you lose your tax-free allowance altogether, so you're paying tax on every £ you earn. Dunno if that's got anything to do with the rates fluctuation, but it sure is mean.
Why so? Isn't it fairer that people earning over £112k pay more than those earning less?
My hunch is that the new govt will fix this problem eventually, but in any case, above that salary level is less than 1% of the working population, I thiink. Just a vocal bunch, I suppose.
So, assuming that post is an indication of her salary expectations, when Lost_in_Thought told me she'd only date men who earned as much, near or more than she did, there really is only 1% of the population to choose from.... wow that must suck.Food Chain number = 4
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DonDaddyD wrote:
So, assuming that post is an indication of her salary expectations, when Lost_in_Thought told me she'd only date men who earned as much, near or more than she did, there really is only 1% of the population to choose from.... wow that must suck.
She was telling you to do one... politelyPurveyor of sonic doom
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Clever Pun wrote:DonDaddyD wrote:
So, assuming that post is an indication of her salary expectations, when Lost_in_Thought told me she'd only date men who earned as much, near or more than she did, there really is only 1% of the population to choose from.... wow that must suck.
She was telling you to do one... politely
The thought did cross my mind when: (i) I was typing that. (ii) at the time and (iii) when she told me what type of men she doesn't find attractive - the sentence that preceded the salary one...Food Chain number = 4
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Deary me.
I wish I did earn over £100k. It's actually my most recent ex, who I keep in touch with. Soon though, soon I will have all the money IN THE WORLD bwahahahahaaaaaaaaa.*
*Or not.0 -
lost_in_thought wrote:Deary me.
I wish I did earn over £100k. It's actually my most recent ex, who I keep in touch with. Soon though, soon I will have all the money IN THE WORLD bwahahahahaaaaaaaaa.*
*Or not.0 -
Always Tyred wrote:lost_in_thought wrote:Deary me.
I wish I did earn over £100k. It's actually my most recent ex, who I keep in touch with. Soon though, soon I will have all the money IN THE WORLD bwahahahahaaaaaaaaa.*
*Or not.
Finally, someone who can actually get a handle on what's going on here.0 -
Well i was beginning to wonder, the way the two of them make such a thing of not being each other's type - classic sign, that. :twisted:1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
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rjsterry wrote:Well i was beginning to wonder, the way the two of them make such a thing of not being each other's type - classic sign, that. :twisted:
Oi! Just the one of him I think, who's making such a thing of anything...
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So I'm the only one claiming 'not my type'. So your not claiming that I'm not your type?
.... does that mean I am your type?
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MonkeyMonster wrote:I can see the next meeting at the Morpeth full of long searching looks and much admiration for flowing locks and fearsome thighs... and that's just CP admiring himself in the mirror
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Clever Pun wrote:MonkeyMonster wrote:I can see the next meeting at the Morpeth full of long searching looks and much admiration for flowing locks and fearsome thighs... and that's just CP admiring himself in the mirror
I am awesome
What's it like being tall, I've always wondered what the world looks like from above peoples scalps?Food Chain number = 4
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DonDaddyD wrote:Clever Pun wrote:MonkeyMonster wrote:I can see the next meeting at the Morpeth full of long searching looks and much admiration for flowing locks and fearsome thighs... and that's just CP admiring himself in the mirror
I am awesome
What's it like being tall, I've always wondered what the world looks like from above peoples scalps?
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DonDaddyD wrote:So I'm the only one claiming 'not my type'. So your not claiming that I'm not your type?
.... does that mean I am your type?
Bom chika wha wah
Afraid not! I tend to go for tall blond guys, and I'm afraid you're neither of those things!
I meant you're the only one who keeps going on about it :P0