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Wonky Wednesday

oxomanoxoman Posts: 11,306
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Morning all. Seemingly late start by all. Cold and bright out and off shift.
Too many bikes according to Mrs O.
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  • lincolndavelincolndave Posts: 9,441
    Morning, cold wind again ,overcast , cycling sooner rather than later, docs appointment and blood test this afternoon
    Have a good day
  • sungodsungod Posts: 15,399
    'ning

    cold and gloom continues

    ride, coffee, much webexing, leading to much relaxing
    my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny
  • tlw1tlw1 Posts: 21,220
    Early start as youngest rugrats birthday, so had to walk hounds before his organised wake up time of 6:30 🙄

    Work stuff, socially distancing meeting of grandparents, etc

    Chosen meal is from the chippy, confused by this but oh well
  • orraloonorraloon Posts: 11,428
    Work work day. Going to be one of those grey claggy days again. I miss the sunshine already. More yew trees to shift into hedge soundproofing locations, smaller ones this time, round up the self-set bonuses.

    Long day ahead. Virtual meeting later to drink some beers in front of cameras. Weird times.
  • thistle_thistle_ Posts: 6,896
    'ning
    WFW
    Going out to look at a pile of stones shortly
    Bike ride later hopefully
  • Stevo_666Stevo_666 Posts: 53,710
    Budget day today so I may be busy this afternoon. Will enjoy the comparative peace of the morning for now.
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • MattFalleMattFalle Posts: 11,644
    ciao

    someone walked in here first thing and threw in a massive confusion bomb so i have absolutely no idea what is going.
    .
    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • Ben6899Ben6899 Posts: 9,681
    Been for a walk...


    Ben

    Bikes: Donhou DSS4 Custom | Condor Italia RC | Gios Megalite | Dolan Preffisio | Giant Bowery '76
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ben_h_ppcc/
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  • MattFalleMattFalle Posts: 11,644
    As an aside who is this jayden721 or whatever dragging up old threads about printing on lycra and stickers
    .
    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • oxomanoxoman Posts: 11,306
    Not sure if I'm looking forward to the budget or not this time. Although I suspect the crappy stuff will come out in a few months time. On a good note first of sixteen has had his first back to school covid test and tested negative, another on Friday then back to school Monday hopefully. The OH did say he'd tested positive for mad cow disease though, I did suggest that those results might be hers though. She,s taken the huff with me for some reason now. ;)
    Too many bikes according to Mrs O.
  • pinnopinno Posts: 48,611
    oxoman said:

    Not sure if I'm looking forward to the budget or not this time...

    Shuddup.
    MattFalle said:

    ...b0ll0x...

    Re-stocked the plaster store?

    Happy birthday TLW's rugrat. How old is he?
    Why did you move house?! I still don't understand.

    Foggy here and coooooold, brrr. Baskets*. It was lovely a few days ago. Both bikes are shiny shiny and ready to roll. Do I go outdoor pedalling or indoor? That is the question.

    *I blame council cutbacks.

    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • step83step83 Posts: 4,170
    Budget is going to be depressing no way round it, so many sectors of industry cap in hand begging for bail outs, furlough extension, massive hike in NHS spending, paying for the vaccine and a spike in unemployment he will have to up taxes somewhere to claw back the sieve like spending. Of course the opposition will carry on saying they wouldn't touch tax as it makes them appear high an mighty.

    Anyway less politics wiffle. Currently sat slurping coffee debating which of the tasks I have today to start with, I'm preferring none currently but they need sorting.
    Titanium Px Spitfire
    Easty commuter
    Tripster AT
  • homers_doublehomers_double Posts: 7,563
    Sat scrolling through the news this morning then a FB memory popped up which prompted me to scroll through Strava to look at running pace which turned into browsing photos of my most recent cycling jaunt in Italy.

    How to make ones self miserable in three easy steps...

    Probably go for a run later.
    Advocate of disc brakes.
  • Ben6899Ben6899 Posts: 9,681
    I don't mind paying a bit more tax for a year, hardly spent anything since last March!
    Ben

    Bikes: Donhou DSS4 Custom | Condor Italia RC | Gios Megalite | Dolan Preffisio | Giant Bowery '76
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ben_h_ppcc/
    Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/
  • pinnopinno Posts: 48,611
    edited March 2021
    step83 said:

    Budget is going to be depressing no way round it, so many sectors of industry cap in hand begging for bail outs, furlough extension, massive hike in NHS spending, paying for the vaccine and a spike in unemployment he will have to up taxes somewhere to claw back the sieve like spending. Of course the opposition will carry on saying they wouldn't touch tax as it makes them appear high an mighty..

    You can shuddup too. You'll rattle Stevo's cage and then it will get seriously boring.

    #ifuckedbottombracketup

    Anyhoo - found the file with the glitch in it yet?
    Bad news - LH is going for his 8th and your lot are experimenting with a new home built power unit.
    I suppose you could add pedals and then they will be hybrid's. I bet there's nothing in the rules about that.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • tlw1tlw1 Posts: 21,220
    pinno said:


    Happy birthday TLW's rugrat. How old is he?
    Why did you move house?! I still don't understand.

    Cheers - he’s 14 😳

    Re house - you sound like my parents.
  • pinnopinno Posts: 48,611
    14! Do you feel old?
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • elbowlohelbowloh Posts: 7,078
    tlw1 said:

    Early start as youngest rugrats birthday, so had to walk hounds before his organised wake up time of 6:30 🙄

    Work stuff, socially distancing meeting of grandparents, etc

    Chosen meal is from the chippy, confused by this but oh well

    I would fully understand that. I'd much rather have good fish and chips from a decent chippy than most other foods.
    Felt F1 2014
    Felt Z6 2012
    Red Arthur Caygill steel frame
    Tall....
    www.seewildlife.co.uk
  • tlw1tlw1 Posts: 21,220
    pinno said:

    14! Do you feel old?

    Yes, the current wife is the same age as me
  • tlw1tlw1 Posts: 21,220
    elbowloh said:

    tlw1 said:

    Early start as youngest rugrats birthday, so had to walk hounds before his organised wake up time of 6:30 🙄

    Work stuff, socially distancing meeting of grandparents, etc

    Chosen meal is from the chippy, confused by this but oh well

    I would fully understand that. I'd much rather have good fish and chips from a decent chippy than most other foods.
    I don’t really do takeaways so want something different when I do.

    If we hadn’t moved house we could have got it delivered
  • hopkinbhopkinb Posts: 7,129
    Here you go, best budget ever.

    Put up corporation tax > 20% to make mine and Stevo's job a little easier with Japan.

    Shove a couple of pence on the basic rate, couple of pence on the higher rate. Leave the top rate where it is.

    Freeze thresholds for the remainder of parliament.

    Abandon the "triple lock" on pensions, for something a bit less generous.

    Reduce tax relief on pension contributions to basic rate only.

    We're out of the EU now, so I' m going to batter VAT up to 25%, and fcuk the fact that's really regressive, after all, I'm Rishi, I've got pots of cash, and so do all my mates.

    Reduce duty on ciggies and alcohol so people don't care about the above.

    What are you going to do about it? We've got most of 4 more years, by which time you'd have got used to it. Fcuk the manifesto, who reads that shyte anyway.

    Sits down. Sips whisky.
  • hopkinbhopkinb Posts: 7,129
    After all, you'll only spend it on drugs, you feckless scum. You may as well give it all to us.
  • pinnopinno Posts: 48,611
    hopkinb said:

    Here you go, best budget ever.

    Put up corporation tax > 20% to make mine and Stevo's job a little easier with Japan.

    Shove a couple of pence on the basic rate, couple of pence on the higher rate. Leave the top rate where it is.

    Freeze thresholds for the remainder of parliament.

    Abandon the "triple lock" on pensions, for something a bit less generous.

    Reduce tax relief on pension contributions to basic rate only.

    We're out of the EU now, so I' m going to batter VAT up to 25%, and fcuk the fact that's really regressive, after all, I'm Rishi, I've got pots of cash, and so do all my mates.

    Reduce duty on ciggies and alcohol so people don't care about the above.

    What are you going to do about it? We've got most of 4 more years, by which time you'd have got used to it. Fcuk the manifesto, who reads that shyte anyway.

    Sits down. Sips whisky.

    You lot just can't help yourselves can you?
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • tlw1tlw1 Posts: 21,220
    pinno said:

    hopkinb said:

    Here you go, best budget ever.

    Put up corporation tax > 20% to make mine and Stevo's job a little easier with Japan.

    Shove a couple of pence on the basic rate, couple of pence on the higher rate. Leave the top rate where it is.

    Freeze thresholds for the remainder of parliament.

    Abandon the "triple lock" on pensions, for something a bit less generous.

    Reduce tax relief on pension contributions to basic rate only.

    We're out of the EU now, so I' m going to batter VAT up to 25%, and fcuk the fact that's really regressive, after all, I'm Rishi, I've got pots of cash, and so do all my mates.

    Reduce duty on ciggies and alcohol so people don't care about the above.

    What are you going to do about it? We've got most of 4 more years, by which time you'd have got used to it. Fcuk the manifesto, who reads that shyte anyway.

    Sits down. Sips whisky.

    You lot just can't help yourselves can you?
    Accountants? Cyclists? Dog owners? Parents?
  • seanoconnseanoconn Posts: 10,297
    tlw1 said:

    pinno said:


    Happy birthday TLW's rugrat. How old is he?
    Why did you move house?! I still don't understand.

    Cheers - he’s 14 😳

    Re house - you sound like my parents.
    I guess he’s at that inquisitive age now when he’ll start asking his mum who that man strange man is that pops in for dinner between athletic activities with mates.
    Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי
  • seanoconnseanoconn Posts: 10,297

    Brunch 😕
    Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי
  • elbowlohelbowloh Posts: 7,078
    seanoconn said:


    Brunch 😕

    Is that after it was digested?
    Felt F1 2014
    Felt Z6 2012
    Red Arthur Caygill steel frame
    Tall....
    www.seewildlife.co.uk
  • Stevo_666Stevo_666 Posts: 53,710
    tlw1 said:

    pinno said:

    hopkinb said:

    Here you go, best budget ever.

    Put up corporation tax > 20% to make mine and Stevo's job a little easier with Japan.

    Shove a couple of pence on the basic rate, couple of pence on the higher rate. Leave the top rate where it is.

    Freeze thresholds for the remainder of parliament.

    Abandon the "triple lock" on pensions, for something a bit less generous.

    Reduce tax relief on pension contributions to basic rate only.

    We're out of the EU now, so I' m going to batter VAT up to 25%, and fcuk the fact that's really regressive, after all, I'm Rishi, I've got pots of cash, and so do all my mates.

    Reduce duty on ciggies and alcohol so people don't care about the above.

    What are you going to do about it? We've got most of 4 more years, by which time you'd have got used to it. Fcuk the manifesto, who reads that shyte anyway.

    Sits down. Sips whisky.

    You lot just can't help yourselves can you?
    Accountants? Cyclists? Dog owners? Parents?
    All of the above :smiley:
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • pinnopinno Posts: 48,611
    edited March 2021
    tlw1 said:

    pinno said:

    hopkinb said:

    Here you go, best budget ever.

    Put up corporation tax > 20% to make mine and Stevo's job a little easier with Japan.

    Shove a couple of pence on the basic rate, couple of pence on the higher rate. Leave the top rate where it is.

    Freeze thresholds for the remainder of parliament.

    Abandon the "triple lock" on pensions, for something a bit less generous.

    Reduce tax relief on pension contributions to basic rate only.

    We're out of the EU now, so I' m going to batter VAT up to 25%, and fcuk the fact that's really regressive, after all, I'm Rishi, I've got pots of cash, and so do all my mates.

    Reduce duty on ciggies and alcohol so people don't care about the above.

    What are you going to do about it? We've got most of 4 more years, by which time you'd have got used to it. Fcuk the manifesto, who reads that shyte anyway.

    Sits down. Sips whisky.

    You lot just can't help yourselves can you?
    Accountants? Cyclists? Dog owners? Parents?
    No, talking Cake stop budget b0ll0x.

    Eee gad, seano - wtf is that?
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • seanoconnseanoconn Posts: 10,297
    Quite possibly
    Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי
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