sidcow Posted September 2, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted September 2, 2021 45 minutes ago, mottaloo said: When selling my last house, I used to go all MTV cribs when showing the ladies my bedroom by proclaiming “…and this is where the magic happens !” Took me 15 months to sell it…. and only then to a bloke with a chihuahua called Sebastian Joey Tribbiani. Is that you? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 7 hours ago, bobzy said: One for the "things you don't get" thread I suppose... but not wearing underwear. Why? Can't beat a bit of freedom for your bits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 It looks like my first payrise in 3 years is going to be eroded by the proposed 1-1.25% increase in national insurance (that the government said wouldn’t be happening). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 5 minutes ago, Genie said: It looks like my first payrise in 3 years is going to be eroded by the proposed 1-1.25% increase in national insurance (that the government said wouldn’t be happening). It's about time the young and poor made some more sacrifices for the old and rich. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted September 3, 2021 Moderator Share Posted September 3, 2021 37 minutes ago, Genie said: It looks like my first payrise in 3 years is going to be eroded by the proposed 1-1.25% increase in national insurance (that the government said wouldn’t be happening). Can't have been much of a payrise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 (edited) 34 minutes ago, bickster said: Can't have been much of a payrise It was 2% (plus a one off £1k). Not great, but tbf theres quite a lot of headwinds for the business so it’s reasonable. After tax it’s gonna put me very close to = if/when the NI increase comes in. Edited September 3, 2021 by Genie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted September 3, 2021 Moderator Share Posted September 3, 2021 7 minutes ago, Genie said: It was 2% (plus a one off £1k). Not great, but tbf theres quite a lot of headwinds for the business so it’s reasonable. After tax it’s gonna put me very close to = if/when the NI increase comes in. You'll probably see half of the rise then. Not much but it won't wipe it out completely. I haven't had a payrise in three years and I very much doubt I'll be getting one any time soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 I'd give a company one off year of bad financial results to not give out at least cost of living payrises, but a second year of that, and I'd be right the hell out of there. My bills go up every year, I'm not getting poorer every year when there are companies that will give me payrises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 35 minutes ago, Davkaus said: I'd give a company one off year of bad financial results to not give out at least cost of living payrises, but a second year of that, and I'd be right the hell out of there. My bills go up every year, I'm not getting poorer every year when there are companies that will give me payrises. I think over the past couple of years the savings from working from home have more than covered the increases in cost of living so overall I’m up I think. I still got my annual bonus each year (3 grand) so it’s not all bad. I think when this year is over and the chip shortages are resolved there will be a clamour for a substantial rise during 2022. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted September 3, 2021 Moderator Share Posted September 3, 2021 2 minutes ago, Genie said: and the chip shortages are resolved Have they sunk in the gravy? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 2 hours ago, Davkaus said: It's about time the young and poor made some more sacrifices for the old and rich. Amuses me that there were some 'serious' journalists talking as if the Tories might actually fund some of this with some sort of wealth tax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted September 3, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted September 3, 2021 To be fair the Coronavirus has turned the world on its head.. The NHS is going to face costs that were never envisioned at the start of the current term. It would be irresponsible to stick to your guns in my opinion. We've got to start paying for it now as my generation paid for a war which finished years before we were born. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post a m ole Posted September 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 3, 2021 Some of the On Topic threads starting to look like this: 3 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 5 hours ago, a m ole said: Some of the On Topic threads starting to look like this: What do you mean 'starting'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 4 minutes ago, AvfcRigo82 said: What do you mean 'starting'? Did someone say something? Spoiler 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 (edited) I know it shouldn’t as it’s more inclusive and caters to a wider audience but it pisses me off that 99% of meat flavoured crisps don’t actually contain meat products and don’t really taste of meat anymore. Bought some Tyrells Smokey BBQ crisps, suitable for vegetarians. M&S Maple cured Bacon, suitable for vegetarians. Grrrr! Companies need to know that smoked paprika isn’t a valid substitute for the flavour of actual meat. They were still nice but I felt deceived . Edited September 4, 2021 by Ingram85 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted September 4, 2021 Administrator Share Posted September 4, 2021 32 minutes ago, Ingram85 said: Bought some Tyrells Smokey BBQ crisps, suitable for vegetarians. M&S Maple cured Bacon, suitable for vegetarians. Grrrr! Companies need to know that smoked paprika isn’t a valid substitute for the flavour of actual meat. They were still nice but I felt deceived . Which meat is "Smokey BBQ" supposed to taste like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 Do you realise that eating vegies can be fatal ? They did a study in the USA and out of 10,000 people that died,9998 had eaten vegies in the week leading up to their death. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 10 minutes ago, limpid said: Which meat is "Smokey BBQ" supposed to taste like? What do you envisage when the flavour is described as Smokey bbq? It’s not bbq sauce, that would be different. This is called ‘English smoky barbecue’. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post limpid Posted September 4, 2021 Administrator Popular Post Share Posted September 4, 2021 Just now, Ingram85 said: What do you envisage when the flavour is described as Smokey bbq? It’s not bbq sauce, that would be different. This is called ‘English smoky barbecue’. Charcoal 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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