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General Discussion Area / Re: US Election
« on: 09 December 2020, 10:40:37 »
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-55243008

First step fails ....

but the saga still continues, even though law experts deride it....:

This is not the end of legal challenges to Mr Biden's victory. Republicans in the state of Texas filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court on Tuesday accusing four other states of election irregularities - a challenge legal experts have sharply criticised.

Plaintiffs want the court to stop the use of "unlawful election results without review and ratification by the defendant states' legislatures".

What legal challenges remain for Trump?
'In his mind, he will not have lost'
One law professor at the University of Texas tweeted that this was "a new leader in the 'craziest lawsuit filed to purportedly challenge the election' category", while another law professor at the University of California dismissed it as a "press release masquerading as a lawsuit" in a blog post.



https://twitter.com/steve_vladeck/status/1336312379408322560

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General Discussion Area / Re: Dead Person
« on: 08 December 2020, 13:03:54 »
An out-and-out hero of mine ...  :(  Flying High Forever now

If you wish to understand exactly how good this guy was have a readof the book/watch the film of "The Right Stuff"

Chuck Yeager

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-55225903

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Very clever ... enjoyed that  :)

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General Discussion Area / Re: US Election
« on: 03 December 2020, 11:01:51 »
Meanwhile

Coronavirus: US hits record Covid cases and hospitalisations https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-55170329

Doesn't appear to matter to him, as long as he gives the appearance of "winning" as admitting defeat is beyond his mental abilities... absolute power corrupts absolutely ..... let people die ... as long as I retain power .. appears to be his mantra

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General Car Chat / Re: Admiral warning
« on: 03 December 2020, 10:49:27 »
From my Policy ...

5. Persons or classes of persons entitled to drive
Insured and Spouse
The policyholder may also drive a motorcar not belonging to him/her and not hired to him/her under a hire purchase or leasing agreement, as long as the policyholder has the owner's permission to drive it.
If you were to have an accident whilst doing so, your insurers could drive a fleet of buses through the gaping chasm in that clause :-\

As they wrote the clause, any attempt to "get around" it would fall squarely under present legislation:

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1977/50

as amended by

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2015/15/contents/enacted

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General Car Chat / Re: Admiral warning
« on: 02 December 2020, 22:33:58 »
From my Policy ...

5. Persons or classes of persons entitled to drive
Insured and Spouse
The policyholder may also drive a motorcar not belonging to him/her and not hired to him/her under a hire purchase or leasing agreement, as long as the policyholder has the owner's permission to drive it.

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General Discussion Area / Re: CV 19 vaccination
« on: 02 December 2020, 22:23:43 »
Best test it on the old white honkys first then  :D
Leave me out of it  :(

Good ..one less in the queue in front of me and my family :)

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General Discussion Area / Re: US Election
« on: 01 December 2020, 23:27:07 »
DG ... your almost god like admiration for this failure of human being is reminding me of a famous quote by someone far more intelligent than I ...

I refer of course to one Mr Albert Einstein ...   :)




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The retirement age of 67 is something of a misnomer too. Can anyone honestly see a copper, a nurse, a prison officer or a class teacher still doing the job at that age. Unless the police and NHS are different, I can only speak for education.

Point is, pensions were invented/intended to give you income when you are too old to work. No-one is saying that a fireman, police officer or soldier can continue in post until state pension age, but there are other jobs that these people can do once they are 50+. What could not continue was public service employees retiring on full pensions (typically 2/3rds of final salary) below age 60. It was costing the tax payer far too much what with current 65yo life expectancy being 85 for men and 87 for women.

Most public sector pensions can be taken at age 55 if you really want to. However, there are big reductions though - typically 5% per year under 67. So if you take the pension at age 55 then typically you'll lose 50% of it's value. If at all possible it's best to get to 65 (better still 67) before drawing it.

There are plenty of people with no pension provision other than the state pension, and they'll have to work till 67.

Indeed.  One of my oldest friends I saw rise from being a PC on the beat to finally a Chief Superintendent of a Traffic Division when he decided to retire at 55.  As he was always academically minded, specialising in IT, he then went on a teachers training course and into adult education, which he loves as his last employment before he retires to enjoy a very good pension indeed. 8) 8) :D :D ;)
.   


And good luck to him Lizzie he's earned it fair & square same as I have all this bleating about "unfairness" everyone has a choice and hopefully enough commonsense to look ahead financially.
No point in having plenty of leisure time & no cash it's that simple.

The opposite also applies ... a shit load of pension when too ill/infirm to enjoy it is somewhat pointless.

Do your own number crunching and make your own decision.....  I left the RAF with a decent eneough pension. but worked part time in the courts for a few years as a "top up" ...  Mrs E worked part time in education but took early retirement the same month my state OAP started to be paid as that plus her (reduced for early) pension worked out about the same ... we "did the numbers" and made decisions that suited US .. no one else ... and no regrets here at all.

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Seen that effect many, many times when flying ... what can be really odd is seeing the top of a church spire sticking out of the "cloud" when you can't see any of the ground !!

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General Discussion Area / Re: US Election
« on: 28 November 2020, 10:39:35 »
Presumably, at some point, the fact checkers will point out that Biden hasn't been elected yet...  ::)

In your eyes perhaps .....  Spec savers are open today I believe ......   :)

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Over 50 odd years of motoring I have done both RAC and AA in the past, neither are now "clubs" they are commercial limited companies, existing to make a profit for their shareholders, a retrograde step IMHO

I'm now, and have been for nearly 20 years, with Green Flag, through the Caravan Club, as most of the "main stream" recovery/repair/assist companies do NOT cover anything you are towing, and that element is important to me. I've only had to call them out 4 times in 20 years, but on each occasion they have been excellent.

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General Discussion Area / Re: US Election
« on: 27 November 2020, 23:05:21 »
Another nail in the coffin, again from someone he appointed...

https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2020-55109168

"In giving the appeal court's opinion, Judge Stephanos Bibas wrote: "Free, fair elections are the lifeblood of our democracy. Charges of unfairness are serious. But calling an election unfair does not make it so."

"Charges require specific allegations and then proof. We have neither here," wrote Judge Bibas, who was nominated by Trump."


Perhaps there are some folks in the USA who have, and understand the meaning of, "integrity"

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and another one about to lose job and pension it would appear ....

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cornwall-55107433

I always thought coppers were picked for having "common sense" .... seems I was wrong !

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