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Title: I don’t have....
Post by: STEMO on 10 January 2018, 14:45:49
....an abdominal aortic aneurysm. I’m quite pleased about that.  :)
Title: Re: I don’t have....
Post by: YZ250 on 10 January 2018, 15:02:59
Glad to hear it.  :y
Title: Re: I don’t have....
Post by: STEMO on 10 January 2018, 16:09:52
You’ll get to know if you have one....when you’re 65  :)
Title: Re: I don’t have....
Post by: Varche on 10 January 2018, 16:19:17
Never mind that, have you remembered to apply for your state pension yet? It isnt automatic.
Title: Re: I don’t have....
Post by: Viral_Jim on 10 January 2018, 16:48:52
Never mind that, have you remembered to apply for your state pension yet? It isnt automatic.

Didn’t know that! Will give my dad a nudge, he turned 65 this month.
Title: Re: I don’t have....
Post by: Lizzie Zoom on 10 January 2018, 16:49:37
That is good news as it is a men's problem that can cause a quick death.

Looks like you're going to be around on the OOF for a bit longer! ;D ;D ;D :y
Title: Re: I don’t have....
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 10 January 2018, 17:19:39
....an abdominal aortic aneurysm. I’m quite pleased about that.  :)

Well done! All that whippet walking must have paid off!  :y
Title: Re: I don’t have....
Post by: STEMO on 10 January 2018, 18:13:22
Never mind that, have you remembered to apply for your state pension yet? It isnt automatic.
I’m not 65 until May. Apparently, I should get a letter about 4 months before (next week) but, if I don’t get one by three months before, I have to ring up.

I’m guessing I’ll have to ring up.  ;D
Title: Re: I don’t have....
Post by: BazaJT on 10 January 2018, 18:48:54
That's something I'll have to bear in mind later this year too.Anyway Stemo glad to hear you're all clear on that one :y
Title: Re: I don’t have....
Post by: Mister Rog on 10 January 2018, 20:03:33
....an abdominal aortic aneurysm. I’m quite pleased about that.  :)

If you're gonna kick it, an AAA is as good a way as any. Damned quick.

Years ago when I worked in theatres in the NHS an AAA was a serious emergency. Probably one of the most dramatic surgical procedures possible at the time. Life or death in a few seconds  :o

Title: Re: I don’t have....
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 10 January 2018, 21:20:08
You’ll get to know if you have one....when you’re 65  :)

If I don't die of one before then. :)
Title: Re: I don’t have....
Post by: Keith ABS on 11 January 2018, 08:01:46
  On the state pension bit, if you are still working, you can defer taking it. You will be heavily taxed if you take it and still work. If deferring, you will get a small percentage increase.
Worth thinking about?

Keith ABS
Title: Re: I don’t have....
Post by: STEMO on 11 January 2018, 11:59:23
  On the state pension bit, if you are still working, you can defer taking it. You will be heavily taxed if you take it and still work. If deferring, you will get a small percentage increase.
Worth thinking about?

Keith ABS
I haven’t worked in my life for a few years now, so I’m avin it!  ;D
Title: Re: I don’t have....
Post by: Mister Rog on 11 January 2018, 12:29:38
  On the state pension bit, if you are still working, you can defer taking it. You will be heavily taxed if you take it and still work. If deferring, you will get a small percentage increase.
Worth thinking about?

Keith ABS


I asked my accountant about this. Your state pension dies with you, it is not an inheritable part of your estate like a private pension fund. You may drop dead or get hit by a bus tomorrow or even today  :o, so take it ASAP, even if you pay tax on it.