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General Discussion Area / Why do some people behave so stupidly.

« on: 04 April 2024, 19:25:54 »

About a month ago we flew from Gatwick to Barbados there was another flight from there about an hour later, we met a couple two nights later who were on it & got chatting with them, it appears their flight was a bit more eventful than ours . An announcement was made that someone had been smoking in the toilet & if it happened again the flight would be diverted & the culprit dealt with, a few hours later there was a medical emergency  in the front area of the plane & of course staff were needed to deal with it, the smoker then seized this opportunity to go for another cigarette he was observed by another passenger who already suspected him & of course reported it to a member of the crew who was available. Once the plane landed in Barbados he was met by local police led of the plane in handcuffs & that was his holiday over before it started, I find it hard to comprehend what goes on in some peoples heads. Hopefully he will receive a hefty fine & a ban from using the airline involved again.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Word Association.

« on: 04 April 2024, 16:35:00 »

Seventies

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General Discussion Area / Re: Word Association.

« on: 04 April 2024, 10:59:15 »

Tower

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General Car Chat / Re: Warranty work on the Mexican tomorrow.

« on: 03 April 2024, 12:06:40 »

Sounds like a fun day ahead 👍

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General Car Chat / Re: Costs of running a car

« on: 03 April 2024, 11:50:41 »

Waiting in today for various car parts to arrive + a new phone for SWMBO, so I had some time on my hands to calculate how much had been spent on my Range Rover Sport before I purchased it in 2019 it totals up to £11,797.22 so approximately £1,000 pa.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Gas & Leccy Bills

« on: 03 April 2024, 11:31:08 »

I can only reiterate we walked around all the islands we visited & felt totally safe it was a real pleasure to receive good service & politeness from every business we strolled around, the areas we visited were absolutely spotless any rubbish was put into the many bins which were available, they really put the UK to shame, however Jamaica is a completely other story, we have a Jamaican shop owner in Spalding who went to visit his Grandparents for the first time in 2017 he felt unsafe & will never return, we went there in 1999 and were advised not to wander off the complex.We didn't see any security on any of the beaches again they were all spotlessly clean at one point I picked two empty beer bottles which I had drunk to return to the bar 100 yards away but these were taken from me as I was " on vacation" and it was Elvin's job to do that not mine, he put me in my place..😄

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General Discussion Area / Re: Gas & Leccy Bills

« on: 03 April 2024, 00:01:44 »

Horses for courses.

Personally, I think the power companies are scumbags and they get what I owe them and nothing more.   

The cash is better off in my account earning a pittance in interest! 

I don't mind paying for something I use regardless of price, the one that gets "my goat " is vehicle tax & all this emissions boll ocks, we all know that it's utter shite and the cash isn't going where its supposed to, we must have the worst roads in Europe,  all motorists are being fu**ed up the arse in the UK good & proper. We've recently come home from the Carribbean islands I know that there are bad parts but overall the roads are fantastic nearly every vehicle you see is a large SUV & the sun is shining  & the crime rates are virtually zero, signs stating that bad behaviour will result in the  offender being jailed are clearly  visible, try using " mental health issues" boll ocks over there.

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/these-are-most-dangerous-countries-world    

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Just shows what utter nonsense can be put out, I'd sooner spend a fortnight at any of the islands we visited, than a weekend in any English coastal town , the UK has become a total disgrace. We visited Jamaica in 1979 & it was pretty bad then it is the only place I wouldn't go to now. We felt absolutely safe on every island we visited & were not hassled on any of the beaches.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Gas & Leccy Bills

« on: 02 April 2024, 16:13:23 »

 Re the fuel costs/direct debit,had I agreed to the ridiculous figure of £300 per month from the 1st of July 2023 I would have so far paid £3000 to them when in fact I have to date paid them £2070 & still have almost £600 credit .

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General Discussion Area / Re: Gas & Leccy Bills

« on: 02 April 2024, 15:47:42 »

Horses for courses.

Personally, I think the power companies are scumbags and they get what I owe them and nothing more.   

The cash is better off in my account earning a pittance in interest! 

I don't mind paying for something I use regardless of price, the one that gets "my goat " is vehicle tax & all this emissions boll ocks, we all know that it's utter shite and the cash isn't going where its supposed to, we must have the worst roads in Europe,  all motorists are being fu**ed up the arse in the UK good & proper. We've recently come home from the Carribbean islands I know that there are bad parts but overall the roads are fantastic nearly every vehicle you see is a large SUV & the sun is shining  & the crime rates are virtually zero, signs stating that bad behaviour will result in the  offender being jailed are clearly  visible, try using " mental health issues" boll ocks over there.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Gas & Leccy Bills

« on: 02 April 2024, 14:22:57 »

Only £57😱  standing charge will be over £30 a month leaving only £27 for gas and electricity?  Are you sure you don’t mean £57 per week?

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No definitely £57 per month 👍

Well.... The reality is that you are paying more than £57 a month because they are chipping away at your credit balance as well.

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That's exactly why I put the £1500 in there to pay my bills , the monthly payments are based on our estimated usage & of course  our remaining credit balance, simples 👍

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General Discussion Area / Re: Gas & Leccy Bills

« on: 02 April 2024, 13:14:34 »

I really don't mind being in credit, they've already offered me a refund which I declined+ I have the opportunity to "skip" payments if required everyone has their own preferences with finances,. if I needed it I'd simply request a refund.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Gas & Leccy Bills

« on: 02 April 2024, 12:39:21 »

Only £57😱  standing charge will be over £30 a month leaving only £27 for gas and electricity?  Are you sure you don’t mean £57 per week?

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No definitely £57 per month 👍

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General Discussion Area / Re: Gas & Leccy Bills

« on: 02 April 2024, 10:38:57 »

We're with Scottish power & pay by direct debit which I am in complete control of, never had an issue with them had an email from them this morning saying that their prices have been reduced currently paying £57 per month for gas & electric.

I seem to recall you saying you kept massively in credit with your energy company, which probably explains the low monthly figure.

Yes I put £1500 in our account when all the ridiculous figures were first quoted quite a while back as it was earning  nothing in my ISA, I was paying £60 per month then & they wanted to increase it to £300 per month ! I've never paid that amount for anything ever in my life, we are now £597 in credit which suits me fine & paying £57 per month.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Gas & Leccy Bills

« on: 01 April 2024, 18:45:50 »

We're with Scottish power & pay by direct debit which I am in complete control of, never had an issue with them had an email from them this morning saying that their prices have been reduced currently paying £57 per month for gas & electric.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Word Association.

« on: 01 April 2024, 06:49:31 »

Heath