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M.C
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PostPosted: 12:37 - 13 Jul 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
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got a bill of 700 quid to pay for overpaid child tax

even though we phoned them and told them I was back in full time work as soon as I was back in full time work

they couldn't change the payments then as it was on what I earned last year (when I was off work) fucking retards

Lots of people I work with got into fairly serious debt over (working) tax credits. Far as I can tell they give you some money then ask for it back.
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PostPosted: 13:34 - 13 Jul 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
andyscooter wrote:
got a bill of 700 quid to pay for overpaid child tax

even though we phoned them and told them I was back in full time work as soon as I was back in full time work

they couldn't change the payments then as it was on what I earned last year (when I was off work) fucking retards

also channel four moving fargo to half ten because of the windsors

its a pile of shit anyway not funny in the slightest


If you're reasonably confident it's their mistake, phone them and ask them for a letter detailing how the error was allowed to happen and who was responsible. They will often write off a smallish debt to prevent having a paper trail showing their incompetence (regardless of whether "their" is a person or the department itself).

Worth a go... advice from colleague whose wife works for the benefits agency.
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Feck me, my car has loose rear end (time to change some rubber bits = controll arms and some bushings) and my mechanic won't touch it. The parts to be changed go from £1 to £5. The only other place that would do it is the local Mercedes-Benz dealer who would charge me £35 just to look at it and I'm not even talking about the actual job. Mad

The Haynes manual says it's a 3 spanner job,

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If your mechanic won't touch it? Thinking It's not going to be easy or he would.

The thing with bushes etc. If you an lift a car on a lift and stand under it to work - reasonably easy. Doing it with a trolley jack and axel stands - no thanks.


Well, I'm gonna have to do it myself, I suppose. OR sell the car to someone who'd be willing to invest the time or money into it.

The mechanic is a VW concern cars specialist and the 90's multi-link suspension of my Mercedes-Benz might be too intimidating for him. Although it's a simple job, reading the Haynes manual. There are just more control arms than usual, that's all. No special tools required.

So, it's either DIY or sell it. Thinking
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PostPosted: 14:57 - 13 Jul 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
Finding out that the fuel sender in my Speed Triple doesn't work, and by "finding out" I mean "Walking to a petrol station"...
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PostPosted: 09:00 - 14 Jul 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Finding out that the fuel sender in my Speed Triple doesn't work, and by "finding out" I mean "Walking to a petrol station"...


A Street Triple would have been fine, just saying Whistle

That does suck though, it might not be the sender unit itself but the wiring to said piece of shit under the tank Thumbs Up

As it happens, the Street Triple I sold has since been stolen Sad
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PostPosted: 09:34 - 14 Jul 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
Paddy. wrote:
ScaredyCat wrote:
Finding out that the fuel sender in my Speed Triple doesn't work, and by "finding out" I mean "Walking to a petrol station"...


A Street Triple would have been fine, just saying Whistle.


Oh the Speed is fine, perfectly fine. Ordinarily I'd be annoyed that it didn't work but the payback is far too high for me to even consider this as anything other than an annoyance that'll only happen once - since now I know.

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That does suck though, it might not be the sender unit itself but the wiring to said piece of shit under the tank Thumbs Up


I'm getting a proper service done shortly, I'll get them to have a look.


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As it happens, the Street Triple I sold has since been stolen Sad


Speed is very heavy to manhandle about... they'd probably hurt themselves just moving the thing Smile Streets are too desirable, that's the problem with them.
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2 years (and a bit) later (after purchase) my boots are no longer waterproof and smell like a school boys P.E changing room, excellent.

Looks like the market hasn't changed much. £160 on the same pair, done me well and are popular.

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Arrived at shagpad and ...got a headache
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PostPosted: 23:08 - 14 Jul 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Arrived at shagpad and ...got a headache
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Whereabouts are you. We're in Anglesey at the moment, with Paracetomol and Elastoplast.

Want to pop round?
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PostPosted: 23:43 - 14 Jul 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
Tracey Suntan-King wrote:
Howling Terror wrote:
Arrived at shagpad and ...got a headache
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Whereabouts are you. We're in Anglesey at the moment, with Paracetomol and Elastoplast.

Want to pop round?


You and Sid doing a bit of racing Tracey?
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You and Sid doing a bit of racing Tracey?


Not this week Pete, we're on holidays with the fam. Brick Wall Gagged In the land that progress forgot.

Howeverrrrrrrrr, we will be at Aberdare in a couple of weeks. And ManxGP in August.

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Riding home from work yesterday with visor up but sunvisor down and either a stone or a bitey insect has flicked up and hit me under my eye. This morning I have a swollen red lump there and it hurts :/
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cooker is now fucked


got to buy a new one
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PostPosted: 11:55 - 15 Jul 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
andyscooter wrote:
cooker is now fucked

Wut up?
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Self medicated with orange matchmakers and cups of tea. \nosensenofeeling.
We're within earshot of the circuit which is a small consolation.
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Riding home from work yesterday with visor up but sunvisor down and either a stone or a bitey insect has flicked up and hit me under my eye. This morning I have a swollen red lump there and it hurts :/


And now I have a red itchy rash across my cheeks and nose. Off to the pharmacy for some advice I guess.
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Booking a Eurotunnel train for at least 4 hours later than I should have.
Finding things to do in a motorway service station gets old real quick Sleeping
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Booking a Eurotunnel train for at least 4 hours later than I should have.
Finding things to do in a motorway service station gets old real quick Sleeping


Sit across from the ladies loo. At some time some hottie will come out with her skirt tucked into her knickers.
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Rogerborg wrote:
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cooker is now fucked

Wut up?



Wife's on strike Laughing


I mean oven won't turn on

New one delivered in morning
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Zips!

Can no-one make a f'cking b'stard zip that doesn't f*ck up and fall apart in less than 12 months?

The amount of the bloody things that have broken in the past year is unreal and it's costing me a small fortune in either getting new ones put in or replacing gear.

There's got to be a better solution/invention. Evil or Very Mad Evil or Very Mad Evil or Very Mad
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Zips!

Can no-one make a f'cking b'stard zip that doesn't f*ck up and fall apart in less than 12 months?

The amount of the bloody things that have broken in the past year is unreal and it's costing me a small fortune in either getting new ones put in or replacing gear.

There's got to be a better solution/invention. Evil or Very Mad Evil or Very Mad Evil or Very Mad


You could ask the Amish, they think that zippers are the work of the devil. Pretty sure they've got some 'work around' ideas to avoid them. Laughing
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You could ask the Amish, they think that zippers are the work of the devil.


Can't say I'd disagree with them on that. Think I'll buy me some gingham.
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mentalboy wrote:
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Zips!

Can no-one make a f'cking b'stard zip that doesn't f*ck up and fall apart in less than 12 months?

The amount of the bloody things that have broken in the past year is unreal and it's costing me a small fortune in either getting new ones put in or replacing gear.

There's got to be a better solution/invention. Evil or Very Mad Evil or Very Mad Evil or Very Mad


You could ask the Amish, they think that zippers are the work of the devil. Pretty sure they've got some 'work around' ideas to avoid them. Laughing


I remember undressing the girlfriend for a night of passion (many years ago Laughing ) when we were at a very very posh hotel in London and the zip on her evening dress jammed. What a passion killer! I got the 'Don't you dare break it, be careful, bloody hell I'll do it myself, just go away'

James Bond never had that problem.
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