forcebwithu Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 11 hours ago, Stillearly said: On my balcony..... 😅 10 hours ago, Binlid said: Making some Welsh cakes for the patients at our hospice. Did you bake them on @Stillearly's balcony? 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydeste Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 Packing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forcebwithu Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 (edited) Finished reviewing my CCTV recordings in the hope of catching a thief. I was surprised to read an article on Pattaya News that had a picture of my neighbor's house and a small part of my house in the picture as well. Man Secretly Squats in Pattaya Homeowner’s Unoccupied Home and Steals 200,000 Baht of Belongings Fortunately I now have a security camera system that records the video from the cameras. One of the cameras points along the side of my house, but has the neighbor's house in the view as well. One of the items stolen was a solar light, so it was easy enough to narrow down the day by looking at midnight night shots of that light to see when it disappeared. That happened on June 25th. I then fast-forwarded through the early morning hours of the 25th and was able to record a timeline of when the light, along with outside electric conduit was removed. Unfortunately the light levels were too low to get a good shot of the thief to identify him. Here's a YouTube vid I uploaded of the thief taking down the light. The light is in the far back, center of the video. Edited July 8, 2023 by forcebwithu 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJSP Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 Nursing the usual Saturday am light head following a gallon of lager last night. How I enjoy my Friday, after work beers but with no food ( bikini diet) then the morning after sometimes is a struggle. waiting for the boy to arise ( last day at school yesterday so could be a lie in) then off here for brekkie https://primrosecafe.co.uk/ 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horizondave Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 1 hour ago, AJSP said: Nursing the usual Saturday am light head following a gallon of lager last night. How I enjoy my Friday, after work beers but with no food ( bikini diet) then the morning after sometimes is a struggle. waiting for the boy to arise ( last day at school yesterday so could be a lie in) then off here for brekkie https://primrosecafe.co.uk/ Blimey, your kids finished school already; my little one finishes on 21 July. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJSP Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 2 hours ago, Horizondave said: Blimey, your kids finished school already; my little one finishes on 21 July. Aye, 12 o’clock yesterday! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post galenkia Posted July 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 8, 2023 Just opened this from the HMRC. Result!. knew I was due something as I had been on emergency tax plu I had time not working before this job. Never expected this much. 7 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Dangleberries Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 42 minutes ago, galenkia said: Just opened this from the HMRC. I got 105 quid back which I'm very happy with !! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydeste Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 1 hour ago, galenkia said: Just opened this from the HMRC. Result!. knew I was due something as I had been on emergency tax plu I had time not working before this job. Never expected this much. Nice deposit for that bike methinks. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydeste Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 On the Eurotunnel 1 hour early. 😁 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJSP Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 1 hour ago, boydeste said: On the Eurotunnel 1 hour early. 😁 Safe travels 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 Gutted for Mark Cavendish, out of the TDF after a crash , just missed out on the stage win yesterday to break the record for most stage wins ... this was his last chance I think 🙁 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 If you have any savings , worth checking what rates you are currently getting paid ... my savings account had very good rates when I opened it , but they haven't changed in 2023 , despite four base rate rises ... a quick look around and I have opened some new products with another provider and will be moving funds on Monday 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galenkia Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 4 minutes ago, Stillearly said: If you have any savings , worth checking what rates you are currently getting paid ... my savings account had very good rates when I opened it , but they haven't changed in 2023 , despite four base rate rises ... a quick look around and I have opened some new products with another provider and will be moving funds on Monday I have two ISA accounts that pay nothing, like 0.25%. And I have tens of thousands in them. They were 5% when I opened them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 8 minutes ago, galenkia said: I have two ISA accounts that pay nothing, like 0.25%. And I have tens of thousands in them. They were 5% when I opened them. Some good info here on ISAs and how to transfer them and tax implications https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/savings/best-cash-isa/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambo Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 1 minute ago, galenkia said: I have two ISA accounts that pay nothing, like 0.25%. And I have tens of thousands in them. They were 5% when I opened them. Tens of thousands... that's great. Is it a million? That would be perfect for retirement. I think the majority on this board are 50+ so we must be thinking about this sort of stuff. If we optimistically think we will live to reach 100. Then there is a huge gap from 67 to 100. I'm looking at this now and the math is not favourable. If i work until 70 things look a lot better. Early death also looks good on paper, but no, i will outlive my wife and get to the 3 digits.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydeste Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, galenkia said: I have two ISA accounts that pay nothing, like 0.25%. And I have tens of thousands in them. They were 5% when I opened them. Take a look at Virgin 1 and 2 year fixed rates, around 4.36 the last time I Iooked. Edited July 8, 2023 by boydeste 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galenkia Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 46 minutes ago, Zambo said: Tens of thousands... that's great. Is it a million? That would be perfect for retirement. I think the majority on this board are 50+ so we must be thinking about this sort of stuff. If we optimistically think we will live to reach 100. Then there is a huge gap from 67 to 100. I'm looking at this now and the math is not favourable. If i work until 70 things look a lot better. Early death also looks good on paper, but no, i will outlive my wife and get to the 3 digits.. I’m in my 50’s, my mum died at 54, same age as me now, my dad was 59. My sister has cancer and maybe 3 or 4 months left, she’s 57. I have had addiction issues since about 12 years old due to my traumatic life. I really don’t fancy myself living to an old age to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydeste Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 (edited) Just home from France, it was a good journey with no probems, even got offered a train an hour earlier than ours which gave us 30 minutes to have a Burger King and grab some duty free. All showered up now, dirty washing in the machine and a beer poured. Looking forward to a nice bottle of red whilst catching up on some recorded TV Edited July 8, 2023 by boydeste 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfingboy Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 Watching a bit of tennis before the golf…..nice view of your city, UK lads, I must say 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfingboy Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 7 hours ago, galenkia said: Just opened this from the HMRC. Result!. knew I was due something as I had been on emergency tax plu I had time not working before this job. Never expected this much. So you’re booking those trips to Montreal and Iceland, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galenkia Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Golfingboy said: So you’re booking those trips to Montreal and Iceland, right? Can’t book anything currently as I need the time off for my sister later in the year. Won’t be looking at anything until next year. And what happens then I really don’t know. Depends if I don’t self destruct. Edited July 8, 2023 by galenkia 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfingboy Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 Just now, galenkia said: Can’t book anything currently as I need the time off for my sister later in the year. Won’t be looking at anything until next year. And what happens then I really don’t know. I don’t know what to say…..you’ve been very blunt about her condition. Just hope she’s comfortable and not suffering….F—k cancer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post galenkia Posted July 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 8, 2023 Just now, Golfingboy said: I don’t know what to say…..you’ve been very blunt about her condition. Just hope she’s comfortable and not suffering….F—k cancer Recently she has been struggling, think the reality of her condition is hitting her now. And this is someone who is an ICU nurse so dealt with trauma everyday. She calls me up crying sometimes so I call her every lunchtime and evening to make sure she’s okay. She shares a flat with her friend Sally who is also a ICU nurse so has a great person looking after her. 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maipenrai Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 17C at 0700 this morning, figured it'd be another scorcher today and it has been, with a forecast for much the same for the next few days; we have fires burning north and south of us but thankfully the wind has not carried any smoke this way but I think it's going to happen over the next few days. Didn't get much accomplished today, too busy killing yesterday's hangover but tomorrow I'll get back to my duties. Here's the temperature on my deck at 7:00PM tonight: 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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