Random Irritations

[Dando]

working in the lounge and Mrs D is watching The Real Housewives of Cheshire - my god its the biggest pile of rubbish I've ever had the misfortune of witnessing

 

[Blue in Munich]

HMRC again; got the letter this morning telling me I haven't paid enough tax. I have two sources of income, both are PAYE taxed at source; if there is a shortfall it is because you haven't taken enough, not because I haven't paid it. And if you can do the calculation now to tell me I haven't paid enough, why can't you do that in the first place and take it from the start of the year. Christ, they're bloody useless.

 

[Crazyface]

I am in control, there will be no sprouts. Or the devil’s parsnips.

Fry the sprouts with bacon and roast the parsnips with honey.

 

[Blue in Munich]

Fry the sprouts with bacon and roast the parsnips with honey.

Correct; the honey makes the parsnips taste lovely, the fat in the frying pan means the sprouts slide into the bin more easily. It would be perfect if it wasn’t for the waste of bacon.

 

[chrisd]

what did you go dressed as?

You !

 

[IanM]

HMRC again; got the letter this morning telling me I haven't paid enough tax. I have two sources of income, both are PAYE taxed at source; if there is a shortfall it is because you haven't taken enough, not because I haven't paid it. And if you can do the calculation now to tell me I haven't paid enough, why can't you do that in the first place and take it from the start of the year. Christ, they're bloody useless.

Does the under payment relate to other things like savings interest, dividends etc?

 

[Blue in Munich]

Does the under payment relate to other things like savings interest, dividends etc?

No, nothing like that. The only thing that has come to me this evening is that we operate a salary sacrifice whereby I can give up 2 weeks salary for 2 weeks extra leave; I wonder if the current employer is only taking tax off of 50 weeks salary but HMRC are calculating the tax on a 52 week salary.

 

[Dando]

You !

I bet that scared the life out of everyone

 

[Slime]

Fry the sprouts with bacon and roast the parsnips with honey.

Correct; the honey makes the sprouts taste lovely, the fat in the frying pan means the parsnips slide into the bin more easily. It would be perfect if it wasn’t for the waste of bacon.

 

[Imurg]

Correct; the honey makes the sprouts taste lovely, the fat in the frying pan means the parsnips slide into the bin more easily. It would be perfect if it wasn’t for the waste of bacon.

I'm wasting none of it...

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Amazon TV have just put a series I was halfway through behind a paywall. It was just fluff really so no big loss but it's still irritating.

 

[IanM]

TV adverts that have no reference to the organisation's products or services.

My old company has gone down the random poems and people chatting route.

Very right on, but odd.

 

[drdel]

Flaming property buying chain. Buyer's buyer having issues. The UK's system really the pits. House don't move yet I've sold boats and very expensive motors without all this hassle!!!

 

[IanM]

The Scottish system is better, once you've agreed the price... but up till then

 

[Pin-seeker]

James Cordon.
What a ? he is.

 

[chrisd]

I bet that scared the life out of everyone

Not really James, in taking on the role I spent most of my time in the woods - real method acting ??

 

[backwoodsman]

Estate Agents ...

 

[srixon 1]

The incessant rain we are getting at the moment.

 

[IanM]

Wireless charging port on my radio...

Put phone in place. Apparently completely random decision whether to connect and charge or not!

 

[Orikoru]

Train arrived just after I get to the station, I get a seat and think "maybe finally this is the day when the Met line works properly". Haha! What a naïve fool. Five minutes later they announce that there has been a track fire in Aldgate and all the Aldgate trains are terminating at Harrow. I get off - two more trains arrive and terminate there. Four trains worth of people into one doesn't go so I can't get on the next train. Eventually get on a Baker Street train that takes soooo long to reach Baker St that Aldgate trains are running again by the time we get there. I arrive to work 45 minutes late.

And a bonus one - train drivers who think they're comedians. I'm in no mood for your attempts at sarcastic humour pal, just deliver the facts and shut up.