Random Irritations

[Bunkermagnet]

TM marketing slogans should be.. Our products are just like girls from Medway, they're not much to look at but good fun and easy to use..... ?

As a father of 2 young ladies, I object to that remark. Some may be, but some are perfect jewels

 

[drdel]

They arent up to their eyeballs in debt as far as my wife is aware - though their expenditure is bonkers in our eyes...however it’s the income tax. Not even double what my son earning £15k has to pay as he scratches along. And she boasts about it...irritating indeed - of course I could not possibly comment on the alternative you suggest. However...

we don’t stress - we just try and get our son doing the right thing...but my God the boasting irritates my wife hugely...

If the 'gross' income is £15k I'd be very surprised that he'd be paying any taxes after the personal allowances, SE NI contributions. If he's self employed in the entertainment/music business he can claim ALL his legitimate expenses like mileage, telephone, 3rd party liability insurance. Spend some time reading the HMRC tax guidelines it could be very worthwhile, remember is there is a'net' loss it can be set against future profit. I apologise if I'm 'teaching granny to suck eggs'.

 

[Wolf]

As a father of 2 young ladies, I object to that remark. Some may be, but some are perfect jewels

I get away with it being from Medway as are my girls, but BM im certain your girls are much nicer and classier than those that frequent the real medway dives...

Worryingly though when I did a brief 8 month stint at Brompton Barracks as an attached instructor, all the Engineer lads and lasses had to have Bi Monthly presentations on STDs and Teenage pregnancy as at that time Medway had a 19% higher than national average rate than the entire rest of the UK ?

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

If the 'gross' income is £15k I'd be very surprised that he'd be paying any taxes after the personal allowances, SE NI contributions. If he's self employed in the entertainment/music business he can claim ALL his legitimate expenses like mileage, telephone, 3rd party liability insurance. Spend some time reading the HMRC tax guidelines it could be very worthwhile, remember is there is a'net' loss it can be set against future profit. I apologise if I'm 'teaching granny to suck eggs'.

No - that's really useful - I will be doing that, but it's really good to know that he should be able to find enough to set against his meagre income to reduce his tax liability. Also even though he makes a little bit of profit from his business (he also has a small employed in come) - he is sitting with a -£500 monthly gap between his income and his outgoings...so will be looking to see if he can claim all of his power, gas, telephone, internet etc costs as tax deductible or whether he must estimate a % for each as business costs...?

Still irritated by friend of wife boasting about how little tax she pays when they have pretty high earnings and live a lavish lifestyle.

 

[Imurg]

I get away with it being from Medway as are my girls, but BM im certain your girls are much nicer and classier than those that frequent the real medway dives...

Worryingly though when I did a brief 8 month stint at Brompton Barracks as an attached instructor, all the Engineer lads and lasses had to have Bi Monthly presentations on STDs and Teenage pregnancy as at that time Medway had a 19% higher than national average rate than the entire rest of the UK ?

You were a busy boy

 

[Bunkermagnet]

I get away with it being from Medway as are my girls, but BM im certain your girls are much nicer and classier than those that frequent the real medway dives...

Worryingly though when I did a brief 8 month stint at Brompton Barracks as an attached instructor, all the Engineer lads and lasses had to have Bi Monthly presentations on STDs and Teenage pregnancy as at that time Medway had a 19% higher than national average rate than the entire rest of the UK ?

I dont doubt that m8. Growing up in the 80's, it was said Medway had one of tbe highest violence rates in the country........
Times were nicer when we had more barracks here in the towns, but sadly they were all closed down and all we have left now for the moment is Brompton and a little bit at Wainscott and Upnor.
I bet you never went to "Joanna's"

 

[Deleted member 16999]

I get away with it being from Medway as are my girls, but BM im certain your girls are much nicer and classier than those that frequent the real medway dives...

Worryingly though when I did a brief 8 month stint at Brompton Barracks as an attached instructor, all the Engineer lads and lasses had to have Bi Monthly presentations on STDs and Teenage pregnancy as at that time Medway had a 19% higher than national average rate than the entire rest of the UK ?

That’s because our motto is “Ubique” which means “Everywhere” unfortunately the Sappers take it literally.

 

[Deleted member 16999]

I dont doubt that m8. Growing up in the 80's, it was said Medway had one of tbe highest violence rates in the country........
Times were nicer when we had more barracks here in the towns, but sadly they were all closed down and all we have left now for the moment is Brompton and a little bit at Wainscott and Upnor.
I bet you never went to "Joanna's"

You must be in your 60’s, it was Catch 22 in the 80’s. Old boys still called it Joanna’s

Some bad and great memories there!

 

[Bunkermagnet]

You must be in your 60’s, it was Catch 22 in the 80’s. Old boys still called it Joanna’s

Some bad and great memories there!

Used to go late 70's early 80's. They changed the name after I stopped going.....btw...I'm still in my 50's

 

[Wolf]

You were a busy boy

It was a great place to grow up, you were never bored ??

I dont doubt that m8. Growing up in the 80's, it was said Medway had one of tbe highest violence rates in the country........
Times were nicer when we had more barracks here in the towns, but sadly they were all closed down and all we have left now for the moment is Brompton and a little bit at Wainscott and Upnor.
I bet you never went to "Joanna's"

It was called the Zone when I frequented the place, sticky carpets as you walked in, dodgy bar under the stairs in the corner and the dark room upstairs was a very good place to meet people, at the start of my stint at Brompton they'd had a ban on squaddies being allowed in but as i was born and bred in Medway i knew the doorstaff and wasn't subject to the ban?

Once they lifted the ban though it was carnage but good fun, there was one incident that involved a famous boy band member getting to big for his boots?....

All barracks have pretty much gone Kitchener is a housing development, can't remember thw name of one used to be on the hill at Maidstone road that became house's in the 80s as I was a wee kiddie, but my uncle was a Warrant Officer there (wasn't engineers though)

 

[Wolf]

That’s because our motto is “Ubique” which means “Everywhere” unfortunately the Sappers take it literally.

Oh i know your motto and your boys did like to put it about, there was a 9 Squadron Sgt I knew when I was doing my brief stint at Brompton doing some attached instructions for search courses up at Lodge hill, he liked to mix it up a bit ?

Not to mention some of the boys from 23 Sqn out in Hameln, was a little bar there called Alladins they'd like to take us to, that could tell some stories..

You must be in your 60’s, it was Catch 22 in the 80’s. Old boys still called it Joanna’s

Some bad and great memories there!

Ahh Catch 22, you probably met my sister then she was always in there ?

 

[Bunkermagnet]

All barracks have pretty much gone Kitchener is a housing development, can't remember thw name of one used to be on the hill at Maidstone road that became house's in the 80s as I was a wee kiddie, but my uncle was a Warrant Officer there (wasn't engineers though)

Gordon Barracks is now Gillingham business park.............. I remember the entrance to it in Darland Rd

 

[Wolf]

Gordon Barracks is now Gillingham business park.............. I remember the entrance to it in Darland Rd

Don't remember that would be before I was born or at least old enough to remember, who was based there out of interest..

The only Gordon Barracks i know was 28 Engineer Regt, in Hameln, Germany. We did a few bits on exercise with 23 Sqn from there as they were an amphib Sqn.

When I did my short term bit there, you still had Brompton as the main Engineers school, Kitchener had MT sections and Engineers in training, Chattenden (Wainscott) was Plant Ops and Lodge Hill was where we taught search. @pauldj42 would know more than I about whats still there with the Engineers.. Though im sure there was a Captain there think his name was Ronnie Briggs was a cracking golfer I got to play with him down at RCP free of charge.

 

[Deleted member 16999]

Don't remember that would be before I was born or at least old enough to remember, who was based there out of interest..

The only Gordon Barracks i know was 28 Engineer Regt, in Hameln, Germany. We didna few bits on exercise with 23 Sqn from there as they wete an amphib Sqn.

When I did my short term bit there, you still had Brompton as the main Engineers school, Kitchener had MT sections and Engineers in training, Chattenden (Wainscott) was Plant Ops and Lodge Hill was where we taught search. @pauldj42 would know more than I about whats still there with the Engineers.. Though im sure there was a Captain there think his name was Ronnie Briggs was a cracking golfer I got to play with him down at RCP free of charge.

Gordon Bks in Gillingham went in the early 80’s I believe, it was used for Officer trg from the 60’s.

Obviously Brompton is still there and they use Upper Upnor for training, I think Chattenden and Lodge Hill were put up for sale, so not sure of their current state.

Bomb Disposal is now all at Bicester I believe.

 

[Bunkermagnet]

Don't remember that would be before I was born or at least old enough to remember, who was based there out of interest..

The only Gordon Barracks i know was 28 Engineer Regt, in Hameln, Germany. We did a few bits on exercise with 23 Sqn from there as they were an amphib Sqn.

When I did my short term bit there, you still had Brompton as the main Engineers school, Kitchener had MT sections and Engineers in training, Chattenden (Wainscott) was Plant Ops and Lodge Hill was where we taught search. @pauldj42 would know more than I about whats still there with the Engineers.. Though im sure there was a Captain there think his name was Ronnie Briggs was a cracking golfer I got to play with him down at RCP free of charge.

Think they still do ( or they did) underwater stuff at whats left of the Lodge Hill, but the top of the hill site is used for others things now
Darland Avenue has the Star at it's corner of Rainham Rd, opposite a corner of Gillingham GC

 

[Bunkermagnet]

Gordon Bks in Gillingham went in the early 80’s I believe, it was used for Officer trg from the 60’s.

Obviously Brompton is still there and they use Upper Upnor for training, I think Chattenden and Lodge Hill were put up for sale, so not sure of their current state.

Bomb Disposal is now all at Bicester I believe.

Lodge Hill has been demolished and lined up for housing, thought there are objections and other issues.
The subterrainian storage dump is still there, as is the dog training and underwater training tank. The large tarining section at the top is for "other things"

 

[Wolf]

Gordon Bks in Gillingham went in the early 80’s I believe, it was used for Officer trg from the 60’s.

Obviously Brompton is still there and they use Upper Upnor for training, I think Chattenden and Lodge Hill were put up for sale, so not sure of their current state.

Bomb Disposal is now all at Bicester I believe.

That's why I don't remember it then I was still in nappies ?..

Chattenden sold a while ago didn't it, massive redevelopment on the Peninsula which has also seen Deangate Ridge being turned into a housing estate as well..

Have all EOD gone to RLC now, as I know the RAF are disbanding theirs due to RLC specialisation or are the RE retaining elements of it..

 

[Wolf]

Think they still do ( or they did) underwater stuff at whats left of the Lodge Hill, but the top of the hill site is used for others things now
Darland Avenue has the Star at it's corner of Rainham Rd, opposite a corner of Gillingham GC

Yeah when I was instructing on search I did a fair bit of stuff in that water ?.. You say for other things, id imagine it makes a good dogging site ?

I know Darland avenue well, especially the Star, Friday nights always started in the Star and ended in the Avenue... In the 90s/early 2000s it was the place to be...

Good old Gillingham Golf club, where i spent all my years as a junior, won lots of things there names on a few boards, but a great place when they had the old club house to learn your drinking, Dad still a member to this day..

 

[Bunkermagnet]

Chattenden sold a while ago didn't it, massive redevelopment on the Peninsula which has also seen Deangate Ridge being turned into a housing estate as well..
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Nothing has happened with Deangate yet. Apparently there is some sort of covenant on the land that was placed there when the MOD gifted the land to Medway council.
If Lodge Hill and Deangate are allowed and get developed, it will be a massive amount of new houses for an area already at bursting point for everythinga you need for those moving in.

 

[Bunkermagnet]

Yeah when I was instructing on search I did a fair bit of stuff in that water ?.. You say for other things, id imagine it makes a good dogging site ?

I know Darland avenue well, especially the Star, Friday nights always started in the Star and ended in the Avenue... In the 90s/early 2000s it was the place to be...

Good old Gillingham Golf club, where i spent all my years as a junior, won lots of things there names on a few boards, but a great place when they had the old club house to learn your drinking, Dad still a member to this day..

Anti terroist training
The Avenue used to be the Central hotel...my mother when she was a girl used to be friends with the duaghter of the then owners/managers (before my time even )