Random Irritations

Lord Tyrion said:
The rim doesn't look corroded and the tyre man had a good look at the valve and said it was okay. He sprayed some funky liquid on it that was supposed to show any air leak bubbling. Nothing happened. He went over the rims twice and took extra care to look there as I guess if it isn't the tyre then that is next up.

Hopefully Norrin can help with his taxi fleet experience ?
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https://www.tyrebaydirect.com/product/bead-sealer-950ml/

Get them to use this to eliminate any leak at the bead; if it stops it, great, if it doesn't look at the valve.
 
Patrick Reed. Never a favourite of mine but he just turned up at the practice ground. Looked at the ropes between which everyone else was hitting and decided it didn't apply to him and walked forwards to start taking divots from an area in front.

Kind of hope Poults is somewhere to his left!
 
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Blue in Munich said:
Doom Bar alcohol free beer; if you think this tastes anything like the real version get a Covid test, as your sense of taste is completely shot.
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To be fair I've found many non-alcoholic beer pretty average at best and in some cases downright awful (one tasted so chemically and artificial). I know there was a massive campaign many years ago to try and stop people drinking, and drink-driving in particular, but the industry has never seemed to find a way to make a range of good non-alcoholic beers. Nor do you ever see these alternatives marketed and promoted. The best I have found is Erdinger
 
Lord Tyrion said:
About 2-3 weeks ago the tyre pressure sensor on my car advised I had lost pressure on my front left tyre. It was only just under so I blew it back to the correct level and reset the system. It pinged again this morning, same tyre. I went to a local tyre guy and despite their best efforts they couldn't find any form of leak. There is something not right but they can't fix what they can't find.
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My car has been doing this since I bought it 10 months ago.
Been back in about 5 times,new sensor finally fitted.
Came back on the weekend grrrr
Apparently a MOT failure?
 
pokerjoke said:
My car has been doing this since I bought it 10 months ago.
Been back in about 5 times,new sensor finally fitted.
Came back on the weekend grrrr
Apparently a MOT failure?
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happens to mine on a reg basis now, i was told its due to alloy wheels corroding. can be solved easy enough. rims need to be cleaned properly and re sealed again
 
Rip Off Britain...

Ok so scammers are the pits of the earth but how stupid are people...actually it's more how greedy are people. Cheap - ripped off. Make a fortune - ripped off!
 
HMRC. Been taxing me on a Month 1 code for two months and after several calls they still couldn't figure out why.

Spoke to a knowledgeable person this morning and they discovered that they have un-coded SA income from last year pegged on to my liability for this year despite Self Assessments for last year not actually being due yet. So they have been recovering tax on the un-coded income since I started getting income from this job.

They have made their systems so complex that even the technology can't keep in line. Next think they will be taking us on income we haven't even received yet...
 
GreiginFife said:
They have made their systems so complex that even the technology can't keep in line. Next think they will be taking us on income we haven't even received yet...
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A couple of years ago they altered my taxcode for no obvious reason. I rang them up and they advised it was to take into account a pay rise they expected me to have. I pointed out I had not had one for a few years so on what expectation was this made? How can they make changes based on expectations? They put my code back to how it was.

HMRC is a huge beast, it reminds me of the Monty Python opening scene in The Meaning of Life. It has a mind and a life of its own,
 
Lord Tyrion said:
A couple of years ago they altered my taxcode for no obvious reason. I rang them up and they advised it was to take into account a pay rise they expected me to have. I pointed out I had not had one for a few years so on what expectation was this made? How can they make changes based on expectations? They put my code back to how it was.

HMRC is a huge beast, it reminds me of the Monty Python opening scene in The Meaning of Life. It has a mind and a life of its own,
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Yeah, which makes what they told me even more bizarre in your case. The system shouldn't predict income, only on what you get from point to point. Only once accumulated income reaches a certain trigger should any changes happen.

But in your case and mine, its not done that.
I dread to think the mess my next payslip will be.
 
Lord Tyrion said:
A couple of years ago they altered my taxcode for no obvious reason. I rang them up and they advised it was to take into account a pay rise they expected me to have. I pointed out I had not had one for a few years so on what expectation was this made? How can they make changes based on expectations? They put my code back to how it was.

HMRC is a huge beast, it reminds me of the Monty Python opening scene in The Meaning of Life. It has a mind and a life of its own,
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My ex regular pp was a team leader at HMRC in Sunderland, he essentially said there was very little training given and they have a policy of just give them x tax code now and we'll deal with the consequences down the line.
I know my dealings with them have been pretty poor, they once taxed me for having two jobs, not quite sure where this mystery other job came from ??
 
Beezerk said:
My ex regular pp was a team leader at HMRC in Sunderland, he essentially said there was very little training given and they have a policy of just give them x tax code now and we'll deal with the consequences down the line.
I know my dealings with them have been pretty poor, they once taxed me for having two jobs, not quite sure where this mystery other job came from ??
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I can completely believe that. Far better, from their point of view to collect too much, have it sat in their account, than too little. How many people notice an issue and just let it slide? How much incorrect tax do they hold at any one time? Lots is probably the answer.
 
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