X201
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Post by X201 on Feb 28, 2022 13:31:18 GMT
Petrol over £1.50 per litre
That’s nearly £7 a gallon in old money.
Wonder if Moggy is keen to return to that imperial unit?
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Post by askew on Feb 28, 2022 14:21:54 GMT
Got my sums wrong on the previous page. Percentages threw me off: our costs have doubled, so a 100% increase. Just as well my poxy shares in a green energy tracker have spiked thanks to recent events…
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Post by GigaChad Sigma. on Feb 28, 2022 14:23:47 GMT
Diesel jumped up back in about October last year I think so I've adjusted to paying around £1.50.
Would certainly prefer to be paying under £1.20 like a year ago.
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Post by dmukgr on Feb 28, 2022 17:47:30 GMT
The issue with Greece is nothing works, even simple things like regular running water in the tourist resorts and islands, power cuts etc. Then there is the corruption, bureaucracy with everything taking an age and the general acceptance that if you are an outsider with a bit of cash then you are seen as fair game. On top of that there are expats everywhere and it’s hard to not be lumped in with them.
My wife is Greek and bizarrely this seemed to make dealing with stuff out there harder rather than easier. We built a house out there which was a disaster with illegalities that turned out to be crooked lawyers, civil engineer the whole works - ended up dragged through the courts with a prison sentence now hanging over our rogue builder rather than me as I was found innocent. Even though, we won’t get compensation and the local attitude is to shrug and not care. Best off out of it now, but the money it cost us would have bought a nice house outright back here in the uk.
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Post by Dougs on Feb 28, 2022 17:54:20 GMT
Hang on, you've already said that!
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Post by スコットランド on Feb 28, 2022 17:55:29 GMT
Glitch in the Matrix?
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H-alphaFox
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Post by H-alphaFox on Feb 28, 2022 17:59:21 GMT
Hah. Good stuff.  |
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Post by geefe on Feb 28, 2022 18:23:15 GMT
We just got our estimates through - double, basically. We can afford it but fucking hell, £170 a month for gas and electric. Ridiculous.
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Post by Danno on Feb 28, 2022 18:32:37 GMT
Hah. Good stuff. O hey it's Mistwood |
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Post by Dougs on Feb 28, 2022 20:06:03 GMT
So I spent all month trying to keep a lid on costs and the bill was still nearly £200 a month. With the price cap rises, this month's usage will see it go up by another £100. Motherfuckers.
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dmukgr
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Post by dmukgr on Feb 28, 2022 20:10:02 GMT
Hang on, you've already said that! What the? I didn’t post that today, what gives? |
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Post by dfunked on Feb 28, 2022 20:11:58 GMT
Was your email address given out in a mass mail?
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Post by EMarkM on Feb 28, 2022 20:12:50 GMT
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Post by H-alphaFox on Feb 28, 2022 20:14:38 GMT
Hah. Good stuff. O hey it's Mistwood I feel it does bear repeating. |
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Post by dmukgr on Feb 28, 2022 20:19:43 GMT
Was your email address given out in a mass mail? I’d just checked that in the site posted and it came back all clear. I always leave a fontgeak tab open and go forwards and backwards refreshing on latest so maybe I messed up somehow. Dunno |
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Post by Dougs on Feb 28, 2022 20:35:35 GMT
Yeah, must have gone back in the tab and posted it again!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2022 22:06:59 GMT
Watch out for that first step, it's a doozie!
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Post by zephro on Mar 1, 2022 0:53:49 GMT
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Post by geefe on Mar 1, 2022 7:49:21 GMT
I hadn't realised rail fares hadn't gone up yet. They always do in January. A boss at my company wants a large part of my team to have a big meet up once a month in a neutral location - which means people from the south and north convening in the midlands.
I cannot see that happening as she hopes.
How any firm can blindly keep calling for staff to come to the office, though. They'll learn quickly.
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Post by GigaChad Sigma. on Mar 1, 2022 10:30:19 GMT
Sounds like one of those ideas that would be trialled and dropped as soon as the manager got hundreds of pounds in travel expenses to sign off and justify.
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Post by dfunked on Mar 1, 2022 11:42:39 GMT
Yeah, no way I'd be doing that without putting it through expenses. If it takes more time than your regular commute I'd also be making a point of leaving home at the same time I usually do/leaving early.
What a load of bollocks!
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Post by retro74 on Mar 1, 2022 15:14:42 GMT
Taking of expenses I put a £500 claim in for various travel etc and it was rejected as I have no receipt for the £4.80 I spent contactless on the tube
Seems the company policy is to make it as difficult as possible so you end up paying yourself
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Post by dogbot on Mar 1, 2022 15:19:59 GMT
I'd be tempted in that situation to offer not to travel any more until it's paid.
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Post by TheSaint on Mar 1, 2022 15:24:25 GMT
Taking of expenses I put a £500 claim in for various travel etc and it was rejected as I have no receipt for the £4.80 I spent contactless on the tube Seems the company policy is to make it as difficult as possible so you end up paying yourself Yeah this is a pain in the arse. I had a similar experience at a former employer and now always just buy a travel card so that I can easily get a receipt. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2022 15:30:53 GMT
The issue with Greece is nothing works, even simple things like regular running water in the tourist resorts and islands, power cuts etc. Then there is the corruption, bureaucracy with everything taking an age and the general acceptance that if you are an outsider with a bit of cash then you are seen as fair game. On top of that there are expats everywhere and it’s hard to not be lumped in with them.
My wife is Greek and bizarrely this seemed to make dealing with stuff out there harder rather than easier. We built a house out there which was a disaster with illegalities that turned out to be crooked lawyers, civil engineer the whole works - ended up dragged through the courts with a prison sentence now hanging over our rogue builder rather than me as I was found innocent. Even though, we won’t get compensation and the local attitude is to shrug and not care. Best off out of it now, but the money it cost us would have bought a nice house outright back here in the uk.
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Post by dfunked on Mar 1, 2022 15:35:29 GMT
I've been lucky in the past and never had an expenses claim rejected. If I didn't get a receipt for whatever reason (contactless usually) I'd just open the transaction details on online banking and screenshot that.
I used to have to approve expenses for my team members before passing to payroll. One of them was for a meal while working late. Receipt was quite clearly a home delivery meal for two people ordered in his girlfriend's name. Was a bit on the cheeky side, but fuck it. If you're giving up your evening to work and upsetting your home life, I'm not about to be the one to deny that claim. Thankfully payroll didn't question it!
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Post by dam on Mar 1, 2022 18:04:37 GMT
The issue with Greece is nothing works, even simple things like regular running water in the tourist resorts and islands, power cuts etc. Then there is the corruption, bureaucracy with everything taking an age and the general acceptance that if you are an outsider with a bit of cash then you are seen as fair game. On top of that there are expats everywhere and it’s hard to not be lumped in with them. My wife is Greek and bizarrely this seemed to make dealing with stuff out there harder rather than easier. We built a house out there which was a disaster with illegalities that turned out to be crooked lawyers, civil engineer the whole works - ended up dragged through the courts with a prison sentence now hanging over our rogue builder rather than me as I was found innocent. Even though, we won’t get compensation and the local attitude is to shrug and not care. Best off out of it now, but the money it cost us would have bought a nice house outright back here in the uk. I've heard that from other people. Several times. |
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Post by Danno on Mar 1, 2022 18:21:13 GMT
I've been lucky in the past and never had an expenses claim rejected. If I didn't get a receipt for whatever reason (contactless usually) I'd just open the transaction details on online banking and screenshot that. I used to have to approve expenses for my team members before passing to payroll. One of them was for a meal while working late. Receipt was quite clearly a home delivery meal for two people ordered in his girlfriend's name. Was a bit on the cheeky side, but fuck it. If you're giving up your evening to work and upsetting your home life, I'm not about to be the one to deny that claim. Thankfully payroll didn't question it! The world of management needs much more of this |
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Post by anephric on Mar 1, 2022 18:33:04 GMT
It's the same in Italy. My parents had a villa in Tuscany for years (before they swapped it for one in the south of France) and nothing ever worked. The power went off any time the weather threatened to be vaguely inclement, roads were dug up and left unfinished, so you just had to hope they came back etc. Local carabinieri were bent as fuck.
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Post by GigaChad Sigma. on Mar 1, 2022 18:40:45 GMT
The issue with Italy is nothing works, even simple things like regular running water in the tourist resorts and islands, power cuts etc. Then there is the corruption, bureaucracy with everything taking an age and the general acceptance that if you are an outsider with a bit of cash then you are seen as fair game. On top of that there are expats everywhere and it’s hard to not be lumped in with them.
My wife is Italian bizarrely this seemed to make dealing with stuff out there harder rather than easier. We built a house out there which was a disaster with illegalities that turned out to be crooked lawyers, civil engineer the whole works - ended up dragged through the courts with a prison sentence now hanging over our rogue builder rather than me as I was found innocent. Even though, we won’t get compensation and the local attitude is to shrug and not care. Best off out of it now, but the money it cost us would have bought a nice house outright back here in the uk.
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