deebs
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Post by deebs on Apr 12, 2022 2:35:32 GMT
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Post by drhickman1983 on Apr 12, 2022 6:08:34 GMT
I know, my Big Ben comment was being glib. There are a whole load of reasons why it's not really a fair statement, not least that the money has been spent before the crisis.
Still does seem a bit ostentatious. Not sure if I like it that much, not a huge fan of gold.
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Frog
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Post by Frog on Apr 12, 2022 6:09:54 GMT
Should have chromed the whole thing instead  |
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Post by Resident Knievel on Apr 12, 2022 6:10:57 GMT
And added a red racing stripe
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Post by Bill in the rain on Apr 12, 2022 7:17:28 GMT
And some of that neon under-lighting
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Bongo Heracles
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Apr 12, 2022 7:31:17 GMT
Car is almost empty though, I have an ability to time these things horribly. I’m the opposite. I don’t really go anywhere and always top the tank up when I’m up the Asda whereas the wife frequently drives into London and is permanently driving around with less than a quarter of a tank. |
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Post by EMarkM on Apr 12, 2022 8:36:06 GMT
...the wife frequently drives into London and is permanently driving around with less than a quarter of a tank. Barry's wife is the cause of all the pollution. GET HER! |
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Post by GigaChad Sigma. on Apr 12, 2022 12:12:30 GMT
My local shell had diesel only today, filled up at London gateway where they had no diesel. £1.82 for regular unleaded ffs My Tesco had three diesel pumps closed. Gonna be some forecourt punch ups over Easter. |
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Post by dogbot on Apr 12, 2022 12:22:35 GMT
The local supermarket has used the shortage as an opportunity to put the price back up by 5p a litre and the Esso down the road from that, 9p a litre.
Apparently, the police have arrested 350 people at protests some of the three oil/gas terminals but there are still some folks glued to the road or bike-locked to tanks, which makes me wonder if the police don't have access to scissors and bolt cutters.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2022 12:26:47 GMT
No petrol anywhere near me. So no going anywhere this weekend I assume.
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Post by reddevil93 on Apr 12, 2022 14:08:17 GMT
The local supermarket has used the shortage as an opportunity to put the price back up by 5p a litre and the Esso down the road from that, 9p a litre. Apparently, the police have arrested 350 people at protests some of the three oil/gas terminals but there are still some folks glued to the road or bike-locked to tanks, which makes me wonder if the police don't have access to scissors and bolt cutters. I know a lad working at Goodison park who could help them out. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2022 14:19:08 GMT
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Post by dogbot on Apr 12, 2022 14:22:35 GMT
A man who loves his work 😁
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Post by Sarfrin on Apr 12, 2022 15:37:40 GMT
Ken Dodd's let himself go.
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Post by dfunked on Apr 12, 2022 15:41:28 GMT
He was never the same after his dad's dog died.
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EMarkM
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Post by EMarkM on Apr 12, 2022 17:33:33 GMT
He was never the same after his dad's dog died. Wait… Ken Dodd’s dad’s dog’s dead?  |
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Post by elstoof on Apr 13, 2022 10:47:37 GMT
We’ve got petrol queues again
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Post by dfunked on Apr 13, 2022 10:51:17 GMT
That's going to be Easter shitted up for a lot of people. Glad we filled up the other day.
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Post by elstoof on Apr 13, 2022 10:53:36 GMT
My cars empty and I’m trying to decide whether to go see if I can fill up or if that makes me one of the cunts
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Post by reddevil93 on Apr 13, 2022 12:44:07 GMT
Interest rates on student loans expected to be hiked up. And thanks to Brexit, difficult and expensive to study abroad now too. Cannot imagine the anger young people must feel at this government. Edit: I see already being discussed in the UK politics thread.
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Post by knighty on Apr 13, 2022 12:58:10 GMT
Isn’t it more a case of the interest rate just following some measure of inflation? Ie that people could have been aware of this, and they aren’t being ‘hiked’ as such, just they are following the prevailing trends? Rather than actively being changed?
Not that it’s right of course!
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Post by GigaChad Sigma. on Apr 13, 2022 13:28:38 GMT
Big Tesco is my barometer of all things fuel related. Given its shut I guess that's a bad sign.
If you're in the Sout East you might find it tricky to fill up this weekend.
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Post by elstoof on Apr 13, 2022 14:24:02 GMT
Cycled past 4 stations around Welwyn ish all with queues, whetstone/Barnet were all closed. I did go fill up at my local as I need the car next week, premium only so that was my first £100 tank. Loads of cars driving straight out rather than pay that
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Post by geefe on Apr 13, 2022 15:26:32 GMT
As a follow up to my solar panel investigation.
I had about 4-5 different quotes. None of them have come round to my house. One sent me an invoice for £2k and I had to politely tell them to fuck off, as I hadn't agreed, just said their quote was the best and that I wanted them to come and inspect.
He's agreed to send someone round and said he must have got me confused with someone else. Even so, I'll tell them to fuck off anyway.
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Post by Bill in the rain on Apr 13, 2022 22:33:38 GMT
I thought the idea of student loans was that they were *low interest*?
Didn't they use to be pegged to inflation or something?
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Post by stuz359 on Apr 13, 2022 22:42:27 GMT
I thought the idea of student loans was that they were *low interest*? Didn't they use to be pegged to inflation or something? They are, or a certain percentage above inflation. So they are on course. |
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Post by Sarfrin on Apr 13, 2022 22:46:14 GMT
Low interest until the economy gets totally fucked by a bunch of self absorbed morons.
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Post by Bill in the rain on Apr 13, 2022 22:54:53 GMT
I thought the idea of student loans was that they were *low interest*? Didn't they use to be pegged to inflation or something? They are, or a certain percentage above inflation. So they are on course. I think I lucked out, because when I had one it was pegged at something like inflation+0.5%. If inflation is 7% and they're going up to 12%, that means they're pegged at inflation+5% now? (see. University was well worth the money. I can do 12-7!) |
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Post by stuz359 on Apr 14, 2022 7:34:24 GMT
I think I lucked out, because when I had one it was pegged at something like inflation+0.5%. If inflation is 7% and they're going up to 12%, that means they're pegged at inflation+5% now? (see. University was well worth the money. I can do 12-7!) Interest rates on student loans were around 4.5-5% already so a 7% rise in inflation sounds about right, even if it sounds very wrong. |
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Post by elstoof on Apr 14, 2022 7:41:44 GMT
Is the rise for all student loans, there’s been different types throughout the years I think?
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