Here u go @Hippo just for u , Came across some old pics of my freelander , bit of off-roading , the LR event , plus removing the dash to replace the leaking heater matrix, must confess really enjoyed doing jobs like that

still have the tent

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I was also under the impression that the date you start getting state pension it is frozen at that rate if you are claiming it outside the UK.
(without a UK residence address ;)).
We have a few years before the UK gov starts topping up our toy fund though:(, till then we will fund ourselves and continue to help the UK taxpayers with our (begrudged payments).

J
with the state pension if in the EU you get all increase but not if in the common wealth same as health care if you have done a S1 people we know from the UK went to the doctors needed minor hospital treatment was in , in two weeks 😑
 
Evening all, still on the subject of tools I had one of the lads phone me up today & asked to borrow my new drill
I asked what it was for & he said Ive got rusty engine mounts to clean with a wire wheel. Nope sorry go & find a
battery one for that ok then you can tell the yard owner that the job isnt done then, aye I will cause you still aint
using my new drill for that, well your the only one in the yard with a drill. Yup & its staying like that. 🤣 🤣
What a douche!
 
It’s not a “pat on the head” it’s telling you you are doing a good job. Or they don’t want to face you with issues.
It’s a get out and should be got rid of.

I once had to have a conversation with somebody (who had had a glowing appraisal from my counterpart) that he wasn’t going to get the job because he was “unprofessional for his position” clicks don’t work for me.

Peeps giving the appraisal often don’t have sway on more spendable money.

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I'd comment on this except you'd all fall asleep.
 
Had lots of "Pat's on the head" and great appraisals, but after 5 years of no rises and no promotions I left IBM and took a job with a much bigger salary. Did the same thing 7 years later but that time for a 40% jump in basic pay plus all the same perks. I have seen useless people change jobs every 18 months (about how long it takes for them to be "found out") but they keep climbing the corporate ladder from one job to the next. I only ever had 4 jobs from start to finish in a 42 year working life.
I had 5 but only stayed in one for three weeks, and no, I resigned. (Francis Hotel, "Trust House Forte training scheme", which wasn't.)
 
with the state pension if in the EU you get all increase but not if in the common wealth same as health care if you have done a S1 people we know from the UK went to the doctors needed minor hospital treatment was in , in two weeks 😑
I'm thionking of getting my cataract done in France. I'd have to pay for it anyway but this way it's be cheaper and I'd get some of the money back from the French state.
Mad or what!
 

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