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5 minutes ago, Grouse said:

Get real. This obsession with salaries is a joke. What is the total as a percentage of GDP? Less than a peanut.

Its not the salaries, that is the tip of the iceberg.  The UK government

couldn't make a profit out of a jumble sale. Mismanagement and

waste are the hallmarks of the 30% of the population employed in

some form of government.

When a working man earns 1 GBp, he will have appox.10p to call

his own at the end of the week. 

The UK government has become an expensive monster.

Reality check.

23 minutes ago, aright said:

Yes. We saw your pitiful list.

Podemos compadecerte mas no perdonarte.  

Ole.

41 minutes ago, ardokano said:

How about modern farm cart? :))and why need farm cart if you not farmer?;)

 PS in the past I had farm cart, but its be not modern farmer cart with logo Toyota;)

A new one has a lot of electrical rubbish on it but still does

the same job as mine..but is about 100.000GBP now.

Note the bumper bar.

17 minutes ago, tebee said:

Yes this is exactly the principle of subsidiarity - The EU does not have competence  over pensions, the UK government does. 

So would you prefer to extend the EU's sphere of influence  if it meant you got a larger, more European type pension ?

Well thats a good idea, lets stick another tier of government on top

of our tiers. Who do think is going to pay for that lot?

In the case of governments, less is more.

12 minutes ago, ardokano said:

Its   farmer cart after transAm changed   alternator... :))

It has certainly been alternated. But given the choice of a farm

wagon and one of those modern boxes of tricks you call a car,

I'd go for the good old faithful farm wagon..and thats what I

 did 30 years ago. Not even dinged a bumper bar.

2 minutes ago, Grouse said:

But don't you agree that EU countries generally have much better pensions (leave the eastern Ines out of this, I'm talking about our peers). I just don't trust the Cons,  particularly, to take care of our interests

I agree, EU seem to do better, in others ways too, yet we have been

EU members for ages. As a UK pensioner, the EU has done nothing

for me.  The Cons and all govs. are downright evil frauds.

2 hours ago, Slaps said:

Are We Ready

We are indeed.

36 minutes ago, Grouse said:

Pulling this all together, our governments have not really cared about us since the 60s. Pensions have indeed grown but are much smaller than in other western countries. Inequality has got out of hand. I for one would feel much secure under the benign influence of the EU rather than the nasty party. The UK is great for the wealthy but miserable for most. Brexit will make it worse. The poor sops just don't see it ?

We have been in the EU for ages, we have yet to see any 'benign influence' on our pensions ..recommending more of the same is promoting false hope.

I would recommend members of the gov. should have the same basic state  pension as they give us...Watch our pensions suddenly rise.

5 minutes ago, Kieran00001 said:

 

WWII was a marvellous cure for this callous disease you call English, perhaps we could be bombed back to humanity again.

The UK and US govs. are doing their best to spark up WW3.

9 minutes ago, simoh1490 said:

And cheese rolling, don't forget cheese rolling.

 Dwile Flonking in May.

13 minutes ago, Kieran00001 said:

 

The UK has the lowest state pensions in the Western world.  Those who can afford it pay into a private pension, those people give a damn about themselves by earning a high salary, the pensioners who created the wealth are the richest pensioners the country has ever seen.  The other pensioners didn't earn enough money to give a damn about themselves so we don't give a damn about them.  This has nothing to do with WWII, we call it Thatcherism.

Its been going before Thatcher, even before 1381 Peasants Revolt

Its an English thing.

1 hour ago, HAKAPALITA said:

Maypole Dancing is about all a Brit Pensioner can afford here. Why its half of mine and most Europeans i cant understand. nor is it right imo.!

Not quite right there..we peasants also have Hare Pie Scrambling and Bottle Kicking

50 minutes ago, transam said:

I think perhaps it was YOUR Fortuner that needed fixing every 5/10,000km...With your knowledge of vehicle stuff I am really surprised/amazed......

Yes my Toyota farm cart is still going strong, both bumpers are still in place too..

Anyone know how how to fix these bumpers?

6 hours ago, simoh1490 said:

This article is truly interesting, it sets out the variables that will impact the Brexit bill:

 

• Changes in the exchange rate, because the final bill is payable in euros. The Treasury used a rate of 1.13 euros to the pound for its estimate
•  
• Differences in Britain’s economic performance. The U.K. will pay as normal into the EU
• budget in 2019 and 2020, even as it officially departs the bloc. The value of those payments will vary according to how the U.K. economy performs in relation to the rest of the EU
•  
• Economic performance will over the next two years will also affect Britain’s share of EU liabilities after 2020
•  
• Estimates of future pension liabilities for EU officials are based on assumptions on mortality rates and future salary increases, all of which may turn out differently
•  
• The EU can request up to five months of budget payments in the first three months of a calendar year, and Treasury assumptions are based on this happening in the first quarter of 2019, leading up to the scheduled Brexit day of March 29. If it doesn’t happen, that means extra payments of as much as 3 billion pounds will be made after Brexit, technically increasing the post-departure bill
•  
• U.K. commitments to the European Development Fund are expected to cost 2.9 billion pounds after Brexit. But they’re not included in the total for the bill, because the fund is not established under EU treaties
•  

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-19/u-k-auditor-warns-brexit-bill-could-exceed-39-billion-pounds

 

It's worth noting that the UK Auditor is already suggesting the Brexit bill will exceed £39 bill.

Peanuts.

36 minutes ago, aright said:

It's true testament to Grouse's romantic and sexual prowess that four husbands later she still has not found anyone who can ring her door bell like the famous Grouse 

'Grouse's romantic and sexual prowess'..now there's another topic for

a small debate.

1 hour ago, Grouse said:

My first wife was a redhead. Recommended. (She's just divorced her fifth husband)

That was me.

Just a word of caution, dont use Kasikorn Thai bank.

My wife was in that bank last week, she overheard

a farang arguing that he transferred 3m from abroad

and there was only 2m in the account. there are more

cases reported on facebook, I cannot confirm that as

I dont do facebook. I can however confirm that I have

noticed a shortfall on my smaller transfer.

14 minutes ago, Rdrokit said:

I think you mean Luddite movement. I am part of that movement been driving over 50 years and have always got along without all the autonomous BS. I like to drive the car, not the car drive me.

Well spotted typo, thank you.  I too, only drive old cars.

I remember a new car tested on Top Gear..cant remember

the car, but the instruction manual was in two thick

volumes. I believe Clarkson threw them outof the window

after reading the first page. 

1 hour ago, Rdrokit said:

Ha, ha, no electronics. Guess it's back to a points ignition and an AM radio with tubes.

With the increasing use of electronics..soon it will be impossible

to drive..no steering wheel. Future generations will never know the

sound and feeling of the V8.   Eventually robots will replace humans.

  Join the Pattaya Ludite movement..

10 minutes ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Haha , I haven’t no ..... but I do have.

Absolutely stupendous...such power, beauty, and emotion.

What have we been missing! 

17 minutes ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

I’m hoping that’s a good thing

Last one ( definitely ).

Thanks for that, nice one to finish with, 'yeah gimme an

open car'.!!

12 minutes ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

That was Freddie Mercury with Montserrat Cabalei, some Spanish opera singer.
But an excellent song from 2 amazing voices.

If you like that one then you will probably like this too.
FM with Pavarotti - Nessun Dorma

 

 

 

I am totally speechless.,opera is my thing..nice to know

Freddie likes it too..Have you got a clip of Pavarotti doing

SHA?      Nothing would surprise me now.

13 minutes ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

If you insist !!
Here’s a classic , yet another from SHA album.

My head has just rolled off on the floor.

53 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

Now, now there.....  I'm sure the cars those now in their twilight years enjoyed had lots of character... 

Character, beauty, and class like the E type and 230 sl pagoda.

Us oldies have standards, you know.

59 minutes ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Probably pissed !! take it easy on that Hong Thong

But seriously, Queen have such a vast repertoire it’s difficult not to like one or two of their tunes.

Here’s another ( the last I promise ) from Sheer Heart Attack.

A couple of beers and that sounds really wild, my brain

is grinning..do another...