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Maybe Billy Jeff spent the surplus on a new dress for Monica? And a make-up gift for Hilary? It wasn't much, after all.

An old habit that does no harm and which can still reduce damage to clutch, gearbox and brakes, especially in heavy vehicles.

Most light planes too. Unless they have a long (flat) runway and easy exit.

I edited my post but no matter. The forecast indicates a full pension so that's good. It looks like the two years top up must have been received and recorded OK.

I read this again. It looks OK. If you topped up the 2 years that HMRC said were missing, then you are on track for the minimum (full pension) qualifying 35 years at 67? So, presently your years show as 33 (full), as that is what you actually have right now, but it should change to 34 soon. The forecast assumes that these final two years' contributions will be paid in full and so predicts the full pension amount for you when you become sixty whatever it is?

Well they do make errors sometimes. Maybe in your favour? But, if in doubt, give them a call.

Ah well, we can't be sad any more now it appears we have some new options: Thumbs down ticks most -ve boxes. Heart-broken? Super sad?

You don't really seem to know how to say much of anything really. As in, you seem to be surplus to requirements.

What a sad response.

You're so hard on those Bidens.

It's your chart. Why not explain it?

Should we pro rate 2025 up to 4%?

As per usual, most here are ignoring the debt problem. Trump mentioned the huge debt and said he wanted a lower dollar and USD interest rates before the election. The intent is to at least cut the interest payments on that debt, which are well over 1T/year now. He is seeing the dollar go down but bond yields actually increased last time the Fed fund rates were cut - that is not supposed to happen and the recent bond auction flopped - a huge and difficult problem and there is little confidence in the USD currency and dollar treasuries already. The Fed is losing control. The can may be kicked down the road (again) for a while with further "QE" but that will just make the end game even more painful.

I use the sad emoji frequently. This is because other more suitable options are not offered. If I've already commented on a topic but then see the same old gash popping up being repeated endlessly, then I feel so sad. Most of the emojis offered here identify positive responses but I always feel there is a poor selection of more less approving types, e.g bs, moronic and bored.

Clinton managed a small surplus late in his term but the debt still increased every year.

Good news for the consumer. Bad news for the protester. Scrambled or fried?

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There is nothing "normal" about this mess.

The flood was in December - not summer.

What is Vital Factor? Some new shampoo?

You gave no proof either. Trump $7.8 trillion, with at least half of that a direct extra cost due to Covid. Biden $8.5trillion. Not 6T.

Were they both as nice as each other?

The May - October reference is to the SW Monsoon, which is still the main source of rain to the majority of the country.

In my part of the country it used to be basically dry from November-May, bar a very few light afternoon showers in Feb/Mar, becoming a bit more frequent in April but never long-lived. Blue skies most of the time and very hot from March-June. In recent years we have had some rain in all months of the year and particularly more from February to April, which has resulted in lower temps then and a markedly cooler "hot" season, with only a few really hot days, as well as reduced humidity. This year we've had more "early" rain than I can remember, although it has been trending this way for a few years. Last year, the "hot season here started late and was very short. The main effect of this seems to be lower precipitation through the main rainy (SW Monsoon) season, which can be a problem for water storage and farmers. So, the term "climate change" rather than "global warming" seems more usable here, where the average annual temperature is decreasing.

It looks like that it's you who does not do not understand what SOLAS rules apply to. SOLAS regulations are relevant to merchant shipping; they were certainly not created with overloaded rubber ducks in mind. It is the French, who encourage and allow the people smugglers to send these unseaworthy boats off into immediate danger. The UK is just wasting money on the French by trusting them.