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Well, it’s set up and working now, so thanks for the help.
Just noticed on the “Users online” (13) there is “9 Bots” – I thought that was a username until I did the math, 4 regulars and 9 Bots.
Is that a good thing, ie being noticed from the web on Google searches or whatever, or a “dodgy probe”??
Sorry for double post, but it was AdBlock Plus that was getting in the way!! Whitelisted “forumite.co.uk” and I’m in using Chrome.? Thanks Lee.
On the list on the “Latest Replies” page, click on the “time in hh/mm” above the last name of the poster – on desktop it’s on the right hand side of the bar – plus it’s in bold if you haven’t read it.
EDIT – See Lee’s post above – it has taken me a while to catch up on all of yesterday’s posts – shingles got the better of me yesterday – perkier today!!
JCD, tried incognito mode on Chrome? Worth a punt .
Spot on PM – incognito gives me access.
Still loading to a blank page – I also cleared cache and cookies through the chrome settings – that took effect as it logged me out of gmail. Still blank.
Edit – even logging in through Lastpass it brings up the username/password page, then moves on to the blank page.
It loads – but to a blank page.
Cheers Lee – just cleared the cache and cookies with CCleaner, but still the same. Went in first time using Chrome on Android.
It’s been that way since Mr Hurricane’s infamous forecast of October 1987. That made them all the more eager never to be put in that position again.
The recent nannying from the state has also crossed over into this whereby the forecasters think that unless we’re told not to go outside when it’s icy, we’ll sue the bu**ers for negligence if we slip over. It also appears on the “Yellow Warnings” where the very existence of a warning brings all the cautions out of the cupboard from travel delays to landslides to a danger of falling over.
If that was the case, there’d have been a Yellow warning every time I went to the pub!!
New look is good Lee – thanks as ever.
Accessing through Firefox at the minute as Chrome is giving me a blank page even after clearing the cache!!
We converted our pensions into a couple of buy-to-lets and they work for us. As Richard said, your first port of call should be an accountant. Finding one shouldn’t be a problem – they advertise everywhere – finding the right one is harder. The solicitor that dealt with the paperwork for inheriting the house may be able to point you in that direction. Speaking of the house, you will need to check that there is no outstanding personal tax liability from inheriting it – you don’t state the situation there but no assumptions.
With regard to the letting there is only one real way for a novice and that is through an estate agent. They will take the stress and strain out of it and will also advise you what to retain and what to get rid of, what can be left as is and what will need to be decorated. In our case the monthly income is 800 and 900 and they take about 75 and 85. More important is to take out landlords insurance – this costs 25 and 35 but gives you cover for unpaid rent for 6 months and up to £15k in legal costs to evict. Daunting words, but sensible precautions.
The above figures are per month and approximate and open to negotiation with the agent. One other thing they do is look after maintenance for you. It can be a real pita to get a call saying the boiler isn’t working and then running round trying to get it fixed. The agent will have a group that deals with all maintenance issues from getting a Gas Safety Certificate issued to any remedial works needed. The tenant calls them and they’ll email you requesting authorisation. You’ll need an EPR for the house as ell, but the agent will fill you in on all requirements.
I earn just under the higher tax bracket, and don’t want to push all my income into that bracket.
An accountant will confirm, but your earnings under the tax limit will still be taxed at the lower rate, only the earnings above will be taxed higher and you should be able to offset costs against that.
It’s all a bit daunting now, but if you find yourself with further questions, just come back and ask.
The sores themselves are a nuisance, but tolerable. What I hate is the tiredness/headaches/nausea that accompanies them – worse than the worst hangover ( and I’ve had a few ). I didn’t feel this bad when I was on the anti-body/chemo regimen – it just feels like you’re dying ( or want to!!).☹
Slinks off feeling severely sorry for myself………………….
……then yesterday I saw several women at the breast clinic one of whom I judged to be a somewhat younger than the average age of the others who were passing through. I assumed she was another patient – until she shocked me as she stood up to go with another woman who had come into the waiting room holding her progress note. The incomer was barely in her mid twenties.
It’s probably fortuitous you weren’t attending the Marsden on the day I visited the Breast cancer unit for a check up. It was to follow up a scan that showed what they thought was an enlarged lymph gland near my left nipple. The best way to find out exactly what it was was a mammogram or similar test, at the breast cancer unit. You can imagine the faces in the waiting room when the nurse called for Mr John Davies!!!
If you keep getting Shingles is it worth asking about getting the anti-shingle vaccination? It may cost you £100 if you are not an old phart. Link
Yes – I was reading up on that today, and shingles in general. It is generally accepted if you’re under 55, shingles isn’t too much of a problem. That was the case the first time round, when I was recovering after breaking my legs back in ’89 – weakened immune system left me vulnerable to it. Over 55 and had it before?? – could be problematic. It seems to be only available if you’re 70 or 78, but I reckon I can push the case and argue against their age logic, ie close(ish) to 70 and now had it twice!!
Good luck, Bob – puts my bit of medical silliness into context!!
Had one of those days too!!! Went to the Nurse Practitioner at our GP’s first thing today. It was a follow-up on the blood tests in January that showed I have raised blood pressure and raised cholesterol. Well the BP is back down a bit, I’ll find out if the statins are doing their job and bringing the cholesterol down, next week, along with the results of the MRI on my knees.
I was worrying a bit about some back pain, as muscle pain is one of the unwanted side effects of the statins – turns out that was an unnecessary concern, I’ve got shingles, again!!?
On a similar vein to the above, Jim Davidson was on Piers Morgan’s Life stories last night. Totally non-PC but I was on the floor!!
He told the story of when he got his OBE, Prince Charles asked him why was he wearing a kilt –
“In honour of my Dad” says Jim.
Is he here today?
No, says Jim silently pointing upwards.
Oh, he’s passed away, has he?
No – he’s nicking the lead off the Palace roof!!!
One of the problems with watching the old re-runs is the action effects -they’ve been improved massively year on year for the past 20 – 30 years, but when we watch them again, it looks like amateur hour, which is odd, because they impressed us at the time.
Yes – I was a big fan too and watched them from the start through the various incarnations. I always thought of it as a police drama, rather than a soap.
Hospital based programmes have to have that little extra something to appeal. Current faves are Chicago Med, tied in with Fire and PD, and the Good Doctor.
I could never be bothered with Corrie, it was like being spoon-fed mush and am-dram!! I tried Crossroads but very soon gave up on it. Eastenders was novel for the first few episodes and then mimicked Corrie, the Aussie soaps were just too Aussie and soapy, Emmerdale and the others may have improved over their former cohorts but I’d been driven away by then.
I suppose the closest to a soap that I “got” was The Royal – which wasn’t really a soap!!
I was just clearing out the paperwork from when I left BT and there was a sheet I signed reminding me that even though I’d left, I was still covered by the act regarding any knowledge I’d acquired from my days there.
I’d been on several MoD projects during my time, but the buildings I knew in London have probably been sold off and are now luxury flats or townhouses and those in the country were under muddy fields anyway!! ( Where’s the crazy emoji??)
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