becausepithy.bsky.social
UK Midlands based nature loving and cat servant married human. Working hard adding things up in the public sector. BBCR4 and #TheArchers fan.
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Looks like you made the most of it. Hope your šāā¬ Minnie kept out of the rain tho!
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Bet that was refreshing!
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When sheās facing away from me on the sofa, sleepy Minnie looks a LOT more tabby.
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I know why you say no kings, given our countriesā mutual history, but our UK system of a prime minister and a curtailed King works quite well to keep orange type people from omnipotence.
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Love is in the air!
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45p per mile up to 10,000 miles, then 25p per mile over that.
If heās on universal credit, they can deduct the HMRC approved rate mileage costs to REDUCE his earnings, potentially increasing benefits payable.
The UC thing is why low pay employers donāt pay mileage. š
www.gov.uk/tax-relief-f...
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Please let him know he can claim tax relief on his mileage at the HMRC rate if his employer contributes Ā£0 then itās 45p per mile for a car (fuel / elec).
So say 2000 miles year x 45p āitinerant travelā between customers, then thatās Ā£900. If heās a lower rate tax payer about Ā£900 x 20% =Ā£180.
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Saw this, thought of you.
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Heās gorgeous. Our Minnieās moustache is on the other side.
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NāNight Piers, all tucked in over here as requested!
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What would the alternative cat treat brand name the BBC would have to use?
Maybe Scrumpies (sounds a bit cidery tho).
@thecidershedpod.bsky.social
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Oh no, me too, Iāll be where the M6/M42 join - we will have to listen on BBC sounds when we get home. Drive safely.
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A Rector is in charge of a parish with enough tithe / donation money to pay the Rector and own a Rectory House.
A vicar runs a Parish which needs some financial support, or in some cases works for a Rector.
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My Grandad also had a yacht (he often moored at Torremolinos in Southern Spain when it was just a fishing village).
Weāre doing well, but nowhere near owning a yacht.
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Frankie looks very proud of his paper bag! š»
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I think the three of us need to get together with a box of French Fancies. Yellow for ElizaB, pink for DanzacRose and the brown ones for meee!
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Live- Country Feedback music.youtube.com/watch?v=f-mW...
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Assuming this isnt a joke gone over my headā¦ some options here.
www.diy.com/departments/...
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Good Sunday morning to you in Tasmania , from a very-nearly in bed on a Saturday night England. š
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Oh thatās very sad. Iām glad her passing was peaceful. I hope you get some time over the next few weeks be able to reflect on Nessaās lovely life with your family. Look after each other. x
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You go girl, and this applies for your WHOLE LIFE - youāll never be this young ever again.
Even when youāre 40, youāll never be that young again. š
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Oooh nice! Mines lower than most but we tended to go to the same places as kids.
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Just be glad youāre not old enough to know. My Nan used to like his piano music.
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š¼With a Revel yell she cried more more more š¶
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Too many Revels for what?
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Absolutely -not even if itās a QR code link to an online form!
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Same here, only with added weight loss / dieting advice āfor ladiesā. š¤®
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Martha, ha! Blooming heck. #TheArchers
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Scriptwriters lulling us into a false sense of family coziness before the nursery tell Chris and Alice that they have some developmental concerns about their child *.
*hard day at work, I listened to todayās episode - but I canāt remember their childās name! #Urgh #TheArchers
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In the UK theyāre called Black Poplars. There are fewer than 100 Black Poplar trees in the UK. There is one in our neighbours garden which fluffs into our garden (pic) in July.
Apparently the fluff is highly flammable.
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I found it! This is about the only heron Iāve ever found in a @soapywittank.bsky.social heron photo.
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Oooh no, oh, ah well - go on then! #Yum
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Not only will he avoid the stamp duty mentioned, but as heāll presumably be paying her rent, so he can then claim it back as MPās expenses.
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Oh yes, sounds good!
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Iām so glad you and your neighbour could get things sorted before those sods went any further. šš
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My brother the tree surgeon wears industrial ear defenders because of the noise chainsaws make.
He might be able to fit wireless earbuds underneath, but he couldnāt click a button on a device to answer a call with Kevlar (chainsaw proof) gloves on. š³
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In linguistics they have fossil words (like when we say āOn tenter hooksā, but donāt really know what tenter means, so itās fossilised in the saying.
So are these fossils too?