Christmas is coming

Have you noticed all the shops filling up with Xmas stuff and the Ads on TV? Of course you have.
Ordering on-line?

Check out these websites for savings

www.vouchercodes.co.uk

www.moneymagpie.com

Good shopping!

Tax Man

Got my Tax return done for 2009/10.
Done online - great!
Unfortunately I owe him another £12.50 - wow!!
Does seem petty but hey ho - I suppose that's what its all about isn't it.
Facing possible redundancy at the moment. So then if it happens I'll join the great legions of the "scroungers" won't I. Won't be paying Income Tax any more unless I get another job. At my age and living here in East Lincolnshire - what are the chances?

I'd like to ask the Chancellor this question.

National Insurance, they take another 11% of my wages in NI, even on my Mileage claims for using my car to get around for work purposes. (the pittance that pays doesn't really cover the cost of running a motor car) but so, I ask "Insurance" most times the idea is to pay out when you make a claim. Agree? in the Case of NI I expect it to pay out when I need it like when I've lost my job so maybe it should be related to previous income? But now they see it as scrounging and don't want to pay anything. Excuse me Chancellor but I've paid my taxes and NI for the last 25years, so if I lose my job, don't I deserve to get something back?

Damn Technology

Tried to get my DVD player to work with the new HD TV using Component Video.

No luck. Got a Scart adapter so I could get 2 into one. Worked.

Yesterday tried a Blue Ray player - connected with HDMI cable using Surround Sound DVD player for sound - as I was connecting the cable I noticed a little switch on the back that said :-
S Video / Component.
It was switched to S Video - so you've guessed it. Switched it to Component - and lo and behold the TV works on Component now from the DVD player.

Nothing in the manual about the switch!

Damn - technology.

Dog owners beware

Worrying the number of Dogs getting sick after walking in the Woods/countryside. Is it Blue/green algae?
Watch out in Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Norfolk.

Also watch out for Lungworm

http://www.lungworm.co.uk/



Check this out.

Monty's advice

Government Cuts

Come on Dave - I support you but I've said before - "be Fair". It was the last Government got us into this mess but don't make the poorest pay for it. They gave the billions to the banks but where are they now? WE own the banks make them cough up to get us out of the mess. Where did the money come from? US - £5000 per person I believe. I want my £5k back now - not more taken off. Surely you can MAKE the banks lend again - why should they have £1m bonuses? STOP IT - NOW.
Last resrt - put 1p on Income Tax - now THAT's FAIR.

Child Benefit withdrawn

Come on Dave, think about it. If you take the CB of the Higher rate Taxpayers basically its a Tax on Kids - for the middle classes. Now is that an incentive to create kids?
Sure the proles will breed like rabbits and get paid (by us) for doing it.

Your nice middle class kids (cos they can't afford the private fess now) will end up in the Comprehensive school class with 30 other little dimwits from the "Council Estate" - so what sort of an education will they get?

No - if the country is in doodoo! raise some money with a penny on income Tax - that's the fair way - the higher paid pay a bigger share but still get their CB.
We need to stop the waste at the bottom, paying folks to have kids and not take responsibility - this is WRONG.

3d TV is a con!

Don't buy a 3d TV at least not yet.
Its a con because beyond about 10ft or more way from you in the real world you can't really see in 3d - think about it,.

Get a good HD TV for now.

Soon the 3d TVs that you don't need glasses for will be cheap then buy on.

AUTOSTEREOSCOPIC

is whay you want

Phillips make one.

Bye for now Monty.