Every day I have to take a train. Hours and hours of my life is spent in trains. Even as a child I had to train everyday school this into the claque clack sound tracks go past. All my memories are looking outside of train windows will stop I feel I'm like getting old.
However, travelling in Cornwall by dre is one of my favourite pastimes. I remember the lands green and rights and air fresh Disney memories of my school use the holidays and of playing with the dog in the fields. When I arrived at the small farm where I holidayed with my parents I was always delighted to see the train track rushed past just near the horizon.
Now I'm taking a train to Zürich next week and are not actually dreading it all that much. I've heard that the Eurostar is actually quite pleasant these days and I'm looking forward to travelling to Europe without having to field the indignity of border controls as it is operated in the airports.
Although, to be fair sometimes I wish I had a teleporter and that the places I need to go to had no train switching the me between. It can be awfully monotonous but sometimes that is quite nice on the modern trains.
Friday, 13 April 2012
Thursday, 12 April 2012
Osborne is a moron
Apparently our wonderful chancellor George Osborne has claimed he was shocked that rich people are not paying enough income tax. Gosh? Really?
It found that the actual rate paid by some high-income taxpayers was actually only 10%. He then maintained he was going to take action. don't make me laugh George.
Is this really how out of touch Chancellor is? Or is he just being a typical two-faced line Tory? I suspect the latter as I bet you dollars to doughnuts that he's not paying the full amount of taxi should be expected to pay on income he earns.
And what's more, the only action is taking is to reduce the 50 be bound to fortify the even though it's been shown that the Laffer curve peaks much higher than this and all he's doing is rewarding the people who already ripping off other taxpayers in the country. What a bloody joke.
It found that the actual rate paid by some high-income taxpayers was actually only 10%. He then maintained he was going to take action. don't make me laugh George.
Is this really how out of touch Chancellor is? Or is he just being a typical two-faced line Tory? I suspect the latter as I bet you dollars to doughnuts that he's not paying the full amount of taxi should be expected to pay on income he earns.
And what's more, the only action is taking is to reduce the 50 be bound to fortify the even though it's been shown that the Laffer curve peaks much higher than this and all he's doing is rewarding the people who already ripping off other taxpayers in the country. What a bloody joke.
Wednesday, 11 April 2012
more about mobile phones
So that is the giffgaff offer is a bit more, and Reds on their user forums. Will it seems a lot of people have problems with them, I suspect this is just use their transparency and openness and the ease with which people can complain. Surprisingly enough, there actually plenty of people singing their praises on the forms which is pretty rare as these things are usually filled with people whining and moaning.
I've also the consultative pay-as-you-go networks and especially the mobile virtual network operators which seem to be much cheaper than the likes of Vodafone. Lots of people seem to recommend Tesco and Asda mobile validating have as did offer as giffgaff sigh thickener stick with them. Can't wait to be saving money on my phone bill, I think I should be to spend only £15 a month announced of the massive £60 month I was splurging on Vodafone before.
Anyway, wish me luck.
I've also the consultative pay-as-you-go networks and especially the mobile virtual network operators which seem to be much cheaper than the likes of Vodafone. Lots of people seem to recommend Tesco and Asda mobile validating have as did offer as giffgaff sigh thickener stick with them. Can't wait to be saving money on my phone bill, I think I should be to spend only £15 a month announced of the massive £60 month I was splurging on Vodafone before.
Anyway, wish me luck.
new mobile network?
I called Vodafone today to see whether I could save any money on my phone bill is exactly costing about £60 a month after all the extras and additional is get lumped in. The matter what, somehow I always seem to go over my allowance even if it's just for oh 800 numbers and 0870 0845 numbers that I have to call for my work and for sorting general house things out.
Even though I've been a loyal customer for over 10 years, the girl on the phone was less than helpful stop she said if I pay £35 amount that you get decent data allowance but this can work out far too much over a year will stop and I've still got a few months left of my contract, so I can't really afford to pay that much for so much longer.
So I toyed with the idea of buying out my contract which actually doesn't seem such a bad idea. And then I came across this: http://mobilenetworkcomparison.co.uk/reviews/giffgaff/ and it pretty much converted me. Soon as I can, try switching to pay as you go and see how that works out for me.
Even though I've been a loyal customer for over 10 years, the girl on the phone was less than helpful stop she said if I pay £35 amount that you get decent data allowance but this can work out far too much over a year will stop and I've still got a few months left of my contract, so I can't really afford to pay that much for so much longer.
So I toyed with the idea of buying out my contract which actually doesn't seem such a bad idea. And then I came across this: http://mobilenetworkcomparison.co.uk/reviews/giffgaff/ and it pretty much converted me. Soon as I can, try switching to pay as you go and see how that works out for me.
Parking fine :(
Last week I got done by the ticket inspector which was a royal pain in the arse. I was parking outside my mates house on the weekend and forgot that there was local residents restrictions even during bank holidays. so, the worst thing of all have got no one to blame but myself. Except for the bloody Council for putting his parking restrictions up their sending round the ticket inspector on a bloody bank holiday Monday.
I do feel pretty stupid though. it's a shame that the fine is so much – it's not exactly inconsequential to me. any good to come out of this is that hopefully the council will spend the money on something useful to people. still, overall, a royal pain in the arse.
I do feel pretty stupid though. it's a shame that the fine is so much – it's not exactly inconsequential to me. any good to come out of this is that hopefully the council will spend the money on something useful to people. still, overall, a royal pain in the arse.
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