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  1. kevinjohnsonmbe
    https://www.piratefm.co.uk/news/latest-news/2658242/watch-boy-who-fell-from-pier-was-chasing-a-seagull/ Its all kicking off in Looe!
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    Country in economic and political meltdown..... Just about ripe to join the other EU basket case ecomies. Turkey + military coup = the start of this epic thread!!!
  3. kevinjohnsonmbe
    It was in jest not serious!! ??
  4. kevinjohnsonmbe
    And therein lies a lesson to us all Mark ? God Bless TCD - the teacher that just keeps giving.... ? That's the badger! The root of all evil.... Here endeth the lesson... The Gov'nor has the final word. ??
  5. kevinjohnsonmbe
    Was only having a chuckle.... I found many of his posts to be deeply knowledgeable and often entertaining - life's too short to be all wrapped around the axle. I spent a few minutes trying to find the thread but gave up because I couldn't recall any effective search words which didn't return 500 pages to sift through to find the right one...
  6. kevinjohnsonmbe
    TCD = Timber Cutter Dartmoor A former AT resident fuels and oils expert, forestry boffin and all round good egg with a sharp wit and a sharper temper! His primary bête noire was stump height with hinge properties as a close second. Following what rapidly descended into a fairly 'frank and honest' exchange of opinions surrounding the quality of teaching at Arb/Forestry colleges, and the resultant quality of the students produced, he dramatically parted company with the AT massive and left a noticeable gap in a number of areas to which he was an honest, straight forward, expert and comical contributor.... Like so many before him, taken before his time, gone but not forgotten....
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    Good thread! Not an uncommon scenario. Interested to see what sort of opinions are presented. Forgot to mention height to diameter ratio and what people’s thoughts might be... The “stump” comments made me think of TCD! ?
  8. kevinjohnsonmbe
    A relatively minor temporary loss of memory in an otherwise flawless performance over many years and you want to tear the house down Mr Bolam.... Talk about a tough crowd!!! ?
  9. kevinjohnsonmbe
    No. It it was because the Mrs was standing 2 paces away and heard me say it! She’s more terrifying that HMRC and they’ve both tried to f me!!! ?
  10. kevinjohnsonmbe
    To be fair.... No sooner had I uttered the words I started to feel the unnerving pangs of regret.....
  11. kevinjohnsonmbe
    Now then Comrade.... Let's share the terms of the wager (before you started wriggling and changing the goal posts) with the AT massive and see where the general consensus takes us: You: I'll bet you Jeremy Corbyn is in No.10 Downing Street at the next election. Me: I'll take that bet and lay down £10k that says not while the hole in my ass points downwards.... Then you started shimmy shamming with the parameters and we were distracted by other matters to discuss.... Is that something like an accurate reflection of the conversation?? (PS since it's the 'jokes' page - Why did Jeremy Corbyn cross the road....? Who cares, just as long he keeps f*ing going....)?
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    Did we actually settle on the terms of a wager then? or was I ranting too much??
  13. kevinjohnsonmbe
    It's a fine example of what can go wrong for someone that starts down the path of confrontation.....
  14. kevinjohnsonmbe
    He's finished anyway.... Might as well go out with an (honest) gag..... Will it be Boris, will it be Jacob, we'll have to wait and see ???c'est sera sera, we all hope it's Nigel we see.....
  15. kevinjohnsonmbe
    C-17 and a Brazilian what else is there to see????
  16. kevinjohnsonmbe
    Apparently, it's quite a good life as an electrician..... They are immortal, eat volcanic lava, piss perfection and shit gold! Who'd change that for back ache, sawdust in your belly button and smelling of 2-stroke.....?
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    Any one out there in AT land from Halling (or thereabouts) neck of the woods??
  18. kevinjohnsonmbe
    A blonde heard that baths in milk would make her beautiful. She left a note for her milkman to leave 25 gallons of milk. When the milkman read the note, he felt there must be a mistake. He thought she probably meant 2.5 gallons. So he knocked on the door to clarify the point. The blonde came to the door and the milkman said, "I found your note asking me to leave 25 gallons of milk. Did you mean 2.5 gallons?" The blonde said, "No, I want 25 gallons. I'm going to fill my bathtub up with milk and take a milk bath so I can look young and beautiful again." The milkman asked, "Do you want it pasteurized?" Wait for it The blonde said, "No, just up to my tits ... I can splash it on my eyes if I need to!"
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    There's a bit more to it as well... Training costs - are you expecting to submit them as deductibles? Some caution required there - HMRC may take the view that adding a new skill is not a deductible expense whereas refreshing an existing one or undertaking a course that is required (refreshers / first aid for example) might be. Good for you considering paying for the guys upskilling, but there may be better ways to skin that cat.
  20. kevinjohnsonmbe
    Not enough fluids????
  21. kevinjohnsonmbe
    So good I copied, amended and posted elsewhere!! ? I added "...with the left over, left over bits we are attempting to make a new Labour leader..." and there's also the (not so funny) technical amendment which is that HMRC would actually have sought to include the benefits in kind by way of free candles and free biscuits (easy to estimate a cash value) and the national / international benefit in kind calculation of creating a suitable and effective Labour leader which would be invaluable and impossible to calculate an equivalent cash value for revenue purposes..... ?
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    That can back fire when they pick on the wrong 'soft target' though Gazzer!
  23. kevinjohnsonmbe
    Especially if you are paying for training!
  24. kevinjohnsonmbe
    That's pretty much how I got hooked into it - our little one started TKD late last year, after a couple of weeks watching I got sucked in and now do 3 to 5 sessions a week. It's been tough July-end Aug (because of the drop off in numbers due to hols etc) they have been combining TWD & Kickboxing classes and doing a 2 hour session. There have been times when I've thought I'm too old for this!!
  25. kevinjohnsonmbe
    That’s a double bluff! I’m not buying it, some of your posts are real rib ticklers.

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