trigger_andy
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I’be looked into these before but never seen them this cheap! If that price is genuine I really don’t think you have much to lose and might get one myself! I think they Rock Machinery and Woodland Mills just rebadge these exact machines.
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We are being taxed to death, and it’s only going to get significantly worse. Yet whatever you’re taxed in England we’re taxed more here in Scotland. So really it should read the SNP are taxing us the most since the ‘70’s. The reality for me is I’m significantly taxed higher here in the U.K. than I am in Norway. We’re taxed so much in the U.K. and are given very little back in return other than told to brace our knee’s since we have such broad shoulders. I shudder to think what Labour or the Lib Dumbs would having us paying now. Sometimes it’s better the Devil you know as Labour are already talking of significantly raising taxes. Like you I might up sticks if it gets much worse. Or maybe just keep my days in Scotland under 90 days to avoid paying any tax here (other than Council tax and voluntary NI)
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Tis the season to see Fungi, fa la la la la....
trigger_andy replied to David Humphries's topic in Fungi Pictures
Picked a nice wee haul of Chanterelles the other day.
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Exactly! We already pay more tax in Scotland than England its not another what-about-isim. The reality is under a socialist government you’d be paying more tax. In Scotland ever gets independence it’s gonna get a lot worse. Welcome to the term “broad shoulders” we’ve had to put up with this nonsense for years.
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Well, you’re very wrong.
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I think Kev mentioned it before. Can’t mind it myself, all that comes to mind is conditioning.
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Yes and no. To clarify, if you wish to save up for a Mortgage and you’re on a lower wage or the house prices put the area or type of house you want out of your reach and you really want that then you’re gonna have to work hard to achieve that goal. Once you have your eye watering deposit, and once you’ve satisfied the bank you can maintain that level of income then you’ll get your house/flat. After that you can relax and settle into just making your mortgage payments each month, that’s quite often lower than what they where paying in rent before. If nothing else you’re breaking the shackles of being a rent slave for the rest of your life.
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Which part do you think is BS?
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It’s like a race to the bottom and when you’ve landed there with a thump you’ve said “no, I can dig deeper!”
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What you’re dining is trapping yourself into a corner. I’m sure Sweden will suit you to the ground, but if it does not then….. You say the U.K. market is gonna come crashing down then you say you’re farked if you’re not already on the ladder. Make your mind up J [emoji16] Personally I think the U.K. will end up like many island nations like Japan. Multi-generational mortgages. No crash, no implosion just a slow but steady increase in “value”. Im quite sure you’ll never return to the U.K. J, and I don’t blame you. The world is your oyster now, but not the U.K. Once you’re out the game here it’s gonna be next to impossible to buy here again. Unless you come back to Scotland 🤣
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Buy where you can afford? My brother just gave up a £50-£60k managerial job in London to move back to Scotland to take a gamble at being self employed. He was on over £1500 a month in rent and that was discounted as his boss owned the place. He now has a 2 bed ex-council house and has a £400 a month mortgage. If you want it to happen it will.
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One member here has just done 60 days straight doing not 10 but 12 hour shifts. To cap that off it was all on nights. I regularly do 14-21 days straight on 12-16 hours a day.
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Why is he being such a twat? Does he have a better offer or is he just wanting to get started on the conversion?
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I’ve been to Elevenerife dont you know.
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Minimum wage and rent costs are two different things in my opinion. I don’t really see a minimum wage job as a job that you can live on and support yourself or a family. It suits students studying to get an education or a supplementary wage as a second income for a family. These wages should never be topped up. The market dictates the wages as we’re seeing now with field workers and HGV drivers.
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The good old days.
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Think you will struggle with that whichever chain you use. Let us know. I have a strong feeling you and Saul might well be right. 😬 Dave, that offer still good. 🤣
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I’ve a 084 just now. Milled the 52” Oak I’ve been doing with it no bother, but that’s been skip and hyper. The Ash I plan on milling with the full complement Stihl is 40” max, tapering down. Actually found a picture next to the stack taken at the sawmill I bought it from 7 years before I bought them.
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Thieves Target Selco Reading Car Park
trigger_andy replied to chopperpete's topic in Stolen Equipment
The Northern Ireland conflict is an isolated and historic war, some would say civil war. To use one war/conflict that ended 20 years ago as a basis to say that White people around the globe are more likely to be terrorists or carry out terrorist acts is as I said, nonsense. -
Thieves Target Selco Reading Car Park
trigger_andy replied to chopperpete's topic in Stolen Equipment
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I am considering just getting a roll. Since Ive no long bought a 60" Panther set up it included the 64" Bar and 2 chains. One was the Oregon skip and the other the hyper skip. Personally Im not that blown away by them and since I liked the Stihl Ripping Chains on my 48" Chilaskan I've just bought the Stihl Chain in the pic above to try out on the 64" Bar. I'll then be able to make a better comparison out of the three chains and see what works best for me and also different species. Then I might buy a roll of that. But til then I'll suck it and see. Im gonna be re-sawing some very dry Ash Slabs from 6" and cutting in half to get as close to 2 x 2.5" boards out of them for some kitchen worktops. Ive a feeling the Oregon Chains, most likely the Hyper Skip will be best here, will just be a hell of a lot of sharpening.
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I had a present for the 64” bar dropped off last night. [emoji16]
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In your prime? You’re 46 and doing the job of a 20 year old. Without an exit plan you’re gonna be on the scrap heap within 10 years. All while being an expendable employee. I assume you know this and have a plan in place?
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This is a very Scottish-centric question I feel. But no, I don’t do my own. Purely because the local sweep swaps a couple of clay lined chimneys in the house each year for larch backs. Win/win. In Englandshire they need their hands held. Bless. [emoji16]
