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Retired Climber

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  1. Retired Climber
    You've said what I wrote was nonsense, then gone on to prove my point. You could earn any of the salaries you mentioned driving a lorry or choosing other similarly unskilled jobs. You could earn the lower ones driving a bus. The expert witness rates are ok, but only if you have that work to do every day. Realistically, wouldn't they just expect to earn that money on a few days per month, with the rest of the month bringing in a more average kind of rate?
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    As long as it stops light, allows water through, and doesn't rot, you can't really go too far wrong.
  3. Retired Climber
    Do what everyone else does. Plant them a foot away from a fence and then wonder why the hell there's a sodding great tree right on the boundary in 20 years time.
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    My professional answer is that if a client asks if there is a discount for cash, simply say "No, actually it's more expensive if I need to deal with cash", followed by a reason. Studies have shown that it doesn't really matter what that reason is, as long as there is one.
  5. Retired Climber
    From a business point of view you've got it a bit back to front. The normal way to do things is to find out how to make what you have most valuable, and then go from there. Why did you cut them to those sizes? Are they for a particular use?
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    No.
  7. Retired Climber
    I don't think it strange at all. This is a very different kind of conversation to the one in which I objected to Joe's post the other day. Casual homophobic remarks (or any discriminatory remarks) are worse ( in my opinion anyway), than a quick bit of banter in which everyone knows where they stand.
  8. Retired Climber
    Haha. How long do you think we should carry on with this before we discuss something at least vaguely related to VAT?
  9. Retired Climber
    She told me her mouth was nowhere near full. "Like biting the nail of her little finger" was the way she described it.
  10. Retired Climber
    See now I know you are lying. My Mum hasn't been worth 80 quid for half hour for about 40 years.
  11. Retired Climber
    At it for a minute, then need 28 before you can go again. It's hardly a bloody marathon. 😄
  12. Retired Climber
    Yep, 28 minutes apart.
  13. Retired Climber
    Bet she didn't have to wait the full half hour though. I heard about 2 minutes. 😄
  14. Retired Climber
    She charged you VAT? You were screwed. 😁
  15. Retired Climber
    That does seem a bit random doesn't it. My hourly rate is 160 quid ( actually. I charge 80 per 30 mins, but you get the idea) + VAT, so 192 quid to spend an hour popping to the bank.
  16. Retired Climber
    If someone wants to pay by cash or cheque I just tell them that I'll need to add £192 to the bill to cover the time to go to the bank. Soon gets them asking for bank details.
  17. Retired Climber
    I give up. Talk about a battle of wits with an unarmed man.
  18. Retired Climber
    From your perspective I can certainly see why it would seem like that. It must be confusing for you when the grown ups are talking (or posting). All these funny dots and commas all over the place; what's that all about? Anyway, life's too short for this nonsense. I'll get on with being old (44), and you get on with being young.
  19. Retired Climber
    You're welcome.
  20. Retired Climber
    The irony of you not having an adequate grasp of English to realise how funny that is, is comedy gold.
  21. Retired Climber
    It's a slippery slope. Before you know it you'll find yourself lacking an intelligent response to any given argument, and resort to simply telling people they are 'woke'. It's already happened to @skyhuck, make sure you're not next.
  22. Retired Climber
    Oh, come on. You can cobble together something that may pass as a witty riposte (to a casual observer), if you really put your mind to it.
  23. Retired Climber
    I think we all know a bloke who could clean the drive and then hack the tree about a bit. Only if it's in Scotland though.
  24. Retired Climber
    That would depend on the party. I will agree, I would be no fun at all at a party that you'd enjoy. I don't mean that disrespectfully, I just get the feeling that we may 'move in different circles'. Have a great day; I hope it's as sunny where you are, as it is here.
  25. Retired Climber
    You don't go into the more 'academic / theory' side of the work for th money. How much do you think an LA tree officer earns?

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