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Bill Kearley
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Did you here, IKEA has a new line of products targeting a certain type of woman. No more nuts and bolts. It's all tongue and groove !
I'll just leave this here.....
Lee Patterson
Supporter
it's all that good lovin' Mick gets......
An extract from a letter I received today from HMRC (the UK tax people). A bit concerning reallly!
We can confirm:
Stamp Duty of £1,255.00 is chargeable on the above transfers – we charge Stamp Duty at a rate of 0.5% for each instrument of transfer and we round up to the next £5
the instruments of transfer detailed above have been duly stamped by us
we’ve received payment of £1,240.00 on 10th December 2025 for the transfer shown above
You have paid £15.00 too much. HMRC will contact you separately regarding arrangements to refund this overpayment.
We can confirm:
Stamp Duty of £1,255.00 is chargeable on the above transfers – we charge Stamp Duty at a rate of 0.5% for each instrument of transfer and we round up to the next £5
the instruments of transfer detailed above have been duly stamped by us
we’ve received payment of £1,240.00 on 10th December 2025 for the transfer shown above
You have paid £15.00 too much. HMRC will contact you separately regarding arrangements to refund this overpayment.
The above has been slightly trimmed.
If I'm reading that correctly, you underpaid by £15 and they think you overpaid by £15?
Yes sir! I have now sent them the missing £15 as otherwise (cynical me kicking in here) the so and so's will fine me £100 for underpaying my tax, charge me interest on the underpayment and then demand a repayment of any refund (made or more likely not made) with interest on the time I had the money in my account and not their account.
A definition of a joke me thinks! Hey ho!
It looks a bit like this car (but the headlights match).
The car was inspired by Johnny Cash's song "One Piece At A Time".
"One Piece At A Time" - Johnny Cash
Well, I left Kentucky back in '49
An' went to Detroit workin' on a 'sembly line
The first year they had me puttin' wheels on cadillacs
Every day I'd watch them beauties roll by
And sometimes I'd hang my head and cry
'Cause I always wanted me one that was long and black.
One day I devised myself a plan
That should be the envy of most any man
I'd sneak it out of there in a lunchbox in my hand
Now gettin' caught meant gettin' fired
But I figured I'd have it all by the time I retired
I'd have me a car worth at least a hundred grand.
[...]
The car was inspired by Johnny Cash's song "One Piece At A Time".
"One Piece At A Time" - Johnny Cash
Well, I left Kentucky back in '49
An' went to Detroit workin' on a 'sembly line
The first year they had me puttin' wheels on cadillacs
Every day I'd watch them beauties roll by
And sometimes I'd hang my head and cry
'Cause I always wanted me one that was long and black.
One day I devised myself a plan
That should be the envy of most any man
I'd sneak it out of there in a lunchbox in my hand
Now gettin' caught meant gettin' fired
But I figured I'd have it all by the time I retired
I'd have me a car worth at least a hundred grand.
[...]
Your typical component car. Seems like every time I buy a part for my build, 6 months later something newer and better comes out.