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Offline Jim13_Wee_Strom

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Re: What have you done today
« Reply #680 on: December 07, 2024, 17:26:41 »
@ASmith61... the wind must have blown the badge off the dash when you closed and locked the door  :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: worked for the FIL  :grin:
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Offline Asmith61

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Re: What have you done today
« Reply #681 on: December 07, 2024, 21:47:01 »
Thank you for your replies 👍

What I did in the end was pay the 50% fine £35.00.

And I also emailed East Sussex county council parking.   explaining that I do have a disability blue badge and it was my mistake for forgetting to display the badge.

You never know it might make a difference??
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Re: What have you done today
« Reply #682 on: December 08, 2024, 09:58:18 »
I'd be surprised if they  do anything now you've paid the charge. For future info, the ' half price' offer is normally still there following an unsuccessful first appeal. At least the money you put into the council's pot will do more good than if it went to scumbag parking companies like parking eye...
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Re: What have you done today
« Reply #683 on: December 09, 2024, 13:58:28 »
Today was 'secret santa' at work. We've had it early this year as one or two people are off to far flung places next week (India, Australia & Brazil) so it was the last chance to get everyone together. The theme this year was something you made yourself, no just buying a prezzie off the shelf. I got a set of four 3D printed coasters, which are great and are in use already. My prezzie was some home-made Sloe Gin, made with (some) of my own Sloe's. I always have a good amount of Sloe's on our Blackthorn bushes but the piggin' Blackbirds are much better at picking them than me!
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Re: What have you done today
« Reply #684 on: December 14, 2024, 19:18:11 »
Today saw an early start and a drive up to Glasgow with one of my work colleagues to buy a 2018 S Class Mercedes Benz. He was very impressed with it and a deal was done. It behaved flawlessly on the way home and he's very happy with it. Not the usual sort of car a 25 year old drives and surprisingly cheap to insure too.
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Re: What have you done today
« Reply #685 on: December 15, 2024, 09:48:30 »
Not today but yesterday I ended up working until 6pm and then spent about £500 on concert tickets for Guns n roses and iron maiden next year
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Offline nigel s

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Re: What have you done today
« Reply #686 on: December 15, 2024, 11:07:41 »
I hope that £500 got you 20 tickets  :grin:,  but prices these days, probably not, welcome to the jungle eh.... at those prices I would run to the hills.. :icon_wink:

Ho Hum
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Re: What have you done today
« Reply #687 on: December 16, 2024, 19:29:25 »
Quote from: StromGeeza on December 08, 2024, 09:58:18
I'd be surprised if they  do anything now you've paid the charge. For future info, the ' half price' offer is normally still there following an unsuccessful first appeal. At least the money you put into the council's pot will do more good than if it went to scumbag parking companies like parking eye...


Just received the council’s reply.
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Offline purplebikeunicorn

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Re: What have you done today
« Reply #688 on: December 16, 2024, 22:04:20 »
Asmith that's a shame since their own policy says "Likely cancel".

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* If it is the first time the badge is not displayed or displayed incorrectly.

https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/parking/guides-and-reports/guides/parking-pcn-cancellation-guide#Blue%20Badge%20Holders
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Offline Dark-Strom

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Re: What have you done today
« Reply #689 on: December 17, 2024, 00:02:53 »
Saturday, met up with Mum and Dad for a meal. My Son (22) took us in his new car (2018 Lexus Ct). He got the taste from sitting in the front of his Grandads RX model he was given when he retired at 74 last year. Played the game of Dad can you take a quick look at our car as its playing up and then flashed the hazards with the remote. A happy expletive later he said is that yours, with a further happy expletive when I said it was his Grandsons. Got a photo of them both and cars for prosperity. A truly great day. :thumb:
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Offline 2112

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Re: What have you done today
« Reply #690 on: December 17, 2024, 21:08:57 »
Today saw me heading off to work for the penultimate time ! Retirement is only one sleep away...
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Re: What have you done today
« Reply #691 on: December 18, 2024, 00:01:05 »
Best thing about being retired is ...... just about everything.
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Re: What have you done today
« Reply #692 on: December 18, 2024, 08:37:28 »
Coming in 3,2,1 "I don't know how I had time to go to work".
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Re: What have you done today
« Reply #693 on: December 18, 2024, 09:50:33 »
Yep I retired early 4 years ago, it's bloody brilliant, as others have hinted, I don't seem to have any more free time but I'm loving it, just got my first state pension payment this week.
Down side is I'm skint all the time but Hello hoe.
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Offline Upt North

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Re: What have you done today
« Reply #694 on: December 18, 2024, 09:57:39 »
Brockett, when you're right, you're right.
Almost 13 years retired, no regrets, but still way off my OAP.
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Offline 2112

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Re: What have you done today
« Reply #695 on: December 18, 2024, 15:19:28 »
And just like that - I'm retired !

I had a very nice send off at work and got some lovely messages and presents, particularly the single malt variety. From now on the alarm clock is only for appointments and flights ! Happy to have been able to retire early as I'd had enough really. Looking forward to the next chapter of my life, which happens to be a months trip to New Zealand in mid January. Happy  :grin:

To be fair, the likeness is stunning !
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Offline Jim13_Wee_Strom

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Re: What have you done today
« Reply #696 on: December 18, 2024, 16:55:09 »
"" To be fair, the likeness is stunning""

How the hell do you squeeze yourself onto that little bike  :whistle: :whistle: :whistle:
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Offline nigel s

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Re: What have you done today
« Reply #697 on: December 18, 2024, 17:18:20 »
Congratulations 2112,

I am not one for the hard stuff, but I am tipping my Pale ale to you now   :thumb:.

Ho Hum
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Re: What have you done today
« Reply #698 on: December 18, 2024, 17:42:55 »
Yes congratulations 212

Hope both you and your good lady enjoy your retirements 👍
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Re: What have you done today
« Reply #699 on: December 18, 2024, 19:03:37 »
Cheers folks, enjoying a celebratory bottle of fizz tonight  :text-woo:
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