Jump to content

Tiny Tim

Coach
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    3,794

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Posts posted by Tiny Tim

    Whisky

    in Any Other Business / Any Other Sports

    Posted

    Laphroaig Select just tastes like watered down unfiltered 10yo.  Rather than concentrate and refine, they've just added water.  Really poor stuff.  Still better than many.  It's like driving an Aston Martin with a 1.8 Ford Mondeo engine, the Ford engine is quite good, for it's job, but it's no Aston Martin.

    I think I had a bottle of that from Tesco a while back. For a worrying moment I thought my taste buds had packed up and I no longer enjoyed whisky. A quick look online supports what you said that this is far from being the good stuff.

     

    I made the same mistake with a bottle of Talisker (Talisker Storm or some such nonsense), it really was not very nice.

     

    Enjoying my bottle of Bunny Heaven, that's disappearing far too quickly.

    Whisky

    in Any Other Business / Any Other Sports

    Posted

    By the way, Four Roses is a very nice Bourbon, in my very limited experience. I'd had Buffalo Trace which was pleasant but not memorable. Too smooth.

     

    Four Roses has a bit more character to it, possibly due to having a higher rye content. Anyway, I'd be happy to have it again.

    I recently got a bottle of Fighting Cock bourbon off Amazon, it's very drinkable with a decent kick to it.

    Whisky

    in Any Other Business / Any Other Sports

    Posted

    On the way back from Amsterdam I purchased a bottle of Bunnahabhain as I've never tried this before. I did sample various different whiskies but decided to try something new rather than just going for a bottle of Laphroaig. 

     

    Haven't tried it yet but will probably give it a go this evening

    Uninteresting Trivial Facts

    in Any Other Business / Any Other Sports

    Posted

    That's your old company's fault for not closing you down on PAYE.  New live PAYE system is confusing a lot of people, including some of the biggest companies in the UK.

     

    That would make sense as despite being a reasonable sized company the payroll folk were mostly trained chimps who were only there because it was warm and there was free unlimited coffee.

    Uninteresting Trivial Facts

    in Any Other Business / Any Other Sports

    Posted

    Hooray got to speak with someone after an hour on hold.

     

    Apparently when I started my new job earlier this year their system assumes I will also continue to receive the previous salary too so they based the tax code on that....sadly my previous employer stopped paying me when I stopped working for them. Is that not normal...?

     

    So HMRC assume when you change job you get paid by both companies moving forward......makes perfect sense....

    Uninteresting Trivial Facts

    in Any Other Business / Any Other Sports

    Posted

    Be very, very careful what you tell them.  Stick to hard facts.  P60, P11D, their letters, etc.  Volunteer nothing beyond that as anything will give them the opportunity for a fishing expedition if there's anything they don't like.

     

    Be also careful that the lovely current government has introduced the rule that you can be given a demand to pay any outstanding tax before you get a chance to appeal, if you win then you get a refund.  Even if it's a clear mistake, they'll take the tax and tell you to claim it back by appeal.

    I will if I ever get to speak with someone.

     

    I am on PAYE (and always have been) so not sure where all this unpaid tax could suddenly have come from.

     

    They want to change my tax code to recover what they think is owed but it's not exactly a small amount.

     

    Earlier this year they did write to me telling me that as they expected my income to exceed £120,000 and that I would receive no personal allowance.....which was something of a surprise unless they are expecting me to get a enormous pay rise that I know nothing about.... I did call them then and they corrected my tax code.

     

    45 mins...and still on hold

    Book thread: what are you reading?

    in Any Other Business / Any Other Sports

    Posted

    I am reading Catch 22 which I am really not getting in to.

     

    It's not a book that I struggle to put down, but hopefully it will grow on me. 

     

    I have other books waiting to be read but this was recommended to me so I will stick with it.

     

    I am also reading a recent Wilbur Smith book on my Kindle which clearly wasn't written by him as the writing style is nothing like his previous books.

    Uninteresting Trivial Facts

    in Any Other Business / Any Other Sports

    Posted

    Yesterday I got a letter from HMRC telling me I had paid too much tax and a second letter with a refund cheque.

     

    Today I get a third letter from HMRC telling me I owe them tax as I have not paid enough. This letter was dated 27th July.

     

    The amount they think I owe is a hell of a lot more than the refund cheque.

     

    Now on hold hoping to speak with someone at HMRC who can explain what the hell is going on....26 mins and still waiting.....

×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.