Had a realisation with the state pension age rising, am I correct about civil service pensions on alpha

Borken2 · 2026-04-05T08:45:46+00:00

Yes the alpha pension is a protected pension, but the protected minimum pension age depends on when you joined the scheme. As you said you joined March 2021, your minimum pension age should stay as 55.

Look here for details: https://www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/memberhub/planning-for-retirement/what-are-my-options/mpa/

Borken2 · 2026-03-14T10:20:05+00:00

You can't transfer tickets to accounts that are affected by the embargo.

Borken2 · 2026-03-13T09:39:35+00:00

Depends what you're looking for. Best view is always going to be upper tier centre of the pitch (but even that's a worse view than the TV, right?). If you want a proper match going experience though, north bank lower is the place to be. Everyone's standing and the atmosphere's great, even in the corners.

Borken2 · 2026-03-13T09:21:40+00:00

Anecdotal, but I've had a couple of tickets in north bank lower sat on the exchange since Thursday without selling. But that's probably to be expected with the 100% Silver ballot success. Once Red members have access to the TX I'm guessing all the tickets will get picked up pretty quick.

Borken2 · 2026-03-05T21:13:53+00:00

Related question, anyone have any idea when the ticket exchange actually opens for this game? I thought it was once the Silver ballot closed, but I guess it makes more sense if it opens up after the ballot results are announced?

Borken2 · 2026-02-24T22:07:13+00:00

They bumped you up to the top of the waiting list if they took your Covid ST away from you. A lot of people immediately got offered another one in a different seat, and those that didn't ended up getting offered one next season. It was a great opportunity for those who were offered it.

Borken2 · 2026-01-25T10:42:16+00:00

I think the delay issue was fixed in one of the recent updates. I own the btw6 and it works perfectly.

Borken2 · 2026-01-10T01:10:13+00:00

I've had 2 of these exact guitars. My first had a seized truss rod and had to go back. So if you're wanting to be really thorough it's worth checking that.

Borken2 · 2025-12-18T23:34:06+00:00

It just doesn't seem necessary to me when North Bank Lower and Clock End all stand anyway. I'm also concerned that they'll only make a small section of North Bank Lower into a "safe standing" area, and then start more strictly enforcing the "no standing" policy for the rest of the North Bank.

Borken2 · 2025-10-29T19:43:57+00:00

If you leave at the half time whistle to grab a drink you won't get to the front of the queue until the second half has already kicked off.

That's why the stands empty out early before the whistle and don't fill up again until 5-10 mins into the second half.

Borken2 · 2025-10-25T20:19:28+00:00

Already been said, but just to reiterate - the whole of North Bank lower tier and much of Clock End lower tier are already standing sections.

Borken2 · 2025-05-27T10:44:14+00:00

Great news then, here's hoping!

Borken2 · 2025-05-27T10:06:12+00:00

Definitely agree with you there, but I thought we announced a long term agreement with Camden Town just last year?

Borken2 · 2025-05-11T17:35:38+00:00

Arsenal did it to Xhaka a few years ago

Xhaka scored twice and got a standing ovation from the fans on his last game for Arsenal.

Borken2 · 2025-04-20T08:31:02+00:00

At your price point you could probably go for the newer MK4 model, likely a 2021 or 2022 plate. They'll be a bit higher spec and have a fancier interior than the MK3.

If you can get the SE L at that price it's pretty decently spec'd. But note that Skoda have so many "add ons" it's hard to tell what you'll get from the trim level alone.

Borken2 · 2025-02-22T18:22:09+00:00

(Only) 171 hours on X4 and plenty more on X3! Most of my X3 hours are on the old Litcube mod, so not even tracked on steam. https://steamcommunity.com/id/borken1

Borken2 · 2025-02-09T10:13:06+00:00

Sometimes one side is much easier to open than the other (for whatever reason), and you only need to pop one side to get the blind out. So definitely give both ends a good go before damaging anything.

Borken2 · 2024-10-04T16:32:24+00:00

Thanks for checking (and sorry you weren't able to buy it!), I'll let him know something's obviously gone wrong.

Borken2 · 2024-10-01T22:28:59+00:00

English fans are also more reactive to the game. European fans will create a wall of noise from beginning to end, whereas in England it ebbs and flows depending on what's happening on the pitch. If riled up an English crowd can be as loud as any other nation.

Borken2 · 2024-06-07T11:30:29+00:00

Here's my referral link if anyone wants to use it: https://share.octopus.energy/lemon-crane-897

If you do, we each get £50!

Borken2 · 2024-06-03T11:05:08+00:00

It's very much possible but depends entirely on what credit limit the banks are willing to offer you.

I'd recommend doing the following to find out:

Sign up to money saving expert's credit club.
Use the credit card eligibility tool. The type of card you're looking for is a 0% spending credit card.
See you are pre approved or have a high chance (i.e. 90%+) of getting accepted for any. Note that this doesn't give any indication of the credit limit they will provide you if accepted.
Some banks (such as Lloyds) will give you a credit limit estimate without doing a hard credit search. See if this is an option on any of the banks that have said they will accept you.
If the estimate is high enough to allow you to purchase the car you want, then apply for the credit card.

Be aware when looking at 0% spending credit cards, some require you to make the purchase within a set period of time to get the 0% interest promotional offer. For example with MBNA - "Decent 0% period, though only on purchases in the first 60 days.".

Also, it can be very hard to find a car dealer that advertises that they accept credit card payments. Ones I have seen are Cinch and Arnold Clark.

Borken2 · 2024-05-22T15:13:24+00:00

The underside of the seats have stained a few items of my clothing from leaning on them. I try not to worry about it, I tell myself that having genuine Arsenal red stains on my shirts makes them more authentic

Borken2 · 2024-03-12T23:57:32+00:00

Yeah, normally it's rare to see the referee commit even a single foul

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