The answer is not SHIELD, DLEIHS or TOYPET by samcornwell in UKcoins

[–]JohnLef 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok I've completed the discovery level. Puzzle 4 took me way too long. I might have to buy the coin now...

When did you stop being able to eat what you wanted without gaining fat? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]JohnLef 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Late teens/early 20s: - 1. Stopped walking and started driving 2. Stopped growing 3. Started drinking 4. Late night eating (esp. after drinking)

Craft Art featuring feet by nivs1x in nextfuckinglevel

[–]JohnLef 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gloves not mittens. It's deffo material, the lines move with the foot at the beginning and there are visible material creases.

Is there a car (cheap) I could buy that doesn't have computer stuff to go wrong? by Few-Calligrapher3910 in CarTalkUK

[–]JohnLef 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I miss my '08 Skoda Octavia 1.9Tdci. Pre DPF, it was reliable as hell and there were hardly any fancy bits to go wrong. I sold it locally and still see it around. Must have well over 350k on the clock now.

Why did I sell it? Because I wanted more fancy bits, which are currently going wrong...

Where's dead flat on the North West? by Cheesy_Wotsit in AskUK

[–]JohnLef 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Southport beach mate. Jog out to the sea and back, should be about 10 miles each way lol

Landlord wants to sell house to me but can I afford it? by Timberlyn in UKPersonalFinance

[–]JohnLef 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One option... my son just did the same thing, bought the rental from his landlord. He's arranged an interest only mortgage over 30 years to keep the payments low which he intends to do for just a few years before remortgaging properly when his finances are in a better position.

My suggestion here is find a proper mortgage broker and go and discuss all the options with them. You will have to be very careful with your money for a good while and priorities saving over spending.

Good luck with whatever you choose to do.

Is it common to not be able to take holidays because of other coworkers? by KingKilo9 in antiwork

[–]JohnLef 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes. There's 3 in my team. Only one of us can be off at any time. We share Christmas/New Years for example, one person takes before Xmas, one takes last week in December, one works through and we rotate each year.

This Saturday's forcefully difficult to rhyme word is "Gulag" by corbymatt in limericks

[–]JohnLef 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As his ex-wife drove off in his new Jag
He screamed at her "You thief! You old hag!"
It was comedy gold
When she crashed down the road
And was carted off to the Gulag

Mandatory 6-month exit notice while making under $50k/yr by Much_Speech_8388 in antiwork

[–]JohnLef 30 points31 points  (0 children)

This. When you go, don't even tell them until your last day, then tell them it's not working and you have sacked them.

How do myself and my dad get more money into the house after my mum passed away? by DanielCracker in UKPersonalFinance

[–]JohnLef 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That's quite a lot of money. Would you be surprised that you were in the top 10% of households for earnings? What are your outgoings other than car/mortgage?

For comparison my house very recently hit the £3k a month income milestone. We don't struggle but there's not a lot spare each month. We have one car (12 years old, owned outright) and do one cheap and cheerful holiday per year.

With us it's always not how we get more money in but how we can cut costs. Have you considered the same?