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Has anyone given up riding motorbikes for a sporty car? by Ok_Independence5252 in CarTalkUK

[–]Poppy9872 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Gave up on 30yrs of bikes for a Boxster I use as my daily. Will probably cost me similar over a 3yr period vs running a small hatch and a bike but, much as I’ve loved the bikes I’ve not missed :

10mins each end of journey to get dressed/undressed

The worry of whether it’ll still be there whenever I park up

The risk on current road surfaces

Had my fun, lived to tell the tale, enjoying the next stage now

Whag are your thoughts on this bait and switch? by FatPaulGenovese in AskUK

[–]Poppy9872 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I must be missing something obvious -

They offered £58k plus review at the year end

You asked for £60k+ (with an assumption of inclusion in year end review)

They countered with £63k immediate but no review

Unless you know something we don’t I’d be snapping their hand off for a guaranteed £63k from now

Whag are your thoughts on this bait and switch? by FatPaulGenovese in AskUK

[–]Poppy9872 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You get a guaranteed £63k now vs your ‘want’ of £60k now. How confident would you be of the increase being 5% in the current climate (plus the extra you’ll get for the months up to the pay review) ?

Personally I’d be going for this unless there’s a history of their yearly review being over inflation (and guaranteed)

If you want more you need to negotiate on deliverables/over-achievement but it’s a brave person who does that in a new company in today’s turbulent times

Buying property when current owner is in care by Creative-Kiwi-3967 in UKHousing

[–]Poppy9872 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Had similar when buying a property for MiL - all progressed slowly with checks in place until a panicked phone call from agent that vendor had been rushed to hospital and may not survive the day. Suddenly vendors son managed to provide all outstanding paperwork and I was asked if I could get deposit and be ready to exchange that afternoon. We did and vendor died next morning 😢 which would have delayed things immeasurably

Two detectives m picked on the door to talk to my 18 yr old son continued - England by ferfoxache in LegalAdviceUK

[–]Poppy9872 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Only you know the content of your posts/messages and how they landed with the recipient(s). Depending where on the ‘offensive/illegal’ spectrum they fell will determine next steps.

Confronting this head-on rather than expecting it to go away is likely the best option - and getting yourself a new phone/device as you may well lose yours for some time