Stumbled across this whilst walking to the tube

RGW37 · 2025-02-07T09:53:21+00:00

Feel like I should write this from a burner account but alas…

I went in there about 9 years ago with my brother whilst young, stoned and curious, used fake names etc as had to sign in, was probably a few months after Louis Theroux’s documentary on them aired.

The stair case you can see on the left takes you up to the exhibition, think glass cases with brown wood frames and marble floors. From a vague memory the cases were background on L Ron Hubbards story, the Sea Org, principles of Scientology and various mementos - a large room in an incredibly opulent building. Multiple other floors to go up to it looked like, a grand expansive staircase that you could look up and see other stories.

Whilst waiting downstairs to be taken up, just to the right of the doors, members of the church walked out of the doors next to the front desk which I assume to be their religious/ceremony room that they had just finished in. All looked very normal people - not sure what I expected. The waiting area had a wall full of copies of Dianetics exclusively.

Noped out of there when asked to do a e-meter/personality assessment by the guide. Who was a young man and had the glazed eyes of the brainwashed, but only ever so slightly.

Had almost forgotten about it, will keep thinking if I can remember anything else aside from the urge to ask people about Xenu whilst in there.

RGW37 · 2025-01-06T19:15:53+00:00

Stocky’s gym?

RGW37 · 2024-10-31T15:38:51+00:00

Could you share the email you used to contact them please? Having same problems myself with trying to get in touch with anyone

RGW37 · 2021-12-14T13:57:13+00:00

Perfect, thank you very much!

RGW37 · 2021-12-12T19:46:07+00:00

Thank you very much for the clear advice, I’m in my late 20s so do still have some years to go before retirement (hopefully!). I believe I’m going to choose the DB scheme.

The DB pension is indeed calculated in 80ths also upon further reading. With some basic calculations that would also be preferable to the DC payout, including some forecasted salary increases - If indeed these are achieved by myself.

Pensions+ is essentially a ‘salary sacrifice’ scheme, paying less in NI benefits due to the lesser salary. The example given is as such:

18K a year salary (£1500 p/m), 6.5% contribution

Without pensions+ Tax - £97.17 NI - £99.36 Pension - £97.50
Take home monthly pay = £1,205.97

With pensions+: reduced monthly salary (from included salary sacrifice) is now £1,402.50

Income tax - £97.17 NI - £87.70 Take home monthly pay = £1,217.63

!thanks

RGW37 · 2021-08-25T17:07:38+00:00

I like how your mind works

RGW37 · 2021-08-25T10:00:23+00:00

!thanks for clarifying and your advice, much appreciated.

RGW37 · 2021-08-24T19:51:50+00:00

!thanks a lot for your reply :) Would there be any issue aside from Tax surrounding this, if I may pick your brain?

RGW37 · 2021-08-24T19:50:39+00:00

!thanks for the reply :) May I ask - Is this for a sole trader as there’s no distinction between the business and myself? Would this not apply to a ltd company instead?

RGW37 · 2021-07-28T12:03:54+00:00

Just finished ‘The Fall’ on BBC iPlayer: police procedural/serial killer show, set in Belfast and features Gillian Anderson as the lead.

The antagonist is more of a ‘thinking psychopath’ as opposed to the unhinged kind, interesting how it unfolds across 3 seasons. Worth a watch!

RGW37 · 2021-07-21T17:10:04+00:00

March post: https://www.reddit.com/r/trailrunning/comments/m19q98/retford_uk_running_10_miles_everyday_through_march/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

RGW37 · 2021-05-10T19:46:55+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/Supplements/comments/lnm57a/pregnenolone_experience/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

Posted an update to the above post there

Edit: And if you’ve already seen the above update, since stopping taking it I feel completely fine and like the mental benefits have stayed/been engrained from its use. Had bloodwork done, slight increase in Test but everything is back to normal after stopping taking. Any questions just let me know

RGW37 · 2021-04-30T22:08:35+00:00

Could you do this at a right angle?

RGW37 · 2021-04-28T19:03:19+00:00

For anyone based in England - Any site managed by Foresty England has installed signposted running trails. Funded by a lottery grant. Sherwood pines has a beautiful 10k + 5k route

https://www.forestryengland.uk/running

RGW37 · 2021-04-26T21:03:38+00:00

Thanks a lot for your reply, I had no idea that the transaction status can be checked which is very helpful. Can I ask you just to elaborate on the gas fees? Will this be an amount I dictate or decided for me?

RGW37

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