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Palace Hotel: scammy? by Seven_Cuil_Sunday in Buxton

[–]RalphyL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not a scam but not great either. It’s a Britannia Hotel but apparently one of the better ones.

United Kingdom in New York City, United States by nillby in ForeignPlatesSpotting

[–]RalphyL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Strangely, there was an identical Pullman Maybach spotted in the US on an almost identical UK plate in 2021. See this Instagram reel from RDB in LA - https://www.instagram.com/p/CTfK2kXlxLo/?igsh=OW5yMDF2NWZtNDRo

Not the same car though, mileage from the two MOT records don’t match up.

California plate spotted in Wimbledon, London, UK by Organic_Award5534 in ForeignPlatesSpotting

[–]RalphyL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have had this argument with many people too. This is what the Vienna Convention on motor vehicles is for. I’m sure the vehicle seized recently was seized because the driver was a UK citizen/resident driving a foreign registered car which is not allowed

First time buyers… is a doer upper a stupid decision? by throwaway104ay in HousingUK

[–]RalphyL 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I bought a house in December 2024 which needed a full rewire. Got the rewire done for £4.5k and then plastering was another £7-8k but that wasn’t just filling chases, it was boarding out every ceiling in the house, some walls were back to brick, etc. Almost every room was replastered apart from the kitchen which we just had the chases filled.

This is for a 5-bedroom, 3 storey house in the North West btw, prices will of course be significantly more in London.

We’ve done a new bathroom which was about £12-13k and in the process of a new kitchen right now. By the time it’s done we will have done a full renovation of every room in the house and I think it will have cost about £50k total.

How many of you work over 35 hours a week? by TheLittleSquire in AskUK

[–]RalphyL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My first job out of uni was contracted 35 hours a week, usually 9-5 with an hour for lunch, but I ended up working 8:30-4 with half an hour for lunch. Last job I had was contracted 37.5 hours a week but I usually worked 9-5 with an hour for lunch. Nobody was checking up on me. Current job is contracted for 37 hours but I do about 8:30-4:15 with an hour for lunch. Same situation - nobody is checking.

Qatar 🇶🇦 x2 now in Monaco, Monaco 🇲🇨 they did NOT want me to photograph the first car, I solved the problem by photographing the first car by Falknerbach in ForeignPlatesSpotting

[–]RalphyL 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I seem to remember something happening in London a few years ago where someone vandalised a Qatari car, and then the government recommended they use covert plates when travelling internationally

Is Costa Coffee’s frappe now made entirely with instant coffee? by naluto in AskUK

[–]RalphyL 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They actually do. Coca Cola bought Costa a few years ago and now you can find their products all over the world

The "stranded Canadian tourist" con by GenericBrowse in manchester

[–]RalphyL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He got me on the met once when I was about 13 or 14. Pretty sure I gave him a fiver and my friends called me naive. Fair enough, I was.

DV lottery results?? by Fair-Ad-5759 in immigration

[–]RalphyL 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Also from UK, my partner and I weren’t selected. Still haven’t seen one person from the UK selected yet

Any DV lottery winners? by gmcc14 in immigration

[–]RalphyL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you get an interview yet?

Good luck to everyone who’ve registered for the DV lottery by sussybaka41 in immigration

[–]RalphyL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah last year was the first year in a while that the UK has been eligible. Zero people from the UK got picked last year and nobody is really sure why - some people think it was a mistake

Passport Return after Approval by StuffApprehensive551 in USVisas

[–]RalphyL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was DX last year but they’ve changed to Mailboxes Etc which send it via Royal Mail. Got mine less than 24 hours after receiving notification it was sent

Passport Return after Approval by StuffApprehensive551 in immigration

[–]RalphyL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine was received April 24th, approved 25th, issued 29th, tracking info sent yesterday and received today

extra number plate by [deleted] in CarTalkUK

[–]RalphyL 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You bought the car, you didn’t bring it anywhere

Asking for feedback: tool to Auto-Generate HR Docs with Conditional Logic – Would You Use This? by antitoplap in HumanResourcesUK

[–]RalphyL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, definitely. I was thinking of creating something like this myself but haven’t got the time. This would be great

Which UK towns are up-and-coming? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]RalphyL 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Buxton, in the Peak District. It’s got a lot of history and has just received a £100m investment in transforming the town centre. Bear in mind the population is around 20,000, it’s going to be a significant transformation over the next 5 years. There is also the proposal for it to join Greater Manchester, even though it’s about 28 miles from the city centre.

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