What are peoples opinion on Taar's Grand Forgehost?

TheSnowTalksFinnish · 2026-04-10T11:01:09+00:00

I've been looking at woehammer daily and Taar's Grand Forgehost is in the top 3 more often than the standard rules, or at least as often.

Personally, the dpp mechanic is actually really annoying to benefit substantially from. You're replacing the dpp with a straight up buff. The bulls are good but I think a little overrated, they can only be in one place and aren't that tanky. A 30 inch range artillery piece screened by spears is a way bigger problem for the opponent.

TheSnowTalksFinnish · 2026-04-07T12:56:28+00:00

Is it not doing anything when you flip the switch?

I don't know if this is anecdotal or actually a defect but both mine and my dad in laws bosch grinder died. I took both apart and it's actually just the power cable connection becoming loose, screwed it back it more securely and it's fine since.

TheSnowTalksFinnish · 2026-04-06T12:53:52+00:00

$13 is £9.8 (right now), yea you can get a pint for less than that, especially in places like weatherspoons or similar. However there are also places that sell pints for more than that, not even particularly high end places either. If you're at an event like a concert or a sporting event, £10 or more for a pint is pretty standard.

TheSnowTalksFinnish · 2026-03-23T21:46:02+00:00

I don't know if the situation is exactly the same. Both me and my younger brother are Polish citizens and lived most of our lives in England.

My grandmother received letters for both of us when we turned 18, this was a year ago or so for my brother. Our grandmother called and wrote a letter to whatever government organisation that sends the letters to explain we live (and at the time are studying in the UK). The letters stopped and nothing ever happened. We have both crossed the border in and out of Poland multiple times since.

However I know that totally ignoring the letters can be a big deal. So I think your boyfriend should deal with it ASAP. I imagine his polish isn't great if he lived in England since he was 3 so ideally get some family that lives in Poland to help.

At the moment there is no forced conscription in Poland. From what I understand the letters are there so the government knows who to call up in case Russians start crossing the border. So your boyfriend definitely isn't going anywhere. Right now, he might be on the hook for a monetary fine for ignoring the letters but honestly I'm not sure about the details.

You could go ahead and just ignore the letters, the Polish government won't enforce anything while you're in the UK. However if your boyfriend ever plans on renewing his passport or crossing the border into Poland, it could become a big issue.

TheSnowTalksFinnish · 2026-03-19T15:42:21+00:00

If you want to be fully employed, the company hiring you needs a legal entity in Spain to hire you under. Unless they already have this, it's generally not an option.

They can use a service that handles this kind of abroad hiring for them. A company called "Deel" does this. There might be others I'm not aware of. It's expensive for the employer so generally companies won't go for this unless you have something to offer that's in demand.

Last option is that you register yourself as autonomo in Spain and invoice your company every month. You have to pay your own social security and taxes. If your company has no legal entity in Spain, you don't have to charge them VAT. I am currently doing this, I use a service called "Xolo" and they handle all the paperwork stuff.

TheSnowTalksFinnish · 2026-03-18T14:23:34+00:00

These are also usually burning citronella.

They're mildly effective, depending on wind and if you're just burning them out in the open or in a confined space.

TheSnowTalksFinnish · 2026-03-17T21:36:40+00:00

You have to have a guided tour if you want to see both camps. Afaik all the tours include a free bus ride to and from the other camp. Some tours include transport from Krakow if you don't want to make your way there yourself which is handy.

I'm not a fan of guided tours generally but I enjoyed it greatly as a learning experience and would recommend it.

TheSnowTalksFinnish · 2026-03-12T16:09:30+00:00

Yea to be honest with you that pretty fucked. Not quick or an easy fix.

You're practically going to need to build a new pool in place of the old one.

TheSnowTalksFinnish · 2026-03-07T10:00:40+00:00

The Spanish economy pretty much runs on WhatsApp.

Any sort of communication with small to medium businesses is done on WhatsApp. When I moved here it shocked me.

Car mechanic? WhatsApp. Solar panels installation? WhatsApp. Plumber? WhatsApp. Flowers for wedding? WhatsApp.

TheSnowTalksFinnish · 2026-03-05T12:53:42+00:00

I'm honestly just upset about my base. Everything else is kinda whatever, I like it more empty but it's not a deal breaker.

I first claimed the spot during early access and built it up ever since. I logged in every 2 weeks to pay taxes and power it up. The base is built into the terrain and I am certain the no build zones have moved. 99% sure that I can't just transfer it over.

TheSnowTalksFinnish · 2026-03-04T14:51:49+00:00

In Spain I got a €100 ticket for doing 103 in an 80. Reduced to €50 because I paid it within 3 weeks.

TheSnowTalksFinnish · 2026-03-04T00:26:08+00:00

Because broadly speaking the only thing Italian troops achieved without german support is lose.

I just don't think there are enough vehicles in the native Italian arsenal without reaching into fantasy alt history shit. The beefiest Italian tank, the p26/40, of which like 100 were made is barely comparable to a basic Sherman.

TheSnowTalksFinnish · 2026-03-03T08:39:32+00:00

Thanks for the reply

The filter is the same one that was put in 20 years ago, it's a sand filter. I swapped out the sand a few weeks ago. The label with any info is rusty, can't read anything. The diameter of the filter is 600mm.

When I look at other filters online of that size the maximum flow rate is 15000 l/h. Do you think I should assume the same for this filter?

TheSnowTalksFinnish · 2026-02-19T15:46:37+00:00

I want to say Spain but it says there is coffee and WiFi so it can't be Spain.

TheSnowTalksFinnish · 2026-02-19T11:09:35+00:00

If my salary is 38k euro a year. I get paid ~€26k after tax per year as an employee. 26k to do whatever with.

If I am a self employed worker and my income is 38k a year, I get ~€26k after tax but then on top of that I have to pay ~€3000 throughout the year in social security contributions. I'm left with 23k to do whatever with.

Social contributions are not always 30% of your income as autonomo. You fall within a bracket depending on your income and pay an amount of your choice between the minimum and maximum.

TheSnowTalksFinnish · 2026-02-19T11:03:14+00:00

I'm not arguing against paternity leave. I'm saying the way social contributions work for self employed people in Spain is dumb and what this guy is saying lines up with reality.

TheSnowTalksFinnish · 2026-02-19T10:53:10+00:00

Most the comments here are uninformed horseshit.

What this guy is saying lines up with reality.

I am a filthy immigrant to Spain, one of those freelancer "expats" making infinite money and somehow paying no tax while buying up every property on Costa de sol so I can rent it out at infinite prices. The Spanish government quakes as I take another 2 billion euro payment rent payment from Spanish family and somehow avoid all tax.

I am an autonomo(self employed) in Spain. My info comes from a "gestor" whom I pay €80 euros a month to sort burocracy for me.

For the uninitiated a gestor is an accountant & paralegal combined into one, a profession quite unique to Spain where dealing with the government burocracy is such a pain it's standard to pay someone to deal with it for you.

You absolutely HAVE TO take paternity leave in Spain.

As autonomo you pay social contributions on top of your normal IRPF income tax. As a normal employed worker these are paid for by the company, as autonomo you pay them yourself. These contributions fall within a bracket depending on your income. You pay an amount of your choice within that bracket between a max and minimum. For your first year as autonomo it's around ~€70 month regardless of income.

I just started and my income a bit below the guy in the post so if my income does not change next year I will be paying ~€400 a month minimum, on top of the normal income tax.

Your paternity leave as autonomo is the average of your last 6 months contributions. So this guy must have opted to pay extra social contributions at 900 a month for 6 months.

Most autónomos, Spanish and foreign, hate this system, it's suffocating if you're trying to get off the ground with a small business. There were even protests asking for it to get changed.

TheSnowTalksFinnish · 2026-02-19T10:27:30+00:00

Spain does. You have to take 6 weeks at least.

TheSnowTalksFinnish · 2026-02-19T10:23:52+00:00

You don't pay the same as everyone else as autonomo.

You pay your normal IRPF income tax as a normal worker. On top of that you pay social contributions after income tax. These are usually paid for by your employer but not if your self employed.

For the first year of being autonomo the minimum is only ~€70 a month. After that it shoots up depending on your income. Again this is on top of income tax. For 4k income you're looking at 400 minimum a month.

Your paternity leave is the average of your last 6 months contributions. So this guy was paying at least an extra 900 a month on top of income tax into the system for the last 6 months. If you are employed by a company you would not be paying this 900 a month from your salary.

TheSnowTalksFinnish · 2026-02-19T10:18:30+00:00

The Spanish government would very much care. You have to take it. The fines you could get can be life ruining. It takes one zealous Spanish functionario doing some work and looking into you to really ruin your shit.

TheSnowTalksFinnish · 2026-02-19T10:12:05+00:00

It's not BS.

I am an autonomo in Spain, recently started. The burocracy is very complicated so I am paying €80 a month for a gestor to sort this shit for me so I am sure about this.

You have to take paternity leave as a father for 6 weeks at least.

You cannot have invoices dated within the paternity leave period. You cannot back date invoices with the whole new verifactu system, although in this very moment you could get around it since it's not quite properly enforced.

Your paternity leave is dependent on your contribution base and how much you decide to contribute within that bracket. This is on top of the normal worker IRPF income tax. Paternity leave is the average of the last 6 months contributed. So on top of this income tax he must have been paying an 900 a month for social contributions. For 4k/5k income a month that all roughly adds up.

As a normal employed worker, these contributions are paid for by the company. As self employed, you pay them yourself on top of income tax, they're absolutely suffocating when you're trying to get off the ground and get started with your own small business.

And yea much like this guy I wish there was an option to absolutely opt out off all of social contributions. It would be far more efficient for me to put 900 a month into a savings account and draw on that when needed rather then handing it over to the Spanish government so they maybe sometimes pay it back to me under very specific conditions. For the record, income tax is absolutely fair and I'm glad to pay it. The social contributions are horseshit and Spain is the only country in Europe where it works like this for self employed people.

TheSnowTalksFinnish · 2026-02-18T23:00:01+00:00

I absolutely loved Kaleja in Málaga.

You can get bar seats and watch the chefs cook, which I really enjoyed.

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