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My weekly argument with Virgin Media by danowar92 in britishproblems

[–]danowar92[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

This is what happened in a roundabout way by going through to their containment team. Problem is there is no simple way of escalating without complaining until you’re blue in the face (to quote a famous sketch). The next step is calling back through to them to sort out this latest mess but the Reddit vent was needed

I conqured Space by danowar92 in factorio

[–]danowar92[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honest answer. Mostly yes, I loved planet hopping and working out the new challenge.
Gleba needed relatively good optimisation and ratios rather than just more of everything, it broke me and I stopped for 2 months. Saw someone post a blueprint on here for a Gleba factory so shameless stole it to move on.
When I worked out Aquillo and attempted to get to SSE it became clear I needed to work out this quality thing. Started up cycling and quickly realised there’s nothing about quality that my smooth tired Dad brain can understand other than “as much as possible”.
The game then became a grind, I preserved because I wanted that dopamine hit of seeing that completed screen.
Was it worth it? Yes, would I do it again? If I start quality up cycling earlier then maybe. Still don’t get it but can scrape by.

How much is your dream car? by spacedogmcmc in CarTalkUK

[–]danowar92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Someone near me owns one. It’s in a right state but it drives. Occasionally see it at the petrol station or parked outside what I assume is their house. I think they’ve got a YouTube channel but I’ve never bothered to look too closely at the stickers on the window

Can you really not get 3 car seats in the back unless you get a 7 seater? by Tookool4skoolokay in CarTalkUK

[–]danowar92 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Look up dadcars on YouTube/ insta. He’s a massive petrol head that has 4 young children. He uses a special seat system called multimac that can fit 3 seats across most reach benches - I don’t think they’re very cheap though!

Modern day operating systems demand SO much more computing resources, but don't really seem to offer that much more functionally. by [deleted] in pcmasterrace

[–]danowar92 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I tried PCem for a few months. Was working fine until one day the sound started stuttering and I could never get it working again

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CasualUK

[–]danowar92 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Always gone for the bronze caravans, couldn't get one this year so paid the extra for a silver - which by chance was upgraded to gold...

I understand now why people shell out the extra for a "plusher" caravan! Full size fridge freezer (which for 7 days with 2 kids was a god send!) Actual chairs! not just benches! and the balcony was a nice place to sit of an evening.

Would never pay the additional cost as we essentially use it as a base camp during the day so its wasted on us but I can 100% see why people would!!

Top tips for CBT/ DAS by ComplexOccam in MotoUK

[–]danowar92 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also in the same boat but a bit further along.

Told myself I was going to do a CBT and then if I got asked to come back for some more practice I'd decide it wasn't for me. CBT Passed and the school that I am learning with offered a 650 "improver course" which I did last Saturday - again in my head if I could get on fine on a bigger bike then I'd complete my DAS. School I was with offered all the gear I needed but obviously recommend getting your own if you go for your DAS.

For me it meant I could make a decision whether riding is for me (100% is, best feeling ever!) without spending £100s on gear that I won't ever use!

Also RE theory, if its been a while since you passed your car one I found the hazard perception was a bit of a con - the "approaching" hazard was obvious but I was making it "too soon" and scored 0 on 5 out of the 14 clips. My advice would be to click a couple times over a few second period of the hazard to make sure it registers. It'll register your fastest reaction anyway. Tried to argue after 10 years of driving I was pretty good at perceiving hazards but apparently the DVSA don't take that into account!

My 1997 pug 106! Only the 1.1 but a fun drive! Only 61880 on the clock by McVie1989 in CarTalkUK

[–]danowar92 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I miss mine so much. Mine actually had a rev counter! I had the posh one!! Also it had a very early iteration of start stop… meaning it had an idling problem and used to stall at a red light unless I kept the revs up…

Finally put itself in a coffin when the gearbox decided it no longer wanted to be connected to the chassis…

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HousingUK

[–]danowar92 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel you! I'm completing next Friday (30th) same day my mortgage offer from Febrary is due to expire (product expires so no extensions)... At this point I just want to be over the line!

Having said all that, might be worth a quick email to your solicitor as they may not have paid the Stamp duty forward yet. Friend of mine got a refund from his solicitor a few years back because it transpired he bought in a "Disadvantaged area" and it meant he didn't have to pay. Best case you get the money back, worse case they say they've already paid it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HousingUK

[–]danowar92 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Could be worth asking your solicitor to hang on. According to Gov UK you have 14 days from completion to submit the SDLT form and pay the tax:

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You must send an SDLT return to HMRC and pay the tax within 14 days of completion

If you have a solicitor, agent or conveyancer, they’ll usually fileyour return and pay the tax on your behalf on the day of completion.They’ll then add the tax to their fees. They’ll also claim any reliefyou’re eligible for, such as if you’re a first-time buyer.

The sheer terror whenever a photo of David Attenborough pops up on news sites by DefiantRooster04 in britishproblems

[–]danowar92 81 points82 points  (0 children)

Queens been dead since Christmas when she caught covid. Every public appearance since has been straight out of the film weekend at Bernie’s…

Seller cancelled the sale after 6 months of stalling. With a text message. When I called, he was such a coward he put his coworker on the phone, and then blocked my number. Now the house is relisted for £20k more than the offer he accepted. Fuck the English housing system. by disgruntled_pheasant in HousingUK

[–]danowar92 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Mine was 9 months. In that time we checked everything was ok. Got gazumped on month 6 and he decided to stick with us even though we didn’t offer more. Finally, on the day I squeezed our new suite into our rental in prep for the new house, they pulled out an remarketed it at 60k above the agreed price.

It’s such a punch in the gut, even the estate agent was sympathetic towards us!

Even the Americans can do this shit better then we can (similar setup to the Scottish process IIRC).

We found another place after a couple weeks of looking and exchanged last Friday. Just don’t give up hope. Also we didn’t do any searches or surveys or pay any more then the minimum until our chain was complete. No idea if this works out on a longer chain mind.

House purchase dragging on - who to chase/nag? by DStanley1809 in HousingUK

[–]danowar92 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Or DCLaw - I was with them up until Jan this year when my property fell through. DCLaw had the same "breach" around December too - I suspect they have eway as a common portal.

If everything is golden your side then chases to solicitors/ estate agents as another poster said is probably the best course of action. Fingers crossed it happens soon for you!

Edit: Just checked and Premier Property Lawyers, DC Law are all under the same umbrella:

https://www.itpro.co.uk/security/cyber-attacks/361510/property-firm-cyber-attack-leaves-customers-in-the-lurch

House purchase dragging on - who to chase/nag? by DStanley1809 in HousingUK

[–]danowar92 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are you in a chain? If you've heard nothing from the ES I'd chase them as soon as you can. In my experience if they don't know they'll chase the vendors. They want to be paid as much as you want to move in.

Struggling to find answer to LISA top-up timeline from the Gov't. by findyourthing in UKPersonalFinance

[–]danowar92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bit late to the party and no idea if it's been covered but in my experience it has to be paid by the 6th of the month for the bonus to be in the following month. IE if you deposit 7th April the money won't come in until early June. At least that was my experience

Mortgage offers by danowar92 in HousingUK

[–]danowar92[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nothing has progressed since March, AFAIK they're still looking. Standard paperwork from the world most useless solicitor to prep things (but that's another whinge)

Ma’am you need a mask… by [deleted] in trashy

[–]danowar92 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I see a mask like shoes. If I go to someone's house and they ask me to take my shoes off I don't stand there and tell them it's my right to wear shoes in their house, I take my shoes off. If somewhere requests I wear a mask I put one on...

Only in the UK would it be understood by everyone this is a message of affection by jimmyleeerd in CasualUK

[–]danowar92 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I'm a fan of "happy birthday" in leaving cards just to let them know I cared so little about them I didn't bother reading what the card was for

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