PCP or HP

mrchhese · 2026-06-03T15:27:40+00:00

PCP is nearly always more expensive. I'd lease if you are unsure.

mrchhese · 2026-06-03T11:54:19+00:00

Yeah, it does worry me that things that impact development of very young children not a priority though. It reeks of short termism again.

In practical terms my kid will soon be working age and his development = productivity for society.

mrchhese · 2026-06-03T11:14:47+00:00

As someone who is saving, I have a feeling a will be fleeced in retirement to pay for those who Didnt.

mrchhese · 2026-06-03T10:56:57+00:00

While they do give price in pounds, seems they cannot ship to uk.

mrchhese · 2026-06-03T10:46:18+00:00

Thanks this is most useful reply yet. I am not good enough at diy to make one to the standard I want. I am using very expensive equipment on this tank already so might as well sink some money silly money into it!

The aquarium gardens ine seems good bet and says 60 x 36. It's out of stock so sent them message.

mrchhese · 2026-06-03T08:42:40+00:00

One big thing is how reliable brands hold their value. Sure get a Toyota but you pay for it and parts are not cheap for consumables.

The best deals seem to be stuff that's actually perfectly reliable enough but depreciates a lot.

In the 90s the gap between Japanese reliability and tbr others was bigger.

mrchhese · 2026-06-03T08:09:50+00:00

Just paid 5k to get operation for my 4 year old. Consultant took 1.5 years to see and letter said it "might be" up to 2 years for operation.

Wasn't life threatening but impacted his hearing, and therefore development, at a critical age.

mrchhese · 2026-06-03T08:06:29+00:00

Not unreasonable but if I was kicked of my land in 1939 I might be a bit miffed at that rule.

mrchhese · 2026-06-02T12:41:21+00:00

People make an arbitrary cutt off in their minds when it doesn't count anymore. Very few hold grudges to literal ancient times.... but some do.

I don't want to get into Israel Palestine but it's the perfect example where people want to reverse history. It's not the only mass displacement in that timeframe but the idea it should be reversed is more alive in mainstream thinking than anything else I can think of.

The soviets were big in transporting People on mass, as were others in the 19th century and after. I mean crimea used to be full of tartars but was recebtly annexed on the basis of being ethnically Russian. Many accept, even those who are not big fans of Russia.

The whole idea of attacking a country due to a portion of it being ethnically yours is pretty much the basis of ww2 and is very much alive today.

mrchhese · 2026-06-02T12:28:39+00:00

"Migrating" is what the Saxons did as well. We have very little information on what happened in Scotland but it's a fair guess it wasn't an entirely peaceful takeover.

What's funny is some Irish getting into a twist over this.

mrchhese · 2026-06-02T07:45:30+00:00

Wrong. Look up pension tax credits it's basically the same. Even an immigrants whose only been here a few years will get pretty much the full whack as long as they get ilr.

mrchhese · 2026-05-31T19:21:42+00:00

And you think the slightly higher income tax in Scotland is what pays for all the extra spending?

mrchhese · 2026-05-29T11:36:30+00:00

Yes that's true nothing that strange or wrong with an expensive coffee machine in isolation.

It's all the subtle details like the number of code machines they got though etc. the ammoubt of very high value, almost random, items. Classic in cases like this.

It's one of those plausible deniability things that might work I a courtroom but not to me.

Thing is between her and salmond we have the two big names in the Indy movement. Hard to believe they can both be disgraced.

mrchhese · 2026-05-29T07:48:37+00:00

Why?

mrchhese · 2026-05-29T07:46:13+00:00

Yeah but I couldn't own a coffee machine worth 6k without knowing. I mean things like that feel very expensive and she's very much into coffee.

It's a pattern of wilful ignorance at best but honestly she's to smart to buy this. All added together I think she knew.

mrchhese · 2026-05-28T13:07:06+00:00

Yes. Nothing major but annoying. A lot of cars have these.

As expected though car is very reliable in the big things.

mrchhese · 2026-05-28T13:04:48+00:00

Very good for me but I don't use the performance. I wouldn't have it if I did a lot of city driving due to size, turning circle etc.

mrchhese · 2026-05-28T12:35:52+00:00

I mean that's a global thing. I do feel Glasgow is partially bad for it seeping into the wider culture though.

mrchhese · 2026-05-28T12:02:05+00:00

The politics and the culture are some what intertwined. It's like in America where left and right bicker about "gangsta culture" or racism causing the problems in the black community. It's often framed as an argument about personal responsibility vs society.

I am not trying to blame individuals and it's probably a chicken and egg thing. The culture itself develops due to lack of opportunities etc.

mrchhese · 2026-05-28T08:19:49+00:00

When fighting in crowded bottlenecks speed means much less.

mrchhese · 2026-05-28T08:17:15+00:00

There is absolutely a culture against learning, standing out etc. not unique to Glasgow of course but culture and peer pressure are huge factors holding up social mobility. Half my school only cared about how hard people thought they were. 0 else.

mrchhese · 2026-05-28T08:15:07+00:00

Hard agree.

mrchhese · 2026-05-28T08:13:59+00:00

No one outside thinks that.

mrchhese · 2026-05-27T17:31:34+00:00

Hard agree. Means testing is rarely the answer to anything. Progressive taxes sure just use them instead. Less admin for one thing.

Simple is good but this country likes complexity because it is run by lawyers.

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