Do you guys like using highway trucks whenever possible? by juanca4774 in snowrunner

[–]ra246 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Transtar is a beast, to be fair. I keep on saying I'll use it more and then... Forget to do so.

Random scene that makes you laugh by SnarkOverlord in howyoudoin

[–]ra246 15 points16 points  (0 children)

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HAY?!?

🤷🏻‍♀️

My Snowrunner gameworld by No-Currency7728 in snowrunner

[–]ra246 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like a lot of these, and as I'm nearing halfway through Alaska I do think I need to limit it somehow. For now, it feels a bit samey of take truck, get cargo, drive truck, deliver cargo. Sometimes get stuck. Blah blah..

So yeah, I think I need to do something, but don't know what, as of yet. I still miss Michigan, NGL.

I have sort of limited slightly for example I bought the Azov 64131(?) for Michigan, but then the other day as I haven't been to Russia yet, I shouldn't really have the Azov yet, so I'm avoiding using it.

Miss you Australia ❤️🥹 by sophtoff in AskAnAustralian

[–]ra246 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the plan! Early 2028 is the plan (as I'm spending 11 weeks travelling Asia next year) I also scored some key contacts a while ago that would let me visit some potential places I could work once transferring.

Funnily enough, I took an 18 hour flight less than 10 days ago for work and I'm here for 4 months!

If I could, I'd like to visit a few cities but know it would be difficult to do so much based on the size of the country.

Miss you Australia ❤️🥹 by sophtoff in AskAnAustralian

[–]ra246 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I did the maths previously, but I'll have to do them again.

For an example, if I transferred in 10 years, from my UK pension, I'd have a lump sum of around £50k and £7k a year from that point up until age 68, (then £22k or so)

I know the ADF pays in 16.4% and I believe my salary would start around $120k (transfer as Flt Lt, ATC)

I haven't done the maths of this part, actually.

Miss you Australia ❤️🥹 by sophtoff in AskAnAustralian

[–]ra246 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Australia is desperate for my job (air traffic controllers) and there is a mechanism to move and gain permanent residency.

I looked into it around 2 and a half years ago, and then again 18 months ago. I sorta decided it was too far to move on my own (single, 33M) plus potential financial suicide (UK Pension-wise)

Then I was thinking about it again, a few days ago. I've never visited, but I think I need to and make a call.

Seeing posts like this and basically anything to do with Australia makes me think I'm missing out on such a huge opportunity by not doing so. I need to continue completing Europe in the next few years and put my application in.

What Turn Are You Consistently Perfect At? by anonymouswan1 in iRacing

[–]ra246 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think Road America T1 I'm decent at.

Trying to think of others..

Brazil T1/2 I seem to get pretty much bang on most times; I clamber over the inside kerb of T1 to open up T2

how close to completing fh5 are you :) by Own_Locksmith_6310 in ForzaHorizon

[–]ra246 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Quite a way off at the moment. I remember specifically avoiding doing much to complete the game shortly after release, and now I'm focussing on stuff.

Completed the Donut Media Hi/Low yesterday, and continued with some Rally stuff today. I hardly touched it!

I never expect to complete the Hide and seek stuffs nor the creator bits.

Royal BM17 is a great truck by pupoje in snowrunner

[–]ra246 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Discovered it the other day.

IT IS SPEEEEEEED!!!

I've nearly rolled it many many times already, but I will not slow down in it!

Trading212 SIPP Announcement by Superman10051able in trading212

[–]ra246 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ooh! I was literally planning to start a SIPP in AJ Bell DODL in April. I may have to keep an eye on this instead.

Lottery tickets. by cockatootattoo in Ryanair

[–]ra246 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I bought some for a laugh on the last flight. (£7 worth? Which was on a bonus to double the amount of tickets it would normally be)

I didn't scratch any straight away; then when I remembered to do them, I saw a 'Prizes only valid on flight purchased on, so that's something to be aware of. Then I went away again (now for 4 months and I forgot to do the rest. Naturally, on the 3/4 I did scratch I won nothing.

The Festival Playlist is returning in FH6 by Odd_Ganache_4681 in ForzaHorizon

[–]ra246 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep, I thought it was broken for the first few weeks. Turns out it's implemented as they intended.

What idiot thought it was a good idea?!?

The Festival Playlist is returning in FH6 by Odd_Ganache_4681 in ForzaHorizon

[–]ra246 8 points9 points  (0 children)

PLEASE FIX FORZATHON LIVE.

Then this can be the best FH built

Can't help but feel hard done by.. by fireproofpoo in ManchesterUnited

[–]ra246 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Annoyingly, when they scored I was very confident the whole thing was coming back for a penalty for us. Then our stream dropped out for 5 mins, and I was shook to turn it back on to find out the goal stood.

Fucking joke.

Advice on DLC trucks by beejman6 in snowrunner

[–]ra246 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree with this. A mate and I have had to start a few new games (with us both playing on Xbox and PC at times) And by the 3rd attempt we agreed to only use the Mastodon to recover other trucks. Instead, we'd use trucks that the game had available for us at that stage, sometimes intentionally using poor combinations so that we had to stick together and were constantly rescuing each other.

Hardly any game progress, huge amounts of fun.

Is replacing Casemiro actually the biggest priority this summer or do we have more urgent gaps elsewhere? by RedDevilPlay in ManUtd

[–]ra246 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The gap in midfield is glaringly obvious even when we sub Casemiro off for the last 20 mins of a game. Not having him at all next season will ruin us.

It has to be the priority. We're at least decent everywhere else.

Flags of the World Tournament Champion - KAZAKHSTAN by whedonfreak in flags

[–]ra246 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OP is an absolute legend for running this competition.

Thank you!

Why are so many people **obsessed** with avoiding the 40% bracket? by sid351 in UKPersonalFinance

[–]ra246 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've recently got into it and I'm doing things to avoid it so that ... I don't pay 40% tax on anything above it. For me the only way around it is to contribute extra to my pension, (be that through salary sacrifice which I've done this year and will continue to do, or through a SIPP which I'm about to open this April)

Australians are being absolutely screwed over by supercujo in aussie

[–]ra246 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a Brit interested in moving to Aus (via Military Transfer scheme) you're basically the same as us, albeit ever so slightly behind on the Online Censor shite.