Delta's Tea-Break Natter (The Lighter Side) 2011

[delta]

I will find out Tim. My Grand Dad. worked at Bude Cornwall.When we went on holiday to visit I could look out the bedroom window and see the steam trains go bye.Funny Tea story for you. I can allways remember my Dad offering to make him a cup of tea before we left to go to the beech on morning. The kitchen only had an Aga stove. Hours later we finnaly got to the beech with my Dad muttering never to offer to make a cup of tea for him again..Yep happy days.

[compte deGraves]

Originally Posted by Alan Raine

Don't say that. Compte will want a refund

Exactly but thanks for prompting me Alan!

[compte deGraves]

Originally Posted by zefarelly

well I have a sick compressor in the workshop, and a sick boy on the sofa so today I will be mostly doing books and boring type stuff.

got half a dozen songs to learn bass lines for and then perhaps round off with a few laps in the freshly restored scalextric Cortina . . . and the Galaxy that someone rolled, smashed into the piano and broke the roof!

Joe, it seems to me that Arthur is a lucky young man to have a dad like you. And I have to say that having had but a short meeting with him at the Ace over a year ago he has turned out rather well!

[Alan Raine]

Originally Posted by compte deGraves

Joe, it seems to me that Arthur is a lucky young man to have a dad like you. And I have to say that having had but a short meeting with him at the Ace over a year ago he has turned out rather well!

Being a dad that worked from home, it was me that did the school run, looked after the little darlings when they were ill and fed them and their friends after school. It did get a bit awkward when deadlines had to be met, but they're now in their 20's and probably more trouble now than they were then

[Tim Falce]

Originally Posted by Alan Raine

Being a dad that worked from home, it was me that did the school run, looked after the little darlings when they were ill and fed them and their friends after school. It did get a bit awkward when deadlines had to be met, but they're now in their 20's and probably more trouble now than they were then

At least now they're all grown up they don't cost you any money now do they.

[Alan Raine]

Originally Posted by Tim Falce

At least now they're all grown up they don't cost you any money now do they.

I bloody wish.........

2 kids at Uni and us good parents trying not to leave them in too much debt from Student Loans.

[Tim Falce]

Originally Posted by Alan Raine

I bloody wish.........

2 kids at Uni and us good parents trying not to leave them in too much debt from Student Loans.

At least I've only got one and she is in her fifth and hopefully final year although I've just taxed her car and the insurance runs out next week and no doubt when she moves to the west country in August it'll be "daddy, I need a decent car"

[delta]

Neither of mine wanted to go to University. They are both working so they give us housekeeping money. I think Mrs Delta charges them £25.00 a week. For that they get their cars repaired and serviced,all food cooked , beers and wine that the little darlings pinch of me. washing and ironing. Sky TV, free use of computer and lap tops.Then I still have too transport them and their mates around at weekends as they both like a drink. So on and so on.Wasn't like that in my day.

[terence]

Originally Posted by delta

Neither of mine wanted to go to University. They are both working so they give us housekeeping money. I think Mrs Delta charges them £25.00 a week. For that they get their cars repaired and serviced,all food cooked , beers and wine that the little darlings pinch of me. washing and ironing. Sky TV, free use of computer and lap tops.Then I still have too transport them and their mates around at weekends as they both like a drink. So on and so on.Wasn't like that in my day.

Got any spare rooms Iain?

[Colin McKay]

Originally Posted by zefarelly

profit, whats that?

It's what comes a nanosecond before corporation tax.

[Al Weyman]

Yep kids are certainly spoilt today and its our generation that have done it, not something to be proud of i am afraid.

[zefarelly]

Originally Posted by compte deGraves

Joe, it seems to me that Arthur is a lucky young man to have a dad like you. And I have to say that having had but a short meeting with him at the Ace over a year ago he has turned out rather well!

Thank you, he's better spoken and mannered than I.

his mother's Australian, so she had a better education and has a better grasp of the Queens English then most of us lot!

chances are Arthur will be able to spell as well, with my smart arse genes in the mix he'll me a bloody nightmare in a few years!

[zefarelly]

Originally Posted by Colin McKay

It's what comes a nanosecond before corporation tax.

I am allowed to earn enough to pay income tax first though

[morninggents]

Form a limited company and pay more dividend than salary - less tax up to a certain level.

There must be some accountants on here somewhere.

[Mike Bell]

Originally Posted by morninggents

There must be some accountants on here somewhere.

Probably on their way to far-off destnations for 'well earned' holidays this morning, after meeting the tax return deadlines last night!

[Cliff Ryan]

Originally Posted by Mike Bell

Probably on their way to far-off destnations for 'well earned' holidays this morning, after meeting the tax return deadlines last night!

Bye bye

[Mike Bell]

Originally Posted by Cliff Ryan

Bye bye

Have fun

[delta]

Originally Posted by Tim Falce

I've cheated and asked my brother who is a steam gricer. It's an Adams Class 02 tank engine. Iain I assume that picture was taken pre war as it's in London South Western Railway livery.

My brother has just sent me this information regards steam train photo. The picture was taken in 1923 at Bude. Apparently the L&SWR became part of Southern Railway's and this picture was taken by a professional photographer to commemorate the occasion.BTW my Grandad is not the one in the cab. He is on the left at the bottom in front of water tank.

[Al Weyman]

Originally Posted by Cliff Ryan

Bye bye

Not at the Villiers Friday then Cliff?

[Cliff Ryan]

Originally Posted by Al Weyman

Not at the Villiers Friday then Cliff?

That's probably about as far as I'll get away

[Nick JM]

Originally Posted by morninggents

Form a limited company and pay more dividend than salary - less tax up to a certain level.

There must be some accountants on here somewhere.

Nope...but there is a lawyer!

Nice try but unless you have some "lifestyle expenses" (I wonder what that could be) you can shove through the company you will be paying CT on the corporate profit and then income tax on the divvy

Now, since this is the Lighter Side, where do I send my invoice?

[John Turner]

Originally Posted by Al Weyman

Yep kids are certainly spoilt today and its our generation that have done it, not something to be proud of i am afraid.

Every generation has said that though, Al, although I do think that certain 'modern' behaviours have gone to extreme and unsocial levels.

[Al Weyman]

Don't worry I concider myself as guilty as the next man. When i left school at 14 and went to work I got paid £3.50 a week of which I had to hand over £1.50 to mum. Can you imagine today for a start you have to pay some little whippersnapper the minimum wage while you are further educating him so he probably goes home with about £150 in his pocket, how many pay there parents the same percentage in keep that I used to which would be about £60! I bet the answer is none and I also bet none is the majority any of them pays. When ever I have mentioned it its like I am the devil incarnate for asking such a diabiolic thing that they should actually make a contribution. maybe we should even go back a couple of generations before my youth where employers had to be paid by the kids parents to take on and teach an apprentice and why not. If I got paid to take on a kid I would and teach him well but as things are it costs so damned much to employ I dont bother thats why there is unemplyment amoungst the young no other reason.

[morninggents]

Originally Posted by Nick JM

Nope...but there is a lawyer!

Nice try but unless you have some "lifestyle expenses" (I wonder what that could be) you can shove through the company you will be paying CT on the corporate profit and then income tax on the divvy

Now, since this is the Lighter Side, where do I send my invoice?

Ah, but if total income below around £40K then dividends taxed only at the notional 10% tax credit.

[delta]

We have loads of kids here from Motor Racing University's, College's and Schools. Yep they are all useless but if you don't give them a chance then they will never learn.Over the years we have had three that have gone on to work in F1. That's nice..