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Public Area => Taxi Talk => Topic started by: John m on February 26, 2023, 02:19:00 pm
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During the dark days of the Coughing Plague .When we struggled to spend Dr Leos largess and pondered life and death and when would racing be back .A young lad under 60 years of age was striving for betterment and self fulfillment and he vaguely muttered that he was contemplating becoming a Driving Instructor .As great believer in education I perused the many educational opportunities available while claiming the Leo Lump that allowed you to grab the sheckles and attend education and located a Driving Instructor Course paid for by Leos Largess and Informed the North County Dublin Lad of the opportunity and cajoled him to avail of the opportunity .Though he was somewhat reticent at first the fact that Leo was picking up the two Grand training Fee was too good to dismiss so the intrepid youngster set out to qualify as a driving instructor .Multiple examinations both on line and practical later he qualified got his little plastic instructors licence and reciept book for lessons given .
He has a 100% pass rate among his pupils and yesterday he sent me a delightful note sent to him by his latest successful candidate .Just to let you know the fabulous news that I passed .You can now definitely keep your 100% pass rate !Thanks so much for everything !I really appreciate all the time you put into me getting on the road .I enjoyed every minute .
Nice when somebody takes the time to appreciate your efforts .I would think if he teaches you ,you would be afraid to fail .Can you imagine ringing him and saying "Here bud your fucking useless at teaching I crashed on the roundabout ??/
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During the dark days of the Coughing Plague .When we struggled to spend Dr Leos largess and pondered life and death and when would racing be back .A young lad under 60 years of age was striving for betterment and self fulfillment and he vaguely muttered that he was contemplating becoming a Driving Instructor .As great believer in education I perused the many educational opportunities available while claiming the Leo Lump that allowed you to grab the sheckles and attend education and located a Driving Instructor Course paid for by Leos Largess and Informed the North County Dublin Lad of the opportunity and cajoled him to avail of the opportunity .Though he was somewhat reticent at first the fact that Leo was picking up the two Grand training Fee was too good to dismiss so the intrepid youngster set out to qualify as a driving instructor .Multiple examinations both on line and practical later he qualified got his little plastic instructors licence and reciept book for lessons given .
He has a 100% pass rate among his pupils and yesterday he sent me a delightful note sent to him by his latest successful candidate .Just to let you know the fabulous news that I passed .You can now definitely keep your 100% pass rate !Thanks so much for everything !I really appreciate all the time you put into me getting on the road .I enjoyed every minute .
Nice when somebody takes the time to appreciate your efforts .I would think if he teaches you ,you would be afraid to fail .Can you imagine ringing him and saying "Here bud your fucking useless at teaching I crashed on the roundabout ??/
Give that man a dog biscuit. The last generation to drive cars, or need licences we're told.
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Mr Bullitt .Will AI be the death Nail of the Crossword Puzzle ?
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Mr Bullitt .Will AI be the death Nail of the Crossword Puzzle ?
You can cheat on a crossword, particularly online, if you subscribe to a broadsheet but it defeats the purpose.
HIJKLMNO? (5 letters).
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Give us a clue?
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Mr Bullitt .Will AI be the death Nail of the Crossword Puzzle ?
You can cheat on a crossword, particularly online, if you subscribe to a broadsheet but it defeats the purpose.
HIJKLMNO? (5 letters).
All Capitals if we are being really cryptic another name for capital =5 letters .Funds/Money ?
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I thought it was URINE..
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How many taxi drivers took the opportunity to retrain during the Killer Cough and took up other jobs .Tony I think is back trucking The Rodent has a side hustle as a Qualified Driving Instructor ,I did a ADR Driving Licence and another Driver now no longer posting is sitting his University Finals this year .I know a few lads not taxi drivers who changed jobs after the lockdown be interesting to find out how many drivers took up other jobs and now only work the weekends .I notice a good few stickered motors parked outside factories in Bluebell and Clondalkin that were not there before the Deadly Cough .
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I'm sure loads did John.Retrian for what though?If and when taxi driving turns to shit everything else will too.Truckdrivers and bus driver wages will also be cut.Not many jobs are truly recession proof
Having a taxi car sitting on the drive isn't cheap like it used to be.If I didn't drive a taxi I wouldn't own a car.
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I'm sure loads did John.Retrian for what though?If and when taxi driving turns to shit everything else will too.Truckdrivers and bus driver wages will also be cut.Not many jobs are truly recession proof
Having a taxi car sitting on the drive isn't cheap like it used to be.If I didn't drive a taxi I wouldn't own a car.
Real wages dont go as far as they use to .I had a fella in the car on Saturday I know who he is but cant remember his name .Think he was a Labour TD at one time .He asked how is business I said Surviving .Then he said real wages need to go up and the inside track is Plumbers on some of the Big Sites are voting for Strike action .If its an official Strike then others will not pass the Picket .He said it is not about Plumbers Wages its about Construction wages in General .They never recovered to what they were in 2008 before the Crash 14 years later and most Trades Man are earning less than they did .I asked him if wages go up then costs go up then house prices go up interest rates up so people cannot afford to buy houses so builders will be well paid but Unemployed .His answer was .Thats not my issue ,my issue is getting the Pay Rates restored .
Me uncle was a Brickie use to say lads were building a harness for their backs .Brickies getting a £ a block loved the Forklift and ready mixed mortar kept things moving so they could earn .When they had two labourers per brickie one delivering blocks to where you wanted them and a lad on the mixer everybody got paid .Then one lad on a forks could tend a crew of brickies but the Employers then done away with the £ a block and Brickies got day rate and the Forks driver got an extra few quid in his pocket to make sure the Brikies never went short or had time to piss or smoke .The Taxi is not the worst job out there .
(The reason its the Plumbers that are voting .Plumbers only work on site unlike Joiners or Electricians who can work in Production oe assembly in Factories )
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All I know is everything can't keep going up..we need a reset.Pint and a glass of Gunniess in one famous shop in Phibsborough is now €10.30..
I'm alright but the kids paying big rent will run out of money before I do.
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Merch I ran into a Pub on Saturday for a piss good crowd but I doubt there was anybody under 30 in the Place just older lads watching the racing and nursing a Pint .Price of drink is an advertisement for Drugs .Off Licence Prices going up from today by about 10c a bottle 15 on a can and up to 4 euro on a bottle of Brandy .Mr Woo has put up his prices as well our local Chinaman whatever she use to order is now 2.40 dearer You give Norrie the Nonce twenty Five and dont even wait on the change you look like a cunt waiting for 70 or 80 cent but when it was 3 euro change you took it after all you paid the 2.50 delivery charge that had gone up 50c as well .Not too many lads wanting to be barmen anymore unless its the family business.
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Ya have to be joking about plumbers and tradesmen not earning-the coin that they were earning and will give a example.Another ball cock went again in the house and this time I went on line to get a plumber to fix it as the fittings are extinct and its not just a 5 mins replace and screw-on job.They all thought it was a straight 10 min job and 3 said they would get back to me and it shouldnt be more than 100e….The only plumber I got was asking no more that 150e, with a take it or leave it attitude.He never turned up and when I rang him, he said he was running late and that it would be next day!…I replaced it eventually myself but it was a 2 hour job for me as things were not straight forward.Had a same type story with a plasterer a while ago and the cash only tax cheating tradesmen? are a law to themselves. The alarm guy wanted 140e or 12oe cash to call and replace-a 5 euro battery. Its still rip off Ireland in all departments!!! in facta Bertie for Pressy!! yippee yippee yippee
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Ah Coola Plumbers .My heating was fucked but the Queen of Sheba insists on a Plumber I could of done it myself but cant listen to her supervising over me shoulder .Anyway a friend of a friend gets a lad he comes out part fixes it says I need to drain down the system its sludgey again I say I will do it but she says let the Plumber .Lad is a decent sort looking for Bathroom replacements as they carry a grant so prices have increased to reflect the free money from government .I ring a fella I use to work with and he says his old oil heating is acting up I didnt ring him about plumbing it came up in conversation .So I ring my Plumber he turns up says I need a Part gets 90 euro call out charge and on 4 occasions promised to be out that day and somebody had to wait in he never turned up .Now what this cunt didnt know is the lad he let down his Sister is the Contract manager for Age Concerne or Age Action and they are always looking for Registered Plumbers to do Grant aided work .They do all the applications for the Grants you just quote and cover the work .He fucked up there could of landed on his feet with that introduction .Thats Plumbers now Doctors had a bowl scan three weeks ago got a callback to the hospital for whenever they feel like it but got the Bill within 7 days .Called my doctor to ask for the results of the scan .He said they never informed him .Coola nobody gives a fuck or takes pride in their work .I have been driving 16 years and I have never missed a pickup or turned up late to a booking .
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During the dark days of the Coughing Plague .When we struggled to spend Dr Leos largess and pondered life and death and when would racing be back .A young lad under 60 years of age was striving for betterment and self fulfillment and he vaguely muttered that he was contemplating becoming a Driving Instructor .As great believer in education I perused the many educational opportunities available while claiming the Leo Lump that allowed you to grab the sheckles and attend education and located a Driving Instructor Course paid for by Leos Largess and Informed the North County Dublin Lad of the opportunity and cajoled him to avail of the opportunity .Though he was somewhat reticent at first the fact that Leo was picking up the two Grand training Fee was too good to dismiss so the intrepid youngster set out to qualify as a driving instructor .Multiple examinations both on line and practical later he qualified got his little plastic instructors licence and reciept book for lessons given .
He has a 100% pass rate among his pupils and yesterday he sent me a delightful note sent to him by his latest successful candidate .Just to let you know the fabulous news that I passed .You can now definitely keep your 100% pass rate !Thanks so much for everything !I really appreciate all the time you put into me getting on the road .I enjoyed every minute .
Nice when somebody takes the time to appreciate your efforts .I would think if he teaches you ,you would be afraid to fail .Can you imagine ringing him and saying "Here bud your fucking useless at teaching I crashed on the roundabout ??/
It is nice to be appreciated and even nicer when someone you helped appreciates you publicy.
But self-apprecation is ........ ??
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Not self appreciation I applied for the same course but didnt bother me bollox doing it .I know the Rodent had second thoughts but he got on with it .Not easy then to try pass on what you learned to others .I know he appreciated that thank you from his student .I am piss taking a bit but there were opportunities there for all of us if we wanted to take them .
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Not self appreciation I applied for the same course but didnt bother me bollox doing it .I know the Rodent had second thoughts but he got on with it .Not easy then to try pass on what you learned to others .I know he appreciated that thank you from his student .I am piss taking a bit but there were opportunities there for all of us if we wanted to take them .
I would imagine that the person you seemingly taught (as your Protege) had of appreciated your input,
or indeed the input of his now customers, he would have posted it himself ??
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OR I have just posted an advert on his behalf that he is a very competent Driving Instructor .Might drum up a bit of work for him Keep him off the Streets Competing with me for fares .?
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OR I have just posted an advert on his behalf that he is a very competent Driving Instructor .Might drum up a bit of work for him Keep him off the Streets Competing with me for fares .?
Sorry, I'm a bit slow on the uptake but I kinda gotcha now !
So you were posting about an un-named driving instructor in order to help him drum up business ??
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Since my experience with electricians and the home charger, I've often thought kids should be told how much the trades earn - it would stop a lot of them turning to drug dealing - and the best part is it's all legal >:D
I was in my local Spar shop this morning and the shopkeeper was moaning. He and his business partner worked all the hours during lockdown to keep the shop open but he's worried now that prices are going up so much, people will stop coming into his shop. For example, a single slice of turkey (in a roll) costs him 90c now and the ice creams (Magnet, Twister etc) are heading towards €3.
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HIJKLMNO? (5 letters).
There's only 3 letters in H20 lol
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Since my experience with electricians and the home charger, .......
Did you get that home charger sorted in the end Watty ?
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Since my experience with electricians and the home charger, I've often thought kids should be told how much the trades earn - it would stop a lot of them turning to drug dealing - and the best part is it's all legal >:D
I was in my local Spar shop this morning and the shopkeeper was moaning. He and his business partner worked all the hours during lockdown to keep the shop open but he's worried now that prices are going up so much, people will stop coming into his shop. For example, a single slice of turkey (in a roll) costs him 90c now and the ice creams (Magnet, Twister etc) are heading towards €3.
Watty I posted here I got a few lads apprenticeships through the South Inner City Partnership in the new Childrens Hospital .They ALL Quit .I contacted a few people and told them CIE were looking for train drivers before it was advertised and nobody was interested .I told Family members ESB were recruiting Qualified and apprentices before it was advertised they were not interested .Local Youth Groups and Football Clubs are being asked if they have young people looking for work and nobody is interested .You cannot drive an Audi or wear a Duck Down Jacket on apprentice money .Drug dealing is now probably the main source of income for more young lads than apprenticeships .
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Give us a clue?
Start's with a J and ends with an M. lol
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HIJKLMNO? (5 letters).
There's only 3 letters in H20 lol
That's a much better route to the answer than my method..
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Since my experience with electricians and the home charger, .......
Did you get that home charger sorted in the end Watty ?
No. Before fuel prices went mental, I was saving about €1k a year. Rewiring the house would cost €14k, $$ for the replastering/tidy-up, and another €1.5k for the charger. So maybe pay out €17-18k to save another €500/year on top of that? I can't justify that sort of money right now.
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Watty .Give your local Green Party TD a nice letter explain the problem with your house and ask can he get one of the new Proposed street light chargers outside your Gaff .?
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Since my experience with electricians and the home charger, I've often thought kids should be told how much the trades earn - it would stop a lot of them turning to drug dealing - and the best part is it's all legal >:D
I was in my local Spar shop this morning and the shopkeeper was moaning. He and his business partner worked all the hours during lockdown to keep the shop open but he's worried now that prices are going up so much, people will stop coming into his shop. For example, a single slice of turkey (in a roll) costs him 90c now and the ice creams (Magnet, Twister etc) are heading towards €3.
Watty I posted here I got a few lads apprenticeships through the South Inner City Partnership in the new Childrens Hospital .They ALL Quit .I contacted a few people and told them CIE were looking for train drivers before it was advertised and nobody was interested .I told Family members ESB were recruiting Qualified and apprentices before it was advertised they were not interested .Local Youth Groups and Football Clubs are being asked if they have young people looking for work and nobody is interested .You cannot drive an Audi or wear a Duck Down Jacket on apprentice money .Drug dealing is now probably the main source of income for more young lads than apprenticeships .
You're probably right. But a trade could take you all over the world. If you were young and fit, you could try mining in Australia or Canada for a year or two and make a small fortune.
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Yeh Watty but 4 Gramms of Coke cut with Baby Powder and a 9 bar of Hash puts two large in your arse pocket .Fuck mining in Australia Swimming in Dubai sounds easier .If you work Nights the wedges that some lads are carrying puts our wagepacket to shame .
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Watty .Give your local Green Party TD a nice letter explain the problem with your house and ask can he get one of the new Proposed street light chargers outside your Gaff .?
Ha! I have one of each - Neasa Hourigan & a streetlight outside my house - but I think she went rogue. Ate in McDonalds or something rofl
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Watty .Give your local Green Party TD a nice letter explain the problem with your house and ask can he get one of the new Proposed street light chargers outside your Gaff .?
Ha! I have one of each - Neasa Hourigan & a streetlight outside my house - but I think she went rogue. Ate in McDonalds or something rofl
Nessa might be a good one to ask .Her seat will be under attack from Mary Lous running mate .She might decide to actually represent the locals instead of trying to save rare insects on the Galway Bypass.
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Give us a clue?
Start's with a J and ends with an M. lol
HIJKLMNO? (5 letters).
How hard is it ?
Look at the Letters !
SB designed it so that googlie-googlie would not work,
and you actually have to Think fer yourself !
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Agh! fluck that…Leave ith out!…Is this Taxiland or Trinity College?
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Mr Bullitt .Will AI be the death Nail of the Crossword Puzzle ?
You can cheat on a crossword, particularly online, if you subscribe to a broadsheet but it defeats the purpose.
HIJKLMNO? (5 letters).
All Capitals if we are being really cryptic another name for capital =5 letters .Funds/Money ?
It is cryptic. The letters go from the H to O = WATER! 8)
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I'm sure loads did John.Retrian for what though?If and when taxi driving turns to shit everything else will too.Truckdrivers and bus driver wages will also be cut.Not many jobs are truly recession proof
Having a taxi car sitting on the drive isn't cheap like it used to be.If I didn't drive a taxi I wouldn't own a car.
Real wages dont go as far as they use to .I had a fella in the car on Saturday I know who he is but cant remember his name .Think he was a Labour TD at one time .He asked how is business I said Surviving .Then he said real wages need to go up and the inside track is Plumbers on some of the Big Sites are voting for Strike action .If its an official Strike then others will not pass the Picket .He said it is not about Plumbers Wages its about Construction wages in General .They never recovered to what they were in 2008 before the Crash 14 years later and most Trades Man are earning less than they did .I asked him if wages go up then costs go up then house prices go up interest rates up so people cannot afford to buy houses so builders will be well paid but Unemployed .His answer was .Thats not my issue ,my issue is getting the Pay Rates restored .
Me uncle was a Brickie use to say lads were building a harness for their backs .Brickies getting a £ a block loved the Forklift and ready mixed mortar kept things moving so they could earn .When they had two labourers per brickie one delivering blocks to where you wanted them and a lad on the mixer everybody got paid .Then one lad on a forks could tend a crew of brickies but the Employers then done away with the £ a block and Brickies got day rate and the Forks driver got an extra few quid in his pocket to make sure the Brikies never went short or had time to piss or smoke .The Taxi is not the worst job out there .
(The reason its the Plumbers that are voting .Plumbers only work on site unlike Joiners or Electricians who can work in Production oe assembly in Factories )
Parkinson's Law = Your expenses always rise to meet your income.
Parkinson’s Law is one of the best known and the most important laws of money and wealth accumulation. It was developed by English writer C. Northcote Parkinson many years ago, and it explains why most people retire poor.
This law says that no matter how much money people earn, they tend to spend the entire amount and a little bit more besides. Their expenses rise in lockstep with their incomes. Many people are earning today several times what they were earning at their first jobs. But somehow, they seem to need every single penny to maintain their current lifestyles. No matter how much they make, there never seems to be enough.
Get used to being poor.
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HIJKLMNO? (5 letters).
There's only 3 letters in H20 lol
Good call, except the letters go from H to O.
Your answer would suffice for the IT simplex.
Another:
It's not HIJKLMO either? (three letters)
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Non
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Non
Close, but no biscuit.
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ton?
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Sorry, Bob, I was distracted by Mrs.Bullet serving up a bowl of Farfalle. I posted the wrong clue.
Had I posted No, it's not HIJKLNO! your answer would have been right.
I should have given the clue: No, it's not LMNOPQST either. (3 letters)
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Good old Phyllis liked this one:
Sounds like the Scottish farm animal is a real stick in the mud? (8 letters)
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ton?
Sorry, Bob, I was distracted by Mrs.Bullet serving up a bowl of Farfalle. I posted the wrong clue.
Had I posted No, it's not HIJKLNO! your answer would have been right.
I should have given the clue: No, it's not LMNOPQST either. (3 letters)
Nor
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Sorry, Bob, I was distracted by Mrs.Bullet serving up a bowl of Farfalle. I posted the wrong clue.
Had I posted No, it's not HIJKLNO! your answer would have been right.
I should have given the clue: No, it's not LMNOPQST either. (3 letters)
Nor
Exactly.
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Mr Bullitt .Will AI be the death Nail of the Crossword Puzzle ?
You can cheat on a crossword, particularly online, if you subscribe to a broadsheet but it defeats the purpose.
HIJKLMNO? (5 letters).
All Capitals if we are being really cryptic another name for capital =5 letters .Funds/Money ?
It is cryptic. The letters go from the H to O = WATER! 8)
JOHNM would have worked too !
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To be fair, it was the erm that found me the free course Ken... and the PTSE...
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To be fair, it was the erm that found me the free course Ken... and the PTSE...
You could say he was the driving force...I'll get me coat! 8)
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Nice one Erm now RC has two vehicles that he doesn't wanna be in.
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Nice one Erm now RC has two vehicles that he doesn't wanna be in.
He is smarter than that ?I couldnt get him to get a Medical Card based on out income from 2020.
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2020 was a record year for me income wise... with the PUP anall, thanks to Dr. Leo.
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2020 was a record year for me income wise... with the PUP anall, thanks to Dr. Leo.
Fixed yer post.
with the PUP anall, thanks to Dr. Leo.
With the PUP anal, thanks to Dr. Leo. 8)
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It's only been year since I got my last PUP payment.I miss the oul PUP.
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If you claimed the PTEA you would of got paid until the end of May TAX FREE !
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I'll be better prepared for the next pandemic.There's a good reason I did not or couldn't claim that one John but I can't recall what it was.
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The great thing about PTSE was it being tax free and available to low earners after Meehaul took our PUP away... and without any means test. You just had to convince your wan down the dole office that you deserved it which took a couple of calls in my case. I was surprised that the lady I dealt with had access to my tax returns going back quite some time and was able (by deduction) to suggest that I never worked more than 20 hours per week in my life... and could also tell me that I was the only taximan / taxi driver in the beautiful seaside resort town of Balbriggan to apply for the scheme at that juncture... plenty of hurdles but we cleared them all through meaningful dialogue in the end!
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The great thing about PTSE was it being tax free and available to low earners after Meehaul took our PUP away... and without any means test. You just had to convince your wan down the dole office that you deserved it which took a couple of calls in my case. I was surprised that the lady I dealt with had access to my tax returns going back quite some time and was able (by deduction) to suggest that I never worked more than 20 hours per week in my life... and could also tell me that I was the only taximan / taxi driver in the beautiful seaside resort town of Balbriggan to apply for the scheme at that juncture... plenty of hurdles but we cleared them all through meaningful dialogue in the end!
I was the Only Driver In my local Dole office claiming the coin as well. I had to explain it to the Nice Girl up there .I also had to Explain to both the Minister and Head of the VEC that I was entitled to attend Full Time education and they had to pay up .The delay in my interpretation of the Wording of the Budget Offering and the Ministers definition being sorted in My favour meant I had missed the Enrolment timeslot .Dont think there was to much training given to Staff in Government officed during the Great Cough .