ExSurveyor

Thank you so much for that Vaughan, that is more information than the my Dad ever revealed. I have printed it off and put it with his medals for future generations to know.

They don't

My old Dad was in the Royal Marines, he joined at 14 and served around the world for 26 years. Atlantic, Burma, Palastine, to name a few. Not that he ever talked about it. Happy birthday Captain Tom.

The refund is because of a reduction in claims experience. Probably not a good comparison with the Tolls but I am sure someone will make it fit.

I was referring to the marina staff

My son had a similar occurrence at a dealership, it appeared no car had gone until a week later when they couldn't find a vehicle.

This is not true, i am definitely an Extra Large, not a Medium

I speak from experience, except it is more than double that level. Nearly forty years of effort came to a grinding halt. The bigger question is, have I still got the energy and zeal to restart the business or is it time to pack up and retire early. The payment delays are not the only answer but every little helps.

Cash flow will become very difficult but businessess have been given delay of a year on the previous quarters VAT payment and delays on tax payments due until January 2021, this will ease cash flow a bit.

They have kept one member on for boat inspections and general maintenance and the gardeners are still in. We all had an email at the start saying to contract them if we needed specific things checked.

I emailed by marina to ask them to check the electric credit, they emailed back within an hour with the amount and a confirmation that the boat was ok. That is what all marinas should be offering.

I do despair of people wanting to expand the list of what can be done, Watch the news, see the dreadful numbers of people dying, the rising numbers of frontline staff dying, the huge financial cost of these measures, then ask your yourself if your 'want' is worth it. Many people have given up employment, businesses built over many years and visiting family to follow government advice and direction. Surely you can manage to go without your preferred past time for a while longer. I do admire those that live minutes from the broads for showing restraint and not visiting their boats despite the temptation. Being realistic, it has only been five weeks of lock down, not five months.

I have a very thick mop that grows fast, every 4 weeks it has to be cut and thinned out. When I moan about the grey they always say " you will never be bald though" I might rewind 30 years and have a pony tail. I will need to get an estimate before the next cut. I have used the same hairdresser for 45 years, now on my third snipper as the first one moved to Australian after 25 years, his business partner passed away a few years later. I am now on the trainee who joined 34 years ago and is now fifty and owns the business. I like continuity.

We live in hope.

The longer the economy is locked down the more painful the austerity. The saving grace is that most governments are printing more money to provide support, this devalues currencies equally. Those countries that were struggling with recession before will suffer more than others.

It must be about a balance between the two. If it goes on longer than needed there is a very real risk of stringent cuts to services and much higher taxes in the future. Austerity will be the watch word for many years otherwise.

Matron says as I worked so hard I can sit in it on the drive and she will spray water over me.

Deep clean, compound, polish, repaint roof, rebuild and repair seats, scrub canopy and paint mudguards bright yellow so I can find the trailer in the yard. Only have a few bits left to do then I need another project to avoid sorting the study out.

I was sort of thinking of retirement next year but not convinced it was for me. However I am enjoying my present not working situation, only one bad brain fart in 4 weeks is telling me time for change. Working along side the housing market it remains to be seen if it will actually recover this year at all. The decision to reopen the business and sell it later or just not reopen will depend on how the market recovers. At the moment it costs very little to keep it shut and the staff still get paid, how long the government can offer this support remains to be seen. Funny old times we are living through.

What a fantastic tribute to a fantastic old soldier.

The money raised by Captain Tom is to support charities that support NHS staff. Money for PPE isn't the issue, finding supplies is the problem. Ian, do what you feel you need to do and raise money for who you want, some would find fault whatever charity it was.

Peter, I have a cunning plan, it involves your kayak and some bungy cord. It will give you exercise whilst keeping you near the shore.

Yes, via a few diversions. I have a sample in the post. If that doesn't fit, plan B is the lightly sand the plastic insert to tidy it up, I may even experiment with some plastic paint.

Yes, that has recently been reinforced. The swindlers were trying to steer applicants to their own high interest products.

You can always rely on the banks, to take a good scheme and turn it to their advantage. The chancellor didn't reckon on the banks torpedoing his plan, I hope all the CEO's and Chairmen are summoned to the Bank of England and told which way the wind is blowing. Local Authorities and even HMRC have managed to implement schemes that have only been in existence for a few weeks.