Vaughan Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Just a thought for the day, from the sunny south of France, where my pension will continue to be paid, my income tax is below the threshold, the food is great, the wine is from the Minervois at €3 a litre and the bins get emptied twice a week. A very happy BREXMAS to you all! 7 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEM Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 9 minutes ago, Vaughan said: Just a thought for the day, from the sunny south of France, where my pension will continue to be paid, my income tax is below the threshold, the food is great, the wine is from the Minervois at €3 a litre and the bins get emptied twice a week. A very happy BREXMAS to you all! And a similar throught from a frosty Northern Germany, where my UK pension will continue to be paid, my UK income tax is below the threshold, the food is pretty good, the wine is good but costs much more than €3 a litre and the bins get emptied every two weeks. But to expand: My UK state pension will be frozen in 3 year's time according to recent letter from UK pension folks; luckily I also have a German state pension (having worked here 31 years - in UK for 11). Unfortunately I have to pay tax in Germany & despite there being a double-taxation agreement between the UK & DE (which is totally independent of EU membership) the Germans have a back door to also tax my UK pension in part. Still... The Germans (who like to organise things like Citroen build cars = why do things simple when complicated works almost as well) collect the "Bio waste" every two weeks & the "remaining waste" in the weeks in between... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Thorpe in the sunshine. Sorry for the fuzzy image. Taken through steamy window. Colin 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 France & Germany may have their advantages but neither have this! 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendel Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 17 minutes ago, JennyMorgan said: France & Germany may have their advantages but neither have this! it must be something in the water - turns everything brown 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hylander Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 1 hour ago, Vaughan said: Just a thought for the day, from the sunny south of France, where my pension will continue to be paid, my income tax is below the threshold, the food is great, the wine is from the Minervois at €3 a litre and the bins get emptied twice a week. A very happy BREXMAS to you all! Did you have to Vaughan? Just when I thought I could not get any more depressed with this country, you post about lovely France. To boot we now have to have an election which quite frankly I dont think anyone of any persuasion wants , needs or requires. What is the point of voting for any of them as they only do what they want to do which is most of the time have a darn good life. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 29 minutes ago, grendel said: it must be something in the water - turns everything brown The quality of Agfa CT21 film and the warmth of an autumn sunrise! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendel Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 it needs a none of the above voting option on the voting slip. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted October 30, 2019 Author Share Posted October 30, 2019 I reckon if only Screaming Lord Sutch were still with us, this would be his greatest opportunity for a landslide victory! 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouldy Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 1 hour ago, Vaughan said: Just a thought for the day, from the sunny south of France, where my pension will continue to be paid, my income tax is below the threshold, the food is great, the wine is from the Minervois at €3 a litre and the bins get emptied twice a week. A very happy BREXMAS to you all! Isn't it easy to go off some people? An election, Brexit and Christmas (oops, I've used theC word). What will the media report on first? 😖 Roll on 2020. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CambridgeCabby Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 But a sunny France doesn’t have real ale , is more than 90mins (for me) to The Broads , steak and kidney pudding , and it’s full of French people , and of course can’t play rugby 🏉 Joking aside , I love the U.K. warts and all and could not imagine living abroad . 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEM Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 35 minutes ago, Vaughan said: I reckon if only Screaming Lord Sutch were still with us, this would be his greatest opportunity for a landslide victory! As a replacement you have screaming Lord BoJo..... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEM Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 1 hour ago, JennyMorgan said: France & Germany may have their advantages but neither have this! Whilst that is true there are areas in Germany where a significant amount of sailing takes place. There is a very large lake (The Alster) in the middle of Hamburg where people sail in the Summer months - a tricky task with the winds being funneled by the adjacent tall buildings (I have never been tempted to sail on the water here; only through the air). Not the same atmosphere as Broadland though. Also the river Elbe is full of sailing boats in the Summer months. Southern Germany (Bavaria) has lots of lakes - but my very limited experience from long ago is that its either flat calm or brewing up for a storm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 2 hours ago, grendel said: it must be something in the water - turns everything brown Digital lightening for Grendel. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hylander Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 2 hours ago, grendel said: it needs a none of the above voting option on the voting slip. Brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQ Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 3 hours ago, Mouldy said: Isn't it easy to go off some people? An election, Brexit and Christmas (oops, I've used theC word). What will the media report on first? 😖 Roll on 2020. If brexit occurs it won't be 2020, it will be 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024,2025 as they discuss the trade deal afterwards. If brexit doesn't occur it won't be 2020, it will be 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024,2025 as they discuss having another vote because the brexiteers were robbed.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 4 hours ago, grendel said: it must be something in the water - turns everything brown Unless they are adding Bromide to quell the "Grit" dwellers urges! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 We must break the shackles! And go forth to rightfully re-claim our heritage:--------- As "The sick man of Europe" like we were in the 70s, producing the best of British. Who else could give the world the Marina and Allegro. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hylander Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 On a more serious note , if you really are interested in who your local MP is and he or she does for you , look here. https://www.theyworkforyou.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polly Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Er....? Politics??? Now I am a total politics addict, just ask him indoors, but I think the TOS says I can’t get into it here??? All these years not sounding off.... and then this! Snot fair! I will write to my MP!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted October 30, 2019 Author Share Posted October 30, 2019 1 minute ago, Polly said: Er....? Politics??? It seems that the mods approved of me starting this thread as they too, may have felt that politics no longer exists, as we have known it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendel Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 oops maybe we should have moved it to the jokes section 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polly Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 No G. If you put the current chaos as a joke, nobody would think it credible enough to bother to get to the punchline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poppy Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 7 hours ago, CambridgeCabby said: But a sunny France doesn’t have real ale , is more than 90mins (for me) to The Broads , steak and kidney pudding , and it’s full of French people , and of course can’t play rugby 🏉 Joking aside , I love the U.K. warts and all and could not imagine living abroad . It does however have Biere de Garde, cracking stuff . There are also a growing number of Micro breweries across the country offering brews as good as our real ales , and many arguably better ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted October 30, 2019 Author Share Posted October 30, 2019 37 minutes ago, Poppy said: There are also a growing number of Micro breweries across the country offering brews as good as our real ales , and many arguably better ! Traditionally that is what a brasserie means - a bar restaurant that brews its own beer. Mainly in the north west, especially in Alsace/Lorraine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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