It can be summarised as: “Many people think that I’m a smug cock. I’ve come to realise that they’re only partially correct. I’m a relegated smug cock”.
You miss the very next words in that same sentence ...”which would save money in VAT”. If you take the sentence as a whole he’s clearly being offered the chance to be a tax dodger, which, if he accepted, he would be. Along with millions of other people.
There’s no value judgement here. The man...
No - it’s based on a novel. There are some vague similarities between the protagonist and Judit Polgar, and some of the male players have some vague similarities with real players, most especially Fischer. The historical players they refer to are however real: Capablanca, Alekhine etc...
A ‘prominent ally’ of Trump urges him to stop fighting his loss: “...we cannot continue to act as if something happened here that didn’t happen”.
Is this the start of previously loyal Trumpists turning on him? If there’s a deluge of senior Republicans coming out against Trump it’s game over...
Maybe. I’m going to continue playing today - resetting it, turning it off and on again (again), and, err... that’s about it tbh.
If a miracle doesn’t happen, I’ll be on the blower in the morning.
Ta - I’ll tell the missus to do that.
I can hear the relay kick in to turn the boiler on when i turn the thermostat past 18c - and the boiler does indeed fire, for 10 mins.
Weird, huh?
I have a combi boiler with TRVs on the rads, and a room thermostat.
The boiler temperature is set to 70c for the rads and is currently showing 56c. The thermostat is set to 20c, and is showing current temperature as 18c.
You’d expect the boiler to be on, right? Nuh uh.
If I turn the...
First: genuinely can’t remember - maybe Sweet?
Worst=: either Dylan outside in London around 10 years ago, or Scissor Sisters (yes, I was taken) at Wembley Arena - awful sound and the lead bloke kept swearing at his mother who he claimed was in the audience - really unpleasant.
Best=: Zep @...
I agreed 5% deposit up front, then 6 equal instalments payable on completion of recognisable work packages, eg all building, all plumbing, all electrical, all decorating etc.
He gets the modest cash flow advantage at the start of each package; I get the knowledge that for the majority of each...
Update to OP: I went with the second highest quote, and blow me down, but isn’t he the perfect builder/general contractor. Communication is outstanding, turns up when he says he will, arranges the various trades completely seamlessly, even does little extras chucked in for free. Genuinely...