Mundane News

[deptfordmarmoset]

Does anyone know how to persuade windows 10 that I want an English operating system but I have a German keyboard? Every time I shut down it defaults back to an English Keyboard so the first sentences I write have strangelz spelled words and punctuation unless I~m reallz careful.

If the German keyboard layout is still installed but simply not the default and there's a language near the right in the task bar you should be able to press Windows key+space to toggle between all the installed keyboards. There is a way of setting the German layout as the default but M$ have been moving stuff around and I'm not sure where it is now.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I'm feeling restless at the moment. A Sunday night away might be in order. York looks a good bet and Brewyork should keep me occupied in the evening. Tempted....

 

[Andy in Germany]

How many years have you been doing this? The savings soon mount up!

Several, but on different tickets: the 'Trainee ticket' is all zones all the time for considerably less than I have to pay now now, so didn't represent any saving.

If you cycle a bit further to the next zone, you could save even more - enough for a new bike maybe?

I often do, but the price difference isn't that much so I like to be able to decide spontaneously. The last zone is mostly a vicious gradient on a nasty set of roads so I only do that on weekend shifts.

My immediate thought was "I doin't need a new bike" but on the other hand if I divide 270€ by my hourly rate I could take unpaid leave to make stuff... Hmmm...

 

[Gravity Aided]

I'm awaiting more snow, due to arrive tomorrow.

 

[MontyVeda]

Still avoiding the radio!

 

[classic33]

I'm awaiting more snow, due to arrive tomorrow.

Don't forget to sign for it.

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

Been snowing here. The first I've seen this winter.

Turned back to rain now though.

 

[Gravity Aided]

It seems to be on auto-reorder.

 

[Andy in Germany]

I'm awaiting more snow, due to arrive tomorrow.

If you're out will it leave a note?

 

[classic33]

Been snowing here. The first I've seen this winter.

Turned back to rain now though.

They keep on promising "heavy snowfall", but we never get any.

 

[fossyant]

Been snowing here. The first I've seen this winter.

Turned back to rain now though.

Nice and dry in Manchester today (and I'm not telling fibs).

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

I have muscle pain in my neck. It started about an hour after I got up this morning as a niggle in the muscle. Now it just bloody hurts. Hopefully, it will disappear as quickly as it came.

 

[Tenacious Sloth]

Attemped to do my online tax self assessment, but failed miserably.

It seems that I haven’t registered. I thought that I had because I had been texted an Access code by HMRC, but what I really needed is an Activation code that will be sent by snail mail.

I’m 56 and this is the first time I’ve ever been requested by HMRC to complete a tax return. All of my income has always been subject to PAYE, so imagine my surprise when I received a letter from the Child Tax Dept asking me what my taxable income was for last year. I mean, don’t the various Tax Depts talk to each other? If they don’t know how much I earned what chance have I got?

It seems that I may have to pay back some Child Allowance, which is fine. I just don’t see why this should require a tax return?

Also, it seems that HMRCs definition of ‘taxable income’ is your gross income after your personal allowance has been deducted, whereas the Child Tax Dept definition of ‘taxable income’ is before your personal allowance is deducted. Cunning that.

 

[Tenacious Sloth]

The wonderful aroma of lamb curry is starting to permeate my house. Mmmmmm...

 

[Lullabelle]

Yeah the LITTER is low odour.....but cat shoot still stinks.

We only give her 'light' or 'indoor cat' biscuits due to her weight being difficult to control, she doesn't go out so she isn't getting any food from elsewhere so I have no idea why sometimes she stinks more than others.