The good morning thread

[Vampyrebat]

Successful reintroduction programme and now they are spreading everywhere. They are aero acrobats when you see them in flight

We stayed in a log cabin in Powys (Wales) quite a few years ago and visited a farm where the farmer came with a trailer full of meat on the back of his tractor. Then started flinging the meat up in the air whilst the Kites would swoop down and catch the meat in mid-air, it was fantastic to watch and funny to see the Lazy B@stard Buzzards walking along the ground picking up the left-overs!

I know they are common as sh!t in some areas but nice to see them spreading into our Cheshire area.

 

[2b1ask1]

Morning all, never made it out of the house yesterday but successful in finalising last years accounts; note to other self-employed, you need to have the last years tax return finalised by tomorrow to qualify for the 80%

Will be talking to my accountant today and also prepping some jobs to minimise site time later in the week. I do enjoy sodding about on the lathe and other machines

Have fun all...

 

[Felonious Crud]

Morning, all. It's s stoopid-busy work week, but enjoyable. Once this current call finishes, I shall relocate outside to work in the sun until the next one starts.

@Vampyrebat , red kites are a lovely site. We get a few around here, but mostly we have buzzards, sparrowhawks and kestrels keeping the rodents in check.

 

[Ebenezer]

Morning all, never made it out of the house yesterday but successful in finalising last years accounts; note to other self-employed, you need to have the last years tax return finalised by tomorrow to qualify for the 80%

Will be talking to my accountant today and also prepping some jobs to minimise site time later in the week. I do enjoy sodding about on the lathe and other machines

Have fun all...

Hi Newton
When you say self employed do you mean Ltd co, or sole trader? If sole trader it'll be with your normal annual personal tax return surely?
Eb

 

[Vampyrebat]

Morning, all. It's s stoopid-busy work week, but enjoyable. Once this current call finishes, I shall relocate outside to work in the sun until the next one starts.

@Vampyrebat , red kites are a lovely site. We get a few around here, but mostly we have buzzards, sparrowhawks and kestrels keeping the rodents in check.

Always been a big fan and uber respect for 'Raptors'!........Here is a photo of a Sparrowhawk on our picnic table my wife took when we first moved into the Cottage/Sticks............She said "I took a photo for you of a Kestrel"

 

[Oishi]

those grumpy old men

HEY! I'm not grumpy, just ask my wife.

 

[Felonious Crud]

Always been a big fan and uber respect for 'Raptors'!........Here is a photo of a Sparrowhawk on our picnic table my wife took when we first moved into the Cottage/Sticks............She said "I took a photo for you of a Kestrel"
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Beautiful beast.

Not a raptor, but I love the increasing proliferation of parakeets spreading from London. Whilst mindful of the potential environmental impact and competing for food and nesting sites with bats, squirrels and native birds, their colour and noise is a refreshing flash of exotic on a dull day. Like a nice car (aaaaand... back on thread. Apparently this is a car forum. Yeah, I know, who'd have thought it).

 

[GeoffCapes]

Afternoon all. Sluggish start to the day and have just been out on a 30 mile bike ride which I thought would be a nice quick 90 minute jaunt until I found to my horror that the ride included a climb that nightmares are made of.
And then got lost. So it turned into a 2 hour one. But very pleasant (apart from said climb) never the less.

 

[2b1ask1]

Hi Newton
When you say self employed do you mean Ltd co, or sole trader? If sole trader it'll be with your normal annual personal tax return surely?
Eb

Well to clarify yes sole trader/self employed so a stock personal tax return, this can include people who have a PAYE element to their earnings as long as the SE part (Including CIS) is > 51% of earnings

 

[Vampyrebat]

Beautiful beast.

Not a raptor, but I love the increasing proliferation of parakeets spreading from London. Whilst mindful of the potential environmental impact and competing for food and nesting sites with bats, squirrels and native birds, their colour and noise is a refreshing flash of exotic on a dull day. Like a nice car (aaaaand... back on thread. Apparently this is a car forum. Yeah, I know, who'd have thought it).

Agreed with all you say..... And if you didn't notice and to keep it on topic, there is an Italian sports car behind it!!

 

[MarkMas]

Morning all. Looks like it will be another nice day here. I must try to get some work done.

 

[Andyk]

Morning Mark, morning all......Enjoy the sun.

 

[conaero]

Morning.

It certainly was a hot one yesterday, astonishing for April.

When’s the rain coming?

 

[lozcb]

Always been a big fan and uber respect for 'Raptors'!........Here is a photo of a Sparrowhawk on our picnic table my wife took when we first moved into the Cottage/Sticks............She said "I took a photo for you of a Kestrel"
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Beautifull , looks so at home there, consider yourself extremely lucky

 

[lozcb]

Well Gaday folks , tudday I wheel be mostly practicing moi ozzi accent ,fair dinkum

Itta be be right iffya stay in and keep safe

 

[CatmanV2]

Morning all. WFH today

Stay safe

C

 

[2b1ask1]

Morning all, will see what the day brings.

Have fun all...

 

[zagatoes30]

Morning all, more of the same - weather here is lovely but there is a stiff breeze keeping temperatures down

 

[philw696]

Good Morning all from a lovely Sunny Laval.
Everything cool here and slowly turning too a shade of Teak.
Stay Safe all.

 

[lozcb]

Good Morning all from a lovely Sunny Laval.
Everything cool here and slowly turning too a shade of Teak.
Stay Safe all.

Great to see the tans coming on Phil , great to see you back , which hopefully means missus french is fine aswell , and hopefully tending to your every whim