30 Jun 2013 8:50 PM:
...and why do we have an 'ever growing pensioner population'? Because the government stopped us smoking!! If they'd left us alone, we'd have probably all died off by now, so they wouldn't even have had to keep paying our pensions, let alone WFA!!
Thread: Winter Fuel Allowance
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29 Jun 2013 11:02 AM:
The fact is we should get MORE in Spain because electricity is taxed at 21 per cent IVA. I think the VAT rate for domestic electricity in the UK is 5 per cent. The point is that one governemnt or the other gets it all back in the end anyway, and the more the energy companies ramp up the prices, and the colder the winters, the more revenue pours into the treasury.
As for temperatures, everyone knows that it's how cold you feel that's important - not the thermometer reading and people become acclimatised when they've lived here a while. You only have to look at the tourists just off the plane in their shorts and T-shirts while the expats and the Spanish are in their woolly jumpers!
Thread: Winter Fuel Allowance
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06 Dec 2012 6:24 PM:
So, we now need a bigger dish just to get back what we had before. If you cut to the chase, it's just another case of 'new technology' forcing us to buy new kit when the stuff we had before worked fine. And why bother thinking up a new scam when the tried and tested one still works so well...?
Regarding the response from Channel 4, I'd be surprised if their advertisers (who pay their wages after all) would want to encourage them to cut down the number of potential viewers of their programmes, wherever they may live.
Thread: Loss of TV channels
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05 Dec 2012 5:59 PM:
I also live in Manilva and have lost the entire suite of Channel 5 freeview channels (5*, 5 USA, etc) as of yesterday. I've tried rescanning and a software update on the box but no change. All other freeview channels on my list are OK. Not sure the size of the dish but it is a community one and looks pretty big.
Any suggestions or help much appreciated
Thread: Loss of TV channels
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23 May 2012 4:47 PM:
Camposol,
I think your millions might be billions...and I also think you can present statistics to support just about anything. But even if you're right, the same principle must apply to alcohol, with all the health problems, violence and misery it causes. So do we go the same route with drinkers? I know...be careful what you wish for...
By the way, most smokers smoke because they enjoy smoking, not because they don't have the willpower to stop.
Thread: The future for ex pats
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