[tomtom]

Or the rubber stayed the same and Im much worse/fatter/crapper 

[SA Chris]

I bequeathed my pair to Will, when he was in his Lycra phase. Did you ever use them Will? Or was the stench just too much?

[Dolly]

Bought a pair of original Boreal Ace's on ebay. £15, in my exact size, and in mint condition!
It's 1991 all over again.
YYFY!

What size are  you ?
I've got loads of shit old boots examples of classic footwear from yesteryear if you want to pay for them

[Muenchener]

Bought a pair of original Boreal Ace's on ebay. £15, in my exact size, and in mint condition!
It's 1991 all over again.
YYFY!

The fluorescent yellow trim attracted midges. I seriously feared I was going to lose both feet from the festering midge-bite welts around my ankles after one particularly ill-judged summer evening at Wilton.

[Will Hunt]

Overpowering I'm afraid but a lovely bit of too-old-for-me nostalgia.

Who said the lycra was dead?

[tomtom]

No vest tops. #fail

 

[Nizza]

YYFY - Finally after a mental last 7 months I'm back climbing and in training. First session this afternoon and I can't wait.

[Nibile]

yesterday I had a very good session on the Beast, I managed to one arm the right eye and was truly psyched, but today I fu**ing one armed the 35°. twice.
YYFY.

my g/f's comment at the end literally says "you're an idiot. just an idiot". she's just envious because she's weak.
I am so fu**ing happy.

[Krank]

outrageous, have a point

[Eddies]

Have another, your girlfriend obviously dosent know what shes dealing with.

[lagerstarfish]

Just agree that you are an idiot, but a very happy idiot. Then say something profound about the worthlessness of intelect to anyone who isn't happy - thus proving that you are not an idiot, but are in fact a humble, happy genius with a fantastic physique. She will feel warm and smiley inside because she has witnessed The Event.

£85 Tuesday Night Special Relationship Advice (I'll take Euros, since you're such a hero)

[Percy B]

Do it without the thumb-dab in the slot, and even I'll wad you....

[JamieG]

YYFY! My conker, just defeated three challengers at work and still isn't showing any signs of damage. Come on!

[csurfleet]

Rispek! 

[rodma]

YYFY! My conker, just defeated three challengers at work and still isn't showing any signs of damage. Come on!

Do you work in a 1980's playground? 

[SA Chris]

YYFY! My conker, just defeated three challengers at work and still isn't showing any signs of damage. Come on!

Do you work in a 1980's playground? 

Conkers make me think of



Surely kids these days only play conkers agains each other on the DS?

H&S don't allow it otherwise, unless safety goggles are worn

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cumbria/3712764.stm

[JamieG]

Feel the tension!

[SA Chris]

Didn't know Martin Johnson was into conkers.

And is that a drain plug in his chin?

[Richie Crouch]

Just got a letter saying I am owed over £900 from being overly taxed 

Might just have to go to Bishop next year!

[andy popp]

Nice one!

[Jaspersharpe]

Nice one Rich.

I might sound like a stuck record sometimes but EVERYONE should check their tax at the end of each tax year.

The errors that have been highlighted by the new PAYE system have been happening every year it's just they've not been flagged up unless the individual has contacted HMRC. If you work more than one job in a tax year or only work for part of that year there's a good chance that you will have paid too much tax. Even if you only have one job, your tax code may still be wrong.

It's very simple and only takes a few minutes. I've got people £££s back just by doing a quick check and making a phone call / writing a letter.

[BenF]

Just got a letter saying I am owed over £900 from being overly taxed 

Might just have to go to Bishop next year!

How the f*ck?  You don't do any work, surely you don't pay £900 in tax in a decade, let alone over the past year or so.  You jammy tw*t.  I hope you die in your sleep.   

[SA Chris]

Even if you only have one job, your tax code may still be wrong.

That's a point, does your tax code change when you have a sprog?

[BB]

Nice one Rich.

I might sound like a stuck record sometimes but EVERYONE should check their tax at the end of each tax year.

The errors that have been highlighted by the new PAYE system have been happening every year it's just they've not been flagged up unless the individual has contacted HMRC. If you work more than one job in a tax year or only work for part of that year there's a good chance that you will have paid too much tax. Even if you only have one job, your tax code may still be wrong.

It's very simple and only takes a few minutes. I've got people £££s back just by doing a quick check and making a phone call / writing a letter.

How do I get the ball rolling on this Jasper?

[slackline]

P60 from various employers if you've had multiple jobs within a given financial year.  Check that you've not been given your tax allowance multiple times by each of the employers (this has happened to my wife and she's now being told she owes HMRC money, however she has acted in good faith and will be putting in a letter/ form (ESC19 I think) to say that she has done so, and that the HMRC should therefore chase up her employers for the excess tax as its they who cocked it up).

If you only worked part of a year then you need to calculate how much in excess of your Personal Tax Allowance you have earnt and work out what tax you should have paid on that.  Chances are that your employer will have projected that you'll earn a full years worth at the rate they were paying you and will have therefore deducted too much tax.

Couple of useful articles at The Independent (/via Jasper) and The Guardian.