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NickFitz has been working on an upgrade to the forum for a fair while now. VB5 is a big bag of poop and would have meant massive changes to UI and UK so he's slapped a plaster or two on...

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Next! Got a flat on my beloved Golf. The car has lasted 10 years so far and I don't want to get rid just yet, am hoping the car dealers will be desperate next year and I can get a bargain. The car...

Haha, at least someone else is suffering from the virus in the same way :D I did make an Apple purchase or two...

Some quality stuff there! Regards to BGG XXX



You are a bad man. Here's...

Anyone else having a problem keeping their virtual wallets in their pockets? I seem to be buying an inordinate amount of tulip that I sort of want but really don't need. I will start off with my new...

Maybe a sockie, maybe not. What he/she/they/it said though is correct. Paid for scientific studies to try and sway legislation / public opinion are a real thing. As for sockies, they help pass the...

Hi All,

Sorry for the delay posting - was checking with the mods in case they were aware of something that we weren't and explaining CUK's position.

The people running Hamilton Rose have a very...

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One of my testicles is bigger than the other. Am I going to die?

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If only! As WTFH said, the account "Admin" might not accept PMs but "Administrator" does, much to my annoyance. Will look up the admin account as I think sasguru might have made this mistake a few...

Not Gricer. Gone as far as I can in terms of what data there is on the forum and cannot find anything linking back a an IRL person that I could try and contact or ask for help with. NAT has drawn a...

Ill daughter and Mrs Admin had some supply work land on her. Only just setting off now so hope to be there about 8. If my pie turns up before I do feel free to eat it and I will order something...

Been so rough this week but still planning to get up there for tomorrow. Travelling light, Xmas mankini and toothbrush is all I need as far as I can see.

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It should work OK from the home page. The forums.contractoruk.com domain got disabled due to my stupidity, it is up again now and redirecting as it should but have also edited the...

Outside at the Manc Xmas do. Bare knuckles and tops off. Greasing up with lard beforehand is not allowed :D

Sorry, chasing my tail with DKIM, SPF and MS Outlook mail protection being a winker. All sorted now, thanks for letting me know! Thought I had moved the A record but it was clearly still pointing...

Cheers Uncle Albert! My late Great-Uncle knew the actor who played Uncle Albert on Only Fools and Horses, always reminds of him when I see your avatar :D He was a lovely fella. My Uncle that is,...

I thought about running, and then thought better of it. A slip on the mud at my age is no laughing matter, I don't want to give my kids more ammunition to make jokes about me :laugh

NAT emailed me earlier to say the site was down. On a most enjoyable Sunday walk with my brood, they were delighted that it started raining almost as soon as we left the house :laugh

Had noticed...

Room for one more? I haven't managed a CUK party for too long...

Cheers for sorting, Brillo - much appreciated :)

Site was white screening for me this morning. Turned a few things off an on again in the hope that it would fix the problem. Not had it since so marking as resolved. If it happens again I will...

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Full cabinet reshuffle soon though? With Phil out we might get someone with an ounce of soul perhaps?

Sorted :)



Possibly because people are nervous about what is happening with you moving companies and being featured in The Times as being named by HMRC as being "accused of tax avoidance" and...

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Happy birthday NF! Rebooted the server in your honour :laugh

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Renouncing the winner would mean returning the brown envelope, and that's not happening :mad

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I was only scared once :laugh

Leftover pizza for my tea. Just eating what the kids couldn't cram down their necks. Pub and Chinese would be a dream.

Thanks for your help Nick, no way I would have been able to work out that mess myself 😭

Several posts have been removed from this thread while we investigate any facts behind them.

Just to answer some of the questions and issues that have been risen here. The content on this forum is user generated by the contracting community and ContractorUK does not validate the identity of...

Facebook is good for a lot of things. It is mainly inhabited by the vain and the vacuous so I am not surprised you are finding you fit in well there. Only 280 likes though? You need to up your...

On 13th March, Chancellor Philip Hammond will deliver his Spring Statement. This will be his first speech since he announced private-sector IR35 reform, and his last before Britain leaves the EU.
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Dozy Bastard has requested their account be deleted from the site so I have now done this. I was not offered the chance to listen to the recording of the phone call to confirm its existence.

Taxnovice and neveragain - you now have access to the PM system so try again please.

Your account has now been upgraded so that you can use the PM system.

Your account has now been upgraded so that you can use the PM system.

Perfect - sounds good to me. Let us know when you are plumbed in :happy

DFS?

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Thanks for asking :) More than happy for you to post about it here, if it helps some DIY account contractors help file their returns then it's going to be of good use so no problem. Maybe one of...