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  1. Sinbad

    Things that irritate you - Part 4

    Sounds like ebola
  2. Sinbad

    Fifa World Cup 2026

    Don't criticise der orange fuhrer online...
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    MyBB'ers in the United Kingdom & Ireland

    Lucky. This means that the water supply to your property contains very high levels (over 276ppm) of hard water minerals such as calcium and magnesium.
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    British series, mini-series and dramas .....

    Not sure if it's been mentioned before, but we're enjoying Good Karma Hospital. Light, feel-good stuff with serious undertones
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    Sad news ... celebrity deaths.

    Fukkit. Giles. No. NOnononono. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd0p0rz4n0mo
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    MyBB'ers in the United Kingdom & Ireland

    I rented for 5 years when I lived here before. When I moved back to SA then, I kept going over how much I'd spent on rent and feeling ill. Swore never again.
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    MyBB'ers in the United Kingdom & Ireland

    Coupled to that, seeing the monthly decrease on the outstanding capital on your mortgage, and know that's actually an increase in net worth.
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    MyBB'ers in the United Kingdom & Ireland

    oh nice!
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    Things that sadden you

    Copied from my post in the uk ppl thread Jirr. Went to leaving drinks for the guy who took over my job when I decided I didn't want to manage people any more. Zimbabwean SA resident who has been in the UK for 3 years, on a sponsored work visa. In April, 2 weeks before he was due to start the...
  10. Sinbad

    Sad news ... celebrity deaths.

    6 years ago?
  11. Sinbad

    MyBB'ers in the United Kingdom & Ireland

    Yeah but after 5 years of SWV you get ILR? So then another 5 years and you qualify for a portion of the pension... I mean you could do two stints of SWV in your lifetime for a total of 10 years and then qualify for a partial pension at 67 regardless of where you live, I imagine...?
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    MyBB'ers in the United Kingdom & Ireland

    You mentioned state pension... Surely your NI contributions count from when you started working so by the time you've got ILR you should have 5 years of contribution history?
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    MyBB'ers in the United Kingdom & Ireland

    Yup Only gotcha is you need to have been in the country on the exact day 5 years prior to your application. You can get ILR a bit earlier than the 5 year thing - your 5 year clock starts counting on the day your visa is approved.
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    MyBB'ers in the United Kingdom & Ireland

    You don't need citizenship for access to funds, you get that with ILR. But yeah, after going so far, citizenship makes sense for easier travel.
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    Fifa World Cup 2026

    Is that why the average ticket to a game in the USA is over a thousand dollars?
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