30K solicitors bill for contesting a will and at that point it was no where certain I had a case!
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January 31st every year is a shock...I was an IPSE Consultative Council Member, until the BoD abolished it. I am not an IPSE Member, since they have no longer have any relevance to me, as an IT Contractor. Read my lips...I recommend QDOS for ALL your Insurance requirements (Contact me for a referral code).Comment
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Whilst working in Calcutta in 1995 I was using my company Amex to pay for rooms/meals etc. for the missus and kids and I. We stayed at the Taj Bengal Hotel which was top end pricey.
Because of the delay in filing expenses back then and getting them paid, there was always a delay of a few weeks so the bill totted up quite briskly. I recall getting a statement telling me that my balance was a tad over £22K, although to be fair I had already paid them around £15K back at that point.
Kept hold of the £22K statement as a keepsake for a while. Twas quite funny to wheel it out on occasion whenever people were whining about how large their outstanding Credit Card Bills were.
The main downside was that I only found out towards the end of my stay there that I could also have been collecting British Airways Air Miles. :-(
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Originally posted by shaunbhoy View PostWhilst peeling potatoes for my work in Calcutta in 1995 I was using my company’s excess potatoes to pay for rooms/meals etc. for the missus and kids and I. We stayed at the Taj Bengal Hotel which was top end pricey.Comment
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I've lost count of the number of Christmas lunches us directors have had where we've broken the £300 barrier and I've ended up paying for it personally.
The plus side is....we can have another one the next week....my quagmire of greed....my cesspit of laziness and unfairness....all I am doing is sticking two fingers up at nurses, doctors and other hard working employed professionals...
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Put 500 rounds of .22LR ammunition on my expenses a couple of years ago. Was planning on taking the contract manager for an afternoons shooting to butter him up a bit; didn't happen in the end but I still got extended.Comment
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Originally posted by David71 View PostPut 500 rounds of .22LR ammunition on my expenses a couple of years ago. Was planning on taking the contract manager for an afternoons shooting to butter him up a bit; didn't happen in the end but I still got extended.
Shooting an RPG Rocket on expenses in Dubai shooting range next to Client CoComment
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