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[NickFitz]

NickFitz I'm sure it's all in hand but assuming all of your Mum's estate essentially passed to your Dad then you can claim the IHT allowance that would have applied to her, but remains unused, which doubles the amount of tax free proceeds you have. IHT400 and its notes...

Yes, we've got that in there, though we had to deduct the value of my Mum's jewellery, as that was all left to my sister separate from the "everything to Dad" provision. That wasn't worth very much though - they were too poor for jewellery when they were younger, and not inclined to throw money at it when they were older

Thanks!

[NickFitz]

Tea has been oniony chicken casserole and chips

Accompanied by Trucking Hell

[ladymuck]

NickFitz I'm sure it's all in hand but assuming all of your Mum's estate essentially passed to your Dad then you can claim the IHT allowance that would have applied to her, but remains unused, which doubles the amount of tax free proceeds you have. IHT400 and its notes...

[NickFitz]

Popped over to the bins to deposit a bag of recycling. On the way over, those two blackbirds were fronting up to each other again. So engrossed were they in this battle for territory that they completely ignored me as I passed them only a couple of feet away

And on the way back, I stopped to check the car's tyre pressures and oil. The latter was fine, and only one of the tyres wanted a small number of psi to get it to where it should be.

This was ahead of a trip tomorrow - this time north, to my brother's place in the Peak District. He and I are executors of our Dad's will, and he's just got the Inheritance Tax form ready for submission. So I need to go over it and append my signature, and then it can be submitted

[ladymuck]

Measuring up has been done. Glad we went for a revisit as I noticed that there is absolutely nothing in the flat that would facilitate broadband. Luckily the fibre product I've ordered wouldn't use it but it's annoying to now have to request permission to install fibre whereas I could have simply used an existing point of entry to get the cable inside.

[sadkingbilly]

oh, and lunch was local butcher's pork pie with pickled onions and English Mustard.
delicious and nutricious

[NickFitz]

The surgery has been visited, and some of my blood extracted. On the way back, I made a minor detour to the chemist's to pick up the usual monthly selection, and then home.

And with that: green ring closed!

[sadkingbilly]

g'day all
(thought i'd try a bit of strine)
well, retirement hasn't gone away. I think the end client is WTFH's, since the PM's don't seem to be able to decide whether to have a haircut or a sh1t.
But when have PM's ever been any fecking use?
Small consultancy is attempting to swap me onto another project (same client), i told them only if they come up with a definite offer/start date, and any more p1ssing around and they can stuff it at any price.
ho hum.
wouldn't have minded a bit of engineering to play with, getting a bit bored.
maybe i'll go and annoy the racist twats in general some more (and get banned by the holy killjoys)
have a nice weekend peeps

[NickFitz]

Lunch has been a bit of leftover shepherd's pie out of the freezer

Off to the doc's in a bit for the followup thyroid blood test

[ladymuck]

Morning all

Earlier this morning there was clear blue sky, now it's clouded over somewhat. Currently 18 degrees with a high of 19 expected. Barometer up to 1020 mBar.

Measuring up key bits of furniture ahead of a visit to the new place this afternoon to try and work out where to put it all. Some will have to go into storage. However, that will all be moot if the landlady doesn't produce a gas safety certificate as I'm refusing to pay anything or sign the tenancy agreement until I've got it.

[WTFH]

Morning all
Pleasant walk of about 8km, chilly to start but CBS.
Currently booking taxis and hotels.

[DoctorStrangelove]

Morning.

Friday apparently.

Dry.

Grey.

Gloomy.

Wanly (very wanly) sunny.

Cool in here at 17.3 deg, 18 deg in the kitchen, 16.5 deg in the leanto.

1015 and a tad mBar, 29.9788388 in Hg, 761.4626 Torr, 14.7242 psi, (unchanged bar half a tad from last night), 78% RH (GDR hair), 66% RH (LIdl electric).

Meanwhile on the 7th of October 2019 NF found it to be grey and showery and rather warmer than it is today, whereas it became wetter and more unpleasant as the day wore on.

It got darker & darker, went up to make the bed & couldn't see across the valley. Then it hammered down.

Freecell score in the grey gloom: 79%, running average: 86% (86.11%).

Lunch: scrambled egg etc.

Entertainment: some sort of green crap that's even more irritating than The Bottom Line or Y&Y <click>. Followed by TWATO and a thing about making jam when in recovery from cancer.

The continuing spring cleaning of the salting house. Some impressive black tulipe removed today.

Entertainment: Veronica Mars S3 E5 "President Evil": the robbery at the underground gambling den one with added in bone marrow transplantation.

[NickFitz]

Morning denizens

Sunny start again, though the open sky overnight brought the temperature down a bit. It's back up to 10°C and expected to reach 18° by late afternoon, while the barometers are up a little more at 1006/1014mB

But most importantly: Friday!

[NickFitz]

Tonight 's viewing was a new 24 Hours in Police Custody

And later reading was a return to Montaillou, the village in the Pyrenees with more than its fair share of Cathars.

Friday tomorrow!

Goodnight all

[NickFitz]

Nice tea of rather spicy pork steaks with chips and beans