Inheritance Tax III - IHT403

Anyone who has asset over the inheritance threshold should start filling out the IHT403 form.

Life is just one big admin job...

McDonald Wrap

After some weird breakfast, I had some weird lunch from McDonald.  I never believe they should ever sell wraps, this is extra weird, "katsu chicken wrap".  So very English.

Shoe Repair

We had a collective moan about modern rubber shoes, how quickly they fall apart.  I have just retired two pairs of old shoes into gardening department.  Maybe I need to start buying shoes that are of traditional construction, aka repairable.  On the other hand, the cobbler said if you like the upper, they could glue on the new sole, even if they are not traditional construction.  Maybe I should ask about the ones I like before I have to dispose them...

Cooking Temperature

After convincing Rach to roast the joint to medium, she aimed to do so.  When I carved it up, it was carve-able, unlike some other time.  It even has a bit of pink in the middle, much like medium well.  But by the time we serve, all the pink has also been cooked out in its residual heat.  Always aim lower...

New Bromtpon

After much encouragement, Haylie bought a used Brompton.  It does look neat. A good little bike, much better than other electric alternatives.

London Town

I went to London for a work do and stayed at my friend's to hang out.  It is fun in small doses... Detox to follow.

De-icing

We already shoveled the snow when they were soft. It still took a long time to defrost Sarah's car.

I am do grateful with my heated windscreens!

Bitter Cold

We haven't had some proper cold days for a few years.  It has been very cold indeed.  I think that is more bitter is having to turn the heating on the keep the house warm!

Snow Boots II

The snow boots are back in service!  They are much superior to the welly bobs in snow and icy condition...

Wool Coat

I have searched far and wide and concluded the range and availability of a long wool coat is fast diminishing.  Everything is polyester...

Snowy Sunday Yellow Label

We had some hard frosts in November and this is the first proper snow.  So much so, many events were cancelled.  All I can think of was the potential yellow label haul.  We went in the afternoon to see if my hunch was right.  It wasn't quite a big haul as I would like, but we did get a couple things we like.

Holme Moss in Snow

We know the cold snap was coming, so Sarah was worrying about us meeting up with friends in Holmfirth.  I gave them a heads up not to take Holme Moss, but they just followed the SatNav anyway, it resulted a very scenic drive for them, not recommended...

January Sale

We braved the Springs for January Sale.  There weren't any big price slashes, but we did find a few things we needed.  It was a good shopping trip.

Solar Rechargeable Devices

I had a look at one of my neighbour's solar rechargeable cat scarer.  The batteries were little 600mAh and they were down to 0.1V.  I swapped with some of mine, it worked a little but not a lot.

I recharged their little batteries and swapped it back.. The solar panel does seem to work, but it is recharging in a very low voltage...  No wonder the those batteries die in winter...

2024 Solar Review

Not a bad year consider the summer were less Sunny than previous year.

 

New Year Gif

Who says standing SMS is boring, when it comes with a full screen animation when you send Happy New Year!