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  South ESSEX

  by Dr Jekyll in

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  i'm back !

  go on admit it, you've missed me.

  anyway back to the subject.

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  south african beef

  I might have some interesting news for you as I am a local South Essex boy!
  
  Post me if you wish for further details.
  
  SAB
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  Happy "Tax Freedom Day" fellow UK-ers

  by Simon in

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  june 3 marks the uk's tax freedom day, the date when uk workers officially stop earning for the governement and start working for themselves.

  this year's tax freedom day, calculated by the adam smith institute, is the latest it has been for nearly two decades.

  in 2005, the date fell on may 31 and the year before fell on may 27.. http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/tax-advice/article.html?in_article_id=409575&in_page_id=11&ct=5.

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  Might help if I actually write some text before I press the submit post button!
  
  Anyway, this Labour government we have has really shown it's true colours - it tried to portray itself as progressive and forward thinking, but instead we've gone back to the old 'tax and spend' policies of the past. Has all the extra billions spent (of our money) on the health service made that much difference, or all the money spent on transport etc etc etc?
  
  The road system is worse than ever though fuel tax is the highest ever, we are getting more and more congested as a country especially where I live in the south east.
  
  I pay well over 1,200 pounds in tax every month and then most things I buy have a 17.5% tax added on!
  
  It's not how much you spend on something that determines how good it becomes - it's how well you spend the money that counts.
  
  I would like a return to a government that lowers taxes which increases productivity, and a government that spends our money wisely - not just throwing money at every problem hoping that it will go away. Trouble is it isn't going to happen.
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  Happy "Tax Freedom Day" fellow UK-ers

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. current

  june 3 marks the uk's tax freedom day, the date when uk workers officially stop earning for the governement and start working for themselves.

  this year's tax freedom day, calculated by the adam smith institute, is the latest it has been for nearly two decades.

  in 2005, the date fell on may 31 and the year before fell on may 27.. http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/tax-advice/article.html?in_article_id=409575&in_page_id=11&ct=5.

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  Are you pleased with or do you hate your job?

  by greendawn in

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  are you pleased with your job or do you hate it, and if you don't like it then what would you prefer to do instead?

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  i work as a science teacher and i enjoy teaching so i am happy with it.

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  I love my job in sales.
  
  I love hitting those targets!
  
  I love working on my own, not having to trudge into an office every day.
  
  I love having to motivate myself every day - some days it's easier than others, hard when it's winter, dark and raining, easier in the summer.
  
  I love the pay slips (sorry, 'checks' for our American colleagues).
  
  I love beating my contemporaries in my company, (finding it tough this year though).
  
  I love gatting a new 25k car every 3 years but I wish it was a 50k car and I got one every year!
  
  I love not being greedy!
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  Most ridiculous Kingdom Melody Lyrics

  by Fleshybirdfodder in

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  a couple of my favs:.

  "loyal love, god is love, may god's love move us to love".

  "...like bees that were molested, but we can ever beat them off...".

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  You are right, Luna2, the elder giving the publi talk would choose the 'appropriate' song to go with his uplifting discourse!
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  Had the Circuit Overseer

  by KW13 in

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  downstairs yesterday we had the circuit overseer.

  i hate how they are supposed to be humble men, yet they have everyone worried.

  its more like the boss checking on your work.

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  Core,
  
  I liked your comments about the Bethel brothers and their marriage partners wlking to and from the IBSA house - just the other day I was in that area for my work and I decided to park up between the two buildings and have my packed lunch - sad I know! Yes they all looked a bit holier than thou, but I also thought what an easy life, not having to live in the real business world and they have got a job for life. Mind you the pay is not that good!
  
  I actually felt sorry for them and so glad that I am out of it - never to return.
  
  The other thing that struck me was how much value must be in their property portfolio - so many of those houses are owned by them and each must be worth at least 400k!
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  Had the Circuit Overseer

  by KW13 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  downstairs yesterday we had the circuit overseer.

  i hate how they are supposed to be humble men, yet they have everyone worried.

  its more like the boss checking on your work.

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  Little Toe,
  
  Bubble and I remember Brian Scott - he was v nice.
  
  She knows some details about the older daughter but again the less said the better apparently.
  
  I thought Michael Spur was a good motivational speaker and in fact he did get loads out on the ministry.
  
  Mind you by the next week it was back to normal with just a handful of die-hards out!
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  Overheard at the Book Study

  by under_believer in

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  here are a few comments that i overheard at this week's book study (of the third chapter of the bible teach book), and the thoughts i had after hearing them: .

  conductor: "as food shortages become more and more common as the time of the end advances, they will make excellent field service points since they were predicted by the bible.

  me: great.

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  Woops - pressed the wrong button!!!! Let's try again!
  
  Great thread under_believer - made me feel if I was right back at the group study. Nothing changes.
  
  I remember thinking how some of the comments were so wacko it wasn't worth challenging them. I thought that those that gave them were too ignorant to know better.
  
  I mean all of 'creation' is sooo well adapted to it's own environment - will lions grow different kind of teeth to deal with grass instead of meat? Will they stalk their new prey - blades of grass?
  
  Virtually all of life is in a food 'chain' - I could go on for ages but the whole thing is so absurd.
  
  Anyway glad I haven't been to the group for years.
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  Overheard at the Book Study

  by under_believer in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  here are a few comments that i overheard at this week's book study (of the third chapter of the bible teach book), and the thoughts i had after hearing them: .

  conductor: "as food shortages become more and more common as the time of the end advances, they will make excellent field service points since they were predicted by the bible.

  me: great.

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  new prophecy

  by why144000 in

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  the marauding maroons (the king of the north) will tonight decimate the king of the south.

  the attacking nature of the north will darken the 'blue' sky.

  this will not be the 'end' but merely the beginning of the end.

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  OK then - keep taking the medication!