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From: MasonS on 19 Dec 2009 08:57 On 19 Dec, 13:25, NM <nik.mor...(a)mac.com> wrote: - > > > No - we call it an annual bonus. > > I can't put Brownie points in the bank. > > > -- > > Simon Mason > > Is this bonus only available to those who turn in if it's snowing?- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - I think the exact wording is "exceeds expectation" for the maximum payout, so maybe. -- Simon Mason
From: Conor on 19 Dec 2009 09:55 In article <b17721ec-ee72-4d01-a0ee-4da9ed8e5a24 @k19g2000yqc.googlegroups.com>, MasonS(a)BP.com says... > That reminds me. Apart from paying for motorways we can't use, You don't pay for the motorways as a cyclist - taxation on road vehicles covers it. > we also > pay Council Tax which pays for the road grit that gets put on the > roads, but not cycle lanes or off road cycle tracks which are like ice > rinks, Cycle lanes are mainly on roads. It is impossible not to cover them. > So my Council Tax pays for the salt and I don't get the benefit > on bits of my commute, so that's even more money that drivers sponge > off us tax paying cyclists. The taxes I pay on petrol, VED and insurance go towards paying for your health care when you fall off your bicycle. -- Conor www.notebooks-r-us.co.uk I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally.
From: Conor on 19 Dec 2009 09:57 In article <5436517e-4810-4b19-ab04-1b9f46160113 @s31g2000yqs.googlegroups.com>, MasonS(a)BP.com says... > It's OK. > Some people have to keep the wheels of industry going They're called lorry drivers. You do nothing that would be missed if you were to stop. -- Conor www.notebooks-r-us.co.uk I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally.
From: Conor on 19 Dec 2009 09:58 In article <78a483f8-af69-471f-b69a- 7d06452c76bb(a)d10g2000yqh.googlegroups.com>, MasonS(a)BP.com says... > I think the exact wording is "exceeds expectation" for the maximum > payout, so maybe. <snigger> So you were BLACKMAILED into going in. -- Conor www.notebooks-r-us.co.uk I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally.
From: MasonS on 19 Dec 2009 10:01
On 19 Dec, 14:55, Conor <co...(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote: > In article <b17721ec-ee72-4d01-a0ee-4da9ed8e5a24 > @k19g2000yqc.googlegroups.com>, Mas...(a)BP.com says... > > > That reminds me. Apart from paying for motorways we can't use, > > You don't pay for the motorways as a cyclist - taxation on road vehicles > covers it. > > > we also > > pay Council Tax which pays for the road grit that gets put on the > > roads, but not cycle lanes or off road cycle tracks which are like ice > > rinks, > > Cycle lanes are mainly on roads. It is impossible not to cover them. > > > So my Council Tax pays for the salt and I don't get the benefit > > on bits of my commute, so that's even more money that drivers sponge > > off us tax paying cyclists. > > The taxes I pay on petrol, VED and insurance go towards paying for your > health care when you fall off your bicycle. > > -- > Conorwww.notebooks-r-us.co.uk > > I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally. The only time I have fallen off in 51 years is when a car knocked me off. Never fallen off on ice. Since I had paid taxes since 1974 I was quids in when I need an x-ray. You are more likely to pay for some wet behind the ears 17 year old wrapping his Nova around a tree. -- Simon Mason |