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| | | | | Re: Busy Bee goodies —Lawrence Wilkes
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| | | | (...) I can't see that visiting Toycity on the web takes more time than driving to a bricks and mortar store. Quicker in many cases. Of course you dont get instant gratification, you cannot play the same day. Comparison shopping on the web is much (...) (25 years ago, 10-May-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | Re: Busy Bee goodies —Jonathan Reynolds
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| | | | | (...) Sure there are bargains to be had by shopping on the web but there is something very special, almost tangible, about a well-stocked independant toy shop. Speaking personally, I like to pick up boxes and have a good look at them before I buy. (...) (25 years ago, 11-May-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | | Re: Busy Bee goodies —Simon Denscombe
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| | | | | | (...) ... and you don't find that old monorail box that's been sitting on the top shelf for 10 years collecting layers of dust. (...) Someone told me that a new car cost £1 a mile to run. Carbon 60 (25 years ago, 12-May-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Busy Bee goodies —Jonathan Reynolds
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| | | | | | | (...) most (...) On second thoughts, vets charge more than mechanics... (...) It will depend on how many miles you do, if you do, say, 1500 miles a year it will cost a hell of a lot more than this. Based on this, we should all drive our cars as much (...) (25 years ago, 12-May-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Busy Bee goodies —Jason Briscoe
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| | | | | | In response to: (...) This can't be right? I have done nearly 20,000 miles since May 99 and there is no way that its cost me £20,000. The car was only 19,500 last may when I bought it, Its had two services one at 10 and 20K (both included in (...) (25 years ago, 14-May-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Busy Bee goodies —Frank Filz
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| | | | | | | (...) Sorry to but in from the US... I haven't ever done the math to see how real the US IRS's allowable deduction of 28 cents per mile (it may be higher, that was what it was the last time I deducted milage at this rate) compared to actual cost, (...) (25 years ago, 14-May-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Busy Bee goodies —Simon Robinson
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| | | | | | | (...) You've done 20000 miles in a year, which is a _lot_. I've only done 30000 miles in 3 years - and that was including a period when I was going out with someone who lived 230 miles away which meant a lot of motorway driving. Diesel means you get (...) (25 years ago, 14-May-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Busy Bee goodies —Jason Briscoe
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| | | | | | | | (...) I did not explain this well, but its meant to be 1000 i.e. per year. I guess your £220, seems expensive. But when I was younger (17) I once paid £1600 for third party Fire and theft! But then I am now old (over 30) so hence the lower cost. It (...) (25 years ago, 15-May-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Busy Bee goodies —Lawrence Wilkes
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| | | | | | | (...) You are forgetting the biggest cost, depreciation! I dont know what model it is, but that one year old car might only be worth 60% of its original value. So 40% of 19500 is £7800, divide by 20,000 = 39p per mile. And if you had to borrow to (...) (25 years ago, 15-May-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Busy Bee goodies —Lawrence Wilkes
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| | | | | | | | (...) Ignore my last post. I must have eye problem this morning. You did include depreciation. Look in the back of What Car and it shows the running cost per mile assuming 3 years ownership with 10,000 miles per car. The More expensive the car then (...) (25 years ago, 15-May-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Busy Bee goodies —Scott Arthur
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| | | | | | | | (...) Well I do about 4000 miles a year on my bike, and it must cost me less than 10p per mile(including clothing etc). Most days it is quicker, and every day it is stress free. What's more, when I go on holiday - I can take it in the plane with me (...) (25 years ago, 15-May-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Busy Bee goodies —Scott Arthur
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| | | | | | (...) 5.5K in one year - crazy (...) No. Like lego, you should look out for good quality used items. Use a Which guide to find which car is the most reliable and suits your needs. Then buy that one. The problem with cars is that buyers too often (...) (25 years ago, 15-May-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Busy Bee goodies —Jason Briscoe
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| | | | | | (...) makes a "statement" about them - all it is to me is a tool. Partly agreed, but used cars are out when your employer finances 90% of it for you! Similarly depreciation is not so much of afcator when its not your money! I also must add that I (...) (25 years ago, 15-May-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Busy Bee goodies —Jonathan Reynolds
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| | | | | | (...) for (...) All this talk about £1 a mile has to be put in perspective - if you regularly carry passengers the alternatives are more expensive (tube, trains, buses, trams) in most domestic situations. I drive about 35,000 per year in a car and (...) (25 years ago, 16-May-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Busy Bee goodies —Lawrence Wilkes
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| | | | | | (...) Again this depends on the total cost of the journey and taking into consideration the true pence per mile rate, not just petrol. Even ignoring the true pence per mile rate, my family of four can go into London at weekends much cheaper on the (...) (25 years ago, 18-May-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Busy Bee goodies —Scott Arthur
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| | | | | | (...) and (...) Even so, Jonathan's 35000 miles adds up to a lot of time. If we assume an optimistic average speed of 60mph, 35000 miles will take him a mighty 583.3 hours - or 24 days and seven hours. How many books could he have read in that time? (...) (25 years ago, 18-May-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Busy Bee goodies —Simon Robinson
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| | | | | | (...) Or for people who are self-employed or work in jobs where you can do reading/computing type work at home - how much work could you have done in that time - and how much is that worth financially? (even after deducting time to walk or drive to (...) (25 years ago, 18-May-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Busy Bee goodies —Jonathan Reynolds
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| | | | | | (...) shows, 'learn a language' CDs, phone calls (hands and brains free), eating burgers (it can be done), typing (not recomended because the daylight reflects off the laptop screen), freely breaking wind and of course, picking ones nose. You also (...) (25 years ago, 18-May-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Busy Bee goodies —Scott Arthur
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| | | | | | | (...) argument - (...) For many people it is not a case of "rather" it is more a case of "have to". I work beside people who drive less than a mile of work, even on bright sunny days they'd rather drive than take a lazy walk through the countryside (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Busy Bee goodies —Lawrence Wilkes
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| | | | | | | | (...) Similarly, I will never cease to be amazed at some of my neighbours who drive their kids 1/2 mile to the local school. The best excuse I heard is they havent got time to walk their kids to school as they have to get to the sports centre to do (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Busy Bee goodies —Scott Arthur
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| | | | | | | | (...) I read a survey on this - the real reason is that parents do not think it is safe to let their kids walk as there are too many cars on the road. Chicken or egg? I live near a private school, evey morning the congestion caused by mothers (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Busy Bee goodies —Jonathan Reynolds
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| | | | | | | | (...) to". I (...) sports (...) There is a time and a place for everything, and using the car for these really short journeys is just plain daft and unhealthy both for a child's confidence and of course their fat content. Personally, I chuck my kids (...) (25 years ago, 20-May-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Busy Bee goodies —Lawrence Wilkes
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| | | | | | (...) Yes, but on the train you could take a lego set to build! Though I could imagine the reaction of travellers observing a business man in his pin-stripped suit sat in first class assembling a Lego castle. regards lawrence (25 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Busy Bee goodies —Jonathan Reynolds
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| | | | | | (...) (radio (...) reflects (...) nose. (...) ozone. (...) The thought has crossed my mind but I've chickened out - it's also a bit awkward when you drop a 1 x 1 into the footwell at 85mph. (...) (25 years ago, 20-May-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | Re: Busy Bee goodies —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | (...) Both sides are right. Both the large discounters and the local shops have their place, I say. Me, I like hitting every Target I drive by during christmas clearance season, it's the thrill of the hunt, to a certain extent, even if I could save (...) (25 years ago, 12-May-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | Re: Busy Bee goodies —Tony Priestman
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| | | | On Fri, 12 May 2000, Larry Pieniazek (<FuFHyF.25o@lugnet.com>) wrote at 04:03:51 (...) Hmmm. Is it worth a trip to the US, just for the experience of going into a shop, seeing lots of LEGO at 50% off, and buying it. "Excess baggage?" "That pile of (...) (25 years ago, 12-May-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | Re: Busy Bee goodies —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | (...) 50%? For shame. Mike Stanley will tell you it's 40% and then 75%.. you know you've really hit the jackpot when you find a really old decrepit Target (NOT near where Conan lives) and you go in and find lots and lots of starwars on 75% off. (...) (25 years ago, 12-May-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | Re: Busy Bee goodies —Andrew Dowle
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| | | | (...) I (...) 75% (...) trouble (...) I thought (and I'm sure I'll be corrected if I'm wrong) that you could only bring a certain value of goods back into the UK (less than 100 GBP I think) before you were supposed to pay tax on entry, even if you (...) (25 years ago, 12-May-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | Re: Busy Bee goodies —Simon Denscombe
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| | | | | (...) You have to pay VAT, etc. when it comes in but you claim back the sales tax you paid abroad. Carbon 60 (25 years ago, 12-May-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | | Re: Busy Bee goodies —Tony Priestman
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| | | | | | On Fri, 12 May 2000, Carbon 60 (<FuGovJ.240@lugnet.com>) wrote at 19:30:55 (...) So what sort of business do I have to be in for it to be a legitimate business expense? :-) (25 years ago, 13-May-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | Re: Busy Bee goodies —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | (...) Could be, but I'm a 'murrican and I can bring in as much as I want into the US, I was able to quote the exact customs classification to the customs guy, which caused him to ask how I knew. His website, I told him. ++Lar (25 years ago, 13-May-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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