There are some stunning pics on there. Thanks El 
Goodnight and sweet dreams, everyone
Hug for any night owls
El Loro posted:Some of the photographs submitted for the Underwater Photogographer of the Year competition:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-43044592The second photograph is the reason for posting this for obvious reasons.
omg those pics are awesome EL swans are gorgeous but the rest are also breathtaking
Yogi19 posted:Goodnight and sweet dreams, everyone
Hug for any night owls
night yogi summer if you pop in
Good morning everyone 
Sunny here, frosty start but temperature is forecast to get warmer.
Ex-BBC local presenter loses a tax case, The use of personal service companies to avoid paying national insurance has been commonplace for many years. This could be the most significant tax case for many years and many accountants and their clients are going to be concerned. Nowadays I don't have any personal service companies. If A has a company A Ltd which does work for say B, B pays A Ltd and A Ltd pays dividends to A so there's no national insurance. However if the contract between A Ltd and B amounts to effectively one of A being employed by B then the IR35 rules comes in and A Ltd has to pay national insurance ignoring that it had paid dividends rather than salary,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-43074584
I hope everyone has a good day
El Loro posted:Good morning everyone
Sunny here, frosty start but temperature is forecast to get warmer.
Ex-BBC local presenter loses a tax case, The use of personal service companies to avoid paying national insurance has been commonplace for many years. This could be the most significant tax case for many years and many accountants and their clients are going to be concerned. Nowadays I don't have any personal service companies. If A has a company A Ltd which does work for say B, B pays A Ltd and A Ltd pays dividends to A so there's no national insurance. However if the contract between A Ltd and B amounts to effectively one of A being employed by B then the IR35 rules comes in and A Ltd has to pay national insurance ignoring that it had paid dividends rather than salary,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-43074584
I hope everyone has a good day
You lost me at the first A Ltd El
@Moonie, if you haven't looked at two of my posts from yesterday, you will want to:
El Loro posted:Some of the photographs submitted for the Underwater Photogographer of the Year competition:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-43044592The second photograph is the reason for posting this for obvious reasons.
El Loro posted:I've found that the photographer, Grant Thomas, has a website of his photos and you can buy prints of them.
http://www.grantthomasphotography.com/Gallery
The photo on the BBC site is on his website, the first one included on the marine life section (that's where he's put it
) It costs ÂĢ1.95 for a small print, various higher prices for larger sizes up to ÂĢ58.95 for the largest size. I don't know if there's postage and packing charge on top.
You can get a much better view of the picture on his site compared to the BBC.
Good morning everyone, another bright morning and I hope the start of a dry spell. Still cold but, as you say EL, I hope it will warm up a little later.
Enjoy your day everyone
Google has had to make some changes to its image search.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-43085053
That's why all the results now show "Images may be subject to copyright" underneath them.
Yesterday it was announced that there would be a real-life "Cluedo" game on the streets of Gloucester on April 14th. However the subject of the game is the fictitious murder of the Kray twins and it's up to Chief Superintendent Leonard âNipperâ Read to solve it. In real life, it was he who got the Kray Twins convicted,
https://www.gloucestershireliv...ming-streets-1218741
And today, it's been announced that there will be a Peaky Blinders quiz in Gloucester on March 2nd.
https://www.gloucestershireliv...ucestershire-1223927
I'm not aware that Gloucester has any connection with either the Kray twins or the fictitious Peaky Blinders, so why does Gloucester want to start getting a reputation for gangsters? I've no intention of participating in either.
Good afternoon all
Still chilly but at least itâs dry.
El, Iâve never watched an episode of Peaky Blinders so Iâd be useless at that quiz.
Moonie, you definitely need to check out the links in Elâs post ^^^^.
Hope you are all having a good day.
Got a call from "John" from "Select Choice" wanting to ask me questions saying he wouldn't ring again if I answered them. Second time in the last few days I've had calls from them but as they use different phone numbers each time, there's no point in mentioning them. The first question was to confirm my address to which I said "It is" rather than "Yes", at which point he discontinued the call. So if any of you get similar calls, there's a real risk that these are criminals trying to con you into saying "Yes".
Good evening pardon me for being absent, Iâve had a very busy few days. The weekend is going to be busy too, but Iâm cosy in bed already tonight
i hooe you all had a good day
i LOVE those underwater pics, thanks El
El Loro posted:Got a call from "John" from "Select Choice" wanting to ask me questions saying he wouldn't ring again if I answered them. Second time in the last few days I've had calls from them but as they use different phone numbers each time, there's no point in mentioning them. The first question was to confirm my address to which I said "It is" rather than "Yes", at which point he discontinued the call. So if any of you get similar calls, there's a real risk that these are criminals trying to con you into saying "Yes".
Thanks for the warning, El
Moonie posted:Yogi and El, I have just had a look at both links. The swans are absolutely beautiful âĪïļâĪïļâĪïļ
The undersea piccies are too
Knew you would love the swan pic
~Sweet Pancakes~ posted:Good evening
i hooe you all had a good day
i LOVE those underwater pics, thanks El
Evening Summer, our little busy bee
Bbbzzzzzzz ððððððð
evening yogi itâs good to be having a night in 
how was your day?
~Sweet Pancakes~ posted:Bbbzzzzzzz ððððððð
evening yogi
how was your day?
My day was fine thanks
Thinking of doing some mindfulness colouring in tomorrow - if I can remember where I put my books and pens/pencils
Ooooh that sounds like bliss ðð ðĻ I hope you find your pencils
~Sweet Pancakes~ posted:Ooooh that sounds like bliss ðð ðĻ I hope you find your pencils
Iâll turn the house upside down till I find them
What are your plans for the weekend?
Lol then I hope you find them within 5 mins! what kind of picture do you like to colour? I prefer scenes/nature themes to kaleidoscope style patterns
Iâm working and then going to the cinema tomorrow night, itâs a drive in so we can take Bramble in the car with us! 
on Sunday iâll Be walking as usual, how about you?
Sorry Yogi but Iâm going to Churchill ðī sweet dreams .kiss: x
~Sweet Pancakes~ posted:Lol then I hope you find them within 5 mins!
Iâm working and then going to the cinema tomorrow night, itâs a drive in so we can take Bramble in the car with us!
I prefer scenes to patterns too
Oh, Iâve never been to a drive in cinema
No plans for the weekend, hoping for a relaxing oneðĪðŧð
~Sweet Pancakes~ posted:Sorry Yogi but Iâm going to Churchill ðī sweet dreams
No problem, goodnight and sweet dreams
Goodnight and sweet dreams, Ros
night yogi and summer( sorry I missed you)
Good morning everyone
Some cloud here, may get some showers, less cold than recently.
Yogi, I wish you luck in finding your colouring books and pencils
Summer, like Yogi, I've never been to a drive-in cinema. I don't think there are any locally. I hope you and Bramble enjoy the film
I hope everyone has a good day
Good morning everyone, quite a nice morning with enough blue sky to make a sailor's trousers.
What will you see at the drive-in I wonder Summer, hopefully The Lady and The Tramp rather than 101 Dalmations which could be a little frightening for Bramble.
Enjoy your day everyone
Good morning everyone.
Itâs raining up here.
El, after a 20minute search, I found the colouring books and pencils.
I intend having a relaxing day.
Have a good day all
good morning 
Pleasant here, I hope it stays this way all weekend
funnily enough squiggle, we are watching Lady & the tramp! they do pop up drive in cinemas occasionally, this is part of a 10 day valentines season.
Yogi iâm glad you found your colouring things, enjoy 
Coming back from Cheltenham today, the car immediately in front of me turned left as shown by the black line I've marked on this picture I've taken from Google maps. I assume so that the driver didn't need to slow down on the 40 mph main road.
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Nigel Slater's Middle East, one of those gems which doesn't get mentioned but has been a delight. The 3 episodes are still available on iPlayer:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programme...q7g8/episodes/player
He visits 3 countries to meet the ordinary people, sample their cuisine, and makes some of the food back here. Lebanon, Turkey and Iran were the order of the episodes. Admittedly not all the food would attract us but the series is lovely with the warmth and friendliness of Slater and the people.
El Loro posted:Nigel Slater's Middle East, one of those gems which doesn't get mentioned but has been a delight. The 3 episodes are still available on iPlayer:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programme...q7g8/episodes/playerHe visits 3 countries to meet the ordinary people, sample their cuisine, and makes some of the food back here. Lebanon, Turkey and Iran were the order of the episodes. Admittedly not all the food would attract us but the series is lovely with the warmth and friendliness of Slater and the people.
I like Nigel and have recorded the series
Moonie posted:Good afternoon Buddies
Lovely day here after a damp start
Almost like early Spring
I hope you all have a great weekend
Good afternoon, Moonie.
Rainy day here but Iâm not going out, so not too bothered.