What famous people have you met?

[chris blanc]

Chris Pond just walked in with Frank Dobson

[FleetFanatic]

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chilled out entertainer said:
Would opting out mean i no longer pay ni from my wages. The extra money could be spent very usefully i feel???
anyone?

Don't be silly. NI payments also contribute towards your right to claim benefits should you lose your job. They also 'contribute' to the NHS - hence Blair's infamous 1p increase to improve the NHS.

At the end of the day, it's all tax and goes to one place.

Quite why the list NI as a seperate payment, I don't see why - apart from if he increases it then 'he hasn't increased income tax'.

I mean, they don't tell us how much from this month's wages is paying for Iraq, do they?

[EUFC FAN]

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chilled out entertainer said:
I know little about pensions and n.i etc, so this could be an obvious question.

I would be quite keen to opt out of state pension scheme as my companies one is excellent to say the least. Talking to an old guy the other day retiring this summer i think. he showed me his "readout" 250k lump sum on top of 40K a year pension salary.
I am 23 next month and have been with this company almost 3 years. My pension will be as good or better than this by the time I retire. The company does not even contribute at the moment as the scheme is so healthy. (they will in fuiture if this starts to turn)
Would opting out mean i no longer pay ni from my wages. The extra money could be spent very usefully i feel???
anyone?

This statement should be ring major alarm bells! My company also took "payment holidays" in the past when all was rosy. Now my contributions have gone up big time because there now appears to be a short fall of several billion pounds in the fund! A fund should never be seen as "healthy" as todays healthy is tomorrows billion pound blackhole.

[American FLEET FAN No1]

I have met many....including Prince Phillip.........But the one who impressed me the most, was the late Leslie Crowther, who took time to sit and talk to my two(young at that time) sons.

[chilled out entertainer]

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FleetFanatic said:

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chilled out entertainer said:
Would opting out mean i no longer pay ni from my wages. The extra money could be spent very usefully i feel???
anyone?

Don't be silly. NI payments also contribute towards your right to claim benefits should you lose your job. They also 'contribute' to the NHS - hence Blair's infamous 1p increase to improve the NHS.

At the end of the day, it's all tax and goes to one place.

Quite why the list NI as a seperate payment, I don't see why - apart from if he increases it then 'he hasn't increased income tax'.

I mean, they don't tell us how much from this month's wages is paying for Iraq, do they?

ok cheers, i wondered why it was listed seperately? thought i tmight be pension stuff. Shows a serious hole in my knowledge, maybe i should worry more than just "have i been paid...good" and find out what i am shelling out for month by month!!

[mala_D]

Met loads of well known people, but the most outstanding encounters for me were...

 

...chilling out with Dean & Gene from Ween, with Kramer (ex-Butthole Surfer and Bongwater)on bass.

 

...chatting to Stirling Morrison, Mo Tucker and John Cale. (all ex- Velevet Underground)

 

Who??? I hear you say! <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

[Big J R]

Oh, all-right then: If we're going to namedrop.

 

Sean Connery.

Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna.

The late Ollie Read, (several time when he lived just outside Dorking.)

Jimmy Hill.

Ron (Chopper Harris). (Bar of White Horse Hotel Dorking - Several times).

Mollie Sugden (Of 'pussy' fame) (local resident).

Stirling Moss (Had a swearing match with him at Brands Hatch).

Gregory Peck. (When he was filming 'The Omen')

Rolf Harris (Twice at the National Cat Show).

 

 

................... and thats just for starters !

[Guest]

There's no disgrace in that mate.

 

I've met them twice.

 

They are legends.

 

My brother was custard pi'd by Paul Chuckle! now come on!

 

See you Saturday

 

Andrew (Burton Fan)

[DarrenGNFC]

Lol yeah, I was about ten at the time, I can hardly remember it. Although they had a good song at the end!

 

Anyway, yes, see you saturday!

[jc]

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Anonymous said:My brother was custard pi'd by Paul Chuckle! now come on!

The willy-waving is over - we have a winner. Just close the thread now. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

[Slartibartfast]

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jc said:

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Anonymous said:My brother was custard pi'd by Paul Chuckle! now come on!

The willy-waving is over - we have a winner. Just close the thread now. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Unless his brother comes on here and p*ss*s higher up the wall <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />