The !!GOOD NEWS!! thread....

[speedchick]

Yup, letter at work yesterday telling me that as of yesterday we get a payrise, worth around 13p an hour more, but better in our pockets. So that was nice

[Dixie68]

I moved flat recently and not only got my full £900 security deposit back but also got a £173 council tax refund. Sweet

[FarleyRusk]

In the last week a got a 5 grand tax refund for 2009 childcare and am due about the same for 2010 in a few months I expect. And today my 7yr old got his 'A diploma' for proficiency in the pool. The swimming thing made me happier than the money - the lad worked really hard and he succeeded.

[Four Litre]

Won a tenner on a scratch card!

[EPH]

I finally went Home after 18 hours in that F**king office!

Hows that for good news lol!

[Happy82]

I'm going to be a dad for the first time next year, which came as a surprise as I had doubts that my bks would work after the abuse they've taken over the years

[Number 5]

I've just checked my emails and I have got one from the National Lottery titled "News About Your Ticket!" So I have logged in to my lottery account and I have just discovered that yesterday 1st October 2011 I won the national lottery, well ten whole pounds of it anyway.

Edited by Number 5 on Sunday 2nd October 22:01

[johnfm]

Well, I pitched some ideas at Sky last week and have a meeting with the BBC next week.

Sky were very positive and they are commissioning a lot of drama.

When (not if) they commission a series, I will be able to relocate to a tax haven, fly over here to oversee the production and, generally, life will be 100000% better!

[groak]

My taxi biz is about halfway through the rto of a taxi biz double its size. 300+ cars now. Started with 12 in July '07. There are only 4 bigger in Scotland now. Watch this space.

Edited by groak on Sunday 2nd October 22:43

[EPH]

groak said:

My taxi biz is about halfway through the rto of a taxi biz double its size. 300+ cars now. Started with 12 in July '07. There are only 4 bigger in Scotland now. Watch this space.

Edited by groak on Sunday 2nd October 22:43

I'll catch up soon enough! watch that space!

[groak]

EPH said:

groak said:

My taxi biz is about halfway through the rto of a taxi biz double its size. 300+ cars now. Started with 12 in July '07. There are only 4 bigger in Scotland now. Watch this space.

Edited by groak on Sunday 2nd October 22:43

I'll catch up soon enough! watch that space!

Figures up on last week?

[EPH]

Yup! hit that little target you set me.

[john_p]

Happy82 said:

I'm going to be a dad for the first time next year, which came as a surprise as I had doubts that my bks would work after the abuse they've taken over the years

Congrats!

I discovered that my big tax bill doesn't have to be paid on January 2012, rather 31st January 2013 !

I will have spent it by then

[ShayneJ]

V88Dicky said:

I've just rented out an 18 acre smallholding of mine to E-ON for a six turbine windfarm. I should be raking in about £25k pa for EACH turbine!

Happy days!

What would be hysterical is if they end up paying you more in rent than
the value of the energy produced by them

[turbobloke]

The Boy George will announce today he's freezing Council Tax for a second year.

Better than another hike after more than 105% rise under G Clown.

[bga]

My company is a finalist in the BCS Small IT supplier of the Year and we hit our financial target halfway through the year. Those late nights & weekends feel well worth it.

[ewenm]

Back to full time work for me after 2+ years at 20hrs/week. Hopefully that will fund moving house to put us near a decent primary school for our daughter.

[neenaw]

I'm starting a new job tonight. The application's been on the go since October last year

Who says the NHS in inefficient!

[Hudson]

Moving into mine and the O/H's first place on friday

[V88Dicky]

I've told E-ON to poke their windmills. I might set up a solar panel farm instead.