Location: Dagenham Essex
Posts: 11,215
I'm Allen.
Well actually no, I have a spouse and I am not officially at retirement age.
Originally a 4 bed house 10 years ago in the same post code and in Band F was just under £1200/annum for rates. So working it out the cost now is £2350 which equates to an increase of 6.91% per annum compounded, which is somewhat higher than the quoted annual inflation rates over the past 10 years, which has on average been below 3%. So on that basis we should not be paying more than £1610/annum or £161/mnth. so I would like to know what additional service I am getting for an extra £740 a year? However the East Devon District council did sell up there very nice offices in Sidmouth for redevelopment into some swanky gated properties a few years ago, and last year moved into a very posh new building in Honiton that cost a fortune, and of course the senior execs are still on 6 figure salaries I believe.
Listening is the act of aural discrimination and dissemination of sound, and accepting you get it wrong sometimes.
Analog Inputs: Pro-Ject Signature 10 TT & arm, Benz Micro LP-S, Michel Cusis MC, Goldring 2500 and Ortofon Rondo Blue cartridges, Hitachi FT5500 mk2 Tuner
Digital:- Marantz SA-KI Pearl CD player, RaspberryPi/HifiBerry Digi+ Pro, Buffalo NAS Drive
Amplification:- AudioValve Sunilda phono stage, Krell KSP-7B pre-amp, Krell KSA-80 power amp
Output: Wilson Benesch Vector speakers, KLH Ultimate One Headphones
Cables: Tellurium Q Ultra Black II RCA & Chord Epic 2 RCA, various speaker leads, & links
I think I am nearing audio nirvana, but don’t tell anyone.
Location: London/Durham
Posts: 6,883
I'm Lawrence.
Yes but you've got to pay for provision for the increasing number of very old people who are living longer due to medical science but many having a low quality of life. Also the gold plated pensions of public sector staff which cost a fortune in a low interest rate environment plus (again) increased live expectancy.
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Don’t talk to me about F***ing pensions, I over funded two for 20 years to provide for me and the better half when we reached 60, and guess what we were ripped off like millions of others by the greedy pensions and financial companies who found a loop hole in the pension trustee laws which effectively allowed them to raid the funds on virtually any excuse. Basically legalised robbery in my view. I could go on but won’t as I don’t want another heart attack.
Last edited by AJSki2fly; 21-09-2019 at 10:46.
Listening is the act of aural discrimination and dissemination of sound, and accepting you get it wrong sometimes.
Analog Inputs: Pro-Ject Signature 10 TT & arm, Benz Micro LP-S, Michel Cusis MC, Goldring 2500 and Ortofon Rondo Blue cartridges, Hitachi FT5500 mk2 Tuner
Digital:- Marantz SA-KI Pearl CD player, RaspberryPi/HifiBerry Digi+ Pro, Buffalo NAS Drive
Amplification:- AudioValve Sunilda phono stage, Krell KSP-7B pre-amp, Krell KSA-80 power amp
Output: Wilson Benesch Vector speakers, KLH Ultimate One Headphones
Cables: Tellurium Q Ultra Black II RCA & Chord Epic 2 RCA, various speaker leads, & links
I think I am nearing audio nirvana, but don’t tell anyone.
Location: London/Durham
Posts: 6,883
I'm Lawrence.
My endowment policy was supposed to pay off the house, with some left over, after 25 years, What it actually bought was a secondhand motorbike
I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in
T/T: Inspire Monarch, X200 tonearm, Ortofon Quintet Blue. Phono: Project Tube Box CD: Marantz CD6006 (UK Edition); Amp: Musical Fidelity A5 Integrated.
Speakers: Zu Omen Def, REL T9i subwoofer. Cables: Atlas Equator interconnects, Atlas Hyper 3.0 speaker cables
T'other system:
Echo Dot, Amptastic Mini One,Arcam A75 integrated, Celestion 5's, BK XLS-200 DF
A/V:
LG 55" OLED, Panasonic Blu Ray, Sony a/v amp, MA Radius speakers, REL Storm sub
Forget the past, it's gone. And don't worry about the future, it doesn't exist. There is only NOW.
KICKSTARTER: ENABLING SCAMMERS SINCE 2009
Location: London/Durham
Posts: 6,883
I'm Lawrence.
There's not much else you can do.
I got talked into an endowment mortgage by a very attractive young lady. Thankfully the sale fell through and I changed it to a repayment for the one I did buy.
Current Lash Up:
TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.