We've probably all seen new printers advertised at special offer prices, almost to the point where they can not have been making much money on them. But why are they so cheap? Is there something wrong with them? Or is there another reason for the price.
At first I thought I had bagged myself a magnificent deal. I got a printer that also was able to scan documents and photocopy things, all for a low, low price. I was dead chuffed.
Then I ran out of ink. 'No problem' I thought, 'I will just buy another'. Then, when I discovered the price of the ink, I was shocked! Then, not only that, but I discovered that the ink cartridges did not house the 'normal' amount of ink that you would expect. The whole system seemed to be designed to lure me in and, after buying the cheap deal, I would be left with having to continually purchase ink cartridges at an extortionate rate.
If you have been unfortunate enough to have been sucked in, what can you do now? Buy another printer?
Fortunately there is a reasonably cheap answer, refilled cartridges, or having your cartridges refilled is a cheaper alternative to costly ripoffs!
I will try to fing a few links of what and where you can go for this service or at least buy refills over the internet.
Tax has always been a hot topic and never moreso than when things are tight.
The burden of tax first became apparent when I became self employed. The money that had previously been taken away before I effectively got my hands on it, was now being taken back from me, after I had got my hands on it. The tax may well work out slightly better now than before, but the pain of having to give it back is much more, without a doubt.
One of the problems for me is that it seems to be an endless cycle. You get paid your wages, and have to pay tax on that. You then go to the shop to buy wasing powder, you get taked on that. The company gets taked on their profits, as do the shop that you bought it from. The fuel you used to get to the shop is taxed, and the fuel that the company used to get the product to the shelves is taxed too. That company pays tax on the money before it dishes it out in wages, then the employees pay tax on their wages. Those employees spend their taxed wages with my company, and then I have to pay tax on that too. After paying tax on my wages, when I go to spend them at the supermarket, they are taxed again.
Although I understand the need to pay taxes, it would be much easier to swallow if there was a lot less waste going on in the services that I pay my taxes to sustain. Which reminds me, I have to pay my council tax out of my already taxed wages!
Driving lessons used to fill me with dread. I absolutely loved them when I was actually driving, but in the lead up to the day it was a very scary idea to think that I was about to be in charge of a 1 tonne car travelling at 40 or 50 miles per hour!
I think that it is the same situation for many young people today. Granted, some perople hate the idea of having to get in their driving instructors car, and that hatred does not subside until they have got out again, but I think that the norm is generally looking forward to, in a slightly scared but excited manner!
Driving lessons are an expensive undertaking and that expense is generally not a one off expense. People generally need somewhere in the region of between 20 and 60 hours of driving tuition to be in a position of being ready to take their driving test.
The driving test itself is more expensive than a driving lesson, even though you have to supply your own car (this could be your instructors car). The driving test is something which is understandably more worthy of a little bit of fear!
I took my driving test in a small town where everybody really knew everybody. Therefore my dad knew the driving examiner! Whether or not this had a bearing on me passing first time? I have my own opinion on that one.
For driving lessons in Bedworth, driving schools in Coventry, driving courses in and around the Birmingham area, in Dudley, Harrow, driving lessons in Southampton, courses in Preston, try the services of a website https://www.choosylearner.com. It is for receiving several quotes for your driving lessons. If you get a good quote then take it. If you get a bad one, then move on. Some of the big driving schools like http://www.bsm.co.uk and http://www.theaa.com/driving-school have a large selection of driving instructors that you can choose from - but again, if you do not find what you are looking for, them move on!How irritating. In a rather selfish way I really hate how successful the new Apple iPhone has been. The knock on effect has been that prices have remained high, with no network providers giving good deals, rally because they do not need to. People will buy them no matter what.
I have always been one of 'those people' who waits a little while after something good has been released so that the prices have a chance to drop when the novelty has worn off.
With my mobile phone provider, all I usually have to do is to make slight noises about leaving, and they give me a great offer to stay. Year after year this works, and therefore happens. Almost certainly I will receive a better phone or 'minutes' deal by making the threat to leave.
This year, however, I got a bit of a shock. I, as a long standing customer, requested a good deal on an iPhone and was told that 'these are the prices'. So, in keeping with tradition, I made noises about leaving the network. They then offered me a deal on another phone - but I want the iPhone! I tried, and tried, and tried - but they would not move an inch!
Do I think that the prices will drop? Yes. Do I think that the prices will drop before iPhones go out of fashion? Probably not. Grrrr!
Banks used to be seen as a service. They used to be seen as a place that, not only would your money be kept safe from theft, but that you would actually make money, in the form of interest, while keeping it safe.
How things have changed. Banks have become so commercial. Trying to make money at every turn. Whatever service you want, you can have, but it costs you money. In a lot of banks the interest has also become almost negligible, in the points of a percent, as opposed to several percent. On top of this, banks are not necessarily the safe place to keep your money after all - banks are crashing themselves, and people are losing at least some money (generally when they have above a certain threshold).
My 'pet hate' with my bank, and I don't know if they are all the same is that they just STOP my card when there is something that looks a bit questionable. The first I know about it is when I go to buy something and my card is refused. I then have to sort out some alternative method of paying of try to get through to my bank while standing at the checkout!
I find it so annoying that they cancel it out of the blue, and I then have to contact them to sort it out when I have done nothing wrong. Surely it should be up to them to contact me, rather than leaving me stuck while out and about?
I sort of understand why they need to stop the card, but surely they should have the common decency to contact me, rather than the other way around? Definitely - especially with the money that they are making!
The problem is 'where do I go? ', are all banks the same? - I will need to do my homework!
The increase in flooding in the UK is hard to miss. Every year there seems to be a 'new flood' reported in the news, devastating communities by ruining livelihoods, homes and, in the worst of circumstances, people lose their lives.
There are undoubtedly many reasons for the increase in the floods, but I want to look at one in particular - the paving of new driveways! The issue was brought up by a few neighbours following a vast number of residents creating a place in their front garden to park their car. Instead of risking having to park somewhere else and walk home, people were making it possible to guarantee being able to drive right up to their front door.
So why would new paved driveways make flooding worse?
The issue is a simple one (at least simple when someone points it out). Normally it rains and the water is absorbed into the ground. Some of that water evaporates back into the air, and some of it then filters downhill over time. What happens when people pave over the garden outside their house, is that when it rains the water runs straight off and downhill. In this way, instead of less water filtering down over time, nearly all of the water runs down almost immediately.
It is then claimed that this water that gets downhill quickly builds up quickly as the drains are not big enough or at least clear enough to disperse it.
Should everyone dig up his or her driveways again? Should the councils improve the drainage system? Should people use one of the new eco driveways? (Eco driveways are generally designed to allow drainage of some sort as well as you being able to drive your car right up to the front of your house)? I personally think that the answer is a mixture of all three ideas, rather than pinning all the blame on one specific group.
Are driveways going to become the new ivory, :it is fine to have one if you got it before 20.., but you cannot have one now! :?
Who are the wise? Who are the Philosophers of this age?
Philosophy has captivated many a university student with questions answering questions, and questions answering questions answering questions, etc, etc. But is the point of philosophy to undermine everything or to establish something?
I think that the answer is really a bit of both, you cannot really take hold of something wholeheartedly while holding on to lots other contradictory things. But at the same time if you are not holding on to anything at all, your mind may as well float away as you have no real foundations to what you think and believe.
The word 'philosophy' comes from two words, ' philo', meaning love, and 'sophos', meaning knowledge. Basically the love of knowledge. In a famous book there is a mention of people who are always learning, but never coming to a knowledge of the truth. I think that this describes what we generally see as 'philosophy' perfectly.
I believe firmly that I have come to a knowledge of the truth, but do not wish, at this point to give it, so as to be discarded as 'nuts'! I would rather like to draw attention to the fact that philosophy is useless if it is not going to a destination. You can then really start trying to find the destination and maybe become 'nuts' too!
This idea is a novel one, which, on the surface seems like a good one. The idea however is not without its critics in the parenting world.
The idea is simple. They are a cross between a nappy and a pair of pants. The plan is that your child can go to the toilet or potty as normal, but, should the worst happen, they still have the nappy on just in case of an accident.
Accidents will sometimes happen. A story I find funny is a family were visiting a friend of mine and the son, who was being potty trained, was sitting on my friends knee. While being distracted by the game they were playing, the little boy weed on my friend. The little boy then promptly asked for his chocolate button as a reward for his wee!
This situation would certainly have been avoided by the use of these training pants. The problem with them is more that they take the urgency out of learning. As harsh as it seems, a few wet pairs of trousers can be a very good incentive to start to use the potty effectively. Without the urgency instilled by a few wet pairs of trousers, the potty training process can take weeks and potentially months as opposed to days and weeks.
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