On 29/03/2026 05:25, Roland Perry wrote:days of yore?
In message <asBxR.487$_71.124@fx14.ams1>, at 20:07:34 on Fri, 27 Mar
2026, Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> remarked:
OK, I was just extrapolating from my own experience. When possible I
prefer to not pay for things on a monthly basis.
Given the choice, I'd pay most utility bills quarterly, but I don't
think any of them allow that any more.
I still pay my Council Tax quarterly, using a work-around of making
three monthly payments the same day. But that's very much an exception.
Do you do it on Lady Day, Midsummer, Michaelmas and Christmas as in
restI'm having some work done on the house, and it turns out my selected contractor is the only one whose quote included "50% up front, the
on completion". All the others wanted 100% up front.
Do those other professionals know you perhaps?
This has just been rejected for 'abuse'. Can anyone tell me why please?
Are the moderators all now pathetically woke, soppingly wet, humourless jobsworths who think they need to do something/anything to justify their existence, or am I really a serious criminal?
On 29/03/2026 05:25, Roland Perry wrote:
In message <asBxR.487$_71.124@fx14.ams1>, at 20:07:34 on Fri, 27 Mar
2026, Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> remarked:
OK, I was just extrapolating from my own experience. When possible I
prefer to not pay for things on a monthly basis.
Given the choice, I'd pay most utility bills quarterly, but I don't
think any of them allow that any more.
I still pay my Council Tax quarterly, using a work-around of making
three monthly payments the same day. But that's very much an exception.
Do you do it on Lady Day, Midsummer, Michaelmas and Christmas as indays of yore?
restI'm having some work done on the house, and it turns out my selected contractor is the only one whose quote included "50% up front, the
on completion". All the others wanted 100% up front.
Do those other professionals know you perhaps?
"Norman Wells" <hex@unseen.ac.am> wrote in message news:n2soeaFjuo6U1@mid.individual.net...
This has just been rejected for 'abuse'. Can anyone tell me why please?
Eh ???????????????????????????
" Do those other professionals know you perhaps? "
Bears the clear implication that Roland Perry is in some way untrustworthy
How could it not ?
Are the moderators all now pathetically woke, soppingly wet, humourless
jobsworths who think they need to do something/anything to justify their
existence, or am I really a serious criminal?
On 29/03/2026 05:25, Roland Perry wrote:days of yore?
In message <asBxR.487$_71.124@fx14.ams1>, at 20:07:34 on Fri, 27 MarDo you do it on Lady Day, Midsummer, Michaelmas and Christmas as in
2026, Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> remarked:
OK, I was just extrapolating from my own experience. When possible I >>>>> prefer to not pay for things on a monthly basis.
Given the choice, I'd pay most utility bills quarterly, but I don't
think any of them allow that any more.
I still pay my Council Tax quarterly, using a work-around of making
three monthly payments the same day. But that's very much an exception. >>>
rest
I'm having some work done on the house, and it turns out my selected
contractor is the only one whose quote included "50% up front, the
on completion". All the others wanted 100% up front.
Do those other professionals know you perhaps?
On 29/03/2026 15:05, billy bookcase wrote:
"Norman Wells" <hex@unseen.ac.am> wrote in message
news:n2soeaFjuo6U1@mid.individual.net...
This has just been rejected for 'abuse'. Can anyone tell me why please?
Eh ???????????????????????????
" Do those other professionals know you perhaps? "
Bears the clear implication that Roland Perry is in some way untrustworthy >>
How could it not ?
He's had numerous fall-outs with different professionals over the years as he's freely admitted here, and I've commented that he's been really unlucky. Maybe, if other professionals know of that, they don't want to be unlucky themselves, hence my query. That's all.
Are the moderators all now pathetically woke, soppingly wet, humourless
jobsworths who think they need to do something/anything to justify their >>> existence, or am I really a serious criminal?
On 29/03/2026 05:25, Roland Perry wrote:days of yore?
In message <asBxR.487$_71.124@fx14.ams1>, at 20:07:34 on Fri, 27 Mar >>>>> 2026, Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> remarked:Do you do it on Lady Day, Midsummer, Michaelmas and Christmas as in
OK, I was just extrapolating from my own experience. When possible I >>>>>> prefer to not pay for things on a monthly basis.
Given the choice, I'd pay most utility bills quarterly, but I don't
think any of them allow that any more.
I still pay my Council Tax quarterly, using a work-around of making
three monthly payments the same day. But that's very much an exception. >>>>
rest
I'm having some work done on the house, and it turns out my selected >>>>> contractor is the only one whose quote included "50% up front, the
on completion". All the others wanted 100% up front.
Do those other professionals know you perhaps?
"Norman Wells" <hex@unseen.ac.am> wrote in message news:n2t1qdFl5i0U2@mid.individual.net...
On 29/03/2026 15:05, billy bookcase wrote:
"Norman Wells" <hex@unseen.ac.am> wrote in message
news:n2soeaFjuo6U1@mid.individual.net...
This has just been rejected for 'abuse'. Can anyone tell me why please? >>>Eh ???????????????????????????
" Do those other professionals know you perhaps? "
Bears the clear implication that Roland Perry is in some way untrustworthy >>>
How could it not ?
He's had numerous fall-outs with different professionals over the years as >> he's freely admitted here, and I've commented that he's been really unlucky. >> Maybe, if other professionals know of that, they don't want to be unlucky
themselves, hence my query. That's all.
The clear implication was that Mr Perry was being required to pay 100%
up front; as otherwise there was a possibility of his not paying his bill.
Are the moderators all now pathetically woke, soppingly wet, humourless >>>> jobsworths who think they need to do something/anything to justify their >>>> existence, or am I really a serious criminal?
On 29/03/2026 05:25, Roland Perry wrote:days of yore?
In message <asBxR.487$_71.124@fx14.ams1>, at 20:07:34 on Fri, 27 Mar >>>>>> 2026, Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> remarked:Do you do it on Lady Day, Midsummer, Michaelmas and Christmas as in
OK, I was just extrapolating from my own experience. When possible I >>>>>>> prefer to not pay for things on a monthly basis.
Given the choice, I'd pay most utility bills quarterly, but I don't >>>>>> think any of them allow that any more.
I still pay my Council Tax quarterly, using a work-around of making >>>>>> three monthly payments the same day. But that's very much an exception. >>>>>
rest
I'm having some work done on the house, and it turns out my selected >>>>>> contractor is the only one whose quote included "50% up front, the
on completion". All the others wanted 100% up front.
Do those other professionals know you perhaps?
On 29/03/2026 19:12, billy bookcase wrote:
"Norman Wells" <hex@unseen.ac.am> wrote in message
news:n2t1qdFl5i0U2@mid.individual.net...
On 29/03/2026 15:05, billy bookcase wrote:
"Norman Wells" <hex@unseen.ac.am> wrote in message
news:n2soeaFjuo6U1@mid.individual.net...
This has just been rejected for 'abuse'. Can anyone tell me why please? >>>>Eh ???????????????????????????
" Do those other professionals know you perhaps? "
Bears the clear implication that Roland Perry is in some way untrustworthy >>>>
How could it not ?
He's had numerous fall-outs with different professionals over the years as >>> he's freely admitted here, and I've commented that he's been really unlucky.
Maybe, if other professionals know of that, they don't want to be unlucky >>> themselves, hence my query. That's all.
The clear implication was that Mr Perry was being required to pay 100%
up front; as otherwise there was a possibility of his not paying his bill.
That's a very odd and scurrilous suspicion. I neither said nor implied any such thing.
In fact, I said very kindly and sympathetically that, as regards professionals, and on his own admission here, he'd had the most appalling, continuing and incredible bad luck over the past few years, which might account for his distrust of them.
Are the moderators all now pathetically woke, soppingly wet, humourless >>>>> jobsworths who think they need to do something/anything to justify their >>>>> existence, or am I really a serious criminal?
On 29/03/2026 05:25, Roland Perry wrote:
In message <asBxR.487$_71.124@fx14.ams1>, at 20:07:34 on Fri, 27 Mar >>>>>>> 2026, Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> remarked:Do you do it on Lady Day, Midsummer, Michaelmas and Christmas as in >>>>> days of yore?
OK, I was just extrapolating from my own experience. When possible I >>>>>>>> prefer to not pay for things on a monthly basis.
Given the choice, I'd pay most utility bills quarterly, but I don't >>>>>>> think any of them allow that any more.
I still pay my Council Tax quarterly, using a work-around of making >>>>>>> three monthly payments the same day. But that's very much an exception. >>>>>>
I'm having some work done on the house, and it turns out my selected >>>>>>> contractor is the only one whose quote included "50% up front, the >>>>> rest
on completion". All the others wanted 100% up front.
Do those other professionals know you perhaps?
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