rosamundi

rosamundi, 3 days ago

The UK does a “bike to work” scheme, you get an interest free loan from your employer that is repaid directly from your salary before your tax is deducted, so it reduces your tax bill every month. The loan money can be spent at any bike shop on any bike that meets the criteria. It’s extremely popular and works well.

rosamundi, 6 days ago

hehehehe 😁

rosamundi, 8 days ago

Getting off work early is a thing to celebrate, so how about a celebratory non-alcoholic drink?

rosamundi, 7 days ago

Excellent choice!

rosamundi, 9 days ago

woohoo, do you have something fun planned?

rosamundi, 8 days ago

Hurrah, I was wondering how it went yesterday. Excellent hosting, those people.

rosamundi, 8 days ago

Hope you’re better soon.

rosamundi, 8 days ago

Went to the Life in the Roman Legion exhibition at the British Museum, which was excellent, then lunch in a nearby Italian restaurant and home watching the cricket (England women v Pakistan women, it’s not going well for England).

rosamundi, 8 days ago

England women pulled it back from an absolutely disastrous start and beat Pakistan. Cricket is quite easy to understand, honest. 😁

rosamundi, 10 days ago

You’ll be fine! And I hereby give you permission to slip off without saying goodbye if you need to. Just follow up with a note or call saying you had a great time and the host was so busy being fabulous that you didn’t want to interrupt.

If it were me, I would also take my own AF drinks, ones that I like, so I know for sure that I won’t get there and go “nothing to drink, guess I’ll have a glass of wine.”

rosamundi, 9 days ago

whatever works!

rosamundi, 11 days ago

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rosamundi, 11 days ago

Coffee in the morning and herbal tea in the afternoon works for me.

I don’t drink, I don’t smoke, I don’t take any drugs which are illegal where I am, there’s no way I’d give up caffeine in the mornings!