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Posts by szarlotka  

Joined: 20 Feb 2007 / Male ♂
Last Post: 20 Oct 2017
Threads: Total: 8 / Live: 1 / Archived: 7
Posts: Total: 2,205 / Live: 788 / Archived: 1,417
From: UK
Speaks Polish?: Nie
Interests: Skiing, mountains, music, reading, taking the mickey and terrapins

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szarlotka   
26 Nov 2012
Life / did/does Polish TV show any British Sitcoms? [35]

The people I have exposed father Ted to here will never be the same again :)

I am certainly not the same man after watching it. I'll never look at a lingerie department ever again without ******* myself laughing;)

Hope you are well by the way... it's been a while
szarlotka   
26 Nov 2012
News / Poland pulls out of Eurovision in austerity measure. [17]

I think Poland has made a pragmatic and sensible decision on Eurovision. Just wish the UK would do the same. Let's face it we could get Led Zep to reform and enter and we would still come last or thereabouts. Our only chance would be if we obtain voting rights for every island off our coast.... here is the verdict from the Isle of WIght jury
szarlotka   
26 Nov 2012
Life / did/does Polish TV show any British Sitcoms? [35]

I would have thought ridiculing priests would have been frowned upon by the 'establishment'. Am I wrong in thinking that?

<this is where Ironside tells me that every episode has been shown in prime time and makes me look less clever than Father Dougal>
szarlotka   
27 Nov 2012
Off-Topic / PF - The Omnibus Edition [1502]

fight, fight, fight

It does appear to attract its fair share of pugilists.

The rapier has been replaced by the broadsword:)
szarlotka   
27 Nov 2012
Off-Topic / PF - The Omnibus Edition [1502]

I think that applies to a lot of us dt.

Maybe it's us changing but I doubt it. The undercurrent on here is being changed by a few blinkered zealots who are incapabale of coherent argument.

Anyway enough bleating. Who's organising the good old days PF meet up in Polska then? I'm overdue a return. Haven't been back for over 2 years.
szarlotka   
27 Nov 2012
Off-Topic / PF - The Omnibus Edition [1502]

Or if it should be sooner, skiing/snowboarding.

My man's cooking on gas now;)

Although it might not have universal appeal to be fair.
szarlotka   
20 Dec 2012
Off-Topic / PF - The Omnibus Edition [1502]

The last ever Omnibus Edition

As we all know, the world ends tomorrow so I thought it best to use this opportunity to pen the last edition, to make peace with my maker (Admin) and to have a few last parting shots at some of the members. As yet, exactly how the end will come is not clear. Earlier this evening I thought I could see a giant fireball in the sky but it turned out to be the farmer at the top of the ridge outside my home having a bonfire. My betting is on a neutron star sucking us to bits with its extraordinary gravitational force. If it does end that way it's at least going to be quick, probably the quickest bj in history. Maybe it will be a giant flood. It's certainly been raining heavily here today. Anyway, no point indulging in idle speculation. It's time to make my final confessions:

• I have to admit that I was secretly in love with Pingwin. Of course that is between you and me because even if it the last night I don't want the Boss finding out, even at this late stage. No point going to meet my maker in a wheelchair. I don't know what happened to Pingwin but she was very sweet and kind to people on here.

• Yes, I followed the dark side to that other Forum where I was so prolific I don't think I've reached 100 posts yet. About the same as on here over the same period. Now my leaving made bugger all difference to most people but it has caused a rift between me and one of the mods who is no longer talking to me. You know who you are. Pie would like to say sorry and it's not too late to kiss and make up you know. Mwahhh. There, I feel better already.

• This next one has haunted me for years. I don't even know whom I should be apologising to. Many years ago when I was a strapping youth who virtually lived on the beaches of Bournemouth, I once committed a heinous crime. A group of rather attractive ladies went off for a swim in The Channel leaving behind their clothes and crucially, a camera. In the high spirits of youth my friends and I decided to drop our trunks and snap the wedding tackle before replacing the camera unnoticed. Somewhere one of them had to have been arrested at a branch of Boots in London and it was all my fault. Before you ask, there was no zoom on the camera.

• There are many, many more things that I should confess but I see dtaylor has opened up the bar for the PF end of world party so I'll just add one more. I was the only one of the seven year olds in my class in Toxteth that couldn't drive a car at that age and also didn't have a collection of hub caps. Perhaps that is why I was sent to Bournemouth in disgrace.

As my parting shot I'm going to resurrect an old idea of mine from way back on here - which album or song track do I associate with posters on here?

Des - Several Species of Furry Animals gathered together in a cave and grooving with a Pict (why use one word when twenty will do) (Pink Floyd)

Harry - Here Today, Gone Tomorrow (The Ramones)

WB - Sorry seems to be the hardest word (Elton John)

Bubba - Never mind the bo****Ks, here's the entrepreneur (sort of S*x Pistols)

Oh crap, I can't be bothered any more. I'll use the last moments to finish my autobiography which was to be called The Life of Pie before that Canadian tw*t nicked my title. It will now be called - I did it her way.

See you on the other side (if you believe in that sort of thing)

Ciao
szarlotka   
20 Dec 2012
Off-Topic / PF - The Omnibus Edition [1502]

A nice area!

Indeed it is, the tea shops in particular are first class;)

Top 4 prem club? Now that takes me back. I'd be deeply upset at that remark but luckily for you I'm still upset at Everton being (briefly) in fourth spot;)
szarlotka   
21 Dec 2012
Life / Why do people think that Poles are culturally isolated? [126]

So why the hell foreigners look on Poles as if they were a back water who have no idea about the world?

For the same reasons some people think of there being no culture anywhere in the world that they have no knowledge of - ignorance, preconceptions and an innate feeling of superiority.
szarlotka   
3 Jan 2013
History / POLAND: EASTERN or CENTRAL European country? [1080]

So after over five years of deep contemplation the answer is still out there somewhere?

If anybody's interested I stand by answer from way back then.
szarlotka   
11 Jan 2013
Off-Topic / PF - The Omnibus Edition [1502]

I'm pissed drinking a very nice whiskey from Skye:)

Talisker 25 year old?
szarlotka   
21 Feb 2013
Life / Men in Poland in the forest? Just men? [133]

As a foreigner living in Poland I have long wondered why so many gatherings of men in the 'picnic areas' in forests?

Freemasons
szarlotka   
17 Jul 2013
Life / Professional feminists' of Poland meet-up [631]

What is Kondzior on about? He states women can't hold their own in physical tasks quoting music as an example. What a load of baloney. I've just been listening to Eva Cassidy, Adele, Aretha Franklin, Sandy Denny to name but a few. Tell me they're inferior

He gets my vote for the most inane drivel ever posted on PF and believe me that's going some.
szarlotka   
2 Sep 2013
Off-Topic / PF - The Omnibus Edition [1502]

His abouts remains uknown, but I suspect that he moved into a small inn above the beer parlor somehwere in the South of England in order to stay close to his beer/golf friends and visits his home on weekend in order for his wife not to noticed that he moved out.

Not true. I've just moved into the garden shed to avoid her cats that hate me. Next week I'll receive the gear to set up on tap Guinness in the shed whereupon my life will be complete.

Actually I was toying with the idea of writing a one off summary in the microcosm of life that is Polish Forums. However, I found it impossible. You see in the days when I started this thread it was relatively easy to work out was going on. It was easy to spot that A hated B, that C was secretly in love with D, that E was completely off their rocker and that there was a relatively simple subset of themes to pick up on.

Nowadays it's too complex for my limited intellectual capacity to cope with. A may well hate B still but only because A and C were ganging up on D who was the best friend of E who once went out with B who had an affair with F who thought that Poland was backward and was wrong for not invading the Austro Hungarian empire when they had the chance. Add to that the fact that G is having an ongoing war with H and I when in all probability H,G and I are the same person with a multiple personality disorder and you can see why it is just not going to happen any time soon. As I get older I'm getting more confused anyway so I'll leave it tp others to distil what is really happening here.

"When a man's knowledge is not in order, the more of it he has the greater will be his confusion" - Herbert Spencer
szarlotka   
2 Sep 2013
Travel / Poles the worst-dressed tourists in the world? [25]

Where from do they get the idea the British are among the best-dressed in the world?

I can only assume the target audience for the poll were all Brits. We do tend to think we're the height of sartorial elegance (after all we invented the shell suit)
szarlotka   
6 Sep 2013
Travel / Is Warsaw dangerous nightly ? [14]

Sleeping rough in a city that you don't know sounds like a bad idea in general, especially when you can get a dorm room in a hostel for as little as £6 (sterling) from a cursory review of hostelworld,com .
szarlotka   
5 Dec 2013
Work / Living in Poland (telecommute to London) [27]

" To have a Cash ISA Saver, you must be at least 16 years old and either (a) resident in the United Kingdom for tax purposes or (b) subject to United Kingdom tax under Section 28 of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003, or married to, or in a civil partnership with, such a person. You must inform us if these conditions no longer apply to you."

So if you don't meet these I guess you should not have an ISA at all.

Just checked the HMRC site and it looks like you may be OK...

"You can only open an ISA if you are resident in the UK for tax purposes (ask your Tax Office if you are in any doubt about this)."

If you start an ISA in the UK and then go abroad, you cannot continue putting money into the ISA (unless you are a Crown employee working overseas or the spouse or civil partner of a Crown employee working overseas). However, you can keep your ISA and you will still get tax relief on investments held in the ISA. When you return, you can start putting money in again (subject to the normal annual limits).
szarlotka   
10 Dec 2013
Off-Topic / PF - The Omnibus Edition [1502]

Spit it out man, what do you really mean to say???

Er, I'm not sure I can remember that. Oh, wait, yes I can. I think I meant to say I quite liked the sassy Scotsman. Didn't always agree with him but there again I don't always agree with most people. He did go a bit over the top and all I would say is that there are others who deserve the same fate and I hope the purge does not pass them by.

Hope that helps ShawnH. Now don't go outside without your coat on over there. It's hard to type with frostbitten pinkies.
szarlotka   
14 Jan 2014
UK, Ireland / Calling all Brits! Travel in England advice [32]

It is very difficult to narrow down a list of places to visit really as it would be influenced by a number of factors. The fist point I would make is that you mention having children so I would discount travelling by train. Train fares in the UK are expensive so the bill would soon mount up with a family travelling. You would be better advised to hire a car for your time here (but not in London as driving there is a bit of a nightmare and you can get around the city far faster using public transport) Also as others have pointed out the train services in rural areas are not great.

You don't mention how much time you will have on your stay outside of London. If it's only a few days then I would look to limit the distances you travel. That would take places like Scotland and the Lake District out .

For places nearer to London then there are many. Bath, as previously mentioned is a nice place. If you are a fan of Shakespeare then Stratford upon Avon is a must and this has the added advantage of being on the edge of the Cotswolds and all the typical English villages that are in that area. If you want the coast then avoid the big resorts like Brighton and Bournemouth. My favourite part of the South Coast is in Dorset around Lyme Regis where it is not as crowded and there are some interesting things for kids to do like looking for fossils at Kimmeridge Bay.

Devon and Cornwall are good too and if you get away from the tourist traps then you will have some space even at the height of the tourist season. The travel time is quite long that far West though.

Maybe if you have some things your family like doing you could tell us and then we could be a bit more focussed. Irrespective of that I hope you have a good time here.