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Posts by peter_olsztyn  

Joined: 18 Apr 2007 / Male ♂ 		Last Post: 5 Feb 2018
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Speaks Polish?: native speaker, w czasie sushi szosa sucha
Interests: learning English

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peter_olsztyn   
7 Feb 2010
Law / Tax Declaration in Poland (PIT-11) [10]

I got a form with my payslip

you can download software here

pit.dobry.pl/pity2009ngsetup.php

then fill your private details, NIP etc, copy amounts, NI, from PIT-11 to opened form,
save to disc, print, don't forget to sign and send by list polecony to your Urzad Skarbowy. Save receipt.

:)
peter_olsztyn   
8 Feb 2010
Law / Tax Declaration in Poland (PIT-11) [10]

Employer shoud ask you if you have other income. If your answer is no you can ask them to do declaration for you. But is rare and people have to sum all income and do PIT37 by yourself.
peter_olsztyn   
7 Jun 2010
Travel / Driving lights in Poland [25]

speed limit of 50 kmh or 60 kmh in built up areas, can anyone clear this up? I believe it has domething to do with time scales.

5oo-23oo --> 50 kmh
23oo-5oo --> 60 kmh
peter_olsztyn   
16 Jun 2010
UK, Ireland / Poles living in the UK returning home or not? [63]

Go home

but I'm at home. I can not be more at home :)

ps: By the way guys. My five sons an I are looking for job in Greater Manchester area. They are qualified plumbers like me. Additionally I'm cert electrician (domestic, industrial, under 1000V), 3 phase wireman, electronics technician, vw car electrician, cisco guy, 3.5 tonne driver, tiler ... We are honest, solid and hard working guys and we are going to eat any local competitors ;)
peter_olsztyn   
22 Jun 2010
News / Lech Walesa gives warning over 'dangerous' Polish candidate [60]

it would be a "disaster" for Poland if Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the identical twin of Lech Kaczynski, the Polish president killed in an April plane crash, won.

absolutely right, whoever has said that.
peter_olsztyn   
28 Jun 2010
Life / SOME OBSERVATIONS ABOUT POLAND AND POLISH SOCIETY [297]

7. Poles are mostly intrested in domestic affairs and not much intrested in International affairs.

Agree. Especially what happened in Middle East but it looks like Middle East is still interested in Poles ;)
peter_olsztyn   
30 Jun 2010
Life / SOME OBSERVATIONS ABOUT POLAND AND POLISH SOCIETY [297]

british cashiers are lazy as hell and they turn the products around 3 times before they even find the barcode!

They respect their work. I like this point of view :)
peter_olsztyn   
5 Jul 2010
Genealogy / Village near Lancut [15]

His birth certificate is difficult to read

give us a scan or photo
peter_olsztyn   
5 Jul 2010
Genealogy / Village near Lancut [15]

I have a scan but its over the maximum of 100 Kb.

You can use lite irfanview to shrink image.

Backup your scan file. Then use Irfan View. There is an option in Image Menu --> Decrease Color Depth set to 2 (black and white)

or just Cut or Crop and Save as...new_image.jpg the only interesting area of scan.
peter_olsztyn   
6 Jul 2010
Life / The central role of The Polish Balcony in Polish life :) [7]

''Over the years I have come to appreciate the central role that the balcony plays in Polish life. If an Englishman's home is his castle, a Pole's balcony is his wild outdoors. These tiny patches of real estate suspended in thin air are the birthright of all Poles. No matter where you are, you can see the mountains and the lakes from a Polish balcony''.

:)
peter_olsztyn   
7 Jul 2010
Po polsku / informacje na temat pracy w olsztyn [3]

czy ktos orietuje sie jaka jest sytuacja z praca w Olsztynie

Jest tu bardzo trudno znaleźć pracę. Szczególnie kobietom.
Olsztyn to takie dziwne miasto, jeszcze nie turystyczne a już nie przemysłowe.
Fabryk jest niewiele. Jeden duży Michelin praca fizyczna przy załadunku i
Indykpol praca w chłodzie i wilgoci.

Facet (czytaj silny i zahartowany w boju) może znależć pracę na budowach
bo po kryzysie znowu coś drgnęło na Jarotach. Ruszyły też dwie duże inwestycje drogowe.
Strabag buduje ulicę Artyleryjską.

Kobieta może szukać pracy w galerii Alfa albo przy wykładaniu towaru w Tesco (praca w nocy).

Próbuj szukać pracy przez praca.wm.pl/search
To w miarę normalny portal. Mało spamu.
peter_olsztyn   
13 Jul 2010
Work / Advice on Teaching English in Poland [709]

How much are avg living expenses in the avg sized city, including food, rent, internet etc.?

food 20zł per day, room 350zł pcm, flat 1600zł pcm, internet 49zł (6Mb/s download, 512 kbps upload, you have to sign a 1year pact with the devil), Olsztyn 180tyś inhabitants

You will earn more living there :)
peter_olsztyn   
13 Jul 2010
Life / What is the cheapest electronics store in Poland? [17]

What about the prices Sobieski, are they also the same?

accessories prices in MM rose 200% so it isn't good sign.

And Tesco, is it worth checking out for electronic stuff? Anyone?

they have strange stuff, you have to be careful with bargains.

Don't look for the cheapest store. Just take a fat wallet and chase promocje :)
peter_olsztyn   
20 Jul 2010
UK, Ireland / Con Air UK: Flights take Polish criminals home - the cost to you is £25million [30]

THE NUMBER OF CRIMINALS EXTRADITED FROM THE UK TO POLAND HAS RECENTLY GROWN 14-FOLD

I was extradited from the UK to Poland too :/ The only reason was that they found phillips screwdriver in my pocket. I yelled at the crowd "I'm an Electrician, let me go, let me go", recited Ohm law, recited 17th Edition wiring regulations but they was merciless. Resistance was futile :'(
peter_olsztyn   
24 Jul 2010
Language / Why 'działka'? [10]

Is that a throwback to the commie era when people were reluctant to flaunt their wealth and felt that ‘działka’ sounded less pretentious than ‘dom letniksowy’, let alone ‘letnia rezydencja’?

No, you can buy soil/land but not right to build anything serious there. If you build a house you are doing that at your own risk. Some beautiful day, they may knock on your door and ask what are you doing with sewage or something like that.
peter_olsztyn   
27 Jul 2010
Po polsku / Trzymajcie się ciepło! :) [25]

Gdzieś jest granica wytrzymałości na debilizm, oszczerstwa i wiadra pomyj jakiena tym forum wylewa się na Polskę i Polaków.

oj tam, przejmujesz się :) Wielu Europejczyków jeszcze myśli że my tu w Polsce mieszkamy w jurtach :) Po co ich wyprowadzać z błędu? Żeby się tu zwalili?

To mój ostatni post tutaj, więc chciałem się pożegnać ze wszystkimi

Piszesz jakbyś miał internet od miesiąca ;) Jakbyś napisał, że np odchodzę bo to forum jest nudne jak flaki z olejem, to rozumiem ;) ale z takiego błahego powodu.

a po za tym elektronik i niecierpliwy? :)
peter_olsztyn   
29 Jul 2010
Life / Electricity in Poland: plug and voltage? [72]

but will my stuff get fried if I turn it on?

Probably not. Majority of modern, external switching adaptors tolerate input voltage from 100V to 240V so US 110V and EU 230V standard may be covered by one device. They produce 18.5V or 19V output voltage (Hewlett Packard). Check the label on adaptor.

But if you plug in non intelligent 110V device like hair dryer or bulb into 230V socket it may burn or blow up
peter_olsztyn   
2 Aug 2010
Life / Cost of Living in Lodz [50]

How much (per month) would I need to live in £ódź then?

30zł per day for food should be enough.
peter_olsztyn   
9 Aug 2010
Travel / Any PRACTICAL advice for a new visitor to Warsaw? [29]

Any practical advice for a Polish-American female, on her first-time travel to Poland?

Be careful at pedestrian crossings. We would like to see you again here ;)