[Half Price Nicholsons]

The very idea of getting timely travel information from a piece of paper that was printed years ago is rapidly becoming laughable. Laughable not because of computers and laptops, they are far too clunky. Smartphones and iPads are the only way to do timely information like this. Change is happening and it is happening much faster than most people realise.

 

Until you have actually stood at the tiller, iPad in hand, and quickly checked something on CanalPlanner then you don't know what I am on about!

Can't argue with that, BUT, when the inevitable happens, a printed canal guide should float long enough to get recovered, and will still work once dried out. Do iPads float?

[Is that right.]

The last couple of VAT rate changes have occurred on the first of the month. This time, it's been applied on the first working day of the month, and this has caused a lot of unnecessary confusion, especially in the area of repeat billings for a continuous supply, which is what the OP has received.

 

The tax point for a continuous supply is set to the earlier of the date of start of supply and the invoice date. Normally, the two will be the same. If the bill is for a supply which starts on 1st Jan 2011, the tax point is 1st Jan 2011 so the VAT rate should be 17.5%. If the supply were to start on or after 4th Jan 2011, the VAT rate OUGHT to be 20%.

[Rochdale Canal]

That guillotine lock halfway through looks a fearsome thing

 

Last year it had an insatiable appetite for Watermate keys. When we went up, there was already a key in the control box which it would not part with. On the way back down we had to use one of ours. No prizes for guessing what happened.

 

We got the impression when phoning BW that they got a similar call every day.

 

Dave