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"My laptop broke, so did my
"My laptop broke, so did my washing machine"
I must have missed that announcement. How do we use a washing machine to prepare Tax Returns, or is that just for the money laundering?
HMRC washing machine
I can now reveal that the HMRC database is powered by a washing machine. This explains the tendency to spit out random data in all directions when the HMRC staff accidentally leave it on the spin cycle too long.
That's
If anyone gets trapped inside, at least they will be in Comfort.
That's a Bold statement.
Can we have a list of the best ones? I think I will be requiring a few the way this January is going..
Penalties
All this mockery of my excuse about the washing machine is very unkind.
My laptop broke and the passwords to the system were inadvertently left in my trousers back pocket which was washed in the washing machine. The machine then broke and wouldn't disgorge the trousers so I couldn't rescue the passwords (they were probably ruined anyway and use them on another computer. Time pressures (it was about the day after Christmas) didn't allow HMRC to get me another pass word so I couldn't file. I did try valiantly to speak to HMRC but couldn't get through. and after my 'phone bill arrived I thought the penalty was probably cheaper than hanging on.
Happy New Year!
excuses
Thanks for spotting your own excuse- on the assumption it really as you!
Unfortunately it does read a bit like the Hoffnung: "Coming down, I encountered the barrel coming up....." story.
although for you it wasn't funny!
Not another one..... there's more
Hope you can still Surf the net and see Dazzling sites in comfort - not too starchy....
OK OK I'm going to hang upside down from the rafters now.......