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(I have no desire to go back to that predominantly cold and wet place!) Since leaving the Philippines I have been back here in UK for two winters, as a Retiree I have not found it to be all that bad, this past winter we had no snow in my location, the winter previous we only had a little flurry one day and that was it, since November of last year I can count on the fingers of my two hands the days when we have had continuous rain and even then the days where it lasted to full day were perhaps only 2 or 3? this summer up till now has been an exceptional one and I find I cannot stand the heat as much as I may have done in the past? When it comes to really cold weather again I will say as a Retiree this is not at all bad for me I can choose to go out when I please making sure to wear the correct clothes for the conditions, mostly I'm jumping into my Car with its heated seats and steering wheel.

This was a whole lot different when I was working as a Telephone engineer I had to be out in all weathers, sometimes having to go up Poles where the wind chill factor aloft cuts through you like a knife, as it happens I have been up a Homo Sapien type Pole now that is a much warmer place to be.

It gives me a kind of diverse pleasure on these winter mornings to hear people scraping the ice off their windscreens before going off to work, on these days if I have to use my Car I wait until mid morning when it usually has thawed out.

All things considered life is not at all bad for me living here in UK and not near as bad as some would make it out to be? owning my own house and not having to pay rent does make a big difference, my OAP covers ALL of my living costs including all the household bills also to include the energy bill, this being around £115 every month throughout the year however that does not include the expense of owning and running a Car and fortunately I have a second pension which allows me to have this.

 

Hi CharlyB,

The letter could be a scam so first check if the letter is a scam through this link:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-a-letter-youve-received-from-hmrc-is-genuine

If it is genuine you can access & contact HMRC through your online account - if you don't have one it's easy to set up (You may need to use a VPN)

Hope this helps