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From: The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ?
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:01:24 +0000
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On 16/12/2024 13:25, D wrote:
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> 
> On Mon, 16 Dec 2024, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
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>> On 15/12/2024 19:43, rbowman wrote:
>>>   I carried a high deductible ($5000) medical disaster insurance
>>> which was relatively inexpensive back then. Today a company insurance 
>>> plan
>>> may be a major attraction, particularly for people with families.
>>
>> Sheesh. I must have cost the taxcpayers upwards of £100,000 in free 
>> NHS hospital  shit.
>>
>> But I gave the taxman £400,000 one year when I sold my company. So 
>> they are still in credit
> 
> How did you initiate the sale? I have currently no intention of selling 
> mine, but I am curious about how much it would be valued at in the market.

We were chased by a listed company wanting to make a story for the stock 
market.
As my business partner's wife seemed determined to wreck the company, we 
decided a sale would be the optimal strategy.

You can enlist agents to do this shit


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