The Chateau Diaries #96 The Oxymoron and the Ass

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I can imagine hair being torn out by the accountant and his number-crunching sidekicks at the knotted knitting of record keeping and transactions.

If I were a Patron, there are questions I would raise in next week's Q&A even in the absence of finalised accounts which should be available to Associaition members (Patrons). In no particular order and by no means the only questions:
  1. Confirmation that Patreon funds are remitted direct to the Association bank account.
  2. If not, why not?
  3. What is the audit trail from Patreon (by whatever means - interbank transfer, PayPal, etc) to funds reaching the Associaition account, to ensure the amount received by the Association reconciles with the amount remitted by Patreon (net of their fees/charges), allowing for forex fluctuations.
  4. Salaries (not contractors) - how many, if any, are employed by the Association, what are the roles, what remuneration - i.e. does Natty undertake Associaition admin duties/record-keeping/basic book-keeping for which she is paid solely for that role, do "directors" draw salaries.
  5. If salaries are paid, presumably employer legal/tax obligations have been adhered to.
  6. Contractors: details of contractors used by the Association and a breakdown of cost of works undertaken, completed, ongoing: Digger Dan, Nick the Tree Surgeon, Builder Ian, terrace people, etc. Dan was paid by Association funds but no longer? Amaury?
  7. Professional fees: breakdown of accountancy fees billed to the Association to date, ditto legal fees, architect, surveyor (engaged to inspect the terrace and arrange repairs) [that went well], surveyor from Belgium who mapped the lake and produced detailed plans (levels) of all outside areas.
  8. What is Davey's role: is he retained by the Associatiion as a consultant for an agreed fee. He has spent a considerable amount of time producing a series of detailed plans for hard and soft landscaping of the kitchen garden, the courtyard and other areas of the grounds. And now he appears to have turned his hand to draughtsmanship amd design for the back kitchen, kitchen, etc.
  9. Has Davey provided detailed costings for every element of the garden design scheme/s, hard landscaping and planting.
  10. Is the Associaition "management" satisfied that all activities meet the critieria within the Articles of Association. Has advice been sought from a professional other than the accountant.
Stephanie says she wants everything to be transparent and clear cut. She has so little grasp of - or interest in - boring but important detail, which she thinks will all sort itself out and everything will be tickettyboo, that her idea of transparent is what anybody else would describe as black out curtains.
Absolutely brilliant. Hope someone will put these questions on the radar!
 
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I just noticed the views for each vlog almost match the subscriber numbers for M&M as well as Dans channel. 👍
 
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SO sad that these people actually depend on her... on HER!... so F&$cking sad...
That’s the thing about customers - they do depend on you. SJ has a product, she provides a service from which she derives a not insubstantial income and, in this day of Patreon etc, it’s all public.
It is incumbent on her to deliver on time, otherwise she loses face and customers.
 
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Well I hope Mummy was ok with it as Snort mentioned in the gift grab he was wearing one of her broches. Also with the new restrictions, Selmar and Tatty might not be there for New Year to cut the ribbon on the finished downstairs loo; or will they even bother now? :unsure:
Is it finished but!? :unsure:
 
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I noticed that. SJ and Philip must be in Isabelle's room raiding her jewellry box! What a cheek! 🙄 I wonder when Squirrel boy will start going through her wardrobe and wearing her clothes on camera!
i bet all her juwels are fake...i never knew one woman who would leave her real jewels behind...
 
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Just watched the latest Pethericks video “Bending the Zinc.” Billy was very hands-on and knows how to use the metal bending tool for the roof pieces…I was impressed. He actually IS doing it himself! No sign of Michael.
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There is a current estimate of 100-140 k per apartment .
WT actual F!!
You can build a house with that amount!.. not a big house... but a WHOLE house!

How the hell does this botched shoddy work is costing so much?!
 
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Dan’s latest vlog ,,,. ‘for all you tattlers, yes I have finished the lounge, here you go! Yes I need to go to the tip, but I don’t have the time at the moment (so wind your necks in), but on the flip side doesn’t Annalise look cute with a top bun and yes it is on Timelapse as I like to make you work by watching it in slow mo … good evening my tattle fans 😘 . OK I filled in a few blanks
 
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Anyone find it creepy that yak yak has to be front and centre

And Stephanie is now the side show 😈
He will be Lord of the Manor soon ..... slowly , slowly catchy monkey !!!

I am not a Fanny Fan but she better start looking over her shoulder as he is creeping in big time.
I agree with you Mojo .... he is getting Very Creepy.
With more lock downs he can "do his thing" as IJ , Nic and Potts are unable to come over and see what is happening and try to clean it up and throw out people who should have been long gone.
Mind you.......if Snorts thinks this will be a great career move to look after a older woman with $$ he should think again as in life there is No free ride. He will be at her beck and call and other people around him will see and think of him as a Fop - and snorts will know this. I wonder how thick his skin is as this is very trying .
I had a very rich third cousin who was married 4 times - one twice . Two couldn't stand her and left ( very much like Fanny - had to be centre of attention and very mean with her money when it came to others - you ended up paying if you were out with her ) but the one that was married to her twice was a lazy guy like Snorts. He had a life of no money worries but he sure earned it !! He died well before her . The old biddy lived well into her early 90's .

I used to dislike the spiv Teabag the most but he is now in second place....... Snorts with his ego and laziness takes first Hate place here! I do not believe he glues anything back as that would take effort and that energy is for spending Fanny's grifted money!
I do believe he is trying to piss Natti off with all the back handed "drinking vodka" etc..... I think he wants her to move on so he has control of the books and info .

Off to catch up ..... Morning All :love:
 
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He should change the name of his channel to Occasionally Doing it Ourselves :)
I have another suggestion...he should change the name to "How to make promises that you have no intention of keeping, while still raking in free money".

Meanwhile it seems their first visitors have arrived...Egyptologist Curtis!...sorry, forgot to say Stephanie's first visitor.
 
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Oh mini apron is on the warpath

Love ❤ and laughter now dispensed
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Oops Percy is in denial
Works health authorities know nothing apparently
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Incoming the working 😂😂😂
Lazy SSB
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ugly figurines and a big box full of someone's discarded, crap. If she doesn't throw this tit out, SJ is going to have to start renting a storage locker to keep this crap.
Wasn't that a big ol' box of tit!? I'm sure she secretly glad most of it was broken.
 
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It's called negative interests here. If you have more than 100000 Euro in your account you don't get any interests but you pay some to the bank.
That is the weirdest thing my north American ears have heard here... and I've heard plenty! LOL
Bank makes money off your funds... why do you have to pay them to keep it?
 
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500 euros for every 100000 you have a year...
NEver heard of this practice. I am shocked. Might as well keep your money under your mattress. What I know is, the more money you have in the bank the more interest you get. Obviously there are different kinds I accounts with different interest rates and other stipulations but generally the longer you keep the money in the bank the more you make.
 
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