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On benefits and have a blocked drain - is there anywhere I can get help from?
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When I had the same problem I called the water board they came and fixed it and there was no charge.
I'm in Scotland if that makes a difference.
Kind regards,
Lin0 -
was the sarcasm needed?did it make you feel better?
why should i as a worker paying tax have to pay for everything myself when people on benefits get it all for nothing? :mad:
they get enough as it is without wanting help with their houshold chores:mad:Be Alert..........Britain needs lerts.0 -
Lots of people in same boat.. If you have a mortgage then you will be paying buildings insurance???? could claim on this >> I am on low income and pay homeserve insurance to cover for those things...although I cant afford it, its best to be covered. we cant all get things for free!!!Hi all. I'm on benefits and only just scraping by. I've got a blocked drain that is overflowing and I was wondering if there is anywhere that can help me for free/for a reduced rate?
It is my responsibility because I own the house (with a mortgage), so I don't have a landlord!
I've tried Mr. Muscle type stuff, caustic soda, drain rods, plunger ... I've done everything I can think of so I think it's time to call someone in ... but I can hardly afford milk at the moment, so I don't know what to do. :-( I've thought round all my friends and I don't know anyone who knows about that sort of thing.0 -
paddedjohn wrote: »why should i as a worker paying tax have to pay for everything myself when people on benefits get it all for nothing? :mad:
they get enough as it is without wanting help with their houshold chores:mad:
Too right, I agree with paddedjohn, these spongers make me sick.
The poster has a mortgage just like me yet I work to live and part of that is keeping the upkeep on my house, expenses I could do without.
Now this jasper wants his bloody bog cleaned out with taxpayers money!
The MP's have got nothing on this character!
Good grief!:mad:0 -
paddedjohn wrote: »why should i as a worker paying tax have to pay for everything myself when people on benefits get it all for nothing? :mad:
they get enough as it is without wanting help with their houshold chores:mad:
yeah sure they do cause the daily mail says they do
i get free prescriptions not cause im on benefits but cause i live in wales
Replies to posts are always welcome, If I have made a mistake in the post, I am human, tell me nicely and it will be corrected. If your reply cannot be nice, has an underlying issue, or you believe that you are God, please post in another forum. Thank you0 -
Too right, I agree with paddedjohn, these spongers make me sick.
The poster has a mortgage just like me yet I work to live and part of that is keeping the upkeep on my house, expenses I could do without.
Now this jasper wants his bloody bog cleaned out with taxpayers money!
The MP's have got nothing on this character!
Good grief!:mad:
:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: calm down dear youll get a hernia:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:Replies to posts are always welcome, If I have made a mistake in the post, I am human, tell me nicely and it will be corrected. If your reply cannot be nice, has an underlying issue, or you believe that you are God, please post in another forum. Thank you0 -
the fact that the op has a mortgaged property proves that they have worked............very few people on benefits are on them through choice.
dunno why im trying to justify the op to the idiots!
btw i dont get benefits! lol0 -
dont worry the word benefits brings the mist down on some peoples eyesthe fact that the op has a mortgaged property proves that they have worked............very few people on benefits are on them through choice.
dunno why im trying to justify the op to the idiots!
btw i dont get benefits! lolReplies to posts are always welcome, If I have made a mistake in the post, I am human, tell me nicely and it will be corrected. If your reply cannot be nice, has an underlying issue, or you believe that you are God, please post in another forum. Thank you0 -
the fact that the op has a mortgaged property proves that they have worked............very few people on benefits are on them through choice.
dunno why im trying to justify the op to the idiots!
btw i dont get benefits! lol
It's the 'something for nothing' brigade that makes me angry.
This sounds like essential work for health reasons.
I'd like the WATER BOARD do the work and then bill him, payable once he starts work again.
And the same for other freebies the out of work get too.
How does he pay his mortgage?0
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