It was getting tough in 2006 and the workhouse still threatens us in 2011

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Butterfly_Brain

redlady_1 wrote: »

And if you need any confirmation as to what is wrong in the country then this link pretty much sums it up! What a prat!!!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/8743065/Tourist-complains-about-sight-of-fish-in-harbour.html

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:What a twonk :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

redlady_1

paidinchickens wrote: »

Sounds a little fishy to me :rotfl:

Perhaps he needs to think about which plaice he holidays in next year??:D

The best thing about this is that he should read it and realise just what a biff he has been. Good God, if his kids cant deal with that then they stand no chance in the big wide world!

But then we all know this was just someone who is used to throwing their weight around trying it on.

Pathetic.

bonnie_bumpkins

kittie wrote: »

edit: I am getting the horse chestnuts in asap :eek:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2034065/Spiders-invasion-breeding-like-crazy-damp-summer.html

‘Conkers is a bit bonkers,’ says Stuart Hine of the Natural History Museum... ‘Throwing the conkers at marauding spiders to deter them would be more effective than leaving them around the house.'

:rotfl::rotfl:

I want to meet him!!

Reverbe

scottishminnie wrote: »

I'm so glad they named this idiot rather than the usual policy of "protecting" peoples identities. The more people that realise what a complete moron he is the better.

seconded.. what an absolute tool:rotfl::rotfl:

smileyt_2

Gingerbiscuit wrote: »

Had some bad news yesterday housing assocition want to flog off our carpark or let us rent a space for £49 month!!! I nearly fell over, I don't have car but carer uses and the council are bringing in permit for the road, we are long road in between lots of parking zones already. So it will cost me £3.50 per day for visitors permit for her. Either way I am mega screwed!!!! I don't pay her huge amount as it is so don't know if she will stay as local carpark are about the same cost (London) how they suggest you cope if you have carer few times a day I don't know!!

Gingerbiscuit, that's appalling! :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

Could you contact a disability rights organisation? Surely if you are ill or disabled enough to need a carer then there would be some kind of discrimination afoot if this carparking charge stopped you getting the care you need? Check your tenancy agreement too. And your local councillors, MP, newspaper .... really make a fuss and name and shame. Good luck with getting it sorted. Greedy, moneygrabbing barstewards!

Butterfly_Brain

Just read this........ it is a scary outlook......... so batton down the hatches, stock up and only keep what you have to in the banks :eek: next year looks like a very bumpy ride
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/8744416/Marks-and-Spencer-Debenhams-and-other-retailers-cut-by-Citigroup.html

ceridwen

smileyt wrote: »

Gingerbiscuit, that's appalling! :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

Could you contact a disability rights organisation? Surely if you are ill or disabled enough to need a carer then there would be some kind of discrimination afoot if this carparking charge stopped you getting the care you need? Check your tenancy agreement too. And your local councillors, MP, newspaper .... really make a fuss and name and shame. Good luck with getting it sorted. Greedy, moneygrabbing barstewards!

Personally - ie in that position - I would be writing in a nicely-worded letter to the Housing Association concerned and saying summat like:

"I note your proposal to rent out carpark space for £49 per month - and assume that this is applicable only to those using carpark space for "personal/leisure" type purposes. I do not require a carparking space personally - but do need the use of one sometimes for a carer. I have to have a carer come in x number of times per week to deal with various care requirements for myself and presume that no charge will be payable for this in the circumstances. I can provide a doctors letter, if required, to confirm that I do have a medical need for a carer. Looking forward to hearing from you that no carparking charge will be required from me for the purposes of my carer parking their car whilst dealing with my requirements."

Chances are that that alone will be sufficient to deal with the matter and there will be no further question of paying carparking fees. Should this not "work" - then time to "go higher" and contact the M.P. for the area and ask him/her about this.

It is understandable why anyone (housing association or otherwise) would wish to charge for use of carparking space - ie because it is land and land is a scarce resource in an overcrowded country such as ours. So - I would agree personally with them charging for use of this for "personal" purposes - BUT where it was a case of absolute "necessity" to use that bit of land for carparking then allow it to remain free of charge (which is where the "making it plain" to the Housing Association that the use of a bit of land in these circumstances wasnt because of some personal "wish" to do so - but because of a medical necessity for myself alone iyswim).

My estimate is that this will "work" - provided that people with no actual "need" for a parking space dont manage to get some sorta "proof" that they have a "need" when they dont. There will always be some who will "try it on" just because they want to/can. BUT ....I think one has to assume that there will be very few (if any) people who will try and plead "necessity" when there isnt one for themselves - and put in that letter stating that you can prove that there really IS a "necessity" for you to have the occasional use of a bit of land (aka parking space).

ceridwen

Butterfly_Brain wrote: »

Just read this........ it is a scary outlook......... so batton down the hatches, stock up and only keep what you have to in the banks :eek: next year looks like a very bumpy ride
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/8744416/Marks-and-Spencer-Debenhams-and-other-retailers-cut-by-Citigroup.html

Hmmm....I am not going to "bother my head" personally too much about this. Reason = Marks & Spencers has for many years been my "default shop" (ie where I would look first for anything that is covered by their ranges) BUT I could give them quite a long talk by now as to just why they simply arent catering very well for their "target market" (ie people like myself).

That is - if a firm like Marks & Sparks hasnt got the nous to realise why its "target market" is often deserting it then its not exactly surprising they arent making the profits they used to make.

Of course - if they want to hire me to "tell it like it is" for their typical customer -I MIGHT consider it - but it will cost them...:rotfl::rotfl:

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