What Made You Want To Swear Today?

[Janie1962]

I once found a live moth in a bag of pre-packed salad leaves - yuk! After lots of complaining I was sent seventy-five quids' worth of vouchers.......still can't even look at pre-packed stuff, though!

[watchinginvestigation2011]

Hearing yobs at wikstead park cut off the feet of two amazon parots, they were left to bleed to death and found still alive, but had to be put down.

So terrible and sad

[Nystagmite]

That really is annoying when that happens!!!!!

 

I know! I'm concerned about using it again. Have informed the company about this, who were wonderful about it.

[Nystagmite]

Went to the hospital today and went to claim back parking and petrol. Got the costs back and was told that next time, I would have to take the bus. The stupid thing is, some people who are out patients at certain departments can get petrol and parking charges refunded. Why is it one rule for them and one rule for us? If I did come by bus, I would need someone with me and it would cost almost as much and would take 3 times as longer to get there.

[babybear39]

If you're on DLA they have to let you travel the way you choose.

[Mungypup]

I HATE TRICK OR TREATERS IT'S A STUPID AMERICAN IDEA FOR TEENAGERS TO BEHAVE BADLY AND GET AWAY WITH IT

 

They have just lobbed a neighbours lit pumpkin from outside of their house, over my daughters car

Wax and pumpkin remains all over the car .............. amazingly it didn't set fire to it

 

I hate this time of year, I just turn the lights out, sit with the candles on, telly on low and don't answer the door or even look on Halloween. When it gets near bonfire night I allways start to get nervy. We had a firework put through our letterbox years ago and I've never quite got over it. Even though no damage was caused (it didn't set fire to anything thank god, there was just tonnes of smoke everywhere) I was in the house on my own that night and found it very frightening. I'm allways worried that it's going to happen again. I used to push very heavy things up to the letterbox to stop anything being able to be pushed through but now we have a new door and the letterbox is no longer on the floor, it's the first year since that I won't be able to do that.

 

Hearing yobs at wikstead park cut off the feet of two amazon parots, they were left to bleed to death and found still alive, but had to be put down.

So terrible and sad

 

Disgusting. I'll never understand how anybody could be so cruel. Poor poor animals, I cannot imagine the pain and fear they must have felt. **** like that don't seserve to live amongst us!!!

[caro]

Hearing that a friend with learning disabilities has been interviewed under caution (a family member was present) regarding unpaid council tax that she knew nothing about and being presented with a bill for £28k!!!!!!

 

Both her parents have died in the last year or so and although her father was in a home, her mother was perfectly capable and the lady herself is sensible enough to know about paying bills.

 

I'm seeing her Saturday with all her paperwork to try and work out what's happening. Apparently her benefits will be stopped until the bills paid. The family member apparently thinks it will have to be paid.

 

Something doesn't add up here!!!!!!

[SOD'EM]

Hearing that a friend with learning disabilities has been interviewed under caution (a family member was present) regarding unpaid council tax that she knew nothing about and being presented with a bill for £28k!!!!!!

 

Both her parents have died in the last year or so and although her father was in a home, her mother was perfectly capable and the lady herself is sensible enough to know about paying bills.

 

I'm seeing her Saturday with all her paperwork to try and work out what's happening. Apparently her benefits will be stopped until the bills paid. The family member apparently thinks it will have to be paid.

 

Something doesn't add up here!!!!!!

 

Something similar happened to my dad. I lived away for a while but still got all my mail delivered to my dads. He was claiming full Council Tax Benefit as he was the only person living there. When I came back I got a place of my own and they asked me my previous address. I didn't want them knowing all of my private (but perfectly legal) business, so I said I was living with my dad for that time. He then received a letter from them saying he had been overpayed 4 years of benefit and they wanted 4K from him. He is 76 years old and nearly had his 10th heart attack. He had to go and sign a decleration to say I was only using his address as a c/o address. He is OK now, but I have now received a letter asking me where I was for that time. Why do they need to know?

[caro]

This goes back to when her mother was alive and 2008 has been mentioned, but I can't see how that could be anywhere near £28k.

 

It really does feel like big brother is watching at times. What's it to them where you were?

[SOD'EM]

Whoever was responsible for paying the Council Tax may have been claiming the single tenant benefit (even if they did by mistake, the Council are gits about that stuff). They will even go back 12 years if necessary. This should still have nothing to do with your friend unless she was responsible (which I very much doubt) for all the Council Tax payments before. I would tell them not to worry though as that will obviously make things worse. Knowing the mistakes Councils usually make, this is probably just another notch in their cock up bedpost, just on a bigger scale.

[caro]

She is a terrible worrier over small things and she's been physically sick over this. I've heard mention of her having a joint account with her mother, but it seems to me if nothing was known about it then it must be a council cock up so I can't see how she can be expected to pay.

 

I really need to see the paperwork to get a handle on it but I will be fighting tooth and nail for her. There will be a thread because we're going to need help.

 

Thanks for the support sod'em.

[Night Owl]

Got a cold. Why can't they do a cold jab? had my flu jab ages ago.

[babybear39]

I got one too NO

[Night Owl]

Pass the tissues BB....... I will pour us both something medicinal.

[babybear39]

Thanks NO.

 

*BB passes NO the kleenex*

[locutus]

Get well soon you 2! And Babybear, I don't want any more reports of the Grim Reaper having a "near babybear experience" again (since you kicked his ar$e 4 times already )

[Nystagmite]

If you're on DLA they have to let you travel the way you choose.

 

Interesting. Not heard of that. Link please? Have emailed the PCT - as it makes no sense as to why someone attending neurology with long standing issues (I am being investigated for spinal and brain problems) has to pay, yet, relatives of mine whose baby was born a few weeks early, didn't have to pay because their baby was in hospital.

[babybear39]

Get well soon you 2! And Babybear, I don't want any more reports of the Grim Reaper having a "near babybear experience" again (since you kicked his ar$e 4 times already )

 

Yep, it'll be two years in January. How time flies My progress/recovery has been very hard work for both me and medical staff, but I was determined to prove the consultants wrong.

[babybear39]

Interesting. Not heard of that. Link please? Have emailed the PCT - as it makes no sense as to why someone attending neurology with long standing issues (I am being investigated for spinal and brain problems) has to pay, yet, relatives of mine whose baby was born a few weeks early, didn't have to pay because their baby was in hospital.

 

I should have said DLA for mobility issues.

[babybear39]

Interesting. Not heard of that. Link please? Have emailed the PCT - as it makes no sense as to why someone attending neurology with long standing issues (I am being investigated for spinal and brain problems) has to pay, yet, relatives of mine whose baby was born a few weeks early, didn't have to pay because their baby was in hospital.

 

I should have said DLA for mobility issues.

[Nystagmite]

My DLA mobility is eaten up by other stuff.

[babybear39]

Next time take a DLA notification letter with you.

[watchinginvestigation2011]

Cant leave my eczma alone, been using a hairbrush, so my legs are in agony, even my kids are telling me off.

 

STOP IT ITCH AND PEE OFF:-x

 

CAn but try

 

Look a fright with my legs bandaged up, haha Bit like an egyption mummy

[watchinginvestigation2011]

Without meaning to be a spoil sport, is it just me or did this years fireworks sound louder.

 

Was having a rest/lie down and a couple of houses up had a display, sounded like an explosion everytime they ignited them. Think they were more display ones as never heard nowt like it !!!!!

 

BANG, I naarly fell out of bed:madgrin:

[watchinginvestigation2011]

What made me swear today?

 

SPAMMERS talking gobbledey gook.