BENEFITS hmmmm

[Margaret Pilkington]

It is my husbands birthday on Monday too.....he will be 71.
I have no fear of him finding out I have told you this as he is not internet savvy.
Ok, someone might tell him, but do I look bothered ?

[Margaret Pilkington]

Originally Posted by accyman

its on paddys day but kids are a weekend thing so opened teh prezzies today from them

i wouldnt mind but the little sod sat and watched me take a bite and didnt even make a move to stop me lol

takes after me for sure the little ............. :-)


now to get back on topic where is a child getting money from to buy bathbombs ? Talk about frittering child benefit on tat

They are allowed when it is for their dad....but they have to choose something a bit more subtle(expensive) for their Mum.....remember it is Mothers Day on the 30th of March!

[Less]

Well, the last hour has brought the five most accurate and worthwhile posts this half baked thread is likely to see.

Well done Margaret & accyman.

[Margaret Pilkington]

Thanks Less!

[westendlass]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

Those who are poor often do not pay taxes...apart from those levied on what they spend their money on.

My daughter has been ill for a long time. She has not had a penny of benefits apart from a short time on SSP...which ran out some time last July.
She gets no benefits because her husband earns just slightly over the threshold where she would be able to claim.
A request was put in for her to receive PIP(the new name for DLA) that was in May last year...she has not had a single penny ...and only recently had an ATOS interview in her home because she is too ill to travel...she was told that the processing of this claim could take three months.
So I am fully aware of the difficulties the claimants face.
My comments have been made in the face of being aware of these difficulties from a personal point of view.
She has had to give up on things that many of us take for granted.
You have to cut your coat according to your cloth.

I have said many times that if those who should pay tax paid the amount that is required(thinking of the legal tax evasion that the multi national companies practice while the government - and not just this government but preceding ones too, seem to think is alright)then there would be enough in the pot to pay those in need, what would be something that allows a life, rather than an existence

As some of you might know my son has just been treated for cancer. As he was unable to work sometimes during his treatment he asked about any assistance from the DSS. A lady called round and told him he wasn't entitled to anything until he'd been ill for nine months. What a joke, he's always worked, and, at a time when he needed assistance most, he got a kick in the teeth.I've had to beg, borrow and scrounge just to keep the electric and gas going in our house, never mind food. He wouldn't accept any help from Macmillan as he didn't want to take from someone more needy than him! When I see people laughing and taking the mick on benefits it really gets my goat.

[Accyexplorer]

Originally Posted by Less

Well, the last hour has brought the five most accurate and worthwhile posts this half baked thread is likely to see.

Well done Margaret & accyman.

Creep

I notice you didn't come up with anything that even resembled "accurate" or "worthwhile"

[Less]

Originally Posted by Accyexplorer

Creep

I notice you didn't come up with anything that even resembled "accurate" or "worthwhile"

I notice it took you two days to attempt another mediocre post, creep though not copyrighted by me, was used to describe you many days before, get your own insults don't just repeat those from others.

The post you quoted was both accurate and worthwhile, it upset you didn't it?

[Accyexplorer]

Originally Posted by Less

get your own insults don't just repeat those from others.

The post you quoted was both accurate and worthwhile,

it upset you didn't it? :

I wasn't trying to insult you Less,I hope you didn't take it that way

I used the word creep purely because you called me a creep "many days before".
The post I quoted was only "accurate" and "worthwhile" to you an those you was creeping up to.

As for upsetting me,thanks again for a laugh

[Less]

Originally Posted by Accyexplorer

I wasn't trying to insult you Less,[space]I hope you didn't take it that way

I used the word creep purely because you called me a creep "many days before".
The post I quoted was only "accurate" and "worthwhile" to you and those you was creeping up to.

As for upsetting me,[space]thanks again for a laugh

There are other errors I'll leave you to spot them over the next few days.

So glad you had a laugh, it is very important to be able to laugh at oneself,
you seem to have a greater chance of doing that than most.

[Margaret Pilkington]

Originally Posted by Accyexplorer

The post I quoted was only "accurate" and "worthwhile" to you an those you was creeping up to.

This implies that Less was creeping to Accyman and myself.

Less has no need to creep to anyone...least of all me(I can't speak for Accyman) He has absolutely nothing to gain by creeping.
It's not even as if I am in this supposed 'clique'.

[Accyexplorer]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

This implies that Less was creeping to Accyman and myself.

Less has no need to creep to anyone...least of all me(I can't speak for Accyman) He has absolutely nothing to gain by creeping.
It's not even as if I am in this supposed 'clique'.

He's a creep IMHO Margaret

[Accyexplorer]

Originally Posted by Less

There are other errors I'll leave you to spot them over the next few days.

So glad you had a laugh, it is very important to be able to laugh at oneself,
you seem to have a greater chance of doing that than most.

:

[Less]

Originally Posted by Accyexplorer

He's a creep IMHO Margaret

Have you not noticed?

Your opinion, whether honest or otherwise isn't worth much to most of us.

[Accyexplorer]

Originally Posted by Less

Have you not noticed?

Your opinion, whether honest or otherwise isn't worth much to most of us.

I bet there's a few folk that have noticed your a grumpy old man
Instead of "the grand wizard" we should call you Spiderman,not that you've any special powers,because you struggle getting out the bathtub

[Margaret Pilkington]

Originally Posted by Accyexplorer

He's a creep IMHO Margaret

Of course you are entitled to your opinion, but you are making assumptions based on something that is not real, but virtual.

We should never worry about others estimation of us.
Whatever someone thinks of you(collectively, not personally) is none of your business.....and we are not defined by what others may think we are.

And because someone tosses what you consider to be an insult doesn't mean you need to toss it back. Just because someone throws the ball doesn't mean you have to catch it.

This said with the greatest respect.