Very Strange

jaysay · 03-09-2011, 13:49

Saturday is like any other day for me except that my daughter comes round with my shopping and usually brings me a copy of the Observer. So after I finish trawling Accy Web and other sites, I tend to settle down with a brew and the Obs.

I was quite surprised when I opened the Obs and on the front page was a full page article on HBC increasing charges for funerals. How strange I thought, if this had been 12 months ago, the ink on the paper wouldn't have been dry before a rampant thread running into pages, slagging of Britcliffe and the council, no doubt instigated by Mossy aided and abetted by Bernard and Joan and the world and his wife finding plenty to say, yet not a single word, funny old place Accy Web ain't it

Less · 03-09-2011, 13:51

It's all part of the caring society, if you can't afford to die you'll live longer.

Margaret Pilkington · 03-09-2011, 14:36

And if you can't live longer than it won't be you that has to worry about the increased costs.

garinda · 03-09-2011, 16:12

It's 'the cuts'.

Think I'll start cutting things off myself, to reduce costs later.

I'll have to find out how much they charge to cremate a foot, hand, etc.

garinda · 03-09-2011, 16:19

Oh the point that there aren't many posts from Labour councillors, now they're the ruling party.

Conversely it could be said there aren't that many posts, i.e. none, by Conservative councillors...now they aren't in power.

They remain tight lipped, whether they're in, or whether they're out, and make Helen Keller look like a chatterbox.

cashman · 03-09-2011, 16:33

its been said quite a few times on here by so called aiders n abetters what is thought of this woman n none of it complimentary, so its nowt new, but yeh choose to ignore that fact n yeh aint got Altzeimers........at least not yet.

jaysay · 03-09-2011, 18:08

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Originally Posted by garinda

Oh the point that there aren't many posts from Labour councillors, now they're the ruling party.

Conversely it could be said there aren't that many posts, i.e. none, by Conservative councillors...now they aren't in power.

They remain tight lipped, whether they're in, or whether they're out, and make Helen Keller look like a chatterbox.

Maybe they aren't interested in Accy Web, but my point was if the Tories had have done the self same thing it would have been a toss up (whoever got their Obs first) whether Mossy or yourself would have started a thread on it

garinda · 03-09-2011, 18:46

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Originally Posted by jaysay

Maybe they aren't interested in Accy Web, but my point was if the Tories had have done the self same thing it would have been a toss up (whoever got their Obs first) whether Mossy or yourself would have started a thread on it

Oh right.

I'm supposed to be wearing my Rebel Red label again?

Just a minute, whilst I take off my Right-Wing Bigot badge.

It does get very confusing. Whether I'm supposed to be pro-Labour, or pro-Conservative.

I suppose it depends on which party's policies I'm ridiculing at the time, and therefore which blindly faithful supporters happen to feel aggrieved.

On this issue, not knowing much, besides what was printed in the Observer, it seems a bit of a non-story.

Apparently Hyndburn has historically had the lowest cremation/interment costs in the county. Which are to be increased because of the cuts that need to be made, and this will bring us in line with the rest of Lancashire.

Sounds like an inevitable course of action.

So you can hop back in your budgie cage Little Bluey, because I'd have said exactly the same thing, whoever happened to be in control of H.B.C. at the time this happened.

jaysay · 04-09-2011, 09:44

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Originally Posted by garinda

Oh right.

I'm supposed to be wearing my Rebel Red label again?

Just a minute, whilst I take off my Right-Wing Bigot badge.

It does get very confusing. Whether I'm supposed to be pro-Labour, or pro-Conservative.

I suppose it depends on which party's policies I'm ridiculing at the time, and therefore which blindly faithful supporters happen to feel aggrieved.

On this issue, not knowing much, besides what was printed in the Observer, it seems a bit of a non-story.

Apparently Hyndburn has historically had the lowest cremation/interment costs in the county. Which are to be increased because of the cuts that need to be made, and this will bring us in line with the rest of Lancashire.

Sounds like an inevitable course of action.

So you can hop back in your budgie cage Little Blue, because I'd have said exactly the same thing, whoever happened to be in control of H.B.C. at the time this happened.

Nevertheless if it had been the Tories doing it no doubt there would have been a dash on here to ram it down Britcliffes throat, sadly we now seemed to have lost the political antagonists, mind you I don't take any satisfaction from saying I told you so

JCB · 04-09-2011, 09:53

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Originally Posted by jaysay

I don't take any satisfaction from saying I told you so

But , oh yes you did .

Margaret Pilkington · 04-09-2011, 10:13

Having read the story, it seems it was only a matter of time before this action was inevitable.......whoever had been in control of the council....it isn't really something that can be argued against.

garinda · 04-09-2011, 10:19

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Originally Posted by jaysay

Nevertheless if it had been the Tories doing it no doubt there would have been a dash on here to ram it down Britcliffes throat, sadly we now seemed to have lost the political antagonists, mind you I don't take any satisfaction from saying I told you so

As I can only speak for myself, I'll repeat what I've already said. What's happened seems like an inevitability if Hyndburn's costs are that much lower than everywhere else in Lancashire, and savings need to be made to protect other services, and jobs.

I'd have said exactly the same thing if your little chum had still been on the throne.

garinda · 04-09-2011, 10:24

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

Having read the story, it seems it was only a matter of time before this action was inevitable.......whoever had been in control of the council....it isn't really something that can be argued against.

Quite agree.

Seems like some are a little delusional.

Or perhaps they're just trying to keep the name of their beloved Britcliffe alive, now he's no longer in power.

jaysay · 04-09-2011, 10:33

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Originally Posted by garinda

Quite agree.

Seems like some are a little delusional.

Or perhaps they're just trying to keep the name of their beloved Britcliffe alive, now he's no longer in power.

You know better or should do, no ifs no buts, whether it was inevitable or not Labour and their apologists would have made capital out of it, we might even had the thread called Dying of the fat of the land

garinda · 04-09-2011, 10:52

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Originally Posted by jaysay

You know better or should do, no ifs no buts, whether it was inevitable or not Labour and their apologists would have made capital out of it, we might even had the thread called Dying of the fat of the land

Which 'Labour apologists'?

Presumably there must be others, seeing as you named myself and Cllr.Moss.

Do try and remember, before attempting to second guess what I might have done if your little chum had held on to power, that I'm not tied by blind party loyalty.

I'm free to speak my own mind, and have no political axe to grind. Unlike some.

If savings need to be made, bringing the borough in line with the costs in the rest of Lancashire, it seems like a no brainer.

Back to posts by politicans.

Now they no longer have control of the council, are we to take it the Conservative councillors who are members of Accy Web, are going to remain mute?

Seems a shame.

Those in oppostition used to have freedom to spout off on here.

Guess we'll just have to make do with their little poodle's yaps.