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11 minutes ago, Johnoco said:

Seriously? 

Yep but hey, I was out of paid work for 18 months from December 2019 to May 2021 and I was days away from completely running out of money and potentially being homeless so I am just very happy to have a job at all, especially in somewhere like Hull where decent, well paid jobs are a rarity.

Things are looking up though cos I might be getting another job in a couple of weeks which is better than what I'm currently doing and there is a lot of potential for advancement in that one whereas what I'm doing now is completely dead end. 

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3 hours ago, Farmduck said:

You should have migrated. I get just under 600GBP/fortnight on the Oz Age Pension.

In the 3 pension funds I have built up when I was working, they are worth £70k, but I can't touch them until I am 66

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On 19/12/2021 at 09:23, Johnoco said:

So I was buying some booze in the supermarket yesterday and the guy in front was paying for his stuff. Bit of a hold up….me drumming fingers….turns out his shopping came to £11.49 and he didn’t have enough money in his account to pay for it so was deciding what to put back. He wasn’t creating a scene and was clearly embarrassed by the situation, ie genuine. I told him to put them back on the till and I’d pay for them (it was only about £2). He was ridiculously grateful and I had to tell him it wasn’t really a big deal. As I left, he tried to shake my hand but thought again, what with covid around. I gave him another fiver and told him to have a good Christmas and to do the same for someone else one day. (I know, I know, philanthropist is my middle name)

 It sort of blew my mind that you wouldn’t have enough money in your account but I’d forgotten that I was once in that boat too. Moral is, if you can help someone do so. 
 

But I still don’t give to those jokers tapping on your car window at the lights. 😆

Only just seen this. You did a good thing there.

Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett)

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1 hour ago, gingerjon said:

Only just seen this. You did a good thing there.

To me it was pretty much nothing but it obviously meant a great deal to him. My actual words of wisdom to him were 'pass it on when you can help someone'. Hopefully he will. 

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33 minutes ago, CornwallRL said:

How? My HB only covers 2/3 of my rent, the other £200 I pay myself, that leaves £225 to cover bills & food FOR A MONTH!

I'm a pensioner. I worked for 50 years without being unemployed ( often worked at two jobs and paid 2 National Insurance stamps) I get £580 a month from the state and that's FOR A MONTH.

Your £800 FOR A MONTH seems like I was the mug.

Ron Banks

Midlands Hurricanes and Barrow

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2 hours ago, CornwallRL said:

How? My HB only covers 2/3 of my rent, the other £200 I pay myself, that leaves £225 to cover bills & food FOR A MONTH!

You get £825 whatever you call it. That's how.

A minimum wage job gives you approximately £1200 per month. Not that great a difference and you have to pay pretty much everything. 

 

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On 11/12/2021 at 13:44, CornwallRL said:

They would do if you knew how to do a question mark??????????

Mmmmmm!!!

A previous poster called Bleep used to go off on one about the misuse of punctuation marks.

Funnily enough he disappeared around the time you joined🤔 perhaps you’re related?

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9 hours ago, Moose said:

Mmmmmm!!!

A previous poster called Bleep used to go off on one about the misuse of punctuation marks.

Funnily enough he disappeared around the time you joined🤔 perhaps you’re related?

Yes. That thought had crossed my mind, too. Fresh start for troubled soul? Normally you can't change your identity on here, I understand.

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15 hours ago, Bearman said:

I'm a pensioner. I worked for 50 years without being unemployed ( often worked at two jobs and paid 2 National Insurance stamps) I get £580 a month from the state and that's FOR A MONTH.

Your £800 FOR A MONTH seems like I was the mug.

Pensions are too low, wages are too low and benefits are often far, far too low.

Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett)

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13 hours ago, Moose said:

Mmmmmm!!!

A previous poster called Bleep used to go off on one about the misuse of punctuation marks.

Funnily enough he disappeared around the time you joined🤔 perhaps you’re related?

Nothing to do with me. Honest Guv.

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16 hours ago, Bearman said:

I'm a pensioner. I worked for 50 years without being unemployed ( often worked at two jobs and paid 2 National Insurance stamps) I get £580 a month from the state and that's FOR A MONTH.

Your £800 FOR A MONTH seems like I was the mug.

Fair comment, but your mortgage fully paid up?

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18 minutes ago, CornwallRL said:

Fair comment, but your mortgage fully paid up?

Yes, I paid it up by working every hour I could get. 

The only time I ever claimed benefit was in 2001. I had left 1 job and was starting self employment when I broke my leg. I broke it a couple of days before leaving my employed job. As I was going to be unable to work away, I claimed. 

They awarded me £ 19.61 per week. I phoned them and pointed out that I had been paying two Nat Ins stamps for years. They told me that that was all I was entitled to. I told them to stuff it and to cancel it as I was going to find away to work on crutches.I only ever claimed that single payment.

I paid a friend to drive me and I hobbled on crutches until I was able to drive again.

 

Ron Banks

Midlands Hurricanes and Barrow

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12 minutes ago, Bearman said:

Yes, I paid it up by working every hour I could get. 

So that £580 is all yours then? Bills excepted. OK, after my rent I have £300 bills excepted. I usually shop at Lidl, or Aldi, & as a luxury I might buy a bag of m&m's or a multi bag of crisps.

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20 minutes ago, CornwallRL said:

So that £580 is all yours then? Bills excepted. OK, after my rent I have £300 bills excepted. I usually shop at Lidl, or Aldi, & as a luxury I might buy a bag of m&m's or a multi bag of crisps.

Do you think his mortgage magically disappeared? 

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48 minutes ago, Bearman said:

Yes, I paid it up by working every hour I could get. 

The only time I ever claimed benefit was in 2001. I had left 1 job and was starting self employment when I broke my leg. I broke it a couple of days before leaving my employed job. As I was going to be unable to work away, I claimed. 

They awarded me £ 19.61 per week. I phoned them and pointed out that I had been paying two Nat Ins stamps for years. They told me that that was all I was entitled to. I told them to stuff it and to cancel it as I was going to find away to work on crutches.I only ever claimed that single payment.

I paid a friend to drive me and I hobbled on crutches until I was able to drive again.

 

Yeah, so? The guy gets a rent allowance and £400 a month, and you’re screaming about it ffs 

"Freedom without socialism is privilege and injustice, socialism without freedom is slavery and brutality" - Mikhail Bakunin

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45 minutes ago, Phil said:

Yeah, so? The guy gets a rent allowance and £400 a month, and you’re screaming about it ffs 

It's not so much that I think. I think it's more the complaining tone of the original poster. I too got sweet FA during a period of unemployment and still had to pay all my bills. All he was saying (IMO) was he could be a bit less ungrateful. 

 

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1 minute ago, Johnoco said:

It's not so much that I think. I think it's more the complaining tone of the original poster. I too got sweet FA during a period of unemployment and still had to pay all my bills. All he was saying (IMO) was he could be a bit less ungrateful. 

 

I didn’t read it that way, but I’m leaving it as this isn’t the politics forum 

"Freedom without socialism is privilege and injustice, socialism without freedom is slavery and brutality" - Mikhail Bakunin

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