Hi All,
The Worlds End – Simon Pegg,Nick Frost and Martin Freeman. Not a bad film on the whole quite enjoyed it.:eagerness:

Geoff.

Hi All,
Grudge Match – Sylvester Stallone/Alan Arkin/Kim Basinger/Kevin Hart and Robert De Niro. Quite a funny and enjoyable film for the most part with a couple of funny’s at the end credits. :eagerness:

Geoff.

Hi All,
On page 14 of the SUN today is an article of yet another ex-serviceman a Falklands War veteran given short shrift by the DWP who despite being 62 Yr’s old Gordon Lang, An amputee and has Terminal Cancer with approximately 3 months to live received a letter in which the DWP urged him to find work.
He has been told that he must find suitable work as the DWP want to stop his £600 per month benefit. When he contacted the Shaw Trust who administer the DWP work programme this quote was in his reply:- ”When you feel fit and healthy and ready or work, we look forward to working with you to find a suitable job”
It’s a pity those who are doing the vetting of those who are on benefit do not look so close at those who are sitting on their collective arses and have never bothered to work, At the immigrants who flaunt their new found wealth to build there owned property’s in their country of birth etc.etc. before treating not just ex-servicemen and women like this but also those who have a genuine reason for not being able to work bloody disgusting IMHO. 😡

Geoff.

Hi All,
Timelapse (15) – A good simple basic old fashioned Sci-Fi film without any spell binding special effects, just a good story with a twist at the end I enjoyed it anyway and that’s what is important well worth a watch IMHO. :eagerness:

Geoff.

Hi All,
Jim and Paul,
Many thanks for the input especially the DWP form book that was a godsend will be right on that cheers. :eagerness:
As for this thread not today but yesterday referring to the dimwits employed or the stupid regulations these employees are governed by, Basically refused my PIS benefit followed their directions on the letter exactly:- contact immediately if you want a reconsideration to discuss!, having done this previously I received a phone call asking why I wanted a reconsideration, explained was told she would ring again the following day with her decision, recieved the call only to be told she had made the decision but could not tell over the phone and I would receive a letter with the decision ?????
It’s no wonder people are so confused about claiming benefits it seems to me that the whole process let alone the DWP form is designed for people to fail and those that do get through the first round still have to prostate themselves in front of all an sundry just to obtain what they are entitled to, on a side note to this the letter they forward to you refuse say’s you said this,you said that on the form, the woman told my wife they do not base a decision on the form and those who claim really need to provide proof of what the applicant puts on form, when asked why it does not say that you MUST provide proof to each question she just replied that’s nothing to do with the DWP ???
It was the same answer to a similar question about the assessor:- they are nothing to do with the DWP ??? seems that they try and confuse the claimants at every turn, it just makes me so mad because I wonder how others get benefits such as those who have just turned up and held their hand out, those who cannot be arsed to work, those who have not put in to a system that was basically a safety net for those who fell on hard times through no fault of their own yet if I was an alcoholic,Druggy etc.etc. here you are no questions asked the rest who have worked for x amount of years you have jump when we say! 😡

Geoff.

Hi All,
Getting an official warning from the MODS on this forum for posting what was to all tense and purpose a seasonal goodwill gesture in all the forum categories, just trying to cheer a fellow forumite who will be spending their 1st Christmas alone. I agree posting the same thread is not warranted as it makes no sense! none the less it was for maximum effect to ask other forumites to send a Christmas wish to a fellow forumite who has had a rather bad run of luck this year, the final straw being the loss of a beloved pet dog and will be on their own Christmas Day to top that off.
I just hope that none of those who deemed my innocent transgression of breaking forum rules have to ever go through similar circumstances as what our fellow formite has gone through, to loose a pet so close to this time of year is bad enough for anyone then to be lonely is just unthinkable and heartbreaking.
It’s quite odd though really as last year I did the same action posting in all categories by wishing all forumites a Happy Christmas and Happy New Year and as far as I can remember I never received an official rebuke :confused:

Geoff. 🙁

Hi All,
Moggy,
I may be controversial here but why the thread heading ? I would have thought Patronised is a bit strong you were speeding yes ? it’s a simple choice Coarse or points ? If you feel that you are going to be patronised on the coarse take the hit with the points and all the difficulty’s that may come with it, or simply just accept you were breaking the law take the coarse !
Correct me if I am wrong but it’s not the 1st time being caught speeding is it ? you could argue that obviously you have never learnt from your previous experiences if this isn’t your 1st rodeo so to speak, in that case be humble admit you were a pillock move on simple!;)

Geoff

Hi All,
See what I mean PMA the thing is I can’t spell. 😀

Geoff. or t some eoff. 😀