Thought Id start this one going because its rather dead on this board at the moment and I suppose all my usual muckers are either at the Stella tennis event watching Dim Tim (lose again) or at Henly Regatta eating cucumber sandwiches (they wish,...NOT).

Anyway please feel free to just talk to yourself blast away and let it go on any company or subject you wish. Just wish Id thought of this one before.

cheers GF.

What Im trying to say Hays is my father would say, why on earth is Housing Benefit payable to a person in full time work. Surely he should be bringing home a wage big enough to cover his rent payments even if he is a trainee or apprentice.

This use of Housing Benefit is madness.

When I was a young kid I think some got what they used to call a rent rebate.

But it was nothing on the scale of this housing benefit.

cynic
gf was complaining about the numbers in work getting benefits increasing.

Good point made by doodlebug above only yesterday I was talking about younger people overstretching themselves wanting 2 cars a bigger house than they can afford etc etc. Just to beat their freinds and them nextdoor.

I was brought up in a make do and repair world.

Hays just to let you know I have filtered Cynic permanently. See earlier post.

I make this point in case we have a communication breakdown. Remember I cant see his posts.

cynic's posts are some of the most sensible on here.

The introduction of credit cards and various finance deals have a lot to answer for, it's far too easy to borrow money now and run up large debts. I think part of the education curriculum should include lessons for teenagers on how to manage their finances properly. It's not rocket science really = don't spend more than you earn.

Yep but you dont attack a person who as a disability and invite others in to take part.

That is the lowest of the lowest. See post 40776

Doodles I and few others on SCrazy were arguing for that to be added to the national curriculum say for 2 hours per week at the age of 13.

I think it would lead to far greater financial awareness and responsibility.

I didn't know this , Australia's state pension system operates on a non-contributory basis and is financed by general tax revenues. The Age Pension provides means-tested benefits for men over 65, but at different ages for women, based on their date of birth. By 2014, however, the age limit will be set at 65 for both men and women.

what a thin-skinned little pillock sticky is at times
i certainly told him he was a bully, which is a character defect he seems to have in abundance - e.g. if you don't show me respect, i'll punch you
dyslexic? ..... never aware of it anyway .... most here can't spell or write grammatically

specifically - did you know what he meant by "ingenuine"?
sure as hell i didn't!

Right off out fishing.

Going for Carp with bread floating.

Laters.

Isn't it dyslexia rules KO?

I don't see dyslexia as much of a disability. One of the highest incidence is amongst architects. They seem to manage fine.

and numerous actors, steve redgrave, richard branson and a great many other high achievers

my children are dyslexic to a fairly minor degree, and the best thing we ever did was to put them all through a pitman touch-typing course ... a huge help

Hays back.

Cant get a peg, and thats on my own mill dam,.......never mind.

Hays I have diabetics 2, for some reason this group have a much higher incidence of dyslexia.

Anyway Im not bothered about that I just dont like the way Cynic who knew dam well what he was doing set me up. Public School Boy games arent for me.

The little man can rot in hell.

Fred as been right all along.

gf
I see you are talking your usual brand of nonsense as usual.

Guardian, Telegraph and YouTube launch bid to host 2015 leaders' debate

Debate before general election would break broadcasters' monopoly and allow innovative audience participation


Patrick Wintour, political editor


theguardian.com, Thursday 15 May 2014 16.59 BST



The cross-platform collaboration would be aimed at engaging a younger and more interactive audience




A proposal for a party leaders' 2015 election debate to be staged on the internet is being launched by a unique alliance of YouTube, the Guardian, and the Telegraph.

The initiative for a debate broadcast through YouTube would break the monopoly of existing broadcasters and allow innovative forms of audience participation for the political parties. The proposal, using the hashtag #onlinedebate, has been in preparation for months and was sent to the main party leaders on Thursday following informal talks with politicians.

The cross-platform collaboration would put an online debate before the vast majority of the UK's 55 million internet users, and would be aimed at engaging a younger and more interactive audience.

A live feed could be embedded on any media site and be carried by any broadcasters on traditional TV and radio.

Until now, there has been an assumption that any 2015 election debates will be screened by the existing range of TV channels. But the new alliance claims this is to misunderstand the degree to which traditional boundaries between TV and the web, including newspaper websites, have eroded. For those aged under 44 the internet is now the main source of news, the three news media groups say, arguing that the format would reach an audience often alienated by traditional broadcasters.


More: http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/may/15/guardian-telegraph-youtube-launch-bid-2015-election-leaders-debate

of course he's talking nonsense, but if he doesn't like being told he's a bully, then he shouldn't act like one

as for diabetics having a higher incidence of dyslexia, i have never heard such total and utter rubbish in my life

a high % of diabetes is the result of a lousy diet and lifestyle and being overweight
that many then fail to control their blood sugar exacerbates the situation and leads to an even earlier death - my late business partner was a typical example

diabetes really is rather nasty and pernicious, for it slowly eats away from the inside, and there's no actual cure
however, with a proper diet and exercise, it can be very well controlled

Hays so you filtering Fred is a positive action but me filtering Cynic is nonsense, yes I see Hays.

Double standards from yourself as usual.

Nothing changes ehhh Hays.

The only way Ill unfilter him is if he gives a full and unreserved public apology here on this board.

He certainly knew i had Dyslexia Ive told him and the whole thread at least half a dozen times, ask Chris Carson, and Chris had the balls and decency to apologise.

Anyway I like Chris hes like me rough around the edges but you know what your getting.

Everyone here thinks Fred is an idiot. It is just you that has a problem with cynic (apart from Fred).

No they all dont think Fred is an idiot.

Its the likes of Cynic yet again using other people who have built that image up of Fred.

Anyway I look upon Cynic as a coward using actions like he did yesterday evening.

ohhhhh and by the way Cynic as his fair share of detractors they just dont sAY ANYTHING BUT HE KNOWS i RECIEVED A BOX FULL OF COMPLAINTS (pms) AGAINST HIM VERY RECENTLY ON A CERTAIN THREAD and their were some very prominent names from this board amongst them.