Posted by: thistlemad, Ayrshire on 12:09pm Thu 30 Oct 08
Like we didn`t know this already?????
Whats the betting all the immigrants get extra heating allowances because they are "not used to this weather"!!!!!!!!
Like we didn`t know this already?????
Whats the betting all the immigrants get extra heating allowances because they are "not used to this weather"!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Meep, Shawlands on 12:11pm Thu 30 Oct 08
(In the tone of sarcasm) "[italic]Yeah i am sure that all that money coming in from the "tourism" will filter down and help those families in poverty who cant feed their kids or keep them warm".[/italic]
You just have to read Dickens "A Tale of Two Cities" to see Glasgow is closer to Dickensian levels of deprevation that anything portrayed by PR people trying to "sell" Glasgow as a playground for aimless, affluent, empty, hollow, emotionless, dirtytanned global tourists who will take photos of the local beggars and walk around trying to look "normal". [italic]Freakazoids[/italic] .
(In the tone of sarcasm) "
Yeah i am sure that all that money coming in from the "tourism" will filter down and help those families in poverty who cant feed their kids or keep them warm".
You just have to read Dickens "A Tale of Two Cities" to see Glasgow is closer to Dickensian levels of deprevation that anything portrayed by PR people trying to "sell" Glasgow as a playground for aimless, affluent, empty, hollow, emotionless, dirtytanned global tourists who will take photos of the local beggars and walk around trying to look "normal".
Freakazoids .
Posted by: paulab, glasgow on 12:35pm Thu 30 Oct 08
I just got a letter from my gas suppliers this morning saying that my direct debit of of £35.00 per month is going up to £75.00 per month its a total joke. I have hardly put my heating on and phoned them up and said they will look into it and phone me back yet again i will be waiting agaes for them to phone me up. Ill just be cancelling my direct debit untill they sort this out.
I just got a letter from my gas suppliers this morning saying that my direct debit of of £35.00 per month is going up to £75.00 per month its a total joke. I have hardly put my heating on and phoned them up and said they will look into it and phone me back yet again i will be waiting agaes for them to phone me up. Ill just be cancelling my direct debit untill they sort this out.
Posted by: The thinking alternative, City centre on 12:57pm Thu 30 Oct 08
105,000 families? That must be over 315,000 people, which is over 1/2 the population of Glasgow can't afford to heat their houses. I'm sure if most of them stopped drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes they would have little trouble. I have serious doubt about the 105,000 figure.
105,000 families? That must be over 315,000 people, which is over 1/2 the population of Glasgow can't afford to heat their houses. I'm sure if most of them stopped drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes they would have little trouble. I have serious doubt about the 105,000 figure.
Posted by: Carlos123, Hampshire on 1:06pm Thu 30 Oct 08
Quite agree - people still have cash for alcohol and fags (and trips following football teams across Europe) yet claim not to have money to heat their homes.
Quite agree - people still have cash for alcohol and fags (and trips following football teams across Europe) yet claim not to have money to heat their homes.
Posted by: willie mac, Arden on 1:19pm Thu 30 Oct 08
105,000 families in fuel poverty and only this week we hear the news that BP increased their 3rd quarter profits by 150% to £6.3 billion.
In our economically distressed times it seems that the power, gas and oil companies are making ever and ever larger profits at our expense.
Why is Gordon Brown allowing this to happen?
105,000 families in fuel poverty and only this week we hear the news that BP increased their 3rd quarter profits by 150% to £6.3 billion.
In our economically distressed times it seems that the power, gas and oil companies are making ever and ever larger profits at our expense.
Why is Gordon Brown allowing this to happen?
Posted by: The Missing City, Glasgow on 1:29pm Thu 30 Oct 08
[quote][bold]The thinking alternative[/bold] wrote:
105,000 families? That must be over 315,000 people, which is over 1/2 the population of Glasgow can't afford to heat their houses. I'm sure if most of them stopped drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes they would have little trouble. I have serious doubt about the 105,000 figure.[/quote] I'm sure the people you target will agree.
Very easy to have a go at others when you can hide behind a computer screen and say whatever you like, regardless of who you may be offending.
Too much alcohol?
Why is there so many off licences and booze outlets like pubs in housing schemes and deprived areas?
Why do more people smoke in deprived areas than anywhere else?
Until these factors are addressed I guess your slanderous attacks on as normal with your slander!
The thinking alternative wrote:
105,000 families? That must be over 315,000 people, which is over 1/2 the population of Glasgow can't afford to heat their houses. I'm sure if most of them stopped drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes they would have little trouble. I have serious doubt about the 105,000 figure.
I'm sure the people you target will agree.
Very easy to have a go at others when you can hide behind a computer screen and say whatever you like, regardless of who you may be offending.
Too much alcohol?
Why is there so many off licences and booze outlets like pubs in housing schemes and deprived areas?
Why do more people smoke in deprived areas than anywhere else?
Until these factors are addressed I guess your slanderous attacks on as normal with your slander!
Posted by: The Missing City, Glasgow on 1:33pm Thu 30 Oct 08
[quote][bold]Carlos123[/bold] wrote:
Quite agree - people still have cash for alcohol and fags (and trips following football teams across Europe) yet claim not to have money to heat their homes. [/quote] Who claims they do not to have money to heat their homes. ?
I can't see any names in the report.
As such, nobody mentioned any football supporters having to find cash for their energy bills.
Hmmmm, maybe a dig at Celtic fans perhaps, seein they are the only team from Scotland still in European competition.
May as well ban everything then, including Christmas anmd then people will have lots of money to keep warm.
Carlos123 wrote:
Quite agree - people still have cash for alcohol and fags (and trips following football teams across Europe) yet claim not to have money to heat their homes.
Who claims they do not to have money to heat their homes. ?
I can't see any names in the report.
As such, nobody mentioned any football supporters having to find cash for their energy bills.
Hmmmm, maybe a dig at Celtic fans perhaps, seein they are the only team from Scotland still in European competition.
May as well ban everything then, including Christmas anmd then people will have lots of money to keep warm.
Posted by: The Missing City, Glasgow on 1:34pm Thu 30 Oct 08
[quote][bold]The Missing City[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]The thinking alternative[/bold] wrote: 105,000 families? That must be over 315,000 people, which is over 1/2 the population of Glasgow can't afford to heat their houses. I'm sure if most of them stopped drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes they would have little trouble. I have serious doubt about the 105,000 figure.[/quote] I'm sure the people you target will agree. Very easy to have a go at others when you can hide behind a computer screen and say whatever you like, regardless of who you may be offending. Too much alcohol? Why is there so many off licences and booze outlets like pubs in housing schemes and deprived areas? Why do more people smoke in deprived areas than anywhere else? Until these factors are addressed I guess your slanderous attacks on as normal with your slander! [/quote] Until these factors are addressed I guess your slanderous attacks will carry on as normal with your slander!
I guess you see such people as diseased ridden scum!
The Missing City wrote:
The thinking alternative wrote: 105,000 families? That must be over 315,000 people, which is over 1/2 the population of Glasgow can't afford to heat their houses. I'm sure if most of them stopped drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes they would have little trouble. I have serious doubt about the 105,000 figure.
I'm sure the people you target will agree. Very easy to have a go at others when you can hide behind a computer screen and say whatever you like, regardless of who you may be offending. Too much alcohol? Why is there so many off licences and booze outlets like pubs in housing schemes and deprived areas? Why do more people smoke in deprived areas than anywhere else? Until these factors are addressed I guess your slanderous attacks on as normal with your slander!
Until these factors are addressed I guess your slanderous attacks will carry on as normal with your slander!
I guess you see such people as diseased ridden scum!
Posted by: The Missing City, Glasgow on 1:35pm Thu 30 Oct 08
[quote][bold]The Missing City[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]The thinking alternative[/bold] wrote: 105,000 families? That must be over 315,000 people, which is over 1/2 the population of Glasgow can't afford to heat their houses. I'm sure if most of them stopped drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes they would have little trouble. I have serious doubt about the 105,000 figure.[/quote] I'm sure the people you target will agree. Very easy to have a go at others when you can hide behind a computer screen and say whatever you like, regardless of who you may be offending. Too much alcohol? Why is there so many off licences and booze outlets like pubs in housing schemes and deprived areas? Why do more people smoke in deprived areas than anywhere else? Until these factors are addressed I guess your slanderous attacks on as normal with your slander! [/quote] Until these factors are addressed I guess your slanderous attacks [bold]will carry on[/bold] as normal with your slander!
I guess you see such people as diseased ridden scum!
The Missing City wrote:
The thinking alternative wrote: 105,000 families? That must be over 315,000 people, which is over 1/2 the population of Glasgow can't afford to heat their houses. I'm sure if most of them stopped drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes they would have little trouble. I have serious doubt about the 105,000 figure.
I'm sure the people you target will agree. Very easy to have a go at others when you can hide behind a computer screen and say whatever you like, regardless of who you may be offending. Too much alcohol? Why is there so many off licences and booze outlets like pubs in housing schemes and deprived areas? Why do more people smoke in deprived areas than anywhere else? Until these factors are addressed I guess your slanderous attacks on as normal with your slander!
Until these factors are addressed I guess your slanderous attacks
will carry on as normal with your slander!
I guess you see such people as diseased ridden scum!
Posted by: Tarry breeks, Partick on 2:03pm Thu 30 Oct 08
If these people stopped buying booze, fags and takeaways they would have no problem paying their bills. It's all about priorities.
If these people stopped buying booze, fags and takeaways they would have no problem paying their bills. It's all about priorities.
Posted by: The Missing City, Glasgow on 2:24pm Thu 30 Oct 08
[quote][bold]Tarry breeks[/bold] wrote:
If these people stopped buying booze, fags and takeaways they would have no problem paying their bills. It's all about priorities.[/quote] Like thats going to happen Tarry, besides I think if you were to say to people to stop doing what they have been doing (probably for many years) they would give you a piece of their mind, maybe an assault or two, depending on the individual
I guess a lot of people can't cook and probably refuse to cook
And thats just in Glasgow
So what chance ye got?
Tarry breeks wrote:
If these people stopped buying booze, fags and takeaways they would have no problem paying their bills. It's all about priorities.
Like thats going to happen Tarry, besides I think if you were to say to people to stop doing what they have been doing (probably for many years) they would give you a piece of their mind, maybe an assault or two, depending on the individual
I guess a lot of people can't cook and probably refuse to cook
And thats just in Glasgow
So what chance ye got?
Posted by: SPAMALOT, southside on 3:17pm Thu 30 Oct 08
Earlier this year city councillors were told around 72,000 families did not have enough money to pay heating bills...............
.........Who told the ET this s8ite??????and the buying of alcohol and fags is not the problem its the rip of energy companies just have a swatch at their profits for feck sake,and why is there all these different tariffs??????to bamboozle you into submission
Earlier this year city councillors were told around 72,000 families did not have enough money to pay heating bills...............
.........Who told the ET this s8ite??????and the buying of alcohol and fags is not the problem its the rip of energy companies just have a swatch at their profits for feck sake,and why is there all these different tariffs??????to bamboozle you into submission
Posted by: stmonan, Glasgow on 3:42pm Thu 30 Oct 08
'Fuel poverty' means you need to spend 10% of your DISPOSABLE income on heat and light. That leaves 90% for booze, fags, pies, bookies' lines etc.
What exactly does 'disposable income' mean, then?
'Fuel poverty' means you need to spend 10% of your DISPOSABLE income on heat and light. That leaves 90% for booze, fags, pies, bookies' lines etc.
What exactly does 'disposable income' mean, then?
Posted by: trench, possilpark on 5:54pm Thu 30 Oct 08
paul, that is too high, if i were you i would certainly object, it works out at nealy 20 pounds a week,or to be accurate about 2.55 a day for 30 days...i honestly think the assesor has over assesed(not unless you have a 5 bedroom home and the heating is on continualy summer and winter, which i doubt.
paul, that is too high, if i were you i would certainly object, it works out at nealy 20 pounds a week,or to be accurate about 2.55 a day for 30 days...i honestly think the assesor has over assesed(not unless you have a 5 bedroom home and the heating is on continualy summer and winter, which i doubt.
Posted by: leesome, Glasgow on 6:41pm Thu 30 Oct 08
How many live in a GHA home?
[quote]"We want to create a team of experts so the council can be the conduit to get the money flowing to the people who need it the most."[/quote]
They canny even feed your wean at school for free, not even a free cold school meal, and the above wants to pay experts! Are they ill? They so dettached from the city?
How many live in a GHA home?
"We want to create a team of experts so the council can be the conduit to get the money flowing to the people who need it the most."
They canny even feed your wean at school for free, not even a free cold school meal, and the above wants to pay experts! Are they ill? They so dettached from the city?
Posted by: The X Factor, Glasgow on 6:55pm Thu 30 Oct 08
[quote][bold]thistlemad[/bold] wrote:
Like we didn`t know this already????? Whats the betting all the immigrants get extra heating allowances because they are "not used to this weather"!!!!!!!![/quote] racist idiot
thistlemad wrote:
Like we didn`t know this already????? Whats the betting all the immigrants get extra heating allowances because they are "not used to this weather"!!!!!!!!
racist idiot
Posted by: SPAMALOT, southside on 7:13pm Thu 30 Oct 08
[quote][bold]The X Factor[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]thistlemad[/bold] wrote: Like we didn`t know this already????? Whats the betting all the immigrants get extra heating allowances because they are "not used to this weather"!!!!!!!![/quote] racist idiot[/quote] What is racist about the truth,away back to mr cowell and get your erse skelped ya dafty
The X Factor wrote:
thistlemad wrote: Like we didn`t know this already????? Whats the betting all the immigrants get extra heating allowances because they are "not used to this weather"!!!!!!!!
racist idiot
What is racist about the truth,away back to mr cowell and get your erse skelped ya dafty
Posted by: wild wadi, kirkie on 7:39pm Thu 30 Oct 08
Also, many older people do not have access to the internet, so they lose out because they cannot access the price comparison sites.
If you have "access" to the internet then getting shot of that and your tv subscription will probably save you more money than any price comparison site.
You hear about the "poor" having to make the choice heat or eat, what about working families who have to choose between heat,eat or pay the mortgage?
Also, many older people do not have access to the internet, so they lose out because they cannot access the price comparison sites.
If you have "access" to the internet then getting shot of that and your tv subscription will probably save you more money than any price comparison site.
You hear about the "poor" having to make the choice heat or eat, what about working families who have to choose between heat,eat or pay the mortgage?
Posted by: freekitten, City Centre on 7:57pm Thu 30 Oct 08
[quote]Households are said to be in fuel poverty if they have to spend at least 10% of their disposable income on heating and lighting.[/quote]
No. The definition of fuel poverty most bleaters use is 10% of your income, not of your disposable income. As such, the poorest of all do not qualify for help as they can not afford to spend 10% of their income in the first place.
Households are said to be in fuel poverty if they have to spend at least 10% of their disposable income on heating and lighting.
No. The definition of fuel poverty most bleaters use is 10% of your income, not of your disposable income. As such, the poorest of all do not qualify for help as they can not afford to spend 10% of their income in the first place.
Posted by: Emily, Edinburgh on 9:18pm Thu 30 Oct 08
Great idea from the council.
Teams of visitors will go into the schemes and talk to those in fuel poverty. Only those who can "detatch" themselves from the tragedy will fill the posts. This guarantees a high uptake of the new jobs because if any workforce can detatch, it's the council's.
Flexitime will be available and a cresh provided for worker's children. 6 weeks annual holiday, augmented by unlimited sick time on full pay will prove attractive.
The successful applicants will visit typical Glasgow tenants living in abject poverty, in slum housing that wouldn't have passed a 4th year tech drawing schedule, with no savings or assets, stressed by their anti-social environment.
The ultimate will be to show tenants how to "air their house" properly, because no admission of "damp housing" can be entertained by LA's. Also, inform them to wear a scarf and hat in the house and if they are at home alone, to lie in bed with a hot water bottle.
Each visit will last about half an hour but put 1 hour in your diary, unless it's a Friday when you just become "unavailable - he/she was at their desk 5 minutes ago", or it's near half-three. In this case you phone the client and explain you will need to come on Monday next.
GIVE US MORE MONEY OR CUT THE OBSCENE PROFITS!
Great idea from the council.
Teams of visitors will go into the schemes and talk to those in fuel poverty. Only those who can "detatch" themselves from the tragedy will fill the posts. This guarantees a high uptake of the new jobs because if any workforce can detatch, it's the council's.
Flexitime will be available and a cresh provided for worker's children. 6 weeks annual holiday, augmented by unlimited sick time on full pay will prove attractive.
The successful applicants will visit typical Glasgow tenants living in abject poverty, in slum housing that wouldn't have passed a 4th year tech drawing schedule, with no savings or assets, stressed by their anti-social environment.
The ultimate will be to show tenants how to "air their house" properly, because no admission of "damp housing" can be entertained by LA's. Also, inform them to wear a scarf and hat in the house and if they are at home alone, to lie in bed with a hot water bottle.
Each visit will last about half an hour but put 1 hour in your diary, unless it's a Friday when you just become "unavailable - he/she was at their desk 5 minutes ago", or it's near half-three. In this case you phone the client and explain you will need to come on Monday next.
GIVE US MORE MONEY OR CUT THE OBSCENE PROFITS!
Posted by: Emily, Edinburgh on 9:26pm Thu 30 Oct 08
[quote][bold]thistlemad[/bold] wrote:
Like we didn`t know this already????? Whats the betting all the immigrants get extra heating allowances because they are "not used to this weather"!!!!!!!![/quote] You are so stupid somebody must be helping you write this p1sh.
thistlemad wrote:
Like we didn`t know this already????? Whats the betting all the immigrants get extra heating allowances because they are "not used to this weather"!!!!!!!!
You are so stupid somebody must be helping you write this p1sh.
Posted by: I Predict A Riot, Glasgow on 10:54pm Thu 30 Oct 08
I think the world's gone soft,most present day punters wouldn't have lasted 5 minutes as a caveman.
I think the world's gone soft,most present day punters wouldn't have lasted 5 minutes as a caveman.
Posted by: wild wadi, kirkie on 11:10pm Thu 30 Oct 08
[quote][bold]Emily[/bold] wrote:
Great idea from the council. Teams of visitors will go into the schemes and talk to those in fuel poverty. Only those who can "detatch" themselves from the tragedy will fill the posts. This guarantees a high uptake of the new jobs because if any workforce can detatch, it's the council's. Flexitime will be available and a cresh provided for worker's children. 6 weeks annual holiday, augmented by unlimited sick time on full pay will prove attractive. The successful applicants will visit typical Glasgow tenants living in abject poverty, in slum housing that wouldn't have passed a 4th year tech drawing schedule, with no savings or assets, stressed by their anti-social environment. The ultimate will be to show tenants how to "air their house" properly, because no admission of "damp housing" can be entertained by LA's. Also, inform them to wear a scarf and hat in the house and if they are at home alone, to lie in bed with a hot water bottle. Each visit will last about half an hour but put 1 hour in your diary, unless it's a Friday when you just become "unavailable - he/she was at their desk 5 minutes ago", or it's near half-three. In this case you phone the client and explain you will need to come on Monday next. GIVE US MORE MONEY OR CUT THE OBSCENE PROFITS![/quote] You're spot on there Emily. I take back any insults I've made in other postings.
Emily wrote:
Great idea from the council. Teams of visitors will go into the schemes and talk to those in fuel poverty. Only those who can "detatch" themselves from the tragedy will fill the posts. This guarantees a high uptake of the new jobs because if any workforce can detatch, it's the council's. Flexitime will be available and a cresh provided for worker's children. 6 weeks annual holiday, augmented by unlimited sick time on full pay will prove attractive. The successful applicants will visit typical Glasgow tenants living in abject poverty, in slum housing that wouldn't have passed a 4th year tech drawing schedule, with no savings or assets, stressed by their anti-social environment. The ultimate will be to show tenants how to "air their house" properly, because no admission of "damp housing" can be entertained by LA's. Also, inform them to wear a scarf and hat in the house and if they are at home alone, to lie in bed with a hot water bottle. Each visit will last about half an hour but put 1 hour in your diary, unless it's a Friday when you just become "unavailable - he/she was at their desk 5 minutes ago", or it's near half-three. In this case you phone the client and explain you will need to come on Monday next. GIVE US MORE MONEY OR CUT THE OBSCENE PROFITS!
You're spot on there Emily. I take back any insults I've made in other postings.
Posted by: SPAMALOT, southside on 2:23pm Fri 31 Oct 08
[quote][bold]Emily[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]thistlemad[/bold] wrote: Like we didn`t know this already????? Whats the betting all the immigrants get extra heating allowances because they are "not used to this weather"!!!!!!!![/quote] You are so stupid somebody must be helping you write this p1sh.[/quote] emily thank feck your from that dump edinburgh because its you that talks pash
Emily wrote:
thistlemad wrote: Like we didn`t know this already????? Whats the betting all the immigrants get extra heating allowances because they are "not used to this weather"!!!!!!!!
You are so stupid somebody must be helping you write this p1sh.
emily thank feck your from that dump edinburgh because its you that talks pash
Posted by: trench, possilpark on 8:20pm Fri 31 Oct 08
the idea of telling aged residents to wear a wooly hat ,warm socks and thermal clothing in the home because of insufficient heating is as old as my grandma, a politician gave that advice about 35 years ago....things do not change much(he was probably sitting in the 'old boys club' in front of a glowing fire having a brandy! would'nt it be nice to have CONCERNED leaders? instead of the....W G A S mob. or as i have heard the gentry say.....here is a coin for the phone, go phone someone who really gives a shoite.
the idea of telling aged residents to wear a wooly hat ,warm socks and thermal clothing in the home because of insufficient heating is as old as my grandma, a politician gave that advice about 35 years ago....things do not change much(he was probably sitting in the 'old boys club' in front of a glowing fire having a brandy! would'nt it be nice to have CONCERNED leaders? instead of the....W G A S mob. or as i have heard the gentry say.....here is a coin for the phone, go phone someone who really gives a shoite.
Posted by: Betty Uttley, Sheffield on 9:24pm Fri 31 Oct 08
I do agree with you Thislemad.
Gordon Brown is letting this happen, because he has lots of money and does not have to worry about the increase.
Call me a racist, I don't mind because everything that Thislemad stated was completely true.
No Emily we are not stupid, maybe its you that is stupid, because you do not understand, I also learned that they give the immigrants a car, the government are proud to do this, the reason they get the car, the government has decided that they do not speak English so they cannot tell the bus conductor which street they wish to alight at, therefore the car.
Did you hear about that one Emily?????
I do agree with you Thislemad.
Gordon Brown is letting this happen, because he has lots of money and does not have to worry about the increase.
Call me a racist, I don't mind because everything that Thislemad stated was completely true.
No Emily we are not stupid, maybe its you that is stupid, because you do not understand, I also learned that they give the immigrants a car, the government are proud to do this, the reason they get the car, the government has decided that they do not speak English so they cannot tell the bus conductor which street they wish to alight at, therefore the car.
Did you hear about that one Emily?????
Posted by: BLOCKEM, Glasgow on 5:45pm Sat 1 Nov 08
[quote][bold]thistlemad[/bold] , Ayrshire, posted:-
Like we didn`t know this already?????
Whats the betting all the immigrants get extra heating allowances because they are "not used to this weather"!!!!!!!![/quote]
thistlemad, it’s worse than that, hundreds of thousands, or is it millions? across Britain, of asylum seekers are granted heating and lighting entirely FREE ....
Asylum seekers do not pay for gas and electricity supplies. The British taxpayer pays their heating and lighting bills. Asylum seekers can heat the free furnished accommodation Glasgow City Council has housed them 24 hours a day whilst some of the indigenous will have to choose, eat or heat.
thistlemad , Ayrshire, posted:-
Like we didn`t know this already?????
Whats the betting all the immigrants get extra heating allowances because they are "not used to this weather"!!!!!!!!
thistlemad, it’s worse than that, hundreds of thousands, or is it millions? across Britain, of asylum seekers are granted heating and lighting entirely FREE ....
Asylum seekers do not pay for gas and electricity supplies. The British taxpayer pays their heating and lighting bills. Asylum seekers can heat the free furnished accommodation Glasgow City Council has housed them 24 hours a day whilst some of the indigenous will have to choose, eat or heat.
Posted by: wild wadi, kirkie on 6:22pm Sat 1 Nov 08
This time next week the headline will be "£500m spent on fireworks" go figure.
This time next week the headline will be "£500m spent on fireworks" go figure.
Posted by: trench, possilpark on 8:56pm Sat 1 Nov 08
there was an incident a while ago where a lady who had become widowed and needed to sell her husbands car...she did not drive, and she put an advert in the local newsagents that the car was for sale, a young foriegn gentleman came to look at the vehicle, spoke with the lady, agreed on a price, said he would be back with a certified cheque, which he did, the cheque was from department of social services(it was explained that he needed a car to look for a job, the people who heard this story, scottish by birth, tried this opportunity and asked if their son could have a car,.....yup you guessed it, they got chased,NO joking!.
there was an incident a while ago where a lady who had become widowed and needed to sell her husbands car...she did not drive, and she put an advert in the local newsagents that the car was for sale, a young foriegn gentleman came to look at the vehicle, spoke with the lady, agreed on a price, said he would be back with a certified cheque, which he did, the cheque was from department of social services(it was explained that he needed a car to look for a job, the people who heard this story, scottish by birth, tried this opportunity and asked if their son could have a car,.....yup you guessed it, they got chased,NO joking!.
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