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posted on 22/3/12 at 10:11 AM
quote:
Originally posted by scootz It's really sh*t isn't it... !!! I mean look at all the starving people in the UK. All those forced to
live a homeless existence. No one looks after our medical or social needs. No one can afford to run a car, or have satellite TV, or can
afford copious amounts of alcohol, tobacco and fast food. It just sucks when you really think about it!
With respect Scootz coming from a man who can afford (whatever the circumstances) to buy the thing you do on a whim that's a little insensitive
don't you think!?......... yeah there's obviously always someone worse off than you and I realise you're probably referring the the
Jeremy Kyle nation but after a year or two of going to work 40 hours a week and having little to no money spare to have 'fun' with it does
start to really p*ss you off.........
I'm pretty sure that most people on here can defend themselves...
However, with regard to Scootz, he's not someone that's especially frivolous with his money - it's actually that he just makes some
poor decisions and then changes his mind often.
As for the amount of money "one" spends, that's all relative too. ie. what a person's expenditure is for eg mortgage payments
still being paid or now mortgage free etc.
Travelling money ie, still in work and travelling everyday all over the place.
Drinking and smoking etc. I think the only thing he does that's naughty nowadays is have the odd chockie biccy too many!
And whether you spend money doing things - extra curricular hobby's that cost lots of money...
Back to Basic's, I believe Scootz's disability (or I should say, lack of ability!), means that he has been retired from a hard working job
and now has to occupy his time.
This has nothing to do with his well meaning feelings towadrds the rest of the nation...
quote:Originally posted by Steve Hignett
Back to Basic's, I believe Scootz's disability (or I should say, lack of ability!), means that he has been retired from a hard
working job and now has to occupy his time.
I nearly just choked on a mouthful of coffee from laughing hard!
quote:Originally posted by D Beddows
With respect Scootz coming from a man who can afford (whatever the circumstances) to buy the thing you do on a whim that's a little insensitive
don't you think!?......... yeah there's obviously always someone worse off than you and I realise you're probably referring the the
Jeremy Kyle nation but after a year or two of going to work 40 hours a week and having little to no money spare to have 'fun' with it does
start to really p*ss you off.........
Trust me... you know absolutely nothing about where I've come from, where I'm at and where I'm going! Nor what I can or cannot
afford. Wasting money on car parts is an unfortunate by-product of a health issue (I'll explain why via U2U if anyone feels particularly
nosey!). The fact that I've not been bankrupted by this behaviour is down to choices that I've made in my life... not to have kids, not
to drink, not to smoke, not to wear fancy gear, not to go out clubbing, etc. etc. In essence I live a very boring life (in some peoples eyes) and as
sad as it may seem, fannying about with car parts is my only extravagance.
Sure, I've had it comfy for most parts of my life and I've had plenty of good luck, but I know hardship as there's also been some
incredibly hard times to endure. I've gone to bed painfully hungry and painfully cold. But you know what... I'm still here! I never
starved and I never froze. Conscientious parents aided by 'the system' never let that happen to me... and as I understand it, that
'system' will still provide the necessary support if someone - ANYONE - really needs it!
Many have come to expect everything for little (or nothing in some cases) in this country and it bugs me!
I hear the same moaning at EVERY single budget, but I've yet to see the sky dishes coming off the side off houses, the cars being removed from
driveways, the alcohol, tobacco and fast food junk staying on the shelves, the pubs being empty, the designer clothes remaining on hangers, etc. etc.
By all means keep some pressure on the Govt to get a fair deal for you and yours, but FFS I wish some would quit the constant whining about being
'hard-done' to when the reality is that we generally lead a fairly comfortable existence in this country!
The ONLY aim in many other parts of the world for humans is to survive... and that's it... nothing else matters!
Now if anyone still feels like venting their spleen, then go and tell the parents of a starving child in a Third World area how tough it's going
to become for you and yours due to our recent budget changes! I'd be interested to hear their reply...
There is a calculator on the BBC website when you put all you're details in it will give you a figure of gain or loss. Surprisingly I'm
going to be 300 a year better off. However I don't smoke and only drink occasionally.
quote:
Originally posted by scootz It's really sh*t isn't it... !!! I mean look at all the starving people in the UK. All those forced to
live a homeless existence. No one looks after our medical or social needs. No one can afford to run a car, or have satellite TV, or can
afford copious amounts of alcohol, tobacco and fast food. It just sucks when you really think about it!
With respect Scootz coming from a man who can afford (whatever the circumstances) to buy the thing you do on a whim that's a little insensitive
don't you think!?......... yeah there's obviously always someone worse off than you and I realise you're probably referring the the
Jeremy Kyle nation but after a year or two of going to work 40 hours a week and having little to no money spare to have 'fun' with it does
start to really p*ss you off.........
TBH I agree with scootz.
If everybody would stop moaning and actually do something to try and improve their situation then things would improve for the whole nation.
The answer to the problem is very simple if analyzed using "davies logic"
PROBLEM1 - Do not earn enough to support desired standard of living
SOLUTION - Get a job which pays more
PROBLEM 2 - No jobs locally which meet criteria
SOLUTION - Look further afield (abroad if required)
PROBLEM 3 - Don't want to move or have to work away from home
SOLUTION - Stop moaning and reduce your expectations.
Three problems three solutions in less time than it takes to boil the kettle
Cheers
Davie
“A truly great library contains something in it to offend everyone.”
quote:Originally posted by daviep
The answer to the problem is very simple if analyzed using "davies logic"
PROBLEM1 - Do not earn enough to support desired standard of living
SOLUTION - Get a job which pays more
PROBLEM 2 - No jobs locally which meet criteria
SOLUTION - Look further afield (abroad if required)
PROBLEM 3 - Don't want to move or have to work away from home
SOLUTION - Stop moaning and reduce your expectations.
Three problems three solutions in less time than it takes to boil the kettle
Cheers
Davie
A = Accuracy
B = Brevity
C = Clarity
It's all that's required (and something I'm often incapable of ).
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posted on 22/3/12 at 12:38 PM
Lol obviously just me then! - and I'm looking at life in far too selfish/simplistic a fashion
And Scootz - I am aware of your circumstances and a fairish amount of your history which is why I put in '(whatever the circumstances)'
and whatever I wrote certainly wasn't an attack on your lifestyle if that's how it came across!
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Building: Dare I say it, a Haynes Roadster, bit by bit!
posted on 22/3/12 at 01:17 PM
This is during my minimum wage placement year, theres just more and more hidden fees I have to pay, I'd rather sleep in a car than pay 90 per
week for a room!
quote:Originally posted by vanepico
Just seen how much I'd be spending on accommodation
The pennies I get from student finance won't even cover it.
If you really want to study, then you'll find a way to work it in with one or more part-time jobs.
Oh you might want to be guaranteed a job first... I risked everything to become a qualified mechanic last year.. Now I don't even bother looking
for work in the field because I have no idea what I learned I've had that much practice
True that's part of why I said it... Even before "all the financial problems" started the local college was teaching 40 students in
beauty and similar stuff with 25 jobs for them to go into
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Building: Dare I say it, a Haynes Roadster, bit by bit!
posted on 22/3/12 at 06:05 PM
I would've thought there would be more call for engineers, but at my college there were more people doing beauty courses than any other. There
can't be that many jobs for beauty people!
try and do a course conversion in and oil and gas discipline, or mechanical engineering then get into oil and gas. there is a massive deficiency,
especially in subsea
quote:Originally posted by vanepico
I would've thought there would be more call for engineers, but at my college there were more people doing beauty courses than any other. There
can't be that many jobs for beauty people!
I'm an engineer of sorts, automotive engineer by vocation. Got made redundant 3 years ago and all I get offered is to go work for that damn
awful place they call Nissan.. wish there was somewhere else near me.. I do miss the Mondeo and working for Ford...
