[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Anyone suggesting she sells the car has clearly not tried public transport at any time recently.

We fill up £25 in the car and it lasts us a full two weeks, easily, and that's with longer (50+ mile) trips occasionally.

Before we had the car, one return trip to town (ONE return trip) on the bus cost £13. It's 8 miles to town, not walkable. Oh can I also point out that £13 is for two adults and one child, as one of ours is under 5 and doesn't pay yet. For this one adult and 8 children to take the bus to town where I am, ONCE, would cost them £21.50.

In other words, the public transport service being the absolute shambles it is at the moment, for a family (and actually ANY time you have more than one person in a car, so even just for couples) that doesn't have everything they need within walking distance of their home, it is cheaper to run a car than to not run one.

It costs us approx. £130 a month to run the car, all in. That includes insirance, tax, etc. Before we had the car our travel expenses were pushing close to £250 a month. It's insane. And again - that's for two adults and one child.

But people on welfare have no business being out in the open breathing the good air reserved for tax payers, they can stay indoors and breath their own recycled air in.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

But people on welfare have no business being out in the open breathing the good air reserved for tax payers, they can stay indoors and breath their own recycled air in.

That is huge chip on shoulder nonsense, very few tax payers begrudge any vulnerable, disabled or genuinely medically unfit person benefit, however when fit able bodied people choose it as a lifestyle choice then yes pardon me for being a bit annoyed at putting in a weeks work so they can sit on their arse

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Cherie

That is huge chip on shoulder nonsense, very few tax payers begrudge any vulnerable, disabled or genuinely medically unfit person benefit, however when fit able bodied people choose it as a lifestyle choice then yes pardon me for being a bit annoyed at putting in a weeks work so they can sit on their arse

So children are not vulnerable, then?

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

So children are not vulnerable, then?

Do they have a Daddy who could get off his arse?

[rubymoo]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Do they have a Daddy who could get off his arse?

I've tried to find out about the dad but i couldn't find anything, other than he left a couple of years ago because he couldn't cope with the amount of kids!

[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by Cherie

That is huge chip on shoulder nonsense, very few tax payers begrudge any vulnerable, disabled or genuinely medically unfit person benefit, however when fit able bodied people choose it as a lifestyle choice then yes pardon me for being a bit annoyed at putting in a weeks work so they can sit on their arse

SUPERBLY WRITTEN.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Cherie

That is huge chip on shoulder nonsense, very few tax payers begrudge any vulnerable, disabled or genuinely medically unfit person benefit, however when fit able bodied people choose it as a lifestyle choice then yes pardon me for being a bit annoyed at putting in a weeks work so they can sit on their arse

Chip on shoulder...
Why would my mockery of the Mails reportage suggest I have a chip on my shoulder?
I haven't at all said I agree with one thing the woman has said, and yet I'm her champion?
I disagree with her being put in virtual stocks, and question the motives for the 'story'.

[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

But people on welfare have no business being out in the open breathing the good air reserved for tax payers, they can stay indoors and breath their own recycled air in.

Hyperbole rides again.

I wish that just for once your immensely sympathetic posts for benefit scroungers, political agitators and subversives, and certain types of immigrants, would extend to the DECENT, HARDWORKING, RESPONSIBLE and FAIR people of this country.

Note I said 'posts' and not you personally.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by kirklancaster

Hyperbole rides again.

I wish that just for once your immensely sympathetic posts for benefit scroungers, political agitators and subversives, and certain types of immigrants, would extend to the DECENT, HARDWORKING, RESPONSIBLE and FAIR people of this country.

Note I said 'posts' and not you personally.

If you don't like my posts feel free to avoid them.

[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

If you don't like my posts feel free to avoid them.

The same applies dear - so why the habitual complaints from you about mine?

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by kirklancaster

The same applies dear - so why the habitual complaints from you about mine?

I don't know if you've noticed but I never quote you, I just field your comments.

[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

I don't know if you've noticed but I never quote you, I just field your comments.

If you say so - I'm sure you will find one or two of 'The Usual Suspects' to agree with you, but no more than that.