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Will be thinking of you tomorrow afternoon kev, hope you make a meaningful ceremony of the scattering. Like knikki says, it’s not an easy thing to do! When we scattered our lovely old aunt’s my sister and I searched long and hard for a place she’d like. She’d said she’d want to be in a popular area and everywhere was full of picnickers and children playing: don’t think they’d have appreciated getting ash in their sandwiches. We eventually found a lovely spot, in a quiet glade, no people and lots of trees and flowers - probably totally illegal!
 
@Mel dCP Thanks was it wrong of me to titter as I read the 1st 3 lines, I'm cool about it tbh, closure I guess, and I've taken her to this place 3 or 4 times a year for the last 20 odd years anyway.

I just read a post on another thread by a lady 70 years into T1 and haven't stopped grinning since
 
Not wrong at all. Most of the party were peeing themselves laughing when it happened! Dan always did like the last word...
 

Universal Credit is a nightmare compared to the old signing on ( I did that when I was made redundant) The only reason I applied for it, with the help of CAB lady Wendy, is because I don't get sick pay. Bills have to be paid.
Now, if you are the fit for work group, you have to spend 35 hours a week actively looking and searching for work, and lazy, scumbag's and corrupt MP's are falling asleep in The House of Commons earning in the region of £ 75,000 while I may get ............... not a lot !
 

Yes, confusing one minute and as Captain Mainwaring of Dad's Army says to Corporal Jones.......... "You're going into the realms of fantasy now" It was bullying basically.
 

That's a good word Mel, dehumanising and I felt as though I was up against a Judge or being questioned by the Police. Good luck changing from WTC to Universal Credit, I hope it wont be too bad an experience.
Thank you for your help, filling in the form was okay, a couple of blips though, but the work coach and the meeting today was especially horrendous and that will stay with me for a while I think. I told the JC adviser that I get help and support from family and friends, these are people who care for my well being. People offer to go shopping and the guy today said he does his shopping online and why don't I do it, meaning, you could do that by yourself, so you wont have to rely on other's to help and support you after such a life threatening experience ( being sarcastic here). ............... but he really couldn't give a jot. I kept my thoughts to myself.
Great to know you are going to help and advise other's with Universal credit (with it's degrading cruelty) I feel for them.
 
Knikki said:
@Robinredbreast after the first interview was not happy 2nd interview I turned up with a t-shirt on saying 'Dole Scum', didn't go down well
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That wasn't a league of gentlemen shirt perchance..? I have a "local shop for local people." variant. "merch," when i saw them live in Bristol on tour.. I worked my way back for the Coop group for a while. Not good.
My mate Dave has a "Hello Dave shirt too!

I could go on about the others in the tee shirt range. (specifically the Barbera Tee.) But i would need to mod myself..

@Robinredbreast , i feel for you.. Stay strong.
 
'Rage' bolus is a great way of putting it. There are probably golfing terms for a quieter form of it or ? cooking terms, a dash of bolus, a dollop.. as opposed to a several handfuls, a ton of .. etc. Sounds like a naming challenge !!
 
@kev-w, We like routine as it usually makes out lives more predictable. And if the banana helps, do not let the Governments and Powers of the world doubt YOUR choice !!!
 
Hi @helensaramay, Not sure if this will help but: a technique borrowed from interviews called the MBE. (M= main point) 'I think this is the best way forward Because Example, example, example.
There is an interesting social experiment called something like the Photocopier Experiment which demonstrated the power of the word 'because'. Of course one has to be careful not to wear 'because' out !! Good luck !!
 
'Climb every mountain, until you find your dreams (of steady BSLs) !!
 
Ah the dreaded see-saw. Commiserations !
 
Chance favours the prepared !! Best Wishes !!
 
A pity the Miao Miao cannot be pre-programmed to play a gig or something, instead of the alarm sound !!
 
I fail to see why a certified copy of your sick certificate could not be scanned/faxed through to them. I suspect that this hard-line policy is to do with people who had tried to cheat the system. It makes it extra hard on the genuine ones like yourself. Is your local member of parliament one to see about this abuse of you?
 
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